Elkhart High School - Pennant Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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1977 Girls' Swimming ECHS OPP Tippecanoe Valley 131 41 South Bend Clay 112 59 Wawasee 98 76 Concord 106 66 S B LaSalle 91 81 Goshen 103 66 Memorial 103 63 Munster 64 108 Culver 102 70 Mishawaka 115 58 S B Adams 85 87 Highland 93 79 S B Washington 109 60 S B Riley 98 72 Penn 111 61 Merrilville Relays 7th Diving Invitational 1st Goshen Relays 1st NIC Tourney 3rd Sectional 1st State 16th Season record 13 2 Girls' Varsity Swimming Team— Front Row: Mary Anderson, Sue Thompson, Chris Merchant, Bonnie Free. Karen Ferguson, Theresa Fons, Kim Lidy. Row 2: Kim Young, Peg Stokel, Edith Roltsen, Carla Nye, Jamie Sachs. Lydia Rodino, Marianne Arko, Sue Harreld, Lynn Altemeyer. Row 3: Deb Fenton. Diane Schlundt. Kris Southworth, Kathleen Laughlin, Katie Frahm, Lanie Mossey, Nina Free. Joan Anderson. Cheryl Paul. Row 3: Tracy Pfaff. Tracy Grubb, Mickie Miller, Linda Comer, Asst. Coach Chuck Best. Coach Karen Leeth. Girls’ Swimming 27

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 by Mary White Girls' Swimming Hard work propels Wave to sectional win Hard work. . . coming in to morning practices and practicing five or six times a week,” largely led to the success of this year’s Blue Wave girls’ swim team claims coach Karen Leeth. With goals set as high as winning the Sectional, the Goshen Relay, and placing second in the Diving Invitational, the team had much to strive for. They accomplished these goals and more by winning all three. The Blue Wave also finished an outstanding third in the NIC. Out of the Sectional championship team came the following State qualifiers: Sue Harreld, Marianne Arko, Jamie Sachs, Karen Ferguson, Chris Merchant, Tracy Grubb, Tracy Raff, and Miki Miller. These girls compiled enough points to place the team 16th in the state. Sophomore Tracy Grubb received the highest honor of the Central swimmers by placing 4th in the diving competition. The divers, who will all return next season, were helped greatly by the new assistant coach Chuck Best. “Having a diving coach who could stay there with the divers all the time and work with them really helped,” commented Mrs. Leeth. Honors were also given to other members of the team for their outstanding performances. Nina Free, Tracy Grubb, Sue Harreld, and Karen Ferguson all received High Point awards for their respective classes. Miki Miller was this year’s High Point diver while Sue Thompson received the Mental Attitude award. The Most Valuable Participant and the Over All High Point trophies were won by Sue Harreld for her outstanding leadership and swimming ability. With her powerful freestyle stroke, Kim Lidy swam her way to the girls’ swimming scholarship. Coach Chuck Best instructs Tracy Pfaff on her next dive during the Diving Invitational. In flight, Tracy Grubb strikes a front dive with near perfection. Coming up for a breath, Marianne Arko, checks her opponents during the breaststroke competition. 26 Girls’ Swimming

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by Doug Cogan Blazer Hysteria Rowdie rascals spark BLAZERMANIA A new word was introduced into the Central dictionary this year. It’s called “Blazermania.” You can’t understand this word by reading its definition: you have to experience it. Those dedicated Blazer fans who loyally spent their Friday and Saturday nights at North Side Gym watching the Big Blue win basketball games know what it means. In fact, they were responsible for creating the word. In doing so, they added a new definition to a more conventional word, “spirit.” Many fans among Central’s rowdy regiment replaced E sweaters with “Sleek Greek” shirts and paper hats, and worn out cheers with distinctly new ones. “We will, we will beat you!” “Coach Kindy, won't you smile for us!” “California oranges, Texas cactus, we play Concord just for practice!” And, of course, there was Aaaaoooww,” the silent cheer and the Gong Show Dance. Maybe none of these make sense to you, but, as was said before, you had to be there to understand it. 28 Blazermania With so much to cheer about. Vaughn Wamsley is one of many fans who spontaneously becomes ROWDIE! The men from the Sleek Greek Brigade grunt, but withstand the strain of a human pyramid with the cheerleaders.