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Manchester Golf Team Searches For Consistency

NORTH MANCHESTER - First-year coach Jody Shewman looks only for the basic things as she tries to build a competitive golf team at Manchester. "We're very young," she says."The biggest thing we're going to work on is keeping our average down.Just learning more about the game - some of them aren't sure what to do here or what to do there." Manchester, which has five returners on its roster of seven, has had one practice this season.Heidi Wieland, Jodee Ruppel, Tasha Cox, Becky Marcum and Demara Knight are the returning golfers.Wieland is the only senior, so Shewman has a chance to build for the future. Katie Parker, a junior, is a newcomer.Parker plays basketball and softball, and now she's trying to add golf to her list.Shewman said Parker hasn't golfed much before, but she also said she has a good shot at being one of the five to make the varsity team.Shewman likes what she has seen from Parker after one practice.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Tiger Golfers Don't Survive State Cut

AVON -ÊMaybe it was nerves. Maybe it was the wind and the dry condition of the greens at Prestwick Golf Course. Maybe it just wasn't Warsaw's day. Whatever the reason, the Warsaw Tigers did not shoot their best 18 holes of golf Wednesday at the state finals in Avon. To advance to the final day of play at the state competition today, a team had to be within 20 strokes of the leader.The Tigers missed that mark by six strokes. Marion and Noblesville, the leaders at the end of Wednesday's first round of competition, finished the day with 309, but Warsaw's team score of 335 was not close enough to advance to today's portion of the tournament.The Tigers were one of six teams eliminated. The Tigers beat Marion at a tournament earlier this season. Just after the Tigers teed off Wednesday morning, coach Bob Turner voiced concern about the team's nerves.
Jen Gibson, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Friend Bests Metzger Again

Silver Lake's Mike Metzger and Hastings, Minnesota's Gary Ries, both Super Semi pullers on the NTPA circuit, claim to be best friends. And as Metzger, owner of Metzger and Sons Trucking in Silver Lake, put it earlier in the week, Ries enjoys coming and showing Metzger up in front of his home crowd. And that is exactly what Ries did Friday night at the Kosciusko County Fair. Driving his Peterbilt nicknamed Stagecoach, Ries, the NTPA points champion in 1991 and '92, topped Metzger's pull-off round distance of 298 feet, 11 inches to take the win. "We had two good passes," Metzger said."The truck that won is good.He's a good friend of mine, and he's got a good truck.We've never won on the home track, and I'm not going to retire until I do." "That was my best run this year," Ries, who also drove the truck Longhorn that finished fourth."We've just had so many engine problems." Ries was also quick to point out that he beat Metzger on a recent fishing escapade.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Broken Crank Shaft Ends Jarrett's Day

SPARTA, Ky.- ML Motorsports driver Jason Jarrett couldn't believe it happened.Off in the distance, crew members and fans stared in disbelief. After running in the top three for nearly the first half of Friday's Bluegrass Quality Meats 200 ARCA RE/MAX Series event at Kentucky Speedway, the 25-year-old North Carolina racer finished 24th due to a broken crank shaft on lap 72 of 134.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Triton Team Enjoy Most Successful Year In School History

BOURBON -ÊFolks around the Triton High School area have a lot to be proud of this season.Seven sectional championships.Four Northern State Conference Championships.Several trips to the state championships. "We've definitely had a good year," said Triton athletic director Mike Byron."In fact, in most schools eyes, this would be a pretty successful year.Seven sectional championships and four conference championships, that's a great year." The Trojans started the year off with a strong run through the fall sports season. The boys cross country team won the sectional, placed third in the regional and sent one runner, Nate Gephart, to the state finals. Then the volleyball team captured a sectional title as well as the NSC title. The success continued into the winter sports season. The girls basketball team won the sectional, regional, semistate and state championships for the second year in a row.The Trojans also earned the Northern State Conference title.
Jen Gibson, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Wawasee To Hire New Basketball Coach Tonight

