The Mail-Journal, Volume 29, Number 16, Milford, Kosciusko County, 30 May 1990 — Page 8

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., May 30,1990

Sports

Warriors pursue sectional title

By MARK HIFFMAN Sports Writer

Searching for its first sectional win in three years, the Wawasee Warriors turned the feat in fashion Monday afternoon, pummeling North Wood, 9-1, at Goshen High School. North Wood. which had fallen to Wawasee in two earlier contests

Lady Warriors softball squad falls at sectional

The Wawasee Lady Warriors hung tough early but ended up getting battered 12-2 in a firstround sectional softball contest against the Homestead Lady Spartans last Wednesday, May 23. No home field advantage was Donna Bevington winner at South Shore The South Shore Ladies Golf League played golf on May 22. Results for 18-hole players were: first. Donna Bevington; tie for second and third place. Jan Maher and Ellie Caudill; overall low gross. Karen Caudill; low putts, Donna Bevington Nine-hole winner for the game of the day was Ann Harter; low gross. Emma Souder; low putts, Mary Sullivan w J/ Ji \ Lady Trojans set team record The Milford girls' track team won the corporation meet on May 14. Scoring 78 points, the Milford tracksters were followed by Syracuse ( 26 > and North Webster 1211. Capturing nine of the 12 events at the meet. 18 Milford girls contributed to the team's scoring, which is a team record Leading the team scoring was Julie Mageria with 16 1 1 points and Brandy Levernier with 10 points.

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this season, fell behind early as the Warriors plated two runs in the first inning of their sectional opener. Wawasee added a pair of runs in both the third and fourth innings and three in the fifth while the Panthers only run came in the fifth. "We had three errors, which is too many, but we had a lot of good plays to counter that,” Wawasee coach Neil Frantz said, referring to a Warrior defense that made

enjoyed by either team, as the game was played in Columbia City. Wawasee jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning before Homestead responded with three runs in the bottom of A

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GIVEN GREEN LIGHT — Wawasee coach Neil Frantz gives senior Adam Wilson the green light during sectional baseball action Monday at Goshen. Wilson, who collected two of the Warriors' seven hits, was equally effective on the mound, limiting North Wood to one

several eye-catching plays throughout the contest. Senior Adam Wilson (6-4) limited the Panthers to one hit, which accounted for their solo run in the fifth inning, while he struck out four and walked four. Wilson faced four or less batters in six of the seven innings against North Wood, keeping the Panthers off-balance for much of the game.

the stanza. The score stayed at 3-1 until the Lady Spartans put the game out of reach by scoring five runs in the fourth inning and four more in the fifth inning. The game was called after five innings because of the 10-run rule. Homestead cranked out 11 hits en route to the victory. Twin sisters Becki and Bobbi Haab paced the Wawasee offense, with two hits apiece. Becki performed the rare feat of hitting two triples in one game, while Bobbi recorded a single and a double. Wawasee wrapped up the 1990 campaign with a 1-17 record.

Good performances don't yield state berths for tracksters

I By MITCHELL STINSON Staff Writer

Andy Eberly gave it his best shot but he still came up two spots shy of qualifying for state during Kokomo Boys’ Track and Field Regional action last Thursday. May 24 Needing a top five finish to earn the trip to Indianapolis. the Wawasee sprinter placed seventh in the 400-meter dash with a time of 51.5 seconds. "His time was his third best

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Third baseman Chris Conkling complimented an impressive defensive performance with a good day at the plate, collecting two of the Warriors’ hits to account for a pair of runs batted in. Senior Adam Wilson also collected two hits, including one of the team’s three doubles. Chad Jones and Jason Mickley had the other doubles while Tim Lilly accounted for the other Wawasee hit. With the win, Wawasee earned the right to face sectional favorite Jimtown (18-9) in a semifinal contest at 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Jimtown downed Fairfield, 9-4, to advance. In the other semifinal game, slated for 10 am., defending tournament champion Goshen (11-15) will face Bethany Christian (7-12). The two winners will return at 4 p.m. for the right to advance to the South Bend Regional at Coveleski Stadium June 9. Hoping his 12-14 Warriors will have the opportunity to reach the .500 mark Saturday, coach Frantz realizes defense will be the name of the game against the Jimmies. “They do a good job of putting the ball in play and making their opponents play defense,” he said, adding, “If we get seven or eight hits we’ll have a good chance at winning the game." Heavy rain prevented the two

