The Mail-Journal, Volume 29, Number 11, Milford, Kosciusko County, 25 April 1990 — Page 9
Sports
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WINNING FORM — Wawasee Lady Warrior Kriss Eisenhour (far left) withstood an early challenge by her Whitko opponent to win the
Lady tracksters top Whitko
By MITCHELL STINSON Sports Writer
Wawasee’s lady tracksters raised their record to 6-2-1 with a 70-48 victory over the Whitko Lady Wildcats in Syracuse yesterday (Tuesday). Lady Warriors coach Troy Akers used the meet as an opportunity to get team members involved in a variety of events. "We had some people run some different things just to see what they could do," he said. They showed they could do plenty against the Lady Wildcats. Senior Kriss Eisenhour and junior Lisa Mikel paced the winning effort for Wawasee. Eisenhour took first in the 100-meter hurdles (17.1 seconds) and the 400-meter run (63.8), She also recorded second-place finishes in the 200-meter dash and the shot put. Mikel placed first in the 200-meter dash (26.6) and was part of the winning 1.600-meter relay team. The other three members of that team were Amy Logan, Trisha Hostettler and Wendy West. Freshman Angie Garner was Wawasee’s top distance runner, taking first place in the 1,600
Boys' track team tops .500 mark with win over Eagles
I By MITCHELL STINSON Sports Writer
The Wawasee Warriors boys' track team broke the .500 mark last Thursday (April 19 >, improving its record to 4-3 with a 71-58 victory over the Columbia City Eagles. Wawasee coach Jerry Minton thinks his team is starting to get into a groove. “I think it was just a matter of them coming through and clicking," he said. "We had a good meet.” The distance running events went particularly well for the Warriors as they recorded a sweep of the top three positions in the 800-, 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs. Senior Jason Douglas led the long distance effort with firstplace finishes in the 1,600 and 3,200, while Cuong Reed won the 800-meter run. "I tjjink the distance men are starting to come around and that reafiy helped us," Minton said. Splinting standout Andy Eberly -led Wawasee in the shorter distances, taking first in the 100and 400-meter runs. He also recorded a second-place finish in the long jump. In the field events.
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CLEAN UP CREW — These Milford Cub Scouts cleaned up Waubee Lake Park on April 19. They picked up stray sticks and debris and generally spruced up the park —a popular summer destination for area residents. Dallas Winchester, utilities commissioner for the Town of Milford, was on hand for the cLpan up and expressed his gratitude and appreciation for the boys’ efforts. Pictured from the left in the front row are Nathan Coy, Andy Hurley, Tyler Coy (on Andy’s lap), Ryan Barth, Jason llaab. Chuck Campbell, Glenn Strycker and Whitney VanLaningham. In the middle row from the left are Jesse Peterson and Sean Rassi. In the back row from the left are David Mahan. Kent Flannery, Bob Phillips, Jay Haugh, Travis Coy, Peter Wagoner, Andy Cervantes and Tom Fox. (Photo by Kate
meter run and second in the 3,200-meter run. In the field events. Amanda Shoemaker was first in the shot put with a toss of 31 feet, 4*2 inches. Tonya Perzanowski took first in the discus (96-5.5) and Julie Gunn won the high jump competition (4 feet, 8 inches). The Lady Warriors finished second in a field of 12 teams at the Churubusco Turtle Town Classic on Saturday. Eisenhour, Mikel and West led Wawasee with firstplace finishes in the 100-meter hurdles. 100-meter dash and long jump respectively. Coach Akers used to organize the Classic back when he coached Churubusco a couple years ago. He says the meet gives teams a chance to compete in conditions that are similar to sectionals. “It gave us a sectional-type atmosphere. the way the races were run." he said “ Kids could only run in three events." The Lady Warrjo-s will return to action tomorrow (Thursday) when they host Warsaw and North Wood in a vital Northern Lakes Conference showdown "Tomorrow is really a big meet." Akers said "To keep our title hopes alive, we re going to have to beat both of those teams."
Spencer Long and Craig Streby led the way with firsts in the pole vault and shot put. respectively. The Warriors took 13th place in a field of 25 "B" division teams at the Goshen Relays on Saturday. Andy Eberly was the only Wawasee individual to place, taking second in the 100-meter run. The Warriors' 800-meter relay team finished second in a time of 1:35.4. The team consisted of Scott Carlin, Mike Bailey, Andy Eberly and Jammie Mosser. Wawasee’s 1.600-meter relay team recorded a third-place finish. That team included Scott Wheat, Cuong Reed. Buster Clevenger and Junior Cantu. After a one-week hiatus, the Warriors will return to action on Saturday at the East Noble Relays. Then the team will return home to host the 10th annual Warrior Relays on Monday. The list of teams will include Wawasee, North Wood, Tippecanoe Valley and Manchester. “It's going to be a whale of a meet," Minton said. “The first and second place finishers from Goshen (relays) will be there and Manchester finished just ahead of us (at the relays).
