The Mail-Journal, Volume 29, Number 5, Milford, Kosciusko County, 14 March 1990 — Page 9

Sports

Tigers end season in Elkhart Regional; Concord advances

I By SCOTT DAVIDSON Sports Writer High school basketball fans throughout Kosciusko County and neighboring Elkhart County were all geared for a rematch between top-ranked Concord and eighthranked Warsaw in Saturday’s Elkhart Regional. The rematch never took place as the Tigers were eliminated in the afternoon session while the Minutemen rolled to a regional title in advancing to the “Sweet 16.” For the second straight season, the Warsaw Tigers saw their season come to an end at Elkhart’s North Side Gym, with a loss to the East Noble Sectional

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BATTLE FOR THE BALL — Brian Elliott of Warsaw battles with several East Noble players for a loose rebound after putting up a shot Saturday. Elliott scored 21 points as the Tigers finished the season at 21-3 with a 74-65 loss to East Noble. (Photo by Mark Huffman)

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WEBSTER GYMNASTS — The North Webster School gymnastics team is pictured here in their school gymnasium. Kneeling in the bottom row, from left, are: Jevne Drake, Kim Richcreek, Mandy Olson, Shawna Foster, Clarissa Dußois and Dana Rinehold. Middle row: coach Darla Eberly, Jeff Newton, Julie Leedy,

winner. In 1989, ii was Westview that ended the Tigers’ hopes for a regional crown. On Saturday afternoon, it was the hot-shooting Knights of East Noble who handled the Tigers, 74-65. “Our performance was good, but theirs was better, as we were outplayed by a fine team,” said coach Al Rhodes. The Tigers, ranked eighth in the state, completed the season at 21-3. After jumping to a 5-0 lead on a basket by Brian Elliott and a 3-point shot by Jason Zimmerman, the Tigers went cold and the Knights heated up. With guard Chris Keil tossing in seven points from the outside and center Ben Vanßyn scoring six from the inside, East Noble went on a 23-8

tear that left Warsaw trailing, 23-13, at the end of the first quarter. "Our defense couldn’t control the tempo of the game and the dry spell that we had in the first quarter put us in a hole that we just couldn’t get out of,” commented Rhodes. The Tigers trailed 33-26 at the half, but things would have been much worse if not for the play of Zimmerman. The 6-1 senior rifled in 17 points to keep the Tigers in the contest. Warsaw cut the Knights lead to 33-28 on a Zimmerman hoop to start the third quarter but East Noble answered the challenge. Vanßyn tossed in 11 of his teamhigh 21 points in the period to keep his club ahead, 52-42, when

Michelle Fisher, Ranee Tom, Jeremy Plummer and coach Tracy Sumpter. Situated at the balance beam in the top row are: Sarah Locke. Vahnessa Dugan, Jill Atwood, Tracey Chivington, Amanda Ertel, Cassie Bonner and Colleen Hoffert. (Photo by Mitchell Stinson)

the quarter ended. The Tigers refused to fold in the fourth quarter as Elliott led a charge that saw Warsaw cut the East Noble lead to 59-57 on a 3-point shot by Frank Berg, with just 2:25 left in the game. The Knights, leading 61-57, put the game away for good after Warsaw was whistled for an intentional foul with 1:10 left in the game. Brian Lane knocked in two free throws and Brian Desper added a layup to give the Knights a 65-57 advantage. From there, it was a parade to the free throw line, with the Knights sealing the 74-65 victory. “We had to play a tremendous game to win and that’s what everyone on the team did," remarked coach Marty Johnson of the Knights. “The good start was essential for us and we knew we could compete if we shot well and didn’t turn the ball over,” added the coach, who watched his squad shoot 66 percent (23-35) from the field and 89 percent (25-28) from the free throw line while committing just 12 turnovers. Zimmerman led the Tigers with 23 points while. Elliott netted 21 and Berg, returning to action after knee surgery, netted 10. Senior David Bradway led Warsaw with six rebounds while Zimmerman handed out seven assists. For the contest, the Tigers hit 28-53 (53 percent) from the floor and 4-7 (57 percent) from the free throw line while committing 12 turnovers. Vanßyn led the Knights with 21 points while Keil (20), Desper (|8) and Pat Haney (10) all reached double figures. Vanßyn snared nine rebounds for East Noble while Keil dished out seven assists.

Sweet 16 action Saturday

Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Lafayette and Terre Haute. These four cities across the Hoosier state will be the sites this Saturday for semistate action as the 1990 Indiana Boys’ Basketball Tournament conducts “Sweet 16” play. The 16 teams still alive in the tournament will not only be hoping to capture a semistate championship on Saturday but, more importantly, a berth in the Final Four on Mareh 24 in the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis. At Fort JVayne, South Bend Riley will lace Northfield while top-ranke<i> Concord will go against Whitko. In Lafayette, Lafayette Jefferson will tangle with Lebanon while Anderson will square off against Gary Roosevelt. At Indianapolis, Martinsville will play Southport and Richmond will face New Castle. In Terre Haute, Terre Haute North will challenge Bedford North Lawrence while Loogootee will face Evansville Bosse. This year's state finals will be contested in the Hoosier Dome on Saturday, March 24, with the Fort Wayne Semistate winner facing the Lafayette Semistate winner at 11:05 a.m. and the Indianapolis Semistate winner taking on the Terre Haute Semistate

