1979-80
KANKAKEE VALLEY (22-2, 7-0 NWHC)
Coach: Gene Miiller
Season Career
Mark Chapman, 6-0 jr. 204
Matt Chapman, 5-11 jr. 241
Dave Grube, 6-4 sr. 247 591
Rich Hanley, 6-1 soph. 30
Scott Helton, 6-1 sr. 59 60
Brian Jonkman, 6-1 soph. 1
Tom Morin, 6-2 jr. 15
Mark Rayonec, 5-8 jr. 20
Mike Sytsma, 6-3 soph. 158
Jim Terborg, 6-1 soph. 9
Mitch VanKley, 6-4 jr. 355
Ed Wireman, 6-0 jr. 8
Dave Zylstra, 6-3 1/2 sr. 182 271
Scores
South Newton Holiday Tourney
76 North Newton 35
57 Rensselaer (ot) 56
75 South Newton 54
56 at Merrillville 45
79 Portage 46
62 at Tri-County 41
71 at Morgan Twp. 62
49 North Newton 29
68 Hanover Central 44
56 at Winamac 44
46 Kouts 34
70 West Central 42
57 Lowell 41
66 at Lake Station 41
55 at Hebron 41
58 Rensselaer 31
79 Knox 52
70 at North Judson 55
61 at Michigan City Rogers 64
73 North White 47
Kankakee Valley Sectional
74 Rensselaer 52
64 Kouts 26
68 Lowell 40
Lafayette Regional
49 Lafayette Jefferson 60
1976-77
KANKAKEE VALLEY (17-7, 7-0 NWHC)
Coach: Gene Miiller
Season Career
Kent Bierma, 6-0 soph. 2
Tim Blaszczyk, 5-9 jr. 22
Dave DeKock, 6-4 sr. 301 433
Don Duttlinger, 5-9 sr. 180 230
Craig Froman, 5-9 jr. 105
Scott Green, 6-4 jr. 0
Ron Joseph, 5-9 sr. 94 94
Bob Kapers, 6-0 jr. 2
Lavaine Murphy, 6-1 sr. 158 233
Dan Myers, 6-4 jr. 111
Rod Nesius, 6-2 soph. 2
Dennis Seegers, 6-0 jr. 29
Rick Sytsma, 6-4 sr. 526 1328
Scores
63 at Merrillville 80
72 at South Newton 63
82 at Knox 54
73 East Gary 51
50 Winamac 44
67 at Rensselaer 55
Lowell Holiday Tourney
64 Lowell (OT) 66
65 Hanover Central 59
66 at North Newton 58
68 North Judson 49
73 at Kouts 81
59 at Lowell 52
55 Frontier 80
62 Hebron 67
79 Tri-County 59
67 at West Central 62
58 at North White 57
49 Calumet 51
54 at South Central 41
81 Hammond Gavit 69
Kankakee Valley Sectional
75 Kouts 62
64 North Newton 41
53 Hebron 45
Lafayette Regional
55 Covington 57
1973-74
KANKAKEE VALLEY (9-12, 2-3 NWHC)
Coach: Jack Helms
Season Career
Andy Anderson, 6-3 sr. 189 316
Joe Banks, 6-1 jr. 9
John Conley, 5-11 sr. 75 222
Dan Hamstra, 6-1 sr. 245 484
Randy Herring, 5-9 soph. 0
Donnie Ketchum, 5-9 sr. 8 10
Chip Murray, 6-9 sr. 194 196
Randy Popplewell, 5-11 jr. 57
Bob Roorda, 6-3 sr. 149 323
Randy Scott, 5-11 jr. 35
John Spurgeon, 5-11 jr. 62
Scott Terpstra, 6-3 soph. 4
Bill Tillema, 6-3 jr. 268
Scores
49 at North Judson 72
67 North White 71
76 South Newton 52
49 Knox 56
50 at East Gary 71
73 Winamac 64
60 Rensselaer 64
62 North Newton 58
42 Gary Emerson 43
61 River Forest 50
46 Lowell 52
49 at Whiting 62
73 at Hebron 52
53 West Central 62
73 at Frontier 62
69 at Tri-County 71
62 at Boone Grove 72
88 at Twin Lakes 80
Kankakee Valley Sectional
83 Kouts 58
68 Rensselaer 67
42 Hebron 52
1978-79
KANKAKEE VALLEY (10-14, 3-4 NWHC)
Coach: Gene Miiller
Season Career
Kent Bierma, 6-2 sr. 158 289
Mark Chapman, 5-9 soph. 116
Matt Chapman, 5-8 soph. 233
Dave Grube, 6-4 jr. 279
Scott Helton, 6-1 jr. 1
Troy Jackson, 5-9 jr. 87
Paul Moolenaar, 5-10 sr. 20 20
Rod Nesius, 6-3 sr. 95 145
Mike Sytsma, 6-2 fresh. 3
Mitch VanKley, 6-4 soph. 284
Don Watt, 6-0 jr. 15
Dave Zylstra, 6-2 jr. 89
Scores
Rensselaer Holiday Tourney
