Camelback High School - Shield Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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FRESHMEN TRACK — Front Row: Larry Cabossel, David Prescott, Richard Mitchell, Ken Assyd, Skeet Lawson, Tony Petris, Bob Leh- man . . . Second Row: Randy Wilsterman, Mike Sisk, Barry Henreha, Dennis Bierer, Steven Jennings, Roger Sullivan, Steve Bush, Coach Dick Lucas . . . Third Row: Mike Harting, Graig Schmidlin, Alan Garvin, Anthony Barnett, Brian Healy, Dick Counce, Roy Belcher . . . Back Row: Carl Fredricksen, Chuck Hesterberg, Brad Powell, Mike Hennessey, Joe Tomaszek, Ronnie Cordova, Ron Jones, John Bazzill. Cordova, Wilsterman pace frosh WITH A 5-1 record midway into the season, Coach Richard Lucas commented that the freshman track team was one of the best Camelback has had. Ron Cordova and Randy Wilster- man were the top point getters for the team. No new records had been set at midseason, but Coach Lucas said that Steve Bush had a good chance to set a new pole vault mark. The frosh track team was com- posed of 34 active members. Freshman Track CHS Opp. West 76 42 Central 101 17 Alhambra 47 71 Carl Hayden 71 47 Maryvale 60 58 North 69 49 Phoenix Union 52 68 South 41 77 Won 5 - Lost 3 FROSH TRACKMAN Benny Lucero puts the shot during the Central Relays. The meet was composed of valley freshmen. SPRINGING OVER the bar, Larry Cabossel attempts to clear the five foot mark during the meet here against Alhambra. FRESHMAN TRACK 151

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o ' ■ 0Hk r- ■e% JUNIOR VARSITY TRACK - Front Row: Bruce Cohen, Bill Haugen, Ron Johnson, Harry Haver, Mike McConnell, Rick Yerman, Richard Six, Gary Garrett, Coach O ' Jay Bourgeois . . . Second Row: John Coffee, Tom Bohr, Donnie Verner, Steve Pablos, Robin Vanhof, Victor Petrie, Terry Munz, Roger Cohen, Mark DeWitt . . . Back Row: Jim Cofer, Bill Eliot, Dennis Linsday, Robert Covington, John Plecas, John Fields, Keith Jones, Wendel Barnett. Thinclads Win by 50 At Hayden COACH O ' JAY Bourgeois had the job of training the junior varsity trackmen for the varsity team. Outstanding members of the J.V. team also competed on the varsity team. They were Bill Bakley, Jock Scott, Keith Jones, Collin DeWitt and Phil Bates. Regulars on the team, Bob Cov- ington and Curt Stevenson made improvements in the discus while runners Jim Trombetta in the mile and 880, Ron Johnson in the 440 and Steve Pablos in the 100 and 220 bet- tered their previous performances. John Fields was top broad jumper at 19 ' 4 . Junior Varsity Track CHS Opp. West 79 39 Central 59 59 Alhambra 62 56 Carl Hayden 88 38 Maryvale 63 55 North 53 65 Phoenix Union 54 64 South 58 60 Won 3 - Lost 4 - Tied 1 WITH THE discus in flight, Bob Coving- ton follows through. Discus thrower John Plecas waits for his turn in the event. AFTER TAKING the baton from Ron John- son, John Coffee speeds away for his leg of the relay event during Alhambra meet. 150 JUNIOR VARSITY TRACK

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Harriers defeat South For only season win THE VICTORY over South Moun- tain highlighted an otherwise depres- sing season. The team captured the first four places at the South meet with Paul Wilson leading Jim Trom- betta. Ed Penkunas and John Ruk- kila over the finish line. Senior Bill Hennessey was first to the wire against Alhambra. Maryvale and North. No other Spartans placed high enough to help the team total. In interdivisional competition, the team made their best showing at the Squaw Peak Invitational. Wilson and Rukkila won medals and all of the team members finished, even though many of the 300 competitors from the other schools did not. Running THE TEAM ' S outstanding runner, senior Paul Wilson strains to pick-up a better finishing position against North High. KEEPING IN the finishing tradition is Ed Penkunas. All of the Spartan harriers finished the exhausting Squaw Peak meet. against over 200 harriers at the Thunderbird meet. Trombetta and Rukkila placed 22nd and 39th re- spectively. As a team the Spartans were eighth at Papago Park. The varsity squad included two underclassmen. Trombetta. a sopho- more and Ronnie Cordova, a fresh- man. e are building. rationalized new Coach Bob Hudson, and we will be better. This year ' s Junior arsity team posted two wins. Both South and Alhambra were defeated. The lone victory over Alhambra filled the freshmen ' s win column. Freshman runner Ronnie Cordova won seventh place in the city. Varsity Cross Country (low score wins) CHS Opp. South 21 35 Alhambra 35 23 North 34 21 West 73 31 Phoenix Union 50 15 Carl Hayden 50 15 Central 50 15 Maryvale 42 20 Won 1 - Lost 7 Junior Varsity Cross Country CHS Opp. South 23 35 Alhambra „ 27 29 North 52 15 West 42 18 Phoenix Union 50 15 Carl Hayden 46 19 Central 50 15 Maryvale 39 19 Won 2 — Lost 6 Freshmen Cross Country CHS Opp. Alhambra 22 39 North 56 20 West 53 17 Phoenix Union 46 19 Carl Hayden 48 17 Central 41 22 Won 1 — Lost 5