The Mail-Journal, Volume 29, Number 29, Milford, Kosciusko County, 29 August 1990 — Page 10

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THE MAIL-JOURNAt — Wed., August 29,1990

Sports

Carroll blanks Wawasee in football opener

I By MITCHELL STINSON Sports Writer The rushing statistics told the story of the game at the Wawasee Warriors’ season opener at Fort Wayne Carroll last Friday, Aug. 24. Wawasee ran the ball 20 times and came up with negative four ■ yards. Carroll’s Chargers accumulated 284 yards on 44 carries. Those statistics were indicative of how the Chargers dominated play in the trenches, en route to a 38-0 whitewashing of the Warriors. Running back Matt Fingerle sliced through the Wawasee defense at will, notching 184 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries. “On the offensive and defensive lines, our lack of size showed up,” said Warriors coach Troy Akers. “They just manhandled us.” Fingerle set the tone for the game in the opening drive when

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HOT PURSUIT — Wawasee quarterback Tim Schwartz tries to escape the grasp of Carroll High School defenders in last Friday’s season opener in Fort Wayne. The Carroll Chargers manhandled the

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he led the Chargers on a fiveplay, 65-yard scoring drive. He accumulated 57 yards on three plays in that drive, including a 20-yard touchdown run. The 5-foot-8 inch, 180-pound senior scored his second touchdown at 11:02 of the second quarter, when he exploded up the middle for a 79-yard scoring strike. Fingerle capped his explosive first half with a six-yard touchdown run at 3:07 of the second stanza. Coach Akers said his team scouted the Chargers well and knew what plays they would run. At times, he yelled predictions of upcoming Carroll plays to his defense players while they were on the field. But knowing what was coming didn’t mean that they could stop it. “The key word is inexperience,” Akers explained. “That’s all the way around, not just with our sophomores. We

have inexperienced juniors and seniors too.” The Chargers rounded out their scoring in the second half with a fumble recovery by defensive lineman Shane Loveday, a 22-yard field goal by Jason Sheets, and a two-yard touchdown run by Ben Freck. The Warriors didn’t have any more luck with their offense than they did with their defense. Mark Nicolai and Tim Schwartz were rotated back and forth at the quarterback position, but neither one could get the offense moving. One of the few bright spots for Wawasee occurred in the fourth quarter when sophomore Brandon Lozano was given a shot at quarterback and came through with flying colors. Throwing from the shotgun formation, he completed three of four passes for 49 yards in the waning moments of the contest. “Brandon did a good job,” Akers said. “He operates very

Warriors, en route to a convincing 38-0 home field victory. Wawasee will have its home opener Friday when it hosts the Northridge Raiders. (Photo by Mitchell Stinson)

well out of the shotgun. ’ ’ Lozano and Nicolai will be the quarterbacks for the Warriors’ home opener against the Northridge Raiders on Friday. Schwartz’s athletic abilities will be utilized at the wingback position, where he replaces injured

Warrior harriers drop opener

By MITCHELL STINSON Sports Writer

The Wawasee Warriors went the entire cross country season without tasting defeat last year. But the West Noble Chargers gave them an early introduction to the concept of losing during Wawasee’s season opener in Syracuse last Thursday.

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FLORIDA BOUND — Two groups representing Kosciusko County won the Indiana State American Cancer Society playoffs Monday to qualify for national competition October 2fr-27. The area ladies in the top photo netted the lowest score in competition at South Shore Golf Course to take Division One honors. The ladies won an area match held at the same golf course last month to qualify for the state competition. Shown, from left, are: Gloria Stoffel, Joy Farr, Jane Musser, and Jackie Wortinger. They were sponsored by Bart’s Water Ski Center. The ladies in the lower photo won the Division Two match. They were sponsored by DePuy, Mayer & Associates, Warsaw. Shown, from left, are: Karen Mayer, Lois Fleckenstein, Deb Nicol and Marcia McNagny. Both winning teams now advance to the National American Cancer Society Championships at Doral Country Club in Miami, Fla. (Photos by Mark Huffman)

speedster Geoff Coburn. Against Carroll, the Warriors had one of those nights where anything that could go wrong, did go wrong. The players and coaching staff are anxious to put that game behind them and get back on the right track against

