East High School - Valhalla Yearbook (West Chester, PA)

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Hockey Several girls who at- tend East were on the Henderson girls' hockey teams this year. The teams had a good season and were greatly assist- ed by East girls. These players will help make up East's own hockey team next year . Row 1: Diane Minshall, Lori Esbiornson, Linda Minshall, Pat Krieg, Kris Schwenzer,Kim Paulson, Robin Cox. Row 2: Helen Felice, Vicki Ebner, Lynn Novosel, Kathy Guckes, Meredith Brightbill. Girls' Basketball Crush 'Grape' Valley! Hey, Wizzy , Score for us--not for them !--Hours of foul shots , lay-ups and passing drills--A bounce pass can make you a star -- Vicki , don'tfoul! Beat Coatesville--lVIaliya--fast- er than a speeding bullet-- Win!--Previews of coming attraction at East--Victory! Standing: Ms. Gloria Guba icoachl, Fay Kirmes ilVlgrJ, Kathy Iaca- bone, Judy Joyce, Wendy Corry, Maliya Abele, Grace Hagy lMgrl. Kneeling: Vicki Ebner, Lori Es- biornson, Carol Wise, Laurie Davis. Cheerleaders L to R: Maria Gaspari, Lauren Shields, Nancy Wolfe. Not Pictured: Chris Pasquarel la.

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Sports Row 1: Steve Kelly, Jan Vanderstelt, Kim Norsoph, AI Smidlien, Terry Reynolds, Lar- ry White, Ray Lanahan. Row 2: Brooke Regester, Steve Dracup, Rob Romain, Gerry Smith, Mike Berardi, Tod Olver, Ben Hewitt, Coach Byrne. Row 3: AI Greene, Terry Conner, Howard Halsey, Joe Shannon, Neal Hulse, Charles Eller. After jumping out to a fast start by winning their first three games , the Warrior football team, composed in part by East players, stumbled and was defeated by Boyertown . This set the stage for a season filled with inconsistency, the high point of which came with a 16-6 win over arch- rival Great Valley, with the 34-12 drubbing at the hands of Owen J . Roberts ranking as the low point of the season . Despite inconsistency and injuries, the Warriors finished the season with a 6-5 record, which marked the ninth consecutive winning season posted by a Warrior football team Another notch was added to West Chester's long history of win- SOCCQI' ning seasons as the varsity soccer team battled its way into sec- ond place in the district finals, qualifying for state pIayoffs.They won the first game in the Eastern regional finals, but were beaten in the semi-final game,posting a 10-3-4 record . Mr. Payton's J.V's also had a winning season, with a 13-4 record . Many of this year's outstanding players are from East and will play for the Vikings next year. c L to R: Bob Rohrbeck, Jim Patterson, Jamie Thompson, Marc Marini, Rich Balmer, Greg Gregus, Mark Rice. Cross-country is a very exciting sport. It consists of long distance running over tracks of 2 .5 and 2 .8 miles long. Dif- - ferent kinds of terrain and the long dis- tances make cross-country running a tough y ns Fil sport. Runners need great stamina and en- durance . The cross-country team for East y 6 at is coached by Mr. Dyke. 1 ' S 4 Q' 'VT'

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Basketball L to R: Kerry Bartley, Mr. Roberts, Tim Hill, Jerry McCormick, Larry Westl ey, John Bruno. Not Pictured: Terry Conner, Alfred Greene. Although the East Senior High Basketball Team has another year to wait until they face an opponent, some ofthe East players can be seen playing for this year's high-riding Henderson Warriors . John Bruno has been an important part ofthe Henderson varsity's quest for a ChesMontCham- pionship. Jim Hill, Kerry Bartley and Steve Nlayo have contributed to the success of the War- rior's J.V. Team. Standing in the wings waiting for next year's action are: 6'6 transfer, Jerry McCormick, Big Al Greene, and Larry Westley. Several girls here at East have competed for West Chester this year and will form a strong nucleus for East Senior High's gym- nastic team next year. The girls' dexterity, coupled with superb gymnastic equipment, promises ateam of great potential . Boy's gymnastics is made up of six events: side- horse, floor exercise, vault- ing, parallel bars, still rings, and horizontal bars. ln each of these events the gymnast makes up a rou- tine consisting of moves he has learned and mastered. He is judged on how well composed the routine is and how well he performs it. Gymnastics L to R: Mary Mulvey, Holly Wright, Debbie Piersol, Ellen Highberger, Patti Kolloff, Sherrie Speaker. Seated: Michelle Wein. 38