The Mail-Journal, Volume 29, Number 15, Milford, Kosciusko County, 23 May 1990 — Page 9

Sports

A decade of

By MITCHELL STINSON Sports Writer

It was a sign of things to come when a little girl named Krissandra Eisenhour won a miniolympics contest for Milford second graders back in 1980. Not only did the 8-year-old athlete beat out her fellow females for the honor, but she also out performed every boy in the field. “She still has the award,” said Eisenhour’s proud mom, Cora. “It was her first one she won and she was so excited.” Ten years later, that award is dwarfed in a jungle of trophies, plaques, medals and certificates at the Eisenhour home. The little girl has grown into a young woman, but one thing has remained constant through the years. Krissandra (Kriss) Eisenhour has always possessed natural physical ability that sets her apart from the rest. The 18-year-old Wawasee High School senior excels at many sports but it’s her track and field

Three Warrior harriers qualify for regional

By MITCHELL STINSON Sports Writer

Three Wawasee Warriors advanced out of the Plymouth Track and Field Sectional last Thursday, May 17. Seniors Andy Eberly and Mike Bailey, and freshman Kyle Newcomer will represent Wawasee High School at the Kokomo Regional tomorrow (Thursday). Logansport won the sectional, edging out second-place Warsaw by a 65-63 margin. Manchester and Plymouth tied for third with 48 points apiece, Culver Military was fifth at 48, and Wawasee scored 30 points, en route to a sixth-place tie with Northfield. Knox, North Judson and Rochester rounded out the top 10 of the 20-team field. Eberly led the Wawasee attack by advancing in two dashes. He recorded a time of 11.48 seconds to take second in the 100-meter dash and had a time of 51.6, en route to a second-place finish in the 400-meter dash. Warrior coach Jerry Minton hopes that Eberly will do well enough in Kokomo to earn a trip to Indianapolis for state competition. The top five finishers from each event will earn a trip to state and the 400-meter dash is the event that Eberly has the best chance in. But he will probably need to improve on the time he established in Plymouth. “He’ll have to run better than that Thursday,” Minton said. “He’ll have to have a 50 (seconds) flat to get out. ” Eberly will have more at stake than a trip to state, however. The fleet Warrior sprinter is just five points away from Dave Wollman’s 15 year old Wawasee track scoring record of 187. The scoring system allots 10 points for a first-place finish, eight for second, six for third, four for fourth, two for fifth, and one for sixth. Eberly; has two events in which to earn those recordbreakingpoints. Bailey was another Wawasee upperclassman who came through at the sectional. He earned his trip to Kokomo by taking fourth place in the low hurdles in

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COUNTY CHAMPS — Milford Junior High’s girls’ track team earned county championship honors when it won the Tippecanoe Valley Invitational on Thursday, May 17. The 13-1 Milford squad was led by Julie Mageria, who won the 100- and 200-meter dashes and anchored the winning 400-meter relay team. Kneeling in the first row, from left, are: manager Jason Angle, Emily Matz, Beth Cockburn, Julie Mageria. Caroline Weiss, Carey Mathiak. Kara Singrey, manager Karin Johnson and manager

prowess that catches the attention of college recruiters. Kriss sets the standard for other Northern Lakes Conference runners to shoot at in the hurdling events. She was an all-NLC selection in the 100- and 300-meter hurdles, and won a sectional championship in the 100-meter hurdles at the Warsaw Girls’ Sectional Track and Field meet on May 15. Kriss also holds the Wawasee school record for the 300-meter hurdles, with a time of 46.8 seconds. She hopes to break that school record today when she competes in regional action at Fort Wayne Northrop. Kriss is seeded third in the 300 and fifth in the 100. A top five finish in either event will allow her to reach her ultimate goal of qualifying for competition at the state level. “I’m going to have to give it all I have,” Kriss said. “It’s going to be close. I’m just going to have to have the endurance at the end to push myself.” Kriss also has a chance of making it to state on the Lady War-

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FRESHMAN QUALIFIER — Kyle Newcomer lets loose with a throw in the discus competition during sectional track and field action in Plymouth on Thursday, May 17. Despite his relative inexperience, the freshman phenom placed third in the event and qualified to compete at the Kokomo Regional tomorrow (Thursday). (Photo by Mitchell Stinson)

a time of 41 seconds flat. Newcomer showed that underclassmen can get the job done too, placing third in the discus with a personal best throw of 141 feet, 11 inches. “It’s rare for a freshman to make it to a regional anywhere,” Minton said. “I don’t think I’ve ever had a freshman make it to the regional.” Senior Jason Douglas barely missed out on the Kokomo excursion, despite posting a personal best time of 10:07 in the

athletic excellence for Kriss Eisenhour

riors’ 1,600-meter relay team. The team qualified for the regional by taking third place during sectional action. Along with Kriss, the team consists Os Lisa Mikel, Trisha Hostetler and Amy Logan. Kriss barely missed out on advancing to state last year, finishing sixth in the 300-meter hurdles in a photo finish for the fifth and final qualifying spot. Does she remember the girl who beat her at the wire? “Rettig of Lakeland!” she answers in a milli-second. The events of that day are etched indelibly in Kriss’s mind. She recalls the disappointment when the judges ruled that Lakeland High School’s Cathy Rettig had leaned across the finish line just a tad ahead of her. It’s a disappointment that she doesn’t want to feel again. If her performance this year is any indication, Kriss has a good shot at earning that coveted trip to Indianapolis. “We feel she’s got a pretty good shot,” coach Troy Akers said.

