Cobre High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Bayard, NM)

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Take Two Firsts At State Track Meet Eleven Cobre thinclads qualified for state at the district uiccl. lliose quali wu- ss..,- 1 l;t) T ROW, . niiando Rodriguez. Tonimv Chavez. Robert Domingiiez, .Steve Paek. John Poiomski. Roy Jimenez, and Coach Lawrence Johnson. B. CK ROW : Coach Ron Darnell. Eric Lemke. Jack Smith. Jimni) ' Hernandez, Gilbert Ortiz, Ernest Venegas, and Coach Carroll Tucker. Tills year the Cobre thinclads began their track season by traveling to El Paso for the Burgess Invitational where they took si.xth with 29 points. Their next invitational was the Irvin Invitational. At the Canutillo meet the Tribe grabbed eighth with a 27 point total. Tlie Cobre thinclads then went on to capture the Silver relays crown with a total of 96 points to Silver ' s 95. . t their own invitational, Cobre tied uith Mayfield of Las Cruces for second place with 52 points to Jes- uit ' s 66 points, winner of the Cobre Invitational. The Cobre Indians then traveled to Tularosa for the Rose Relays where they finished second. . t this meet, the 880 relay team composed of Venegas, Chavez, Ortiz, and Po- iomski .set a new school record in the 880 relay with a strong 1:32.1. At the KSIL dual track meet, Cobre dominated Silver with a score of 80-66. Steve Pack set a new record in the mile and two mile with times of 4:44.6 and 10:31.6. Cobre then traveled to Gadsden for the Gadsden Invitational where they took first with 91 points. There Steve Pack broke his own school record of 4:44.6 to set a new school record in the mile with a clocking of 4:43.2. .Armando Rodriguez also set a school record by speeding to a 50.1 clocking in the 440-yard dash. Cobre then ran awav with the 1972 district 3-AAA championship with a total of 83 points to qualify 1 1 men for the state meet in Albu- guercjue. At the state 3-AAA meet the Cobre Indians tied for fourth place with Silver with a total of 30 jxsints. Cobre took two first place honors which were Roy Jimenez in the javelin with a toss of 183 ' 2 and the 880 relav team with a winning time of 1:31.3. .Mi Roy Jimenez set a new school record of 177 8 in the javelni at the district meet.

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Indians Attain 3-AAA District Title; Armando Rodriguez shows Robert Domingiiez practices on improving his vaulting height. - - h - - ;: t.... i7» -— k- . ' ! This year the Cobre Indians ran away with the 1972 district 3-AAA title. The district champs were FRONT ROW, Ramon Ortiz, Nickv Smith. Bobby Mimiz, Jesus Villegas, Jerry Maez, Rov Lara, Roljert Dominguez, Jack Smith. Tommy Chavez, John Polomski, Raul Legarda, Julio Jimenez, Albert Perez. Joe Chavira. and Bobby Perez. ' .SECOND ROW. Ralph Delgado, Robert Rodriguez. Nat Francisco. Fernando Padilla. Richard Perez. Mateo Madj-id. .Mike Puentes. Ernest Venegas. Gilbert Ortiz. Eric Lemke . Ned Francisco, Roy Jimenez. Freddv Borunda. Joe Lowe, and Albert Chavira. B.ACK ROW. left to right; Coach Ron Darnell, Ernest Bustillos. Pete Nanez. Rov Hunter. Ramon Macias. ' John Kelh . Robert Feli.v, Lsnford Wilson. ■Mike Houston. Da id Rainey. Armando Rodriguez, Gilliert Garcia, Steve Pack. Raul Martinez. Marco Barraza. Coach Lawrence Johnson and Coach Carroll Tucker.

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I s One of the catchers for the 1972 baseliall season was Carney Foy. Coathini; his team tliiring a tough game is Coach Abe Arnienda