The Mail-Journal, Volume 29, Number 3, Milford, Kosciusko County, 28 February 1990 — Page 8

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., February 28,1990

Sports,

Wawasee finishes regular season 6-14, sectional up next

By SCOTT DAVIDSON Sports Writer

Close. If there's one word that could aptly describe the entire season for the Wawasee boys’ basketball team it would be close. The squad completed its 1989-90 regular season at 6-14 after com-

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Junior High Update

The Milford wrestling squad raised its season record to 3-0 by posting a 51-15 win over North Webster in a match last Thursday. Capturing victories for Milford were: Josh Cline <6-0 decision:. Jeremiah Bowler (pin), Chris Henson ( pin). Jamie Hippe (2-0). Ortie Leemon ( pin i and Barry Beer (9-8). Also, Robbie Smith (pin). Josh Hunsberger pin). Matt Mast

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ing up on the short end of a 51-46 contest at Bremen last Friday. “There's just not much to say,” an obviously frustrated Gary Goshert, coach of the Warriors, said after another tough loss that easily could have been one in the “W” column for his squad. The Warriors, who will face

(pin). Adam Pamer (11-0), Jeff Roose (11-2), Josh Bess (7-2) and Neil Harris (pin >.. The Milford squad combined with the Syracuse team to record a 75-32 victory over Concord in wrestling action last Tuesday. Feb 20 Milford winners were: Cline, Bowler. Henson. Leemon. Smith. Pamer. Mast. Roose. Harris, Beer. David Speicher and Andy Garzo

either Tippecanoe Valley or Rochester in the Triton Sectional on Friday, fell behind early against the host Lions and then battled back only to see a win slip away in the game’s final minutes.

WAWASEE (46) FG FT TP Haab 6 8 0 1 13 Mickley 2 10 0 0 5 Conkling 4 12 1-2 9 Lilly 4 13 3 6 11 Garland 2 4 0 0 4 Cesco 0 2 0 0 0 Hoffert 2-4 0 0 4 Totals 20-53 4 9 46 Three Point Shots: 2 7 (Mickley i 5, Haab 12) . Rebounds: 27 (Lilly 10, Garland 9) Fouls (fouled out): 16 (none) Turnovers: 13. BREMEN (51) FG FT TP Jones 2 4 12 6 DeVine 4 13 2 2 13 Weston 2 10 2 2 8 Newcomb 3 5 5 5 11 Feldman 3 11 5 6 11 Manges 0 1 0 1 0 Stillson 0 2 0 0 0 Hinkle 11 0 0 2 Totals 15 47 15 18 51 Three Point Shots 6 16 (Jones 1 2. DeVine 3 9, Weston 2 5) Rebounds: 33 (Feldman 10, Nevycomb 5) Fouls (fouled out): 11 (None) Turnovers: 16 - t Score By Quarters Wawasee 6 17 )2 11 46 Bremen 15 9 11 . 16 51 Junior Varsity Wawasee 48, Bremen 44 Bremen, 16-4. jumped out to a 6-0 lead as Matt Weston and Tod Jones connected on three-point shots early in the contest. Wawasee. struggling to find the basket, trailed 15-6 at the end of the first quarter as the Warriors were able to hit just 3-of-15 from the field in the initial period. The Warriors started the second quarter with a 12-2 run that gave them their first lead at 18-17 when Chris Conkling connected on a jumper midway through the quarter Wawasee led 23-21 before senior guard Chris DeVine hit a trey to give Bremen a 24-23 lead at halftime. Wawasee fell behind 31-23 to start the second half as the Lions scored the first seven points of the period on two baskets bycenter Jon Feldman and a threepoint shot by DeVine. The Warriors responded in the final six minutes of the quarter, going on a 12-4 scoring run that ended with a Jason Mickley three-pointer that knotted the score (35-35) at the end of the stanza. The final quarter saw the Warriors hold a slim lead (one-two points) until the they went cold in the final 1> 2 minutes After taking a 46-45 lead on a free throw by Conkling with 1:30 left, the Warriors were outscored. 6-0. as Bremen posted the 51-46 win. Trent Newcomb gave the hosts the lead at 47-46 with two free throws and then, following a missed shot by Wawasee. Feldman hit a pair of charitytosses with 18 seconds left to make the score 49-46. Wawasee had one last opportunity to tie the contest, but a three-point shot by .Mickley was just off the mark and Jones put the nail in the coffin with a breakaway lay-up for the final margin. “We played hard again but it was the little things that hurt us.”

