Boys Scoring Leaders: (Through 12-17-11)

1. Winston Yergler (NJ): 20.0ppg-80 points (4 games)
2. Josh Anderson (JG): 19.2ppg-135 points (7 games)
3. Elliott Coad (K): 18.2ppg-91 points (5 games)
4. John Eckert (NJ): 17.2ppg-69 points (4 games)
5. Trent Elliott (C): 15.4ppg-108 points (7 games)
6. Bryan McKinney (W): 15.3ppg-92 points (6 games)
7. Kendall Hochstedler (NJ): 15.2ppg-61 points (4 games)
8. Marcus Kammrath (SC): 15.1ppg-91 points (6 games)
9. Riley Charlesworth (L): 14.8ppg-89 points (6 games)
10. Allen Biggers (C): 13.4ppg-94 points (7 games)
11. Evan Kruger (WC): 12.0ppg-96 points (8 games)
12. Adam Clindaniel (SC): 11.8ppg-71 points (6 games)
13. Dylan Short (K): 11.2ppg-56 points (5 games)
14. Zach Taylor (OD): 11.0ppg-33 points (3 games)
15. Zach Shidler (W): 10.8ppg-65 points (6 games)
16. Mitch Fingerhut (NJ): 10.7ppg-43 points (4 games)
17. Jake Jones (OD): 10.7ppg-43 points (4 games)
18. Sam Culver (L): 10.5ppg-63 points (6 games)
19. Jacoda Anderson (C): 10.2ppg-51 points (5 games)
20. Craig McIntosh (OD): 10.2ppg-41 points (4 games)
21. Jimmy Rippe (L): 10.0ppg-60 points (6 games)

Coaching Leaders: (Through 12-17-11)

1. Dan Warkentien (SC): 252-103 .709 (16 years)
2. Todd Boldry (K): 190-107 .639 (14 years)
3. Travis Hannah (JG): 139-136 .505 (13 years)
4. Bryan Heimlich (WC): 105-81 .564 (9 years)
5. Kyle Elliott (C): 35-37 .486 (4 years)
6. Kyle Johnson (W): 17-12 .586 (2 years)
7. Phil Shabi (NJ): 4-0 1.000 (1 year)
8. Scot Spoljaric (L): 1-5 .166 (1 year)
9. Matt Crawford (OD): 0-4 .000 (1 year)

Team Records: (Through 12-17-11)

1. Culver: 6-1
2. Winamac: 5-1
3. NJSP: 4-0
4. John Glenn: 3-4
5. South Central: 2-4
6. West Central: 2-6
7. LaCrosse: 1-5
8. Oregon-Davis: 0-4
9. Knox: 0-5

Girls Career Scoring Leaders: (Minimum 300 points)

1. Sarah Redweik-Sr. (W): 667
2. Jordann Frasure-Jr. (NJ): 529
3. Ashley Campbell-So. (OD): 482
4. Elisabeth White-Sr. (NJ): 478
5. Justine Kruger-Sr. (WC): 466
6. Jesse Averone-So. (OD): 463
7. Marissa Hamilton-Sr. (WC): 419
8. Kenley Sanchez-Sr. (NJ): 391
9. Danna Timm-Sr. (NJ): 337
10. Stephanie Shorter-So. (W): 334
11. Hope Wagner-Sr (K): 334
12. Jill Rosenbaum-So. (SC): 316
13. Shelby Gilbert-Sr. (K): 308

Girls Scoring Leaders (through 12-17-11)

(Stats as reported to www.etpearl.com)

1. Jill Rosenbaum (SC): 18.0ppg-144 points (8 games)
2. Ashley Campbell (OD): 17.6ppg-141 points (8 games)
3. Jesse Averone (OD): 13.8ppg-111 points (8 games)
4. Sarah Redweik (W): 13.4ppg-161 points (12 games)
5. Marissa Hamilton (WC): 13.2ppg-106 points (8 games)
6. Alisha McIntosh (OD): 12.7ppg-102 points (8 games)
7. Kyler Columbia (JG): 12.6ppg-114 points (9 games)
8. Kayla Shaffer (C): 12.0ppg-133 points (11 games)
9. Jessica Schramm (W): 11.6ppg-140 points (12 games)
10. Jordann Frasure (NJ): 10.8ppg-98 points (9 games)
11. Justine Kruger (WC): 10.7ppg-86 points (8 games)
12. Mickella Hardy (C): 10.6ppg-96 points (9 games)
13. Katie Schwenk (OD): 10.1ppg-81 points (8 games)
14. Stephanie Shorter (W): 10.0ppg-120 points (12 games)

