World/Nation Briefs 10.17.2012
With 1 debate left, Obama, Romney circle back to bedrock question of who’s best on economyHEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Two alphas in the fight of their lives, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney sparred with passion and grit in a debate that previewed the closing arguments of a campaign that keeps circling back to bedrock questions about which candidate can do more to strengthen the fragile economy.
On The Court
WARSAW AT GOSHEN Tip-off: 7:30 p.m.Friday in Goshen Coaches: Al Rhodes (Warsaw), Mike Sorrell (Goshen) Records: Goshen 0-2, 0-0 NLC; Warsaw 2-0, 0-0 NLC Last game: South Bend Riley 51, Goshen 45; Warsaw 55, Columbia City 38 Last year: Warsaw 78, Goshen 63 Matchup: Guard Phil Mikel, arguably Goshen's best player, got into foul trouble in the first quarter of the Riley game and finished with just seven points.He fouled out ...The Warsaw Tigers are not ranked in the top 10 of the Associated Press poll, but they are 14th in the coaches poll, which does not differentiate classes ...Al Rhodes thinks his team's biggest strength is its passing game.Just how good have the Tigers been? They have 48 field goals in two games and have assisted on 41 of them ...Forward Steve Siebenmorgen leads Warsaw with 22.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game ...Point guard Rob Kesler adds 11.5 ppg., while center Zach Nelson scores 10.0 ppg.
For Willy, Life's A Drag
The log sheet, dated April 18, 1993, is dusty now, creased with time.But 47-year-old Bill Long always knows where it is, tucked away here in the back of the shop, in case a visitor asks to look at it. April 18, 1993.Bill's son, Willy, won the first drag race he competed in at Bunker Hill Drag Strip near Kokomo."W-I-N" is scrawled in tall, pink letters across the front of the log sheet. Billy was 8 - the minimum age to compete - when he won his first non-exhibition drag race on April 18, 1993, the first year Bunker Hill began hosting junior drag races.It was also the first year the NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) created a racing class for kids ages 8-17. Never mind that Willy was facing guys twice his age in his division. He won anyway.
Marsh, Tigers Leave Blazers Feeling Blue
ELKHART – Survive and advance is the popular saying in postseason play.
Long-Time Community Leader Looks Back On Life In Kosciusko
Jean Northenor has no problem standing up for herself, and when she does she’s thinking of the big picture. “I hope while standing up for myself that I’m standing up for this community that’s so special to me. You don’t live someplace for 86 years and not care about it. That’s why I know there’s an awful lot of people who care about this community, and there’s a lot of them who are helping it in one way or another, but we need more, helping in some way,” she said over coffee at Creighton’s Crazy Egg Café.
