Ernest Seaholm High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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Junior Beth Hockman gains momentum and takes During a victorious romp over Birmingham Groves, careful notice that her toes are pointed as she senior Katie Dahn demonstrates her skills on the prepares for her dismount ■ a difficult trick called uneven parallel bars, scoring an outstanding a flyaway. pholo by Doug Engle 8.3. pholo by Doug Engle FRONT ROW: Coach Sue Chrostek. Beth Fouracre. Erin Ryan. Teuta Bardha. NOT PIC- Hockman. Usa Cassell. Katie Dahn. Suzanne TURED: L. Knoph. S. Wright. H. Robinson. Corej. Lee Hammond. SECOND ROW: Jenny GYMNASTICS 223

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Flipping Flying Falling Fearless Gymnasts Karen Reynolds The room was hushed, the tension was high. She chalked up and continued pacing. Mentally she re- hearsed the moves over and over again. One free hip, into a catstrap, around twice and back up front. Legs up - steady and straight, now don ' t forget! Come down, fast, get that momentum! Prepare for dismount, get lots of speed. Arms straight, toes pointed. Ready set ... flyaway! A perfect dismount . . . she ' d said it a hundred times, she knew it perfectly. She prepared to mount. But right at the start - a gymnast ' s nightmare! The bars collapsed and the cables slipped. Katie Dahn tumbled to the floor. Her teammates rushed forward to see if she was O.K. Embarrassed more than anything else, Dahn jumped to her feet more determined than ever to conquer the uneven parallel bars. Fortunately, that is not the way the season progressed for the girl ' s gymnas- tic team. The season developed with a record of six wins and six losses. We considered it to be a successful season, and we placed third in the SMA, stated Fearlessly sliding into a straight leg split, sopho- more Suzanne Corej shows off her flexibility on the balancing beam during a home meet against Groves. photo by Doug Engic w ■■ Gvmna sties is a chance V ' to work as a team, but V iB alsoach ance to work and B. :y%. iM perform individually. B M COACH SUE W CHROSTEK GYMNASTICS OPPONENT SHS OPP Harrison 105 ■ 121 Rochester 106.25 - 116 Fcrndale 113.85- 75.95 Farmington 110- 104 Troy 116.55 - 122.70 Groves 120.45 - 84.25 Dondcro 121.50 - 122.25 Andover 107 - 99 Lathrup 123.80 - 104 Kimball 122.80 - 122.20 Troy Athens 84 • 124 Coach Sue Chrostek. The most unique aspect of the team was its outstanding senior leadership. Senior Katie Dahn really pulled the team together, contin- ued Coach Chrostek. Just as the seniors were important, rookie coach Chrostek was well appreciated by the girls. The most important thing we learned this year was the benefit of a good coach, asserted sophomore gymnast Lee Ham- mond. In four of the twelve meets, the team scored 118 or better, which qualified them for regionals where they placed 10th. According to Chrostek, the consis- tently high scorers of this year ' s team were Dahn, Hammond, junior Beth Hockman, and freshman Jenny Four- acre. As a team, Seaholm did not qualify for states, but Dahn, who placed second in regionals, went on individually to states. Dahn competed in all four areas — vault, floor, beam, and bars. I really gave it everything I had, she explained. Overall she placed 13th in the state- ranking 9th for her floor routine. We had fun, summed up Hockman, but more importantly we improved individually. Lathrup 123.80 104 Kimball 122.80 - 122.20 | Troy Athens 84 124 N. Farmington 112 126 222 GYMNASTICS

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bl This year ' s squad ranks in i the top three; their team- work, batting, and hitting ' A made them excel. J COACH DON SACKETT VARSITY BASEBALL OPPONENT SHS OPP Troy 2-10 4-2 West Bloomfield 7-10 Hazel Park 10-2 2-1 Troy Athens 4-3 Andover 7-6 11-4 Groves 6-2 13-4 Kimball 3-0 10-5 Berkley 7-6 10-3 Ferndale 2-2 4-5 Adams 1-7 5-3 Southfield 6-5 5-4 Varsity Team Unity Scores Home Runs There was a special unity among the 1985 Varsity Baseball Team.Their ability to play well together made their performance unbeatable and ranked them as one of Seaholm ' s best teams ever. Leading the way to victory was the 1985 Most Valuable Player and team captain Jim Hakemian. The versatile athlete led the team in batting averages as well as being the Maples star pitcher and All County Player. Other outstand- ing Scaholm players included catcher Joe Holland, first baseman Marc Spen- cer, and centerfielder Tony Purther. The Maples compiled an impres- sive record of 20 wins and only 6 losses in their league games. One of the best games of the season for the team was beating Kimball, 10-4, at their home field. This was the first time that the Varsity team had beaten the Knights on their own turf in thirteen years. Another high point for the Maples was edging out Troy, 4-2, and knocking them down from their first place standing in the league. r by Kristin Fitzpatrlcl Seaholm ' s skill extended beyond their league games, though. The Varsity team also won the George Gary Invita- tional Tournament over Memorial Day weekend. The Invitational was a single elimination tournament and Seaholm won three times before playing the championships at midnight. Jason Smith pitched an excellent game, Dave Martin caught, and Hakemian and Spencer hit home runs to easily clinch the tourna- ment against Walled Lake Central. Seaholm ' s right fielder, Don Righter, was voted Most Valuable Player for the tournament. The team then went on to win its first S.M.A. in 13 years, before losing to Kimball in the first round at the State Tournament. A balanced attack and solid team unity propelled the varsity nine to their fine season. As Dave Martin, the only underclassman on the team, said Everything was a team effort. If some- one played bad, another person made up for it. That ' s how we won. Sophomore catcher, Dave Martin, waits intensely for the next pitch to end the final inning and their second game in the George Gary Invitational Tournament. 224 BOYS ' VARSITY BASEBALL