Career Coaching Records: (through 12-17-11)

1. Terry Minix (OD): 254-136 .651 (19 years)
2. John Hampton (NJ): 112-73 .605 (9 years)
3. Dan Huizenga (K): 110-101 .521 (10 years)
4. Gina Hierlmeier (WC): 81-40 .669 (6 years)
5. Tony Scheub (C): 30-8 .789 (2 years)
6. Rick Budka (SC): 29-41 .414 (4 years)
7. Jeff Wagner (W): 21-14 .600 (2 years)
8. Brian McMahan (L): 4-25 .137 (3 years)
9. Kyle Amor (JG): 2-7 .222 (1 year)

Team Records: (through 12-17-11)

1. Winamac: 8-4
2. Oregon-Davis: 7-1
3. NJSP: 7-2
4. West Central: 5-3
5. Culver: 5-6
6. John Glenn: 2-7
7. LaCrosse: 2-7
8. South Central: 4-4
9. Knox: 2-8

Boys Career Scoring Leaders: (Minimum 300 points)

1. John Eckert-Sr. (NJ): 1,140
2. Kendall Hochstedler-Sr. (NJ): 696
3. Josh Anderson-Sr. (JG): 542
4. Winston Yergler-Sr. (NJ): 514
5. Bryan McKinney-Sr. (W): 437
6. Elliott Coad-Sr. (K): 413
7. Zach Shidler-Jr. (W): 353
8. Spencer Dobson-Sr. (WC): 326

Boys Scoring Leaders: (Through 12-10-11)

1. Winston Yergler (NJ): 20.0ppg-80 points (4 games)
2. Josh Anderson (JG): 19.1ppg-115 points (6 games)
3. Trent Elliott (C): 18.4ppg-92 points (5 games)
4. John Eckert (NJ): 17.2ppg-69 points (4 games)
5. Elliott Coad (K): 16.2ppg-65 points (4 games)
6. Kendall Hochstedler (NJ): 15.2ppg-61 points (4 games)
7. Bryan McKinney (W): 15.2ppg-61 points (4 games)
8. Marcus Kammrath (SC): 15.0ppg-60 points (4 games)
9. Allen Biggers (C): 13.0ppg-65 points (5 games)
10. Riley Charlesworth (L): 13.0ppg-65 points (5 games)
11. Dylan Short (K): 12.0ppg-48 points (4 games)
12. Jimmy Rippe (L): 11.4ppg-57 points (5 games)
13. Adam Clindaniel (SC): 11.2ppg-45 points (4 games)
14. Zach Shidler (W): 11.0ppg-44 points (4 games)
15. Zach Taylor (OD): 11.0ppg-33 points (3 games)
16. Mitch Fingerhut (NJ): 10.7ppg-43 points (4 games)
17. Jake Jones (OD): 10.7ppg-43 points (4 games)
18. Jacoda Anderson (C): 10.2ppg-51 points (5 games)
19. Craig McIntosh (OD): 10.2ppg-41 points (4 games)
20. Evan Kruger (WC): 10.1ppg-61 points (6 games)
21. Sam Culver (L): 10.0ppg-50 points (5 games)

Coaching Leaders: (Through 12-10-11)

1. Dan Warkentien (SC): 252-101 .713 (16 years)
2. Todd Boldry (K): 190-106 .641 (14 years)
3. Travis Hannah (JG): 138-136 .503 (13 years)
4. Bryan Heimlich (WC): 104-80 .565 (9 years)
5. Kyle Elliott (C): 34-36 .485 (4 years)
6. Kyle Johnson (W): 15-12 .555 (2 years)
7. Phil Shabi (NJ): 4-0 1.000 (1 year)
8. Scot Spoljaric (L): 1-4 .200 (1 year)
9. Matt Crawford (OD): 0-4 .000 (1 year)