3,200-meter run. He finished in fifth place, just three seconds behind Logansport’s Mark Courtad for the fourth and final qualifying spot. “If the season was little longer, he’d probably be in good shape,” Minton said of his top distance man. “He’s been improving but he just missed it by a few seconds.” Other “close but no cigar” Warriors were Cuong Reed, who was sixth, in the 800-meter run, and Jim Mclntosh, who placed sixth in the high jump.

Stephanie Bender. In the second row are: Carrie Mollette, Suann Harbes, Yesenia Cruz, Crista Dippon, Denise Replogle, Mandy Gawthrop, Kathy Roose, Becky Morris, Mandi Unruh, Allison Lambert, Christal Stump and assistant coach Cheryl Manning. Third row: Brandy Levernier, Lisa Charlton, Brandy Evans, Kari Streiby, Brandy Kozon, Susan Kausal, Lori Burkey, Renee Wuthrich and Jenny Bradley. (Photo by Mitchell Stinson)

“But like I tell them, races aren’t won on paper. She’ll have to be ready to run.” But Akers has been able to count on her readiness all season long. With Kriss leading the way, the Lady Warriors put together an impressive 10-2-1 record in 1990, just one year after recording a 3-6-1 mark. “We have more depth than we did last year,” Kriss explained. “We have stronger freshmen and, all around, we were stronger than last year.” Akers’ biggest problem with Kriss was trying to figure which events to enter the multi-talented trackster in. He usually settled on the hurdles, shot put and 1,600-meter relay. But Kriss seems to have the Midas touch on any event she touches. Her best times in the 800-meter run and the 200- and 400-meter dashes were good enough to qualify her for sectional competition. The same was true with the shot put, an event that she earned a lot of points in during the season. “She can do anything, basically,” Akers said. “She really can.” If a coach could carve the ideal athlete out of a mold, his final product would probably look a lot like Kriss Eisenhour. At 5-foot-8 inches and 130 pounds, she has the enviable combination of upper body strength and sprinter’s speed Shes compiled an impressive list of accolades through her four years at Wawasee High School. Kriss made the track all-NLC team for the 300-meter hurdles last year, and was an at-large selection in her sophomore year.

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RUNNERS UP — The Milford Junior High boys’ track team took second in a field of eight teams at the Tippecanoe Valley Invitational county meet last Thursday. Kneeling in the front row, from left, are: Jeromy Foltz, Scott Eisenhour, Scott Mathews, Ben Lotter, Matt Mast, Artie Leemon,

NLC all-conference selections named

Northern Lakes Conference officials recently released a list of all-conference selections for boys’ and girls’ track and field, and tennis. Wawasee High School’s Lady Tracksters had the most success among the three sports, with four selections to the honorary squad. Kriss Eisenhour highlighted the list of Lady Warrior selections. The 18-year-old senior was named to the all-conference team in both the 100-meter hurdles and the 300-meter hurdles. Junior Lisa Mikel made the team for her prowess in the 100-meter dash and senior Julie

But track and field has been just one part of her athletic success story. Kriss was named to the all-NLC volleyball team last season and was an honorable mention the year before. She’s been an honorable mention selection to the all-NLC basketball team for the past two years. Volleyball and basketball provided a nice change of pace for the talented trackster. “It’s different than track,” she explained. “I wanted to play team sports. Track is a team sport too but it’s individually oriented.” The team concept is very important to Kriss. Coach Akers said that her leadership qualities make her almost like a coach on the field. He thinks that she will eventually make a good teacher and a good coach. “She’s not caught up in just Kriss Eisenhour,” he said. “She

Baseball camp to be held June 4-8 at Wawasee

Neal Frantz, head baseball coach at Wawasee High School, has announced that a baseball camp will be held at the school June 4-8. The camp will conduct daily sessions from 1-2:30 p.m. for interested players who will be in either the sixth or seventh grades next fall. Daily camp sessions for students entering eighth or ninth grades next fall will be conducted each day from 2:30-4:30 p.m. The cost of the five-day camp will be sls per person and each of

