East Noble High School - Legend Yearbook (Kendallville, IN)

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RIGHT: The strain of running two miles on a chilly, damp day, are shown on the face of Senior Craig Balzer after participating in the Regional. BELOW Senior Dave Smith enters the finishing shoot second, at the last home meet of the season. Eventual state runner-up Phil Wvsong crossed the finish line first although the Knights defeated their county rival, West Noble, 20-43. BOTTOM-KNEELING: Dave Smith, Bruce Hamilton, Craig Balzer, Mike Metz, Dave Baker, Dave Smith, Mike Heileman, Mike Gamble. STANDING ]ohn Bherns, Manager Dan Fritz, Bob Freeman, John Pierce, Mike McKenzie, Coach Richard Anderson, Craig Hamlin, Mike Hamlin. ABSENT Robert Taylor, Jack Chronister. 18 Cross Country

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Conference title lost by 45 seconds of play Northwood ' s team kicked off the Knights ' s sixth season with power ending in an unexpected defeat by a last minute touchdown with the score Northwood 7, East Noble 6. Taking no defeat as a loss, the Knights took on the powerful Railroaders of Garrett in a game of pig-skin. The underdogged Knights in a dazzeling display of defensive invincibility along with organized offensive team- work, pulled off the upset of the season downing the Rail- roaders by a score of 14-6. During the first half of the game East Noble was unexpectedly overpowered by the Cadets. A persistent effort by Tom Conley brought the team within victory ' s reach. Then, picking off a pass by the Cadets, he tied the game at the final score of EN 14, Concordia 14. The second most decisive game for the Knights ' season and con- fense which resulted in a 48 to whitewash for Bellmont. Playing before the alumni on home ground the Knights lost their position of conference lead- ers. Filling in for injured Tom Conley sophomore Joe Soboslay though giving his all was not BELOW: In the final minutes of the Bluff ton game, muscles tense, muggy air sur- rounds, the blurred buzzing mass in the stands, ignoring the mosquitoes which bite the sweaty calves of your leg, you wait for the initial snap, and then it ' s up to you. ference standings was with the Eagles of Columbia City. The combination of the ominous of- fensive squad and solid defense proved to be disasterous for the Eagles giving the game to EN by a score of 21-12. This proved to be a feather in their cap for this was the first time the Eagles had ever been downed by the Knights. Senior Garry DeRossett kicking in the extra points on the two touchdowns put the Knights in the winning column again with the score of EN 14 and South Adams 12. Again traveling to Bellmont the Knights were surprised by an amazing barrage of passing of- experienced enough to make ground on the Hornet ' s defense, thus giving a 7 to victory to the Hornets. The last East Noble home game proved a disaster for the DeKalb Barons. Fighting on home ground the Knights took victory over De- Kalb 28 to 10. This win put the Knights in contention for the conference crown once again. Invading Bluffton, the Knights showed their strong defense once again and defeated the Bluffton Tigers by a score of 25 to 16. Bellmont won their final games and beat the Knights out of the NE1C conference title by one- half game. »% f - i kfs »

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1971 CROSS COUNTRY Belliricmt North wood DeKalb West Noble Record 12-3 NEIAC 1st place Sectional 2nd place Regional 7th place South Sidelnvit. 1st place Manchester Invit. 2nd place 15-48 Harriers take conference, place 2nd in sectional Led by senior Dave Smith, the 1971 Cross Country team chalked up another successful season as they ended the year with a 12-3 dual meet record. The Knights have always had talented cross country teams and the team of 1971 proved to be no exception. Coach Anderson was nominated for Coach of the Year award for his outstanding coaching record of 33-9 over three season. Many records became history in ' 71 as the thinly clad runners excelled in their sport. The 1971 edition of East Noble ' s Harriers marked the first team in school history to have more than one man under the ten minute barrier. Seniors Dave Smith and Craig Balzer, teamed with juniors Mike Metz and Dave Baker, along with sophomore Bob Freeman for the best total team time in a season meet. The quintet crossed the finish line in a combined record breaking time of forty nine min- honors with a low score of seventy-one points. The Knights were runners-up in the meet and close behind their sectional rivals with eighty points. The Thinlys went on to place ABOVE: Freshr nan Mike Gamble sprints up the clubhouse hill at the Glen Valley Country Club. Du ring the 1971 season, Mike established a new freshman record of 10:22. utes, eleven seconds. The Knight runners traveled to Fort Wayne early in the season for the South Side Invitational. Strong running paid off as they brought home the Class B Winners Trophy. The Harriers also participated in the Manchester Invitational during the 1971 season. Northern In- diana ' s cross country power, Elkhart, walked off with the top second in the sectional only to have their season ended rather abruptly in the regional as they failed to qualify for the state meet. Cross Country 19