SYRACUSE -ÊFifteen days into the school year, Wawasee has found a head varsity boys basketball coach. The new coach will be named at tonight's Wawasee school board meeting. While athletic director Mary Hurley declined to say who she will be recommending to the board, sources close the athletic department say it will be Phil Mishler. When contacted Monday, Mishler refused to confirm he would be named coach, saying only that he had applied for the job and that nothing was "official yet." Mishler, a teacher in the school corporation, already coaches Wawasee's varsity boys tennis team in the fall and Wawasee's varsity girls tennis team in the spring.He previously coached Wawasee's junior varsity girls basketball team in the winter.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Warrior Open Golfers Brave Storm, Raise Money

South Shore hosted the annual Wawasee High School's Warrior Open athletic outing July 14. The event attracted 164 golfers and 41 teams in effort to raise money for the WHS athletic department.Although the bad weather that ripped through the area on that Monday put a damper on the finish of the event and sent the golfers scrambling for cover, tournament organizer Randy Aalbregtse said the money raised should be more than last year. "It was a positive experience," Aalbregtse said."It was tremendous.We got good cooperation from South Shore and all involved." There were 110 tee sponsors for the event and the raffle handed out 120 prizes.Next year's event is scheduled for July 13 at Maxwelton. On its home course, the team from the South Shore Pro Shop took top team honors.The team was made up of head pro Darrell Krugman, assistant pro Chris Clark, Jennifer DeVore and Jay Garr. The rest of the results follow.
From The Rough, By Greg Jones- | July 28, 2016

Rhodes Resigns As Coach At Warsaw, Plans To Stay Involved In Game

To say the least, basketball is in Al Rhodes' blood. Even turning in his resignation as Warsaw's boys basketball coach Thursday afternoon, he couldn't walk away from the game all together. "I do wanna make it clear I'm not done with basketball," Rhodes said, his wife Kathy and son Curtis by his side."Someday I'd like to make it at the college or pro level, but that's six or seven years away." For now, the 49-year-old will keep busy by working with Five Star Basketball Camps, running the Al Rhodes Basketball School in Fort Wayne, and working with the devolpment of young players from the Bahamas, something set up by former Tiger and current Los Angeles Laker Rick Fox.He will remain a math teacher at WCHS.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Youth Served At State Golf Meet

PLAINFIELD - Although Wednesday's state golf meet first round will not go down as one of the greatest days in Kosciusko County high school golf history, it could be the building block for some impressive performances in the future. With six county golfers competing at the state meet, five of which will return to their respective teams next year, the meet at Prestwick Country Club was certainly one that will leave positive effects in the next few years. Wawasee's team impressed at the meet, falling just five strokes short of the cut, and Warsaw's Justin Howell gained some big meet experience. Although Howell shot just an 84, head coach Bob Turner was happy with how his golfer competed.
Jason Knavel, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Wrobel Wins Round, Heads To County Fair

Under match play rules, where scores don't count and the winner is determined by number of holes won, Wrobel defeated her 15-year-old opponent 2-1. Wrobel, whose backyard is the sixth hole and who said she's still only played the course four or five times, won the first two holes by the same count, 6-5.She went on to win two more holes on the front nine, the 130-yard par 3 No.5 and the 511-yard par 5 No.9.On the ninth hole Gearhart lost her ball in the rough and after looking for nearly 10 minutes unsuccessfully, she forfeited the hole to Wrobel. The back nine was a different story altogether for Wrobel.After winning the 10th hole by one stroke, Wrobel put her fourth shot on the 460-yard par 5 No.11 in the water.In all she was five over par on the hole.Gearhart took the hole, going three over par.From holes 11-15, Wrobel won just one hole and Gearhart came back to tie the match.
When most people win some sort of tournament they can usually be heard telling everyone they are going to Disney World. But when 16-year-old Warsaw golfer Kerri Wrobel won her second-round match of th | July 28, 2016

Still The King

Seven-time NASCAR champion Richard Petty, left, retired from racing in 1992, but he is still a target for interviews at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Thursday. Petty was in the garage area as his race team prepares for Saturday's Brickyard 400. Petty's familiar red and blue No. 43 is driven by Indianapolis native John Andretti, who qualified the STP Pontiac in the 10th position. Photo by Norm Hagg, Times-Union
Photo by Norm Hagg, Times-Union- | July 28, 2016

