Pride Issue 9

Plymouth High School 2011–2012

Pride Issue 9

General Information

Team Information

Team Physicians

Dan Tyree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Superintendent

Nickname: Rockies/Pilgrims

Tony McPherron, D.O. Tod Stillson, M.D. Joel Schumacher, M.D.

Dr. Rodger Smith. . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Superintendent Jim Condon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Principal Andrew Hartley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Principal Ken Olson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Principal Roy Benge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Athletic Director John Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Athletic Director

PHS Colors: Crimson & White PHS Song: Illinois Loyalty

WINTER COACHING STAFF

Mary Beth Hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Athletic Secretary

Boys Basketball

Girls Basketball

Board of Education

Ryan Bales . . . Head Coach

Dave Cox . . . . Head Coach

Scott Michel . . . . Assistant

Dave Duncan . . . Assistant

Geoff Scheetz . . . Assistant

Lindsay Rogers . . Assistant

Kyle Benge. . . . . Assistant

Corey Duncan . . Assistant

Tony Plothow. . . JV Coach

Elaine Hessel. . . Volunteer

Grant Fulton. . . . . . . . . .

Eric Carmichael . JV Coach

. . . . . . . Freshman Coach

Ted Hayden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Freshman Coach

Wrestling

Dan Dewar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Freshman Coach

Todd Samuelson

Larry Pinkerton

Melissa Christiansen

Frank Brubaker Larry Holloway

Thank You . . .

OUR

MAJOR

SPONSORS

PHS BOOSTER CLUB Oliver Ford Women’s Big Red Open Men’s Big Red Open / Alumni Association Joe Martin Country Auto Dodge Drive for Your School Michiana Contracting Culligan Soft Water US Granules Delmonte Yoder’s Sporting Center Dr. Tony McPherron – Speciality Orthopedics Coca Cola The UPS Store – Lisa Poczik Bruno’s Pizza Slam Dunk Marketing Town and Country Press, Inc. Zimmerman Photography

Bob Read . . . . Head Coach Ryan Rust . . . . . Assistant John Mills . . . . . Assistant Jim Calhoun . . . Volunteer Jessie Huerta . . Volunteer

Boys Swimming Leanne Senter . . . . . . . . . . . Head & Diving Coach

Gymnastics Dr. Tony McPherron . . . .

Girls Swimming Katie Kappler. Head Coach Beth Corbett . . . Assistant Leanne Senter . . . . Diving

Beth Corbett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Coach

Cheerleading

Trainer Ryan Carroll

Varsity: Olivia Hilliard, Kendall Cooper, Alex Moore, Schae Stein, Madison Good, Ella Portteus, Haley Stein, Darian Sarna Junior Varsity: Holly Gosky, Danielle Erickson, Rachel Hacha, Markee Farley 1 1

Scholar Athlete of the Month

BOYS VARSITY BASKETBALL

T

The Scholar/athlete for the month of January is Ryan McNeil, son of John & Linda McNeil. Ryan is 16th in his class with an 11.045 GPA. He is Vice President of Varsity Club, a member of Pep Club and the National Honor Society and is currently on the basketball team. Ryan plans to attend college to study Business or Criminal Justice.

he PHS varsity boys basketball team went 1-1 last

weekend bringing their record to 7-4. The coaching staff made some changes in the line-up and won a huge NLC conference game on Friday beating Concord 61-51. Senior, Ryan McNeil, led the Pilgrims with 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.

Ryan McNeil

Fellow senior, John Ruff, scored 14 points, had 3 rebounds and led the team in assists with 6.

Sophomores, Mack Mercer and Tom Felke each had 8 points.

Mercer also grabbed 5 rebounds.

The Pilgrims struggled scoring against the Laporte Slicers the next evening losing 45-59 shooting only 28% in the first half. Mercer led the team with 15 points and 6 rebounds. McNeil added 9 points and Ruff grabbed 5 rebounds.

