Adlai Stevenson High School - Aurora Yearbook (Livonia, MI)

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Spartans end Interlakes era as champs The Spartans, who started off with losses to Redford Union and Frank¬ lin, turned their season around, win¬ ning six of the next seven games and taking the school ' s sixth consecutive Inter-Lakes League championship. We didn ' t think we were going to be playing that kind of football, said head coach Jack Reardon of his team ' s winning record. Reardon ex¬ pected his team to win only three games this year in a pre-season pre¬ diction. The gridders were guided this year by co-captains Scott Haeger and Jim Schoenle. Schoenle was also elected this year ' s most valuable player. Senior lineman Dan Gjernes led the offense to 1,320 yards rushing as the outstanding offensive blocker. Across the Ime the outstanding defensive player, Schoenle, aided in holding Stevenson ' s opponents to an average 13.5 points per game. The 1981 season marked the end of the Inter-Lakes League Confer¬ ence with Stevenson as a member for sixteen years. The Spartans won an impressive ten league titles. Reardon said that he will mainly miss playing Pontiac Northern, who according to him was always great competition . VARSITY FOOTBALL 1981 Record Redford Union . . 20-6(Ioss) Franklin . . 14-6(loss) Canton . 16-0(win) Farmington . 12-10(win) Waterford . 21-20(win) Flint Northern . 13-12(win) Walled Lake Central 20-7(win) John Glenn . . 8-15(Ioss) Churchill . 29-24{win)

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Athletics . . . ... at SHS means something for everyone, including developing the agility for wrestling, the finesse for golf, the determination for football and the good sportsmanship of team sports. mm m ■■ o : ‘ - . ‘ .. { ' ■ ■ ■ ... ; ,■ ■ ' : -T,; ATHLETICS: Jamie Bettaso pins his opponent. John Fazica putts in a match last fall. Scott Haeger (left) skirts end to keep a SHS drive alive. And, below, the girl ' s tennis team is all smiles as winning season continues.

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,os RTANS p ARTAH! TARTAR? IcPARTi ?ABTA«« ' ARTAH! k SPARTAK: SPARTA] iPARTAN! LSPARTAW iPARTAlfl TARTAR] iPARTASf • ' PARIAN Is partans p SPARTAIfa: fc ' M 4 GRID ACTION: Quarterback Pete Rose gets instructions from coach Reardon late in the Flint game (at right). Spartan defenders including Mark Kovacs stop a powerful Flint team several times in the win over Flint (lower left). Punter Scott Haeger lead the team with an average of — 41 — yards per kick. Senior Haeger makes the cut around end with Lance McKenzie trailing (far left). Coach Jack Reardon tells his team they must play harder to carry the season (far center). Jamie Bettaso ( 68) and Steve Patten ( 67) help their teammates in warmup drills before the game (center, opposite page). VARSITY FOOTBALL: Tom Hamill (from left, back row), Joe Mul- ville, Dan Gilmartin, Brian Youngberg, Duke Relyea, Roger Beaune, Mark Kovacs, Tim Engling, Dan Gjernes. Mike Dougherty (second row), Don McGinlay, Gary Rusiewski, Mike Templeton, Tom Kovarik, Mark Gardner, Mike Arakelian, Chris Sirvinskis, Dave Enders. Kevin Lech (third row) Brian Bileti, Mike Hauser, Tom Wroblewski, Lance McKenzie, John Weak, Pete Rose, Glenn Wright, Dennis Farmer, Dave King and Steve Sitler. John Taur- ianen (front row), Jamie Bettaso, Ron Viovode, Jeff Zelenick, Scott Haeger, Jim Schoenle, Wayne Probst, Mark Mueting, Carl Hill and John Carlin.