K.C. Mustangs Open Inaugural Season Saturday

What started out as a dream now has Sid Phillips losing sleep. Call it nerves, call it excitement. Whatever it is, it's clear there will be some emotions Saturday afternoon. Phillips is the offensive coordinator for the newly-formed Kosciusko County Mustangs semi-pro football team. Saturday, the Mustangs, a member of the Interstate Football League, play their inaugural game, a contest with the visiting Hendricks County Generals. The game is slated for a 4:30 p.m.kickoff at Fisher Field at Lakeview Middle School. "They're ready to go," Phillips said Tuesday while the Mustangs practiced in the summer heat, much like many of them did in years past as area high school gridsters."They're ready to go hit someone." Barring practice and maybe a backyard football game here and there over the years, it's been quite some time since any of the Mustangs players have caught a touchdown pass, sacked a quarterback or recovered a fumble.
Dale Hubler, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

New Era In Warsaw Bowling

After a combined 70 years in the business, Mike and Deb Gilliam said they are happily unemployed. And while the business the Warsaw couple ran - Gilliam Lanes on Ind.15N - was sold and closed down during the spring, it will soon open under new ownership and management and with a new name. The Gilliams - Mike, 54 and Deb, 52 - sat down and talked for roughly an hour over Memorial Day weekend inside the silent bowling alley. They told stories of league play and friendship.Tales of a successful youth program and how two truckers drove from Chicago to participate in a league.They told the story of how Gale and Pam Estep held their wedding at Gilliam Lanes. "We always had great people working for us and Warsaw is a great place to raise a family," said Mike, who said one of his fondest memories of Gilliam Lanes - other than a large number of friendships made over the years - was when professional bowler Earl Anthony came to town for the day.
Dale Hubler, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

Red Farmer To Race For Warsaw's ML Motorsports

In the words of Red Farmer, old age and treachery beat youth and agression. Such is life for Farmer, who still lives in the fast lane, or more appropriately, in the racing groove. Born in Nashville, Tenn.- and don't ask when because he won't say - Farmer later took residence in Hueytown, Ala., where he still lives today, and is considered by many to be the greatest race car driver on dirt. An original member of the famed Alabama Gang, which included brothers Bobby and Donnie Allison and later Davey Allison, Bobby's son, and Neil Bonnett, Farmer has nearly 800 career feature wins. He's been enshrined in a laundry list of Halls of Fame and in 1999 was named to NASCAR's list of 50 Greatest Drivers. While many professional athletes leave their sport in the prime of their careers, or attempt to come out of retirement, Farmer hasn't retired yet and drives with the same passion he did when he drove his first race in 1949.
Dale Hubler, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

Football All-Stars Play Final High School Game

Ball State.Indiana.Indiana State.Michigan.Michigan State.Northwestern.Notre Dame.Purdue.Vanderbilt.West Point.Yale.The list of colleges the players in the Indiana Football Coaches Association (IFCA) Biomet North-South All-Star football game will be heading to in the fall reads like a Who's Who of Division I schools. But before the players head off to begin college play, they will join forces Saturday to represent their high schools one last time and raise funds for two important causes. "The IFCA All-Star game is the longest running all-star football game in the United States," said Warsaw coach Phil Jensen."It benefits two causes, Camp Riley and the Indiana Football Hall of Fame." When the Indiana North All-Stars take the field Saturday, two local players will be leading the offense -ÊCharlie Roeder of NorthWood and Ross Kesler of Warsaw.
Jen Gibson, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Monster Trucks Coming To Local Fair

Dave Harwood was to be a replacement for three shows.Four years later, the Syracuse native is still driving monster trucks for well-known team owner Paul Shafer. After five years of driving his own equipment and handling all the responsibilities that came with it - most notably paying the expensive engine and tire bills - 49-year-old Harwood was offered a full time driving opportunity with Shafer Motorsports. Filling that seat the past four years, Harwood has seen the country coast to coast.He's driven a monster truck in all but four states - Alaska, California, Oregon and Washington - and even driven in the West Indies. It's a show Monday evening at the Kosciusko County 4-H & Community Fair, which begins at 7 p.m.in the grandstand, that he's most excited about. The closest Harwood has driven to his hometown is the Elkhart County Fair in Goshen, and there hasn't been a monster truck show here at the fair in Warsaw in 10 years.
Dale Hubler, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