47 North Newton 60
66 South Newton 48
36 Merrillville 77
47 at South Newton 59
60 at Portage 76
73 Tri-County 67
76 Morgan Twp. 68
45 at North Newton 60
50 Winamac (OT) 53
66 at Lowell 80
72 Lake Station 54
60 Hebron 63
49 at Rensselaer 54
68 at Kouts 66
58 at Knox 61
80 at West Central 76
55 North Judson 43
57 at North White 72
52 Calumet 74
47 Michigan City Rogers 68
Kankakee Valley Sectional
50 North Newton 41
47 Rensselaer 43
65 Lowell 42
Lafayette Regional
46 West Lafayette 59
1975-76
KANKAKEE VALLEY (8-14, 3-4 NWHC)
Coaches: Jack Helms; Gene Miiller after 15th game
Season Career
Dave DeKock, 6-5 jr. 128
Don Duttlinger, 5-9 jr. 50
Scott Froman, 6-2 sr. 1 1
Randy Herring, 5-10 sr. 211 282
Mark Lageveen, 5-11 sr. 51 74
Lavaine Murphy, 6-1 jr. 75
Dan Myers, 6-3 soph. 0
Bob Nuss, 6-0 sr. 176 190
Tom Pendergrass, 6-2 sr. 32 32
Rick Sytsma, 6-4 jr. 525
Scott Terpstra, 6-5 sr. 192 256
Roger Walden, 5-11 sr. 15 22
Scores
62 Merrillville 76
62 South Newton 64
77 Knox 60
59 at East Gary 64
52 Winamac 62
65 Rensselaer 62
72 River Forest 69
Kankakee Valley Tourney
66 East Gary 64
62 Lake Central 75
63 North Newton 76
51 at North Judson 52
57 Hanover Central 69
84 Lowell 85
67 at Hebron 89
83 at Frontier 99
58 at Tri-County 78
73 at Twin Lakes 58
63 West Central 52
73 at Calumet 79
67 North White 57
Kankakee Valley Sectional
74 Kouts 68
60 Lowell 65
1972-73
KANKAKEE VALLEY (8-13, 1-4 NWHC)
Coach: Rich McEwan
Season Career
Andy Anderson, 6-4 jr. 127
Joe Banks, 6-0 soph. 0
John Conley, 5-11 jr. 147
Dan Hamstra, 6-0 jr. 139
Donnie Ketchum, 5-8 jr. 2
Bill Mehay 0
Chip Murray, 6-7 jr. 2
Randy Popplewell, 5-8 soph. 68
Bob Roorda, 6-2 jr. 174
Calvin Schoon, 6-1 jr. 1
Randy Scott, 5-10 soph. 2
Jeff Spurgeon, 5-10 sr. 92 92
Steve Sytsma, 6-3 sr. 475 933
Bill Tillema, 6-2 soph. 56
Scores
48 North Judson 55
40 at North White 50
70 at South Newton 66
45 at Knox 65
66 South Central 53
64 at Winamac 71
70 at Rensselaer 87
66 at River Forest 78
Kankakee Valley Tourney
53 Chesterton 57
52 Rensselaer 64
80 at North Newton 58
60 Gary Emerson 64
77 at Gary Wirt 63
58 at Lowell 49
76 Hebron 78
50 at West Central 55
70 Frontier 68
52 Tri-County 56
57 Boone Grove 56
65 Twin Lakes 61
Kankakee Valley Sectional
53 Hebron 62
1977-78
KANKAKEE VALLEY (8-13, 5-2 NWHC)
Coach: Gene Miiller
Season Career
Kent Bierma, 6-2 jr. 129
Tim Blaszczyk, 5-11 sr. 171 193
Burnette 5
Craig Froman, 5-11 sr. 77 182
Scott Green, 6-4 sr. 257 257
Dave Grube, 6-3 soph. 65
Bob Kapers, 6-1 sr. 11 13
Dan Myers, 6-6 sr. 275 386
Rod Nesius, 6-2 jr. 48
Pruis 6
Dennis Seegers, 6-0 sr. 53 82
Don Zylstra, 6-1 soph. 0
Scores
48 Merrillville 77
62 South Newton 65
87 Knox 68
61 Rensselaer 68
North Newton Tourney
52 South Newton 51
38 Rensselaer 59
49 North Newton 47
51 at North Judson 59
60 Kouts 65
45 Lowell 57
84 West Central 59
55 at Frontier 54
48 at Lake Station 40
38 at Tri-County 40
58 at Morgan Twp. 73
54 at Winamac 44
42 at Hebron 53
51 North White 49
44 at Calumet 72
54 South Central 60
Kankakee Valley Sectional
40 Lowell 42
1974-75
KANKAKEE VALLEY (15-9, 2-2 NWHC)
Coach: Jack Helms
Season Career