V-Uz ' Wai VW * * J BASKETBALL STANDOUTS — North Webster School awarded plaques of recognition to its top eighth grade basketball players in an awards ceremony Feb.-11. Orlando Vallejo was honored as the school’s best boys’ player while Yen Tran was selected as the top girls' player. (Photo by Mitchell Stinson)

said Goshert. The “little things,” such as critical turnovers, missed free throws and untimely fouls, have translated into a disappointing season mark. JV Wins Season Finale The Warrior junior varsity concluded the 1989-90 campaign on a positive note by closing out the season at 10-10 with a 48-44 win over Bremen. The Wawasee JV led 27-26 at halftime before stretching its lead to 37-31 with a strong third quarter effort. The Warriors held on in the final period for the fourpoint win. Sophomore Thanh Tran paced Wawasee with 18 points while freshmen Kyle Newcomer and Mike Ferverda each tossed in 12 points for the winners. Hoosier Hysteria Time With ,the regular season just a fading memory now, the Warriors are back at 0-0 with sectional action looming on the horizon. Wawasee will face either Tippecanoe Valley or Rochester on Friday at approximately 8 p.m. in the second semifinal contest of the Triton Sectional in Bourbon The first contest at 6:30 p.m. will pit Warsaw (19-2)

Wawasee grad competes for Wabash swim team

Brian Neff, a 1989 graduate of Wawasee High School, has helped the Wabash College swim team to a perfect 11-0 dual meet season as a freshman performer for the squad. Neff was a key member of the Wawdsee squad last season, helping the Warriors to a 12-2 regular Reason mark, a third place finish in the sectional and a 13th place performance at the state meet. Neff, one of the co-captains for the Warriors, helped the BBHBB ' a, v COMPETING FOR WABASH — Brian Neff, a 1989 graduate of Wawasee High School, is a freshman swimmer for Wabash College. I'he son of Mike and Kay Neff of Syracuse. Neff has helped the Little Giants post an 11-0 dual meet mark this season as well as an eighth place ranking in the latest NCAA Division HI team ratings.

against host Triton (5-14). The Triton Sectional begins play tonight (Wednesday) when Tippecanoe Valley (17-3) faces Rochester (3-17). Earlier in the season, the Vikings handled the Zebras, 118-87. Barring a major upset in tonight’s sectional opener, the Warriors will square off against Tippy Valley on Friday with hopes of advancing to Saturday evening’s championship contest at 7:30 p.m. versus the winner of the Warsaw-Triton contest. Wawasee faced Tippy Valley on January 13 and lost 74-65. The visiting Vikings, playing without center Chris Dußois and forward Bruce Huffman, jumped to a quick 12-2 lead and controlled the entire contest. Under the direction of coach Bob Dußois (no relation to Chris), Tippecanoe Valley has lost only to Warsaw, Whitko and John Glenn. The Vikings feature a highscoring offense that has five starters averaging in double figures. The outside attack is led by Scott Johnson, Scott Smith and Eric Thompson, while Dußois and Steve Dunnuck post up inside.

Wawasee 400 yard freestyle relay team capture 13th place at the state finals with a school record effort of 3:18.43 This season, for the Little Giants, Neff is on the team’s 200 yard freestyle relay team, which has posted a time of 1:28.51 to rank sixth nationally in Division 111 competition. Neff has also swum on the team's 400 medley relay team throughout the season and is a member of the traveling team. The Wabash swim squad, coached by Gail Pebworth, was ranked eighth in the nation among NCAA Division 111 schools, according to the latest poll. The team has posted a 26-1 mark in dual meets over the past three seasons and just finished competing in the annual Liberal Arts Invitational at DePauw University last weekend. Neff, who served as class valedictorian at Wawasee last year, was named- as one of the members of the first-ever state swimming all-academic team last spring Neff, one of 17 swimmers chosen to the all-academic team, had a 4.15 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale, which included a bonus system Neff, who is majoring in premed. received another academic honor in October when he was selected as an Academic AllAmerican by the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association. The Wabash freshman was also on the Dean’s List at the Crawfordsville school after the completion of the Fall Semester. Neff, who is also a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity at Wabash, is the son of Mike and Kay Neff of Syracuse.