Gunn was tabbed as the conference’s top high jumper. The Northridge Lady Raiders earned the most NLC selections, with six, while Warsaw was next with five. Concord’s Craig Shafer earned coach-of-the-year honors, after guiding the Minutewomen to an undefeated conference season. Wawasee and Warsaw tied for second, and were followed in the standings by North Wood, Goshen, Northridge and Plymouth. In boys’ track, Andy Eberly was Wawasee’s sole entry on the all-NLC team. Eberly earned the honor by establishing himself as the conference’s top 400-meter dash runner. North Wood had the most selections, with eight,

Trojans finish 2nd at county meet

The Milford boys’ track team ended its season Thursday night, May 17, finishing second at the county-wide meet. Dan Duncan and Jeff Roose both became county champions by winning one event each. Duncan was the champion in the 400-meter run with a personal record time of 57.2 seconds. Duncan was the highest scorer in the meet, with a second place finishes in the shot put and as the anchor on the 1600 relay team. Roose remained undefeated in the hurdles for the entire season by winning that event on Thursday evening. Besides being the hurdle champion, Roose also finished fourth as a member of the 400 relay team. Others who scored were: Rob Smith, second in the 800, fifth in

cares about the other kids.” With graduation just around the corner, the end is in sight for an impressive chapter in Kriss’s athletic career. But another chapter is just getting ready to begin in Anderson, Indiana. She has decided to put her talents to use at Anderson University. A “little voice” told Kriss to commit to Anderson University after she paid a visit to its campus recently. “I fell in love with the campus right away,” she explained. “The students were really friendly and I liked (Anderson) coach Maddux.” Coach Akers is a graduate of the university and he says it has an excellent track and field tradition. It won’t be long before Anderson track fans get a firsthand look at Kriss’s personal tradition of excellence.

the campers will receive a camp t-shirt. According to Frantz, interested persons can pick up camp registration materials in the athletic department office at the high school or by contacting him at the school.

Softball squad loses season finale

The Lady Warriors softball team concluded its season with an 18-0 loss to Dekalb Monday, in

Josh Hunsburger and manager Jessica Mitchell. In back are: manager Mitch Foltz, coach Dick Roose, Ryan Kaiser, Dan Duncan, Eric Speicher, Jeff Roose, Nate Haugh, Kurt Beer, coach Rich Bender and manager Tonya Dewart. Not pictured is Rob Smith. (Photo by Mitchell Stinson)

followed by Goshen with six. The Northridge Raiders didn’t have any selections on the allconference first team, but they Still managed to tie North Wood for the league championship. A couple of at-large selections and a lot of team depth was enough to take Northridge to the top. North Wood coach Fred Myers earned NLC coach-of-the-year honors. Goshen and Plymouth tied for third in the conference and were followed in the standings by Warsaw, Wawasee and Concord. In girls’ tennis, the Lady Warriors didn’t have any selections to the all-conference team. Warsaw and Plymouth dominated the honorary squad with four and three selections, respectively.

the 1600, second in the 1600 relay; Eric Speicher, fourth in the 200, fifth in the 100, fourth in the 400 relay; Kurt Beer, third in pole vault; and Matt Mast, fifth in the pole vault. Ben Letter and Scott Mathews scored three points each with important legs in each relay.

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AHEAD OF THE FIELD — Scenes like this were common for Kriss Eisenhour during the 1990 girls’ track and field season. As the top hurdler in the Northern Lakes Conference, she frequently found herself all alone in first place. (Photo by Mitchell Stinson)

a game shortened to five innings by the 10-run rule. Playing on their home field, Dekalb’s Lady

Plymouth’s Mary Beth Hunter won the coach-of-the-year award. Plymouth and Warsaw tied for first-place honors in the NLC final standings. North Wood finished in third, Wawasee was fourth, and Concord and Goshen tied for fifth place. Winless Northridge rounded out the list of NLC teams.

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Barons put the game out of reach early when they struck for 11 runs in the first inning. Meanwhile, Dekalb pitcher Angie Quickery shut down the Wawasee offense by hurling a nohitter. With the victory, the powerful Lady Barons squad improved to 19-2 on the season. Wawasee wrapped up the year at 1-16. The Lady Warriors had a little better luck against North Wood earlier in the week but the end result was still the same. They lost a 10-0 decision to the Lady Panthers in another game that was shortened to five innings. Once again,' Wawasee’s opponents set the tone for the game in the first inning. North Wood batters struck for seven runs in the opening stanza, and three in the third inning. Bobbi Haab and Kristine Gibson paced the Wawasee attack with a couple hits apiece. Wawasee committed four errors in the field, compared to just one by North Wood. Lady Panther batters used six hits and seven walks to account for their runs. With the win, North Wood raised its record to 6-5 in the Northern Lakes Conference and 12-5 overall. Wawasee dropped to 1-15. The Lady Warriors will return to action today (Wednesday) when they meet Homestead in a first-round sectional game at Columbia City. Game time is set for 4:30p.m. Useful hormone Growth hormone, indicated for children with growth failure due to a deficiency of the natural substance, may also be useful in the loss of fat and development of muscle in GH-deficient adults. — Hook’s Health Tip Bulletin

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