West Noble runners recorded first, second, third and fourth place finishes, en route to the convincing 17-39 victory. But Warriors coach Jerry Minton says it’s no disgrace to lose to the talented Chargers. West Noble’s team was ranked 14th in the state last year and is loaded with returnees. “West Noble is a very good team,” Minton said. “They’re probably the best team we’ll face.” Joe Bontrager led the Chargers, taking first place in a time of 16 minutes, 42 seconds. Matt Johnson recorded the Warriors’ best performance, placing fifth with a time of 17:13. Teammates Ryan Shoemaker, Eric Streby and Bill Sohl cracked the top 10 with finishes of sixth, seventh and ninth, respectively. Minton said his team ran better than he thought it would at this early stage of the season. But the Chargers were already in midseason form. “We weren’t really out of the meet,” he said. “It was closer than the score (indicated). ” The Warriors will open their Northern Lakes Conference season on Tuesday, Sept 4, when they travel to Nappanee to take on North Wood and Plymouth in tri-meet action. Lady Harriers Record Win Things went a lot smoother for the Warriors’ female counterparts as the Lady Warriors notched a 26-33 victory over West Noble. A solid team effort carried Wawasee to victory, as seven of the top 10 finishers wore Lady Warriors uniforms. ' “I thought the girls looked real good,” Minton said. Lady Charger Julie Meyer cruised to an easy first-place finish, in a time of 17:08. Wawasee sophomore Angie Garner took second in 17:51, while her senior teammate Lori Gargett placed third at 18:23. The sixth through 10th place spots were taken by Wawasee’s Erin Titus, Trisha Hostetler, Gina

Northridge. “We feel really positive about going into the game,” Akers said. “We hope our miscues and mistakes are out of our system and we’re ready to start working toward the NLC (Northern Lakes Conference).”

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STRONG DEPTH — The Wawasee Lady Warriors received a strong effort from these returning letter winners in their cross country season opener last Thursday, Aug. 23. Wawasee’s lady harriers went 1-0 on the season with a 26-33 victory. Pictured in the bottom row, from left, are: Mel Hobbs, Angie Garner and Amy Logan. The top row includes: Lori Gargett, Tiffany Titus and Gina Minton. (Photoby Mitchell Stinson)

Minton, Amy Logan and Mel Hobbs. All five girls finished within 18 seconds of each other. It was the depth factor that carried Wawasee’s girls to victory. With several capable girls vying for spots on the varsity squad, coach Minton finds himself in an enviable position of picking and choosing. “We’ve got about 10 girls running for varsity positions,” he said. New Course, New Records The winner of both the boys’ and the girls’ races were guaranteed to set course records before the competition ever began. That’s because the Warriors unveiled a new race course during Thursday’s meet.

Wawasee’s freshman gridders put in a strong performance at the Concord Jamboree last Thursday, Aug. 23. The Warriors beat Plymouth, 14-0, in one quarter and lost a 7-0 decision to Concord in the next quarter. Quarterback Joey Salazar

Wawasee High School acquired some extra land in the off-season and the harrier program is taking advantage of it. Racers now follow a route that takes them further north of the school than in previous years. With the extra acreage, runners don’t have to double back over the same ground as much as before. “We moved part of it (the course) down there so we don’t have to repeat so much of the course,” Minton said. Chargers 17, Warriors 39 Ist-Bontrager (West Noble), 16:42; 2nd-Eyer (West Noble), 17:05; 3rd-Denton (West Noble), 17:08; 4th-Dunhum (West Noble), 17:09;. sth-Johnson (Wawasee), 17:13; 6th-Shoemaker (Wawasee), 17:18; 7th-Tom (West Noble) 17:32; Bth-Streby (Wawasee), 17:46; 9th-Sohl (Wawasee), 17:49; lOth-Perry (West Noble), 17:56. Lady Warriors 26, Lady Chargers 33 Ist-Meyer (West Noble), 17:08; 2nd-Garner (Wawasee), 17:51; 3rd-Gargett (Wawasee), 18:23; 4th-Jackson (West Noble), 18:57;

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WARRIOR LEADER — Matt Johnson was the top finisher for the Wawasee Warriors during their season opener against the West Noble Chargers last Thursday, Aug. 23. The junior harrier came in fifth place with a time of 17 minutes, 13 seconds. The Chargers won the meet by a score of 17-39. (Photo by Mitchell Stinson)

highlighted the Warriors’ victorious effort, scoring on a 45-yard touchdown run and hooking up with receiver Orlando Vallejo on a 65-yard touchdown pass. In junior varsity action, the Warriors were beaten, 38-0, by the Whitko Wildcats on Saturday.

sth-Huff (West Noble), 18:58; 6thTitus (Wawasee), 19:11; 7thHostetler (Wawasee), 19:13; BthMinton (Wawasee), 19:15; 9thLogan (Wawasee), 19:26; 10thHobbs (Wawasee), 19:29. League holds weekly golf gathering “Poker” was the play of the day, as members of the Maxwelton Ladies Golf Association gathered on August 22 at the Syracuse course. In 18-hole action, first place went to Verda Robinson. Gloria Stoffel captured second place honors while Jackie Wortinger finished in third place.

Marge Yoder captured top honors in nine-hole play, while Bette Slabaugh and Inez Beiswenger finished in a tie for second place honors.