Fairmont West High School - Dragon Yearbook (Kettering, OH)

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Captain Jeff Schelling and Jim Eckley run down the homestretch at the East meet. Several members of the team fight to gain the lead at the start of the East meet. Before the race starts, Jim Horwath gets his legs loosened up and ready to go. L, tgf,l:,4f,,, . ,Sly X WK?-S7 QEST is Qs QESI M wasr FI'0r1! l'0W3 Jim Horvvath. Jeff SCNGIHUQ, Jim EckIey,Steven Dulfiose, Mike Shumard, Pat Balster, Bill Bernard, Andy Pearson, Dean Teaforqand