100-meter hurdles competition in Syracuse yesterday (Tuesday). The Lady Warriors beat Whitko, 70-48. (Photo by Mitchell Stinson)
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JUMPING THE GUNN — Lady Warrior trackster Julie Gunn stretches out in mid-air during long jumping competition at Syracuse yesterday (Tuesday). Gunn took second place in the event and the Lady Warriors notched a 711-48 over the Whitko Lady Wildcats. (Photo by Mitchell Stinson)
Warriors fall to 2-6 with tough 9-8 loss
Wawasee fell to 2-6 on the year, including 0-2 in the Northern Lakes Conference, after a tough 9-8 loss to Northridge Monday The Warriors fell behind 4-1 after two innings before responding with two. runs in the third and three in the fourth. Both teams added a run in the fifth while Wawasee shut down Northridge in the sixth while adding a run of its own. It appeared Wawasee was well on its way to its first NLC win before the defense yeilded four seventh inning runs to allow Northridge the narrow win. The Raiders are now 6-3 overall and remain unbeaten (3-0) in the NLC. Jason Mickley and Brian Schwab highlighted the battle with home run shots while Geoff Coburn and Cory Manning each added a double. Chris Conkling picked up the loss for the Warriors while Eric Call was the winner. The varsity diamondmen split
a doubleheader with Manchester Saturday, falling to the Squires in the first game. 11-5. before rebounding in the nightcap, 6-5. The games were moved to Manchester due to wet field con ditions at Wawasee but the War riors remained the home team. Mickley and Conkling combin ed for a two-hitter in the second game, with Mickley getting the win and Conkling picking up his first save after entering the game in the sixth inning . Schwab. Eric Stevens and Adam Wilson picked up five of Wawasee's eight hits. Stevens and Wilson each had two singles while Schwab doubled in the game-winner in the third inning In the opener. Manchester rallied for five runs in teh seventh inning to end what had been a nailbiter. Kevin Manning was saddled with the loss; however, he did manage a single and don ble on the offensive side. Shane Greer added two doubles and four RBI while .Jerry Smith had two singles and Tim Lilly batted in a pair of runs. A contest with North Wood Fi*i day afternoon was postponed due to wet field conditions and will be rescheduled at a later date. Fairfield fell to the Warriors. 9-5. last Wednesday, as Wawasee jumped to a 5-0 lead after two inn ings Manning picked up his first win of the season after six innings of work while Mickley came in for the save. The duo combined for nine strikeouts and four walks' Coburn had two singles and scored four runs for the Warriors while Stevens also added a pair ot singles and Mickley had a double In junior varsity action, the Warriors out-slugged Fairfield. 20-11. on the strength of 16 hits Wawasee scored nine runs in the top of the eighth to capture the win. , Mark Nicolai contributed four hits. Than Tran added three and Ryan Coverstone and Jamie Con kling each had two for Wawasee Brent Zartman picked up the win on the mound. The varsity Warriors travel to Plymouth today (Wednesday) while the JVers will host the Pilgrims. The freshman squad travels to Goshen Thursday.
Middle school to hold Parent Awareness Day
This Saturday, April 28, Wawasee Middle School will hold a Parent Awareness Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Wawasee High School. All parents of students who will attend the new middle school — scheduled to open in August — are invited. The purpose of the day is to provide information about the middle school program and to highlight some features of the new building. Several half-hour programs will be presented during the day. Kathy Hunt, nationally known middle school consultant, will present an overview of middle school philosophy, programs, and practices. The middle school principals will be on hand to answer questions. Sessions will also cover the topics of the schools technology, the advisor/advisee program, special education and athletics. In addition. Joyce Vires, of Barton-Coe-Vilamaa (the architectural firm that designed the building), will help give parents a sense of what the finished building will be like. A schedule of the day’s events follows. "Anatomy of a Middle School" — The presentation is scheduled to be given at 9, 10. 11 a.m. and 12 pm. Presenter will be Kathy Hunt-, National Resource Center, Tampa, Fla. The sessions will be located in the auditorium and will give an overview of middle school philosophy, programs and practices. Each person will be given a paper "cadaver" on which he or she will label the parts of an effective middle school. Kristi Harris. a teacher at North Webster Elementary, will serve as hostess. "Making Special Education Special for Middle School Students ' — The presentation is scheduled to be given at 10, 10:30, noon, and 12:30 p.m. Presenters will be Don Penick, special’ education cooperative; Cathy Motter. teacher. North Webster Elementary; and Lori Williams, teacher. Syracuse Elementary. The hostess will be Janet Lant. teacher. Syracuse Elementary. The sessions will last approximately 25 minutes. Special education opportunities will be discussed for middle school students. Schedules, new facilities, and resource material for parents will also be reviewed during this session. "The Administration Team — Yours for the Questioning " — The presentation w ill be given at 11 and 11:30 a m in room 114. Scheduled to last about 25 minutes, the presenters will be Larry DeWeese, principal; Russ Mikel, assistant principal; and Tom Jones, administrative assistant This session is designed to give parents an opportunity to ask any questions they may have concerning the program or new facilities of Wawasee Middle School. "Technology to Meet the Challenge for the 21st Century" Items token from school — Kosciusko County Police were called to investigate several complaints during the past week, including the theft of items from the construction site of Wawasee Middle School Tony L. Mroczkiewicz, 1216 W Sample S|.. South Bend, general contractor construction manager, notified police Friday. April 20. that sometime between February 1 and April 19. sonheone had taken a transit, seven bundles of insulation, and one role of copper flashing from the construction site of Wawasee Middle School.' Stephen A Michael. 1045 County Line. Cromwell, notified police Monday. April 23. that someone had pried open the trunk lid of his 1981 Oldsmobile Cutlass during the evening hours the night before He reported nothing was missing. Byron Galloway, r 2 box 82. Syracuse, reported that two stereo speakers had been removed from his pontoon boat within the last month, while docked in a Channel in Enchanted Hills. Crim in a 1 mischief was reported by Frances P Ottinger, r 1 box 26. North W'ebster. on Thursday. April 19. at approximately 8:24 pm. Police were notified that a 15-year-old male was observed attempting to forcibly enter Ottinger's 1987 Pontiac 6000 The juvenile was located by police and released to his parents Damage to the vehi cle w as estimated up to SSOO.
