Archive - Jan 2013
January 14th
PLYMOUTH — The outcome was different, but it didn’t get any easier for Plymouth’s Pilgrims as they ended a doubleheader weekend with a home win over LaPorte by a final of 51-48 Saturday.
It was a much-needed tonic for a weary team after an NLC slugfest at Concord the night before, but the effects of the tough loss the night before were evident early as the Pilgrims were sluggish on both ends of the floor. Early foul trouble for guard David Lee turned up an unlikely hero in the first half.
PLYMOUTH — Plymouth’s top five has been playing pretty well the past few weeks. When one of the Lady Pilgrims reserves steps up, it makes them downright tough to stop.
Sixth man sophomore Kaydon Fosler gave her team a spark with eight straight points at the front end of an 18-7 second frame, and the Lady Pilgrims cruised to an eventual 56-36 Northern Lakes Conference win over visiting Concord Saturday afternoon.
SOUTH BEND — With potential conference titles on the line next weekend for wrestling teams from both John Glenn and Plymouth, you would expect to see the Falcons and Rockies at their best, all the time, during a big tournament like Saturday’s Northern Indiana Conference super dual.
Yeah. You would expect.
“We did wrestle hard most of the day. The problem is, we need to wrestle hard all of the day,” grumbled Plymouth coach Bob Read following his team’s 3-2 finish in the 12-team mat carnival at South Bend Washington.
Ditto, Glenn coach Tim White.
Girls basketball
CGA resumes play with win
The Lady Eagles hit the court running after nearly month-long holiday layover, and Culver Girls Academy claimed a 71-13 rout of visiting Lakeland Christian Saturday.
Andrijana Cvitkovic and Victoria Christlieb scored 23 and 22 points, respectively, for CGA, and Cvitkovic finished with 15 rebounds and five assists. Alle Baker also finished in double figures with 10 points in the win, which pushes the team to 8-5 on the season.
January 12th
John A. Ketcham
Jan. 10, 2013
HAMLET — John A. Ketcham, 71, died Jan. 10, 2013 in his home.
He is survived by his wife, Jennifer; three daughters, Anna King of Hamlet, Debra (Tom) Boggess of LaPorte and Jackie (Mike) Garland of Minnesota; one son, Ray (Lisa) Ketcham of Plymouth; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; four sisters, Sharon Williams and Brenda Tharpe, both of Knox, Marilyn Rowe of Plymouth and Linda Townley of Curtis, Mich. and two brothers, James Ketcham of Plymouth and Ron Ketcham of Winamac.
Donald Bowser
June 23, 1927-Jan. 10, 2013
PLYMOUTH — Donald J. Bowser, age 85, of Plymouth, passed away at 9:49 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, at his home, surrounded by his loving family.Â
Don was born June 23, 1927, in St. Joseph County, to Elmer and Letha (Bowen) Bowser. Don, and the former Donna Cripe, were married Aug. 28, 1948. Donna preceded Don in death Oct. 3, 2008. Don married the former Phyllis Hutton, in a ceremony at the Church of Christ in Plymouth, Oct. 13, 2009.
Anna Marie Kelley
Jan. 7, 2013
ROCHESTER — Anna Marie Kelley, 95, of Rochester, formerly of Plymouth, died Jan. 7, 2013 at 10:03 p.m. at Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester.
She is survived by daughters, Mariam J. Wagenknecht of Rochester, Sheila (Larry) Shivers of Argos, Janet (Jim) Saunders of Plymouth, Sandra (Raymond) Copas of Bloomington; sons, James “Ed” (Susan) Kelley of Rochester, Richard (Marcia) Kelley of Lake Worth, Fla.; Walter E. (Deloris) Kelley of Plymouth; 15 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and sister, Betty Taulbe of South Bend.
Charles D. Martin
Aug. 8, 1926-Jan. 8, 2013
PLYMOUTH — Charles Duane Martin, 86, of Plymouth, passed away in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center-Plymouth Campus, on Tuesday evening, Jan. 8, 2013.
Charles was born on the 8th of August, 1926, in Alfordsville, the son of Charles O. and Belvia (Fields) Martin.
He graduated from Alfordsville High School and then attended Tech School where he studied auto body repair.
On July 24, 1944 Charles entered active duty in the United States Navy and served until July 4, 1946.
January 11th
DUNLAP — It was not a thing of beauty, but Concord’s Minutemen will take the win as they come away with an NLC home overtime victory over Plymouth by a final of 50-42.
It was a battle of big-time college recruits with Concord’s Franko House — headed for Ball State University — squaring off against Plymouth’s Mack Mercer, and statistically the match favored House, who had 17 points and 10 rebounds. However House was matched up most of the night with one Plymouth defender —Kyser McCrammer — while Mercer spent much of the night triple-teamed by various Concord defenders.
BOURBON — The Lady Trojans started off Homecoming night with a big 52-37 win over Northern State Conference foe Culver Community, but the Cavaliers earned the split with a nip-tuck 46-42 boys win over the host Trojans in an NSC doubleheader at the Trojan Trench Friday night.
CAVALIERS 46, TRITON 42
The Culver Community Cavaliers got a big win over conference foe Triton, 46-42 at the Trojan Trench behind 57 percent shooting from the field.
