Continuously serving Kosciusko County since 1854
NORTH WEBSTER - Wawasee swimming and diving coach Roger Karns earned his 300th career victory in Thursday's 115-67 win over Manchester.
Karns began coaching at NorthWood High School, where he racked up a 90-80-2 combined boys and girls record from 1983-1989. Since 1989, Karns has racked up an impressive 210-63-1 record at Wawasee in boys and girls competition and coached three state champions, 5 state runnersup and 13 All-America team members.
Karns has coached girls teams to sectional championships in 1997, 1998 and 1999 and to NLC championships 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995 and 1996. His boys teams have won sectional competitions in 1991, 1993 and 1997 and NLC championships in 1992, 1993 and 1997.
He coached the Wawasee girls to a 17th place finish in the state competition in 1994 while the 1994 Wawasee boys team placed second at the state competition. In 1989, 1992, 1993 and 1997 Karns coached boys teams to 19th-, 11th-, seventh- and 10th-place finishes in the state competition.
Wawasee placed first in 10 of 12 events. Wawasee is 6-6 on the season.
WAWASEE 115, MANCHESTER 67
200 Medley Relay -Ê1. Wawasee (Candelot, Trame, Oswald, Brown), 1:48.55, 2. Manchester, 3. Wawasee
200 Freestyle -Ê1. Jared Ganshorn (W) 2:05.47, 2. Jared Vermuelen (M), 3. Brad Wear (W)
200 Individual Medley -Ê1. Rob Trame (W), 2:18.57, 2. Jim Baumgartner (W), 3. Noah Smith (M)
50 Free -Ê1. Adam Brown (W) 23.20, 2. Rod Smith (M), 3. Aaron Cassel (M)
Diving -Ê1. Dustin Lytle (W) 206.60, 2. Reed Christiansen (M), 3. Regg Beer (W)
100 Butterfly -Ê1. Mike Oswald (W) 1:02.54, 2. Paul Gilliam (W), 3. Reed Christiansen (M)
100 Freestyle -Ê1. Rod Smith (M) 52.50, #2. Jared Ganshorn (W), 3. Sky Speakman (W)
500 Freestyle -Ê1. Rob Trame (W) 5:46.62, 2. Brad Wear (W), 3. Nic Vermuelen (M)
200 Freestyle Relay -Ê1. Manchester (Cassell, Snell, Christiansen, Smith), 1:40.16, 2. Wawasee, 3. Manchester
100 Backstroke -Ê1. Rafael Candelot (W) 1:00.32, 2. Aaron Cassel (M), 3. Baumgartner (W)
100 Breaststroke -Ê1. Adam Brown (W) 1:05.28, 2. Eric Smith (M), 3. Mike Oswald (W)
400 Freestyle Relay -Ê1. Wawasee (Trame, Ganshorn, Candelot, Brown), 3:52.99, 2. Manchester, 3. Wawasee