ML Motorsports Moving To Busch Series

MARNE, Mich.- Chad Blount's win steak came to an end Saturday night at Berlin Raceway, as did his Warsaw-based stock car team's stay in the ARCA RE/MAX Series. After five full seasons of ARCA competition, ML Motorsports is leaving the ARCA RE/MAX Series and will focus its efforts on fielding a NASCAR Busch Series team. Blount and Team 67, which entered Saturday's Request/Sara Lee 200 presented by GFS Marketplace steering for their third straight win, finished seventh, and after what team management called a series of "unfair and unreasonable rulings" will make the move to the bigger-market and more recognizable series. Blount and Team 67, fresh off of back-to-back wins at Kansas Speedway and Kentucky Speedway, will not finish the remaining ARCA RE/MAX Series schedule.
Dale Hubler, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

Turner, Tiger Golfers Honored At Reception

Following a hall of fame career in which his teams never had a losing season and won 78 percent of all the matches they played, former Warsaw Community High School golf coach Bob Turner said his greatest accomplishment was sitting next to Ben Barkey Tuesday evening. Turner, who coached the Tigers for 29 seasons - 15 with the girls and 14 with the boys - coached Barkey, who graduated from WCHS in 1997 and who replaced Turner when he got out of coaching three years ago. Tuesday evening in the Tiger Den at WCHS, Turner and Barkey and the current Tiger boys golf team, which won the state championship at Legends of Indiana in Franklin last week, were honored by Mayor Ernie Wiggins, WCHS school officials and fans at a reception. After sitting there with Ben Barkey, assistant coach Curt Barkey - a 1996 WCHS grad and Ben's brother - and seniors Jake Brodhead, Jon Clevenger and Chris Hanson, Turner said there was closure to his career. He said the torch had been passed.
Dale Hubler, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

On The Court

Tip-off: 6:15 p.m.tonight in Fort Wayne Coaches: Al Rhodes (Warsaw), Rob Irwin (Carroll) Records: Warsaw 16-3; Carroll 11-8 Last Game: Huntington North 73, Warsaw 64; Carroll 57, New Haven 52 Last Year: Did not play Matchup: Warsaw is coming off a loss to Huntington North and hoping to get back on the winning track before sectionals ...Chris Wiggins leads the Tigers in scoring with 14.4 points per game, and he grabs 3.4 rebounds ...Steve Siebenmorgen leads the Warsaw rebounding, pulling down 6.1 rebounds per game and chipping in 13.3 points ...The Carroll Chargers are led by Sam Gensic, who averages 16 points per game ...Gabe Miller is close behind Gensic with 14 points per game ...Scott Bushong pulls down five rebounds per game for the Carroll squad.
WARSAW AT CARROLL (ALLEN)- | July 28, 2016

Leo Runs By Whitko

SOUTH WHITLEY - Whitko played host to the Leo Lions Friday night in a rematch of last year's sectional game.Leo ran by the Wildcats 33-7. Leo drew first blood in the game.The Whitko defense held Leo on a fourth down play to take possession of the football on their 8-yard line.On the next play Leo's Lance Carey caught the fumble in the air and ran the eight yards for a touchdown and a 7-0 lead after the kick. Whitko's offense was held to five yards in the first quarter.The Leo defense continually put pressure on the front line and were often in the backfield "We just didn't play well tonight.We were audibleizing on plays when we shouldn't have.We were just out of sync," Whitko coach Bryan Sprunger said. Leo ate up the clock with a sustained drive beginning at the end of the first quarter.Justin Woods of Leo ran for a three-yard touchdown to increase the lead to 14-0.
Cliff Tanner, Times-Union Sports Correspondent- | July 28, 2016
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