/Tz ***** - JV :VF 4 ■ f -X 1,0-5 ~ Wi .L- J? T 'jC ' MV MB*?' VEol J* .4 ■ WHAT A FACE! — Tim Lilly of Wawasee goes up for a shot in the lane during action from the squad's 51-46 loss at Bremen last Friday. Lilly scored 11 points and hauled in 10 rebounds as the Warriors closed out the regular season at 6-14. (Photo by Scott Davidson)

Swim squad concludes season

By SCOTTDAVIDSON Sports Writer

"I was very pleased with the way our kids swam," emphasized Roger Karns, 'Wawasee boys' swim coach, after watching five members of the squad compete in the state finals at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis Friday and Saturday. Wawasee finished with nine points to tie for 30th place in the team standings of the state championship event. The Warriors, who finished third in the sectional the previous week, finished ahead of all the other qualifying teams from the Elkhart Sectional. Carmel coasted to the team title with 237 points, easily outdistancing second place Lake Central (158). The remainder of the top 10 teams for the meet included: Columbus North (148), North Central (145), Anderson (143), West Lafayette Harrison (142), Kokomo (99), Munster (94), Muncie Central (76). and South Bend Riley (73). During Friday night's consolation action, senior Casey Kline took 19th in the 50-yard freestyle with a lifetime best time of 22.46. “We were very happy with Casey’s swim, which was even faster than his sectional time," said Karns. Senior Scott Berkey recorded a season best time of 4:53.63 to place 13th in the 500 freestyle event to advance to Saturday's consolation finals. “Berkey also swam a really strong race on Friday,” stated Karns. Junior Aaron Dial, seeded 25th in the 100 backstroke, also made a strong showing, placing 24th in the consolation round. The Warriors' 400 freestyle relay team of Kline, Berkey, Thaddeus Dußois and Todd Miller finished in 23rd place after entering the consolation round as the 23rd seed. “Kline, as well as Berkey, had really good splits during the relay event,” noted Karns. On Saturday, Berkey returned to the consolation finals and captured the event to give the team its' total of nine points for the competition.

“I was happy with the way that the meet went for us and it was as strong as ever.” commented Karns. Looking Towards Next Season With 17 of the 19 swimmers that comprised his 10-5 team this season eligible to return next year. Karns is optimistic after completing his initial season at the helm for the Warriors. “I thought that we had a successful rebuilding year this season, with only four lettermen returning, and we hope to be a

Local hoops team wins in tournament play

A local basketball team, comprised of sixth grade players from Milford, Syracuse and North Webster, posted a 40-37 overtime win over DeKalb in tournament action in Huntington Sunday. The area team, coached by Bill Lantz of Syracuse and Mark Friskney of North Webster, was

Final cage poll has Concord on top

When the final Associated Press Top 20 Indiana high school boys' basketball poll of the 1989-90 season was released earlier this week, it contained some area flavor from the Northern Lakes Conference. Concord, who opened sectional play last night (Tuesday) with a 74-45 win over Goshen, concluded the regular season 20-0 and ranked as the top squad in the state. Following the Minutemen in the final poll of the season were East Chicago Central (19-1), Gary Roosevelt (18-2), Loogootee (20-0), Bedford North Lawrence (20-2), Marion (18-2), Evansville Bosse (18-2), Warsaw (19-2), Gary West (15-2) and New Albany (17-3) in the Top 10. The second 10 in the final poll included Lawrence North (18-5),

really strong team next season,” the coach said. The Warriors will lose Berkey and Kline to graduation, although Dial, Dußois and Miller will all return with state meet experience. A core of solid, young swimmers who received valuable experience this season will add depth next year. “If the guys get out and work and prepare the way that we have to, then I think that next season we should be able to field a strong team,” concluded Karns.

paced by Clint Beasley, who popped in 16 points. Billy Heckaman and Jim Scarbeary each tossed in eight points to help the Wawasee squad post the win. The team will be in action again Sunday, March 4, when it travels back to Huntington to face a team representing Huntington.

Indianapolis Pike (19-5), Hebron (21-0), Northfield (18-2), Vincennes (17-3), Princeton (17-3), Kokomo (16-4), Evansville Memorial (17-3), South Bend Riley (17-4) and Tipton (19-1). Other teams receiving votes in the poll were Westview, Dugger, Anderson Highland, East Noble, Paoli, South Spencer, New Castle, Charlestown, Scottsburg, LaPorte, Yorktown, Indianapolis Tech, Evansville Harrison, Lebanon, Crawford County, Glenn, Bellmont, Michigan City Elston, Southport, Bloomington South, Carmel, LaCrosse, Mount Vernon (Hancock) and Tippecanoe Valley. FIRST HOOP GAME The first official basketball game was played in 1891.