"Our seven seniors have done such a great job during their careers here and especially this season. We didn’t win this game but the kids met almost all of their goals for the season and they really did a great job of leading the Tiger program into the 19905,” emphasized Rhodes. The team’s seven seniors who played their final game on Saturday included Zimmerman, Elliott, Berg, Bradway, Aaron Bair, Chad Gates and Joel Edwards. Concord Advances To Semistate After beating Bremen by a final count of 72-53 in the morning session, Concord came out strong again in the championship game of the Elkhart Regional as the Minutemen handled East Noble, 62-40. Concord, 25-0, used a stingy defense and a balanced offensive attack, paced by Jamar Johnson, in earning the right to participate in Saturday's Fort Wayne Semistate. The Minutemen will face Whitko at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Saturday in the Fort Wayne Coliseum, following an 11 am. contest featuring South Bend Riley against Northfield. The winners from the early contests will return to the Coliseum at 8:15 p.m. to try and earn a semistate championship and a trip to the Final Four in the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis. March 24. In earning their second Elkhart Regional Championship in the past three years, Concord jumped to a 17-6 lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back. Johnson led the winners with 19 points while teammates Jeff Massey (ID and Bill Mutch < 10) also reached double digits.

winner at 12:30 p.m. The winners will square off at 8:05 p.m. to crown the 1990 state champion.

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MILFORD GYMNASTS — Milford School’s gymnastics team is shown here before a meet at Syracuse on Thursday, March 1. Kneeling in the first row, from left, are: Michelle Kistner, Christa Foote. Rachel Beer, Molly Buhrt, Bethany Cockburn and Annie Endicott. In the second row are: coach Carolyn Baker, manager Karin Johnson, Danielle Justice, Holly Beer, Gina Hollar, Shana Powers,

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SYRACUSE GYMNASTS — The Syracuse Y'ellowjackets gymnastics team is pictured here before a home meet at Syracuse School. Seated in the front, from left, are: Laura Leamon. Janay Peterson, Chandra Mathew, Andrea Junghans, Natalie Dick, Jamie Farber and Beth Liberti. Kneeling in the middle are: Susi Ritenour. Abby Zerkei, Starr

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Warrior athletes honored 1 during winter sports banquet

A number of athletes involved in the Wawasee winter sports program were honored March 6 at the high school's annual winter sports banquet. The announcement of Most Valuable Flayers for the four winter sports (girls' gymnastics was not included since their season was still in progress) was the highlight of the evening at the annual awards affair. Seniors Scott Berkey (swimming), Chris Conkling (basketball), Kriss Eisenhour (girls' basketball) and Chad Jones (wrestling) were honored as the MVPs of their respective sports. Berkey was also chosen as swim team captain and winner of the high point award. Other swimmers honored were Aaron Dial (Mental Attitude), Thaddeus Dußois (Captain. 110 Percent). Casey Kline (Coach's Award) and Cory Manning (Most Improved). Cager Conkling also received honors as team captain and won the squad's free throw percentage award. Other members of the 7-15 boys’ basketball team

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singled out were: Randy Cesco (Most Improved), Dennis Garland (Total Rebounds), Matt Haab (Total Assists), Chad Hoffert (Coach's Award), Tim Lilly (Captain, Coaches Award) and Jason Mickley (Most Improved). Eisenhour received MVP honors after leading coach Jim Hite's Lady Warriors in scoring during their 4-16 campaign. Other members of the squad receiving honors were: Kristine Gibson (Captain), Lisa Mikel (Free Throw Percentage, Pride/Hustle/Desire), Paige Price (Rebounds), Lori Stiver (Most Improved) and Sara Wilkinson (Captain). Jones, who advanced to the semistate this past season, helped provide leadership for coach Dave VanLue's young squad this past season. The s'enior also received the squad’s Mental Attitude award as well as being cited for the most near falls on the team. Other Warrior wrestlers honored were: Dave Antu (Most Falls), Dan Clevenger (Most Escapes, Most

Trischa Speicher, Jenny Sorensen, Karena Zimmerman, Sarah Bultemeier, coach Cheryl Walker and Trisha Linville. Third row: Allison Lambert, Mandi Unruh, Shelly Kidd, Yesenia Cruz, Brandy Evans, Amberly Hobbs, Rhonda Richardson, and Julie Mageria. (Photo by Mitchell Stinson)

Grady, Laura Grothaus, Elizabeth Ringler, Chandra Kelley and Erica Schieler. In back are: Tracy Stimmel, Marna Shopoff. Courtney Fryback, Holli Larimar, Amberly Gay, Cindy Gallmeier, Nicole Scherer, Megan Spitler, Darcey Coy, Heather Jones, coach Arlene Corson and coach Barb Trobaugh. (Photo by Mitchell Stinson)

Takedowns), Jeremy Doerr (Most Improved), Tony Hostetter (Most Reversals, Captain), Chris Requejo (Most Near falls, Most Reversals) and Matt Stump (Fastest Fall). Several other students were also honored. The JV boys’ basketball team honored Aaron Sincroft (Assists) and Kyle Newcomer (Free Throw Percentage) while the freshman boys’ basketball team singled out Mike Ferverda (Free Throw Percentage). A number of athletes received their Wawasee letter jackets during the banquet while some were also awarded a Wawasee blanket for earning the required number of athletic letters. Wawasee athletes receiving jackets were: Julie Bender, Junior Cantu, Clevenger, Dial, Doerr, Dußois, Nikki Marsh, Mickley, Todd Miller, Candi Solina, Beth Tallon, Tiffany Titus and Wilkinson. Blanket recipients included : Cesco, Conkling, Eisenhour, Julie Gunn, Angie Kistler and Tonya Perzanowski.

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