Team Records: (Through 12-10-11)

1. Culver: 5-0
2. NJSP: 4-0
3. Winamac: 3-1
4. South Central: 2-2
5. John Glenn: 2-4
6. LaCrosse: 1-4
7. West Central: 1-5
8. Knox: 0-4
9. Oregon-Davis: 0-4

Girls Career Scoring Leaders: (Minimum 300 points)

1. Sarah Redweik-Sr. (W): 632
2. Jordann Frasure-Jr. (NJ): 504
3. Ashley Campbell-So. (OD): 467
4. Elisabeth White-Sr. (NJ): 466
5. Justine Kruger-Sr. (WC): 461
6. Jesse Averone-So. (OD): 446
7. Marissa Hamilton-Sr. (WC): 406
8. Kenley Sanchez-Sr. (NJ): 384
9. Danna Timm-Sr. (NJ): 332
10. Hope Wagner-Sr (K): 320
11. Stephanie Shorter-So. (W): 318

Girls Scoring Leaders (through 12-12-11)

(Stats as reported to www.etpearl.com)

1. Ashley Campbell (OD): 18.0ppg-126 points (7 games)
2. Jill Rosenbaum (SC): 17.0ppg-119 points (7 games)
3. Jesse Averone (OD): 13.4ppg-94 points (7 games)
4. Kyler Columbia (JG): 13.4ppg-94 points (7 games)
5. Marissa Hamilton (WC): 13.2ppg-93 points (7 games)
6. Alisha McIntosh (OD): 12.7ppg-89 points (7 games)
7. Sarah Redweik (W): 12.6ppg-126 points (10 games)
8. Kayla Shaffer (C): 11.8ppg-118 points (10 games)
9. Jessica Schramm (W): 11.6ppg-116 points (10 games)
10. Justine Kruger (WC): 11.5ppg-81 points (7 games)
11. Mickella Hardy (C): 10.6ppg-85 points (8 games)
12. Hope Wagner (K): 10.6ppg-85 points (8 games)
13. Jordann Frasure (NJ):  10.4ppg-73 points (7 games)
14. Katie Schwenk (OD): 10.4ppg-73 points (7 games)
15. Stephanie Shorter (W): 10.4ppg-104 points (10 games)

Career Coaching Records: (through 12-12-11)

1. Terry Minix (OD): 253-136 .650 (19 years)
2. John Hampton (NJ): 110-73 .601 (9 years)
3. Dan Huizenga (K): 110-99 .526 (10 years)
4. Gina Hierlmeier (WC): 81-39 .675 (6 years)
5. Tony Scheub (C): 29-8 .783 (2 years)
6. Rick Budka (SC): 27-41 .397 (4 years)
7. Jeff Wagner (W): 21-12 .636 (2 years)
8. Brian McMahan (L): 4-24 .142 (3 years)
9. Kyle Amor (JG): 2-6 .250 (1 year)

Team Records: (through 12-12-11)

1. Winamac: 8-2
2. Oregon-Davis: 6-1
3. NJSP: 5-2
4. West Central: 5-2
5. Culver: 4-6
6. South Central: 2-4
7. John Glenn: 2-6
8. LaCrosse: 2-6
9. Knox: 2-6

Kankakee Valley All-Area Football Team

Offensive Line

Jordan Culp-West Central

Danny Francis-John Glenn

Matt Hurford-Culver

Dustin Knapp-North Judson San-Pierre

Brennon Morning-Winamac

Quarterback

Collin Stevens-Culver

Running Back

Josh Anderson-John Glenn

Ethan Biggs-South Central

Tight End

Charlie Dreessen-John Glenn

Wide Receiver

Micah Budzinski-Culver

Erik Beckman-North Judson San-Pierre

Defensive Line

Spencer Dobson-West Central

Dalton Moore-South Central

Tucker Schultz-Culver

Ryan Williams-John Glenn

Linebackers

John Ahlenius-Culver

Kendall Hochstedler-North Judson San-Pierre

Chantz Marlatt-West Central

Hunter McClellan-Knox

Defensive Backs

Michael Hamilton-West Central

Micahel Minix-North Judson San-Pierre

Jon Stewart-John Glenn

Harold’s Picks: (23-11)