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— Hosted by Nancy Nelson. Wawasee School Corporation media specialist, the presentation will take place at 10, 11 a m. and noon The location for the presentation is room 112. Presenters include Cliff Standiford, communication company. South Bend; Beth Stratman. United Telephone System; and Rick Bauer, teacher. Syracuse Elementary. Highlights of the new building's technology will be discussed and demonstrated. Parents will be shown the video retrieval system which is being installed in each class and a demonstration of the homework hotline will be given. Also, during this session information concerning the computer system for the school will be shared with parents. “Reaching Out and Touching Middle School Students Through
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HEARING SCREENING — The Milford Lions Club held a free hearing screening test for preschool children aged three-six last evening in Milford Elementary School. In the top photo, Laura Bowerman. iIG-year-old daughter of Bob and Sue Bowerman of Milford is shown being tested by Ron Lawerence. an audiologist with the Fort Wayne School system. There were 23 children who were tested. In the bottom photo. Lions member. Bruce Lamb, left, and his son. Brent, and Lions MikeSandel and Tom Sorensen are shown with a sign board recently installed on the northwest corner of Campbell's IGA parking lot. SR 15. The sign will be available for civic and service organization promotions when not in use by the Lions club. Elmer Sorensen w ill he in charge of the sign calendar. (Photos by Ron Baumgartner)
One injured Indiana State Police investigated a chain-reaction accident on Friday. April 20, at 3:24 p.m . on the Syra-Web Road, north on Crazy Corners. One driver. Leanna Rodeffer. 18. P.O. Box 246, Ligonier, was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital with minor injuries Jeremy D. Sponseller. 17. r 1. Pierceton, had stopped his 1981 A.JC vehicle for an unknown vehicle in the roadway, when he was hit from behind by a 1984 Buick driven by Christa M. Sincroft. 18. ri. Leesburg. Sincroft’s vehicle was’struck by. a 1982 Ford Escort driven by Rodeffer. who was unable to stop for the vehicles in front of her No damage was estimated to the AJC, and up to $5,000 to theBuick and up to $2,500 to the Ford Tons of grit It has been estimated that, as the Aral Sea shrinks. 43 million tons of salty grit are whipped up from the dry seabed each year and carried away by the winds, says National Geographic.
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Wed., April 25, 1990 — THE MAIL-JOURNAL
the Advisor/Advisee Program" — The presentation will be given at 10. 11 a m and noon, in room 118. Linda' Beck, guidance counselor at Syracuse Elementary. will be the hostess. The presenter is Ron Williamson, executive director for instruction. Arbor. Mich.'. National Middle School. Resource Center The session will focus on the advisory program in a middle school setting. The “why. what and who" of this new program will be discussed and how it will be an integral part of Wawasee Middle School “We Will See You at the Ball Game" — This presentation on athletics and intramurals will be held at 10 a m. and 12:30 p.m . in room 113. Tom Jones, administrative assistant at Wawasee Middle School, will be the presenter. Opportunities for students in the athletic and in-
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tramural program will be explained to parents. Team sports at Wawasee Middle School, schedules, and athletic guidelines will be other topics included in this session. “A Walk through the Building” — This presentation will be held at 10:30, 11. 11:30 a m. and noon, in room 116. Hostess will be Sallie Ringle. teacher at Syracuse Elementary. This 25-minute session will be presented by Joyce Vires, of Barton-Coe-Vilama Architects and Engineers, Inc., of Fort Wayne. Explore the building and get a sense of what the finished product will actually look like. A floor plan of the new school will be given to parents. Interior colors and samples of classroom furniture will be on display. An opportunity to ask questions about the design of the building will highlight this session.
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