Evanston Township High School - Key Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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126 oy 9 mnastics F EVANSTON OPPONENT 102.55 112.38 Maine West 80.73 61.20 Glenbrook South 96.92 89.65 Niles West 102.20 87.90 Glenbrook North 111.84 124.58 Maine South 101.87 124.58 Maine East 103.78 131.58 New Trier 106.39 133.54 Highland Park Won 3 Lost 5 CSL Meet - Sth Place Stale Districts - 3rd Place 'Ji? pllr 1 E-, ., Am E, M c'9'-4-, RIGHT: THOSE MUSCLE MEN, lohn Bladen, Pat Bush, and Andy Pigozzi prepare for their meet. ABOVE: IN STEADY CONCENTRATION, Scott Smith executes a pike on the rings. CENTER: CONQUERING THE PARALLEL BARS, Andy Pigozzi scores well. UPPER LEFT: PERFORMING AT HIS PEAK, Eric Sward scores very high performing a hand stand on the parallel bars. Boys' Gymnastics ' Q '9+gv1ggf1i'? , 75 W sfiw Q if WMM , f f , , J WA X 5' I , 6 , if V Q ' 3 AQ....,,-,v is .,. vi, , ... f. I Q -K 2. A K

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.40 , L as- ,W I ABOVE: STRUGGLING FOR THE ESCAPE Tom McMillan cannot be held down. CENTER: RIDING HIS NEW TRIER OPPONENT Robert Godwin waits for time to run Out. UPPER LEFT: HOLDING ON TO HIS OPPONENT Scott Hunter will not be denied his victory. W f X I f . ,X ' if Q S VARSITY WRESTLING: FIRST ROW: Chris Fontana, Fernando Bercasio, Clifford Cox, Tom Andrews, Robert Wright, Howard Rosenblum, lirair Poladian, Coach Elias George. SECOND ROW: Terry McMillan, Tony Barksdale, Don Gill, Mark Harris, Mike Sudduth, Robert Godwin, Rodney Miller, Coach Greg Simms. aff A X ..- -R, IUNIOR VARSITY WRESTLING: FIRST ROW: Anthony Combs, Keith Morales, Aaron Sussman, Patrick Decatos, Brian Finley, Aubrey Hunter, lohn Mathis, Brett Kay, Gregory White, Chris Lundberg. SECOND ROW: Matt Shipley, Terry Loving, Michael Averback, lames Holmes, Randall Benson, Larry Dawson, Michael Thomas, Charles Borchers, jonathan Miller, Niles Goldstein, Coach Frank lohnson. Catch as Catch Can by jenny Wright I I restling is a tougher sport than most others, because it requires more dedication and self-discipline. It will help these kids a lot later in life, said Varsity Wrestling Coach Elias George. The sport of wrestling, which is even mentioned in Homer's Odyssey, is one of the most ancient sports that has survived until today, and it is surprising that so little is known about the wrestling teams in our school. Coach George, however, feels the sport is gaining more recognition, and that the teams have been improving every year. Varsity team member Michael Sudduth agreed. Last year it was only a few individuals who would do well, and the rest of the team wouldn't. This year we had a much more solid team. There were good lightweights up through the heavier weights. Coach George called this year's team members dedicated and hard working, and the team's records certainly prove this. The Varsity wrestling team had a ten and four season and placed second in the State Districts and fourth in the State Sectionals. Tom Andrews and Michael Sudduth competed in the State Wrestling Meet, and Tom Andrews went on to win itl Special mention should be made of the freshmen team, which had a particularly outstanding season with a record of nine and one. According to Coach George, the team knew what their goal was, planned for it, and achieved it. Michael Sudduth also pointed out that the team worked better because there was a minimum of competition between members, which could slow down the progress of any team, and which can especially be a problem in wrestling, where the athletes are not called upon to work physically as a team while competing with other schools. A good team is expected for next year, since many members will be moving from the junior varsity and freshman levels to the varsity level. Thus, the wrestling team has done a First-Class job this year, and is likely to bring even more schools down to the ground next yearl Wrestling 125

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1 4 f --.U -. W . f , , we ABOVE: THE STRENGTH of john Bladen is shown as he performs on the rings. CENTER: PREPARING FOR THE DISMOUNT Tom Shwartz executes perfectly. VARSITY GYMNASTICS: FIRST ROW: Pat Bush, Tony Beard, Andy Pigozzi. SECOND ROW: Burt Stencel, Tom Schwartz, Mike Whiteley, Darryl Shrock. A 2 is 'M 3 . n 1 5, , ,li A 'A 7 .Q . j r 5' A I L - i 'A Whit WW' 'I 4 . 1: V I - , .. a I Z lj 5 . i -I - 'A I 2 1 I t I S 4 .34 '2. ll 'G 'f . 1 ' u gm 3- 5 i n .'Z . Q it . , , . X J A ,P j jUNlOR VARSITY: FIRST ROW: Thomas Stepp, Diego Sanchez, ling. Aaron Nessel, jonathan Nessel, Tim Shea, Eric Sward. SECOND ROW: Scott Smith, Raymond Crooks, Don Williams, Oscar Ramirez, Kyle Perkins, David Geaslin, Coach Peter Hemmer- Better than by Ann Theodore oys' gymnastics, with the high bars, the pommel horses, the rings, the evens, and the mats, is not one of the best known sports fsuch as the popular football or basketballj, and it has a relatively small team, but it still has had its share of successes over its three month season. The boys' gymnastics team has, at times, been referred to as a just above average team , and the season, in the beginning, seemed to support this description. The season started out somewhat badly with the injury of john Bladen, who has been praised as the team's best all around man. Also, at the beginning of the season, the gymnasts were only scoring in the eighties, instead of the 90-100 ratings which have been their goal. john Bladen was not the only member of the team who was injured in gymnastics this year. We had our share of injuries, said junior Andy Pigozzi, a three year veteran of the team. But only two or three people had serious average problems, and it didn't affect us too much. lndeed, the injuries do not appear to have seriously affected the team's performance in competition. As the season progressed, as the team practiced more and more and got into the swing of things, the team's scores improved. ln fact, the team, at one meet, received the score of one hundred and sixteen points: the highest score reached by a team in the last four years, which is hardly the product of a just above average team. Not only did the team score high this season, but several members also placed at the district and sectional competitions. One member of the team, junior Tom Schwartz, even made it to state and, at the state competition, Tom placed seventeenth on the pommel horse. The future of the boys' gymnastics team is looking pretty good, too. Although the team is losing many good members with the graduation of its seniors, several of the remaining gymnasts see reason to anticipate continuing im- provements and eventual perfection. Boys' Gymnastics 12