hit in a 9-1 Wawasee victory. The Warriors (12-14) earned the right to face sectional-favorite Jimtown 118-9) in semifinal action Saturday. Wawasee is in pursuit of its first sectional title since 1984. (Photo by Mark Huffman)

ever but it took about 50.1 or 50.2 to make it to state." said Wawasee coach Jerry Minton. Eberly also competed in the 200-meter dash, where he finished eighth with a time of 16.28. Teammate Mike Bailey was another Warrior who fell into the ‘‘close but no cigar" category. He finished seventh in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 39.9. Bailey's time was just a half second away from the school record, but it still wasn’t good enough to qualify him for state. Freshman Kyle Newcomer competed in the discus at Kokomo but couldn't make any headway against the tough field of competitors. Newcomer will have plenty of future opportunities to make it to state but it was the last hurrah for the talented senior tandem of Eberly and Bailey. "Eberly and Bailey were just an eyelasty away but that’s what

Tippy Ladies hold Pink Ball golf tourney

The team of Tammy Light, Eva Lawmaster, Bonnie Kissel, Jeanning Cavell and Judy Whiteleather captured first place during a "Pink Ball" tournament held during the May 24 meeting of the Tippecanoe Country Club 18-hole ladies golf league. Second place on the day went to

teams from meeting in a regular season contest scheduled for May 12. Jimtown will be looking for an effective outing from senior standout Mark Owens, who will most likely get the starting nod. Owens is 11-1 with an 0.93 earned run average, 115 strikeouts and 29 walks in 83 innings. “We’re hoping to just be able to score a few runs off of Owens. The key will definitely be defense,” Frantz

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SECTIONAL SWING — Wawasee’s Kevin Manning eyes the ball during sectional action at Goshen Monday. While the senior slugger

happens when you have competition at that stage,” Minton said. Team Awards When the Warriors gave out team awards at Wawasee High School last night (Tuesday), there was never any question about who would win Most Valuable Athlete honors. Eberly’s record-setting performances in 1990 made him a shoein for the award. He set a school record in the 400-meter dash (50.6) and tied the record for the 100-meter dash (11.1). His 184*/2 point total was the second highest in school history. Eberly also received the Outstanding Achievement Award. Eberly finished the season as Wawasee’s top point scorer, with Bailey coming in second. They were rewarded for their efforts by being named co-captains of their team.

the teajnh of Deb Nicol, Sandy Connor, Grace Schmeiser and Mary Manwaring. Jody Frantz, Jo Marose, Pat Riley and Lois Plew teamed together to finish third. Fourth place went to the foursome of Karen Mayer, Elaine Loser, Betty Zumbrum and Irene Bucher.

emphasized. Wawasee will present Jimtown with a formidable challenge on the mound as well. Coming off his impressive outing against North Wood, Wilson will be searching for his fourth consecutive complete game performance. “He has to pitch well for us to do well,” Frantz deadpans, noting that the Warriors best defense is in effect when Wilson is on the mound. “Having Adam there

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allows us to go with Conkling and Mickley, two of our other pitchers, at third base and shortstop,” he added. “Wilson is also our best pitcher at holding runners on base, so he’s a plus there too,” Frantz said, noting that the Jimmies have pretty good team speed. While Wawasee has also challenged opposing teams’ catchers in the past few weeks, it will face one of the best receivers

failed to connect on this attempt, the Warriors still manhandled North Wood 9-1 to advance to the semifinal round.

in northern Indiana in Chris Carithers, according to Frantz. “He’ll be tough to steal on,” the coach admitted. Carithers also leads his team in batting with a .375 average. Jimtown last won a sectional title in 1985. The host Redskins have taken the last two sectional crowns while Bethany Christian won in 1987. The Warriors took the final of their three titles in 1984.