Joe Banks, 6-3 sr. 126 135
Dave DeCock, 6-3 soph. 4
Randy Herring, 5-10 jr. 71
Mark Lageveen, 5-11 jr. 23
Tim McClugage, 6-0 jr. 10
Bob Nuss, 6-0 jr. 14
Randy Popplewell, 6-0 sr. 260 385
Randy Scott, 5-11 sr. 103 140
John Spurgeon, 6-0 sr. 203 215
Scott Summers, 6-0 sr. 10 10
Rick Sytsma, 6-4 soph. 277
Scott Terpstra, 6-4 jr. 60
Bill Tillema, 6-4 sr. 454 778
Roger Walden, 5-11 jr. 7
Scores
65 at Merrillville 99
69 at North White 46
65 at South Newton 55
48 at Knox 46
72 East Gary 65
66 at Winamac 69
78 at Rensselaer 67
54 at River Forest 60
Kankakee Valley Tourney
77 East Gary 63
53 North Judson 60
57 Whiting 72
70 at North Newton 61
45 North Judson 70
87 at Lowell 72
70 at Hanover Central 49
86 Hebron 69
60 at West Central 65
74 Frontier 72
69 Tri-County 65
66 Twin Lakes (OT) 71
Kankakee Valley Sectional
64 West Central 55
79 Hebron 65
72 Rensselaer 62
Lafayette Regional
75 Turkey Run 92
1971-72
KANKAKEE VALLEY (14-7, 5-2 MWC, 2-3 NWHC)
Coach: Rich McEwan
Season Career
John Abbring, 6-1 sr. 22 45
Howard Altman, 6-0 sr. 97 97
Jerry Banks, 6-3 sr. 114 305
Bill Crownover, 5-8 sr. 8 0
Bernie Dykhuizen, 6-3 sr. 53 69
Mike Fase, 6-4 sr. 18 18
John Hamstra, 6-0 sr. 6 6
Ed Jones, 5-11 sr. 231 372
Mike Ketchum, 5-9 sr. 316 316
Dave Lageveen, 6-2 sr. 236 261
Steve Sytsma, 6-3 jr. 361
John Tillema, 6-2 sr. 27 27
Banks' career total includes 82 points at Wheatfield.
Dykhuizen's career total includes 4 points at DeMotte.
Scores
52 at North Judson 63
76 North White 74
76 South Newton 55
80 at Pioneer 85
75 at South Central 59
60 Winamac 70
60 Rensselaer 61
79 Gary Mann 49
81 North Newton 51
75 Knox 63
White County Invitational
65 West Central 58
70 Frontier 77
74 Gary Wirt 48
71 Lowell 55
63 at Hebron 50
75 West Central 56
77 at Frontier 63
67 at Tri-County 70
85 at Boone Grove 72
80 at Twin Lakes 78
Kankakee Valley Sectional
51 Rensselaer 56
1970-71
KANKAKEE VALLEY (17-5, 7-0 MWC)
Coach: Rich McEwan
Season Career
John Abbring, 6-2 jr. 23
Howard Altman, 5-11 jr. 0
Jerry Banks, 6-2 jr. 99
John Boon, 5-11 sr. 239 268
Mick Capouch, 5-10 sr. 0 5
Bernie Dykhuizen, 6-3 jr. 21
Dick Fulayter, 6-2 sr. 0 0
Ed Jones, 5-9 jr. 141
Mike Ketchum, 6-2 jr. 0
Dave Lageveen, 6-2 jr. 15
Andy Lawyer, 6-4 sr. 134 225
Jim Norwick, 5-10 sr. 34 40
Alan Rockwell, 6-4 sr. 427 993
Steve Sytsma, 6-3 soph. 96
John Tillema, 6-1 jr. 1
Boon's career total includes 29 points at DeMotte.
Capouch's career total includes 5 points at Wheatfield.
Lawyer's career total includes 91 points at Wheatfield.
Norwick's career total includes 6 points at DeMotte.
Rockwell's career total includes 566 points at DeMotte.
Scores
50 North Judson 51
66 at North White 63
61 at South Newton 60
62 Pioneer 61
68 South Central 53
48 Gary Mann 51
67 at Rensselaer 60
Winamac Tourney
47 Winamac 56
56 Rossville 72
80 at North Newton 25
White County Invitational
60 South Newton 62
66 at Wolcott 52
66 at Lowell 60
83 Hebron 64
64 at West Central 53
70 Frontier 47
64 Remington (at Wolcott) 53
85 Boone Grove 73
90 Twin Lakes 53
North White Sectional
72 West Central 48
59 North White 41
66 Twin Lakes 54
Lafayette Regional
62 Lafayette Jefferson 73