Bremen-42  Knox-7

Jimtown-34  Culver-13

John Glenn-48  New Prairie-7

North Newton-20  South Central-14

West Central-40  Frontier-7

NJSP-34  Winamac-21

Nathan’s Picks: (23-11)

Bremen-42  Knox-7

Culver-14  Jimtown-7

John Glenn-55  New Prairie-0

South Central-21  North Newton-14

West Central-35  Frontier-14

Winamac-14  NJSP-7

Harold’s Picks: (21-8)

John Glenn-42  CMA-14

Knox-14  Culver-12

NJSP-38  Kankakee Valley-7

South Central-41  Lake Station-12

West Central-21  Winamac-14

Nathan’s Picks: (19-10)

Culver-28  Knox-21

John Glenn-35  CMA-14

NJSP-40  Kakakee Valley-20

South Central-35  Lake Station-0

Winamac-21  West Central-7

Harold’s Picks: (14-8)

Bremen-32  Culver-14

John Glenn-55  Triton-7

Knox-34  LaVille-0

Wheeler-48  South Central-7

South Newton-28  West Central-21

Winamac-34  Tri-County-7

Pioneer-21  NJSP-14

Nathan’s Picks: (17-5)

Culver-20  Bremen-14

John Glenn-50  Triton-0

Knox-35  LaVille-7

South Central-28  Wheeler-21

West Central-42  South Newton-14

Tri-County-14  Winamac-13

NJSP-24  Pioneer-20

Harold’s Picks (9-6):

NJSP-48  Boone Grove-0

Culver-27  New Prairie-7

Jimtown-55  Knox-0

John Glenn-58  LaVille-7

South Central-34  Whiting-21

West Central-48  North White-14

Winamac-32  South Newton-14

Nathan’s Picks (11-4)

NJSP-35  Boone Grove-14

Culver-28  New Prairie-7

Jimtown-55  Knox-0

John Glenn-60  LaVille-0

South Central-28  Whiting-14

West Central-42  North White-14

South Newton-21  Winamac-14

Week 3

Harold’s Picks (4-5):

John Glenn-48  Knox-6 (Actual score: John Glenn-53  Knox-8)

Winamac-28  North White-6 (Actual score: Winamac-49  North White-18)

West Central-28  Tri-County-7 (Actual score: West Central-60  Tri-County-7)

Culver-34  Triton-12 (Actual score: Culver-33  Triton-3)

South Central-28  Hammond Noll-14 (Actual score: South Central-33  Hammond Noll-7

Rensselaer-21  NJSP-7 (Actual score: NJSP-26  Rensselaer-14)

Nathan’s Picks (7-2):

John Glenn-28  Knox-0 (Actual score: John Glenn-53  Knox-8)

Winamac-21  North White-7 (Actual score: Winamac-49  North White-18)

Tri-County-21  West Central-20 (Actual score: West Central-60  Tri-County-7)

Culver-35  Triton-7 (Actual score: Culver-33  Triton-3)

Hammond Noll-35  South Central 28 (OT) (Actual score: South Central-33  Hammond Noll-7)

NJSP-28  Rensselaer-21 (Actual score: NJSP-26  Rensselaer-14)

Week 2

Harold’s Picks (1-3):

West Central-35  Caston-21 (Actual score: West Central-38  Caston-8)

South Central-21  Culver-14 (Actual score: Culver-29  South Central-12)

Pioneer-35  Winamac-7 (Actual score: Pioneer-48  Winamac-21)

Jimtown-27  John Glenn-20 (Actual score: Jimtown-14  John Glenn-13)

Knox-20  NJSP-14 (Actual score: NJSP-19  Knox-0)

Nathan’s Picks (4-0):

Caston-21  West Central-20 (Actual score: West Central-38  Caston-8)

Culver-35  South Central-21 (Actual score: Culver-29  South Central-12)

