Bishop McNamara High School - Mac Times Yearbook (Kankakee, IL)

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-H- UU Bbg Varsity Baseball Team Posts lm,oressive Season The Varsity Baseball Team had an impressive season record of 26-12, with a first place in All-City, a tie for first with Herscher for the Kankakee Valley Conference -- this being the third conference championship in five years of baseball here at McNamara - and a championship in the Westview District Tournament. Leading the team in hitting was Dave Lambert with a .400 average, 42 hits in 105 at bats. Pitching honors went to Bill Gress who compiled a 6-6 record with a 1.44 ERA. The Irish speedster for the second year in a row was John Arrivo 1 with 20 steals in 21 attempts. 4 T Q A Bbg Bbg .sf X- 1 ff ' T - I A S I N Ni I AQ.-fi' iv .- 1 ' 'T' 5 mix it 1 'sg 33. ' , W , M , , . .3 V f 7-'M S as , . A , Qu .,.,. ' iw.. 1 ray , I8 2 fa 1 4 -2 . if ' 'ga '-Qie.'2.?m'-ta in w ie s.q.11frfmr 5 r for Y . M Q ff . .sa 53, -- . . . I 1- -1 . 9 5. -. f- T ft 'efggss . . lit' W i 41 Bi X R- 1 ig' A 4 ' --1- .. t ' if -r . - 1 ,, , , 5 4' ..a. . - . 1 H -Q : i ,r., I M7 , r' , . I F Z jk ' gf- 1 X . 0 , .' ,si if T s o 1-W s-'2 W' i W ':- 11 1- k .f-. .egkm 3, L .i w ' - Y BPS BPS

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BPS ,gf BPS G49 BPS BPS Above left: Jerry Klobutcher, Ken McGrath, Jerry Johnson, Fr. VanWieI, Bill Veronda, Gary Burns, and Steve Denault. Not pictured are: Mark Moody, Matt Blais, Mark Vaillancourt, and Bob DeMarah. Above rlghtz Cindy McKenna, Tamie Wright, Sherree Walters, Nancy Mortell, and Mary Hiles. Not pictured, Sally Hendron. Left: Jerry Klobutcher wait for the ball to come into his court. Bottom: Mary Hilaa returns the serve in the All-City meet. Teams Net 7st, 2nd in City Although the Boys' Tennis record was 2-6, their true caliber was shown as they tied for first in the All-City Tourney. In District, Jerry Johnson defeated his first opponent, while Bob DeNlarah beat his first two foes to earn himself a semi-final berth. Overall, the teams placed fourth. The Girls' team was enjoying a winning season until they were narrowly beaten by T.F. South, which evened their record to 1-1. They placed second in All-City, as Sherree Walters retained her singles title. BOY 'S TE N N IS Irish Opponent 2 ..... West ...................... 3 1 ..... West 2 ..... ............. 4 1 ..... East .......... ....... 4 4 ..... Bradley ........ ....... 1 1 ..... East .......... ....... 4 2 ..... West ............ ....... 3 0 ..... St. Viator ............. 5 4 ..... Bradley .................. 1 GIRLS' TENNIS 4 ..... Bradley .................. 1 2 ..... T.F. South ............ 3 19

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1' 'D 1. Bbg Far left: Mr. 0'Reilly demonstrates batting techniques to iback rowy Brian Johnson, Steve Blanchette, Paul Tutt, Urontj Klm Collings, Ray Schmidt and Mark Morgan. center teft: Fielding strength was provided by Clark Gregoire, Dave Billadeau, John Arrivo, Craig Kingsnorth, Tim Baldwin, Tim Power and Dave Lambert. Left: Hurlers for the lrlsh, Don Wlsnlewskl, Bill Grass, Tom Kilgos, Brian Woinowski, and All Papineau talk with battery-mates Frank Blenchette and Bill Mayo. Middle: Coach 0'Reilly signals Brian Johnson to hold at third on a close play. Bottom: Don Wisniewski exhibits the rythm of pitching as he checks signals, watches the runner at first, winds up and delivers. rish Opponent lrish Opponent 4 Hillcrest ............. 7 11 Westview ....... 0 8 Grant Park ......... 0 8 Peotone ...... . 2 2 Westview ............ 9 8 Donovan ...... . 1 7 Pontiac .............. 5 9 St. Anne ..... . 1 4 Normal U. High.. 5 2 Griffin .... .. 1 3 Normal U. High.. O 7 Griffin .... .. 5 15 Momence ........... 1 11 Westview ..... . 1 3 Beecher ........ 1 6 Wilmington 1 4 Providence ......... 6 5 Momence .... . 2 4 Providence ......... 7 0 Seneca ..... . 2 8 Grant Park .... 2 7 Donovan 1 5 Herscher ..... .... 1 4 Coal City ....... 3 5 Manteno ..... .... 0 1 Lockport Central 7 2 Milford .... 1 6 Eastridge 3 2 Schurz .... ...... 1 1 4 A. A. Stagg .... 3 8 Schurz ......... .... 9 O St. Frances. .... 9 8 St. Francis .......... 1 3 Bradley ....... . 5 3 St. Francis .......... 2 10 Bradley .... . 0 7 Gilman ..... .... 6 5 Herscher 7 L . Vi .f , , 'ge-35: W V V N -,- -. ,fir V' -'- ' JK 1. r ::?i :?f ...,. - 5 ,. .:71, If f:f': ei? 'T I V :'f?'F.F ':':.' 7 .rel f.-, 4' .,,., reyf J' : g il ' iiiir Q f'5ju it . .. if f i 2 A 'A I J - P ,A:- 1 - I : l 6 . BPS , -'-f-we . , f v 'f 5, V ' ,, g. f g y ge.: ., A . 7 ff M. BPS 21