Columbus North High School - Log Yearbook (Columbus, IN)

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Canines capture SCC; complete schedule 6-2 Effort and several key performances sparked the CHS trackmen to a 6-2 record, to third in the sectional, fourth in the regional, and to a big South Central Conference championship. The Dogs won the SCC by defeat- ing Bloomington, 59 72-57. However, they were able to win only one event, the high hurdles with John Ruffin. The results of the regional had the Canines qualifying two Individuals and the mile relay team for the state meet. Going to state were Walt Pieper in the mile, Terry Schmidt in the 100 and 220 yard dashes and the relay team of Tom Mohler, Gary Cooper, Brent Vautaw and Pieper. At the state, the Dogs failed to place in the scor- ing column. Several records were tied and broken this year. Dave Andress tied the pole vault record twice at 13-0 and Schmidt tied the school century mark at 9.9. The only record-break- ing performances were made by Pieper as he shattered the Columbus Relays record in the mile and re-set the Richmond Relays record in the same four-lap event. Hoping to clear the bar, Dave Andress pushes 13 feet to qualify for the regional. 1. Releasing the power, Charles Hadley follows through on his throw in the shot put at the Sey- mour sectional. Skimming the highs, junior John Ruffin leads Seymour ' s Don Lawrence in the finals of the SCC. Ruffin won the event in 15 seconds flat. 120

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Canines end 15-11, 2nd in SCC !. VffW ' § p BASEBALL — Front Row: Dave Lanham, Gary McClure, Larry Doty, Mike Kistler, Kevin Tag- gort, Gary Welmer, Rick Bumbalough. Second Row: Steve Jones, Steve Gonzenbach, Dan Ritz, Scott Simpson, Steve Phillips, Gerry Schooler, Ron Smith. Back Row: Carl Jordan, Bill McGin- ley. Max Stroud, Clint Moron, Ken Griner, Gene Allman, coach Bill Stearman. At the start of the baseball season, coach Bill Stearman remarked, If we can find any kind of pitching, the Dogs will have a good year. While a 15-11 record can hardly be called fantastic, at mid-season it looked as through the Canines had found the mound-work. All through their schedule the Dogs ran into numerous close losses, start- ing with a defeat to state power South Bend Clay. The Dogs ' power led to a second place in he SCC tourney that gave Columbus the conference all-sports trophy for the first time since 1964. The season ended on a very low note when Columbus was upset in the second game of the sectional by Jen- nings County. Kevin Taggart was named the team ' s MVP. Clint Moron, led in team hitting at .426, was the only Dog named all-conference and Ken Griner was named the team captain. Moron also was the squad ' s most prolific pit cher. Scrambling back fo firsf, a Seymour base- runner tries to elude the pick-off attempt by pitcher Bill McGinley to his first-sacker, Gary Welmer. The Dogs lost the first game of the double-header but tied the second after it was called because of coldness. 119

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TRACK — Front Row: Charles Hadley, Note Oglesbee, Gary Cooper, Terry Schmidt, Dave Andress, Walt Pieper, John Kent, John Voelker. Second Row: Mark Hunter, Mike Lee, Wes Fitz- patrick, Donneal Cottrill, Steve Cox, Larry Oden, John Carr, Brent Vautaw, Ken Crouch, manager Frank Beabout. Third Row: Rex Graham, Andy Nebesny, Bill Stitsworth, Garry Barker, Myron Webb, Bill Zeller, Stan McQuinn, Tom Cline, manager Jody Palmer. Fourth Row: Ron Ham- lin, Keith Scheibel, Gary Bode, Cary Vande- steeg. Gene Weaver, Tom Mohler, Darrell Foist, Jamie Carmicheal, manager Steve Ellison. Bock Row: coaches Charles Srurgeon, Wally Murray. TRACK Opponent CHS Bedford .45 73 Brownstown Central 38 V2 89 ' A Edinburg .20 Manual .61 57 Bloomington .52 Indianapolis Wash. .66 59 Indianapolis Howe .23 Shelbyville .58 68 Waldron .22 Martinsville .20 98 Jeffersonville .40 72 38 V, 68 Madison Richmond Relays — 5th Franklin Relays —2nd Columbus Relay s 6th sec— 1 si Sectional — 3rd Regional — ■■ 4th Going info the final stretch, Terry Schmidt with teammates Darrell Foist and Tom Mohler battle Manual for the 220-yard victory. Wanning up with some squat-thrusts, Walt Pieper gets ready for the mile run in the SCC championship at Columbus. 121