Pioneer-42  Winamac-7 (Actual score: Pioneer-48  Winamac-21)

John Glenn-17  Jimtown-7 (Actual score: Jimtown-14  John Glenn-13)

NJSP-14  Knox-6 (Actual score: NJSP-19  Knox-0)

Harold’s Picks: (0-0)

NJSP-21  Glenn-20 (Actual score: Glenn41  NJSP-6)

South Central-27  LaVille-7 (Actual score: South Central-40  LaVille-0)

Culver-21  West Central-13 (Actual score: West Central-26  Culver-21)

Winamac-21  Knox-14 (Actual score: Knox-41  Winamac-0)

Nathan’s Picks: (0-0)

Glenn-28  NJSP-14 (Actual score: Glenn-41  NJSP-6)

South Central-21  LaVille-0 (Actual score: South Central-40  LaVille-0)

West Central-35  Culver-7 (Actual score: West Central-26  Culver-7)

Knox-21  Winamac-14 (Actual score: Knox-41  Winamac-0)

With the 2011-2012 season upon us, the thought of who to watch comes up. In football the #1 team to watch will be the John Glenn Falcons. The big name of course for Glenn is Josh Anderson, one of the best football players in our area. Josh rushed for over 1,600 yards as a junior last year and has much of his supporting cast back off of last year’s 9-3 team.

Culver suffered huge losses due to graduation last year, but with starting quarterback Colin Stevens (who accounted for over 1,500 yards of offense last year) running the offense once again, you can be sure the Cavaliers will be competitive in every game.

Knox was able to gain much experience last season and will look to be more consistent from start to finish behind quarterback Nevin Miller (last year’s team offensive MVP), offensive lineman Logan Short, and all-conference linebacker Hunter McClellan. Don’t be surprised if the Redskins roll into the sectional with a winning record.

The future is now with the North Judson Blue Jays. Although they only have 3 seniors, the Jays return a lot of experience from last year’s team. Sophomore quarterback Caston Sanchez will be at the helm of an offense which returns senior running back Kendall Hochstedler and senior offensive lineman Dustin Knapp.

When it comes to South Central football one name that is known very well is Ethan Biggs. He’s the school’s all-time leading rusher heading into his senior year and will be the main focus of the offense under new head coach Mel Hay. The Satellites will also be aided by the return of senior lineman Dalton Moore.

West Central’s offense will also be paced by one of the area’s best football players, Spencer Dobson. At 6’2 200lbs, Spencer is the perfect blend of speed and physicality. Running behind fellow seniors Jordan Culp and Bryce Tanner, look for the Trojans to collect quite a few rushing yards this season.

According to Winamac head coach Tim Roth, a name to remember for this season is Alex Gudas. Alex has played the previous three seasons behind Winamac’s all-time leading rusher Eric Sass. Roth feels though that Gudas will make a great name for himself this season as the Warriors’ feature back. Behind junior quarterback Zach Shidler, Gudas has a great opportunity to emerge as one of our area’s best runners.

In volleyball the two big teams last season were Knox and Winamac. Both teams suffered tremendous losses due to graduation, but both Coach Skelly (Knox) and Coach DeFries (Winamac) feel that their programs are set, and expect nothing less than another Sectional Championship. Both teams will be led by phenomenal senior athletes. Knox’s Hannah Folkers will lead the charge to win the school’s third consecutive sectional title, while Sarah Redweik of Winamac will be looked to lead the Lady Warriors to their fourth consecutive championship.

Be sure to keep up with our area schools in all sports all season long on WKVI FM (99.3), WKVI AM (1520), and on the web at wkvi.com!

Here are the pairings for the 27th annual IHSAA Softball State Tournament…

1A

49 @ Whiting

LaCrosse vs. Kouts

50 @ Caston

West Central vs. South Newton

51 @ Triton

South Central vs. Argos

2A

34 @ Boone Grove

NJSP vs. Boone Grove; Culver vs. Winamac

3A

18 @ Griffith

Knox vs. Griffith

19 @ South Bend St. Joe

John Glenn vs. Plymouth

Best of luck to all eight of our area softball teams in this year’s post-season!