Plymouth will host conference rival, Northridge, on Friday, Jan. 27, for Homecoming and host Mishawaka, on Saturday, Jan. 28.

Both JV games start at 6:15 pm.

 “Zap the Zebras” made by Katie Galloway and Carly Berger.

 4

GIRLS VARSITY BASKETBALL

T

he PHS girls’ varsity basketball team is 4-11 on the

season. The Pilgrims went 1-1 last week losing to LaPorte 25-31.

Junior, Amber Redinger, led the team with 7 points and 9 rebounds.

Junior, Lauren Tanner, added 6 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Freshman, Hunter Stevens, had 6 points and 4 rebounds.

Plymouth came back to pick up a conference win beating Concord 47-38 with 4 team members scoring in double figures. Stevens had 13 points and 7 rebounds.

Fellow freshman, Haley Harrell had 12 points. Juniors, Redinger and Tanner each scored 11 points. Redinger led the team in rebounds and steals with 10 boards and 4 steals, and Tanner grabbed 6 boards. The Pilgrims travel to Wawasee on Saturday, Jan. 21, with the JV game at 6:15 pm. Plymouth will host S.B. Clay on Tuesday, Jan. 24, with the JV game at 6:00 pm.

 

“Incinerate the Indiana” made by

Brandon Baird and Vivian Esther Contrares

GIRLS JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL

T

he JV team is 11-4 on the season. Plymouth went 1-1 last week beating LaPorte 30-6 and losing to Concord 34-50. Against LaPorte, Kaydon Fosler had 9 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals. Dylan Holiday added 8 points. Allie Wright had 5 points, 3 assists and 5 steals. Against Concord, Holiday led the team with 14 points, Fosler had 11 points and 7 rebounds. Meagan Fisher had 3 assists and 7 steals. The Pilgrims travel to Wawasee on Saturday, Jan. 21, with the JV game at 6:15 pm. Plymouth will host S.B. Clay on Tuesday, Jan. 24, with the JV game at 6:00 pm.

GIRLS FRESHMAN BASKETBALL

T

he girls’ freshman team is 7-8 on the season. The young Pilgrims won two games last week beating Elkhart Memorial 23-17 and Columbia City 24-19. In the Warsaw Tourney, Plymouth beat Northridge and lost to Warsaw in the finals. Plymouth will host Northridge on Thursday, Jan. 26, at 6:30 pm and on Monday, Jan. 30, S.B. Adams at 6:00 pm.

9

GIRLS SWIMMING

BOYS SWIMMING

T

he PHS boys’ swim team lost to Elkhart Memorial 67-112 in a conference swim meet

last week. First place finishes went to junior, Brady Ruffing, diving, senior, Jared Hill, 500 free and sophomore, Tom Serf, 100 back. The boys’ team will travel to Tippecanoe Valley on Monday, Jan. 23, for a 6:00 pm meet. The Pilgrims will swim in the NLC Championships in the pre-lims on Thursday, Jan. 26, at Northridge and the finals on Saturday, Jan. 28, with diving at 9:00 am and the finals at 1:00 pm.

T

he girls’ swim team lost to Elkhart Memorial last week 68-113. Placing first for the Pilgrims were Layne Holloway, 50 & 100 free, Alayna Holmquest, diving, Lauren Page, 100 Fly & 100 back and Katelyn Brown, 100 breast. At the NLC Championships, Plymouth finished 8th. In the finals, Holmquest finished 5th in diving and the 200 freestyle finished 8th. The Pilgrims will travel to S.B. St. Joseph on Tuesday, Jan. 24, for their last regular season meet.

Plymouth will compete in the IHSAA Sectional prelims on Thursday, Feb. 2, at Warsaw at 5:00 pm.

BOYS JV BASKETBALL

T

he JV team is 3-8 on the year.

Last weekend, the Pilgrims lost to Concord 22-36 and to LaPorte 24-34. Plymouth will host conference rival, Northridge, on Friday, Jan. 27, for Homecoming and host Mishawaka, on Saturday, Jan. 28. Both JV games start at 6:15 pm.

BOYS FRESHMAN BASKETBALL

T

he freshman boys’ basketball team is 5-6 on the season. Last week, the young Pilgrims lost to Triton 20-40 and to Concord 26-33. In the Tippecanoe Valley Tourney, Plymouth lost to Triton 38-27 and beat Bremen 32-17 in the consolation. Plymouth will host S.B. St. Joseph on Tuesday, Jan. 24, and Northridge on Thursday, Jan. 26. Both games start at 6:30 pm.

16

“Trample the Tigers” made by Cassie Gaines, Zach Mahan, and Brianne Van Hattum

WRESTLING

T

Osman Solis, 113, Horvath, 160 and Pickford 220. The following

he PHS Rockie Wrestling

seniors and their parents were

team is 13-12 on the season.

honored on Thursday, Jan. 12,

Plymouth beat Concord 56-18

before the Concord meet: Cody

for a conference win. Winning

Benne�, son of Jerry Benne� &

matches for the Rockies were

Linda Richter, Ian Horvath, son

Ryan MacLain, 113, Kam

of John & Jennifer Horvath and

Markovich, 120, Luke Schumacher,

Jacob Segraves, son of Jerry &

126, Steven Abair, 132, Ian

Jennie Mikesell. Plymouth will

Horvath, 160, Jacob Pearson,

compete in the NIC Super Dual

170, Aaron Houin, 182, Corey

on Saturday, Jan. 14. Plymouth

Wallace, 195, Jacob Segraves,

will host a 12-team JV Invitational

220, and DeAndre Pickford, 285.

on Saturday, Jan. 21, at 9:00 am.

Plymouth went 3-2 at the NIC

The varsity will compete in the

Super Dual beating S.B. Adams

NLC Championships at Warsaw

51-24, S.B. St. Joe 53-30 and John

at 9:00 am. Plymouth will host

Glenn 36-33. The Rockies lost to

the IHSAA Sectional on Saturday,

S.B. Clay 18-48 and to Penn 3-68.

Jan. 28, at 9:00 am.

Finishing 4-1 on the day were

UPCOMING

IHSAA TOURNAMENTS AT PHS Sat., Jan. 28 @ 9:00 am WRESTLING SECTIONAL Sat., Feb. 25 @ 1:00 – 3:30 GIRLS BASKETBALL SEMI-STATE Tue. – Sat., Feb. 28 – March 3, BOYS BASKETBALL SECTIONAL Sat., March 10 @ 10:00 -12:00 – 8:00 BOYS BASKETBALL REGIONAL

G Y M NA S T I C S

T

he gymnastics team is 2-0 on the season in head to head competitions. The Pilgrims beat Lowell 97.5 – 79.95 and

Tippecanoe Valley 97.5 – 29.7. Freshman, Cassi Quissell, placed first in the vault, bars, floor and all around. Junior, Traci Longanecker, finished first in the beam second on the floor and all around. The JV won 62.4 – 37.1. The following seniors and their parents were honored before the start of the meet: Maggie Morrow, daughter of Dave & Chris Morrow, Mandy McPherron, daughter of Tony & Kris McPherron and Stephanie Rosas, daughter of Alfonso & Yolanda Rosas.

Plymouth will host West Noble Monday, Jan. 23, at 6:00 PM.

21

Photo by Ron Zimmerman

Varsity cheerleaders at a girls basketball game

Varsity basketball team getting ready to play

JV Players helping with the half time contest Photo by Ron Zimmerman

Coaches Bales, Scheetz and Benge

John Oliver shooting T-shirts to the crowd

Photo by Ron Zimmerman

12

Photo by Ron Zimmerman Photo by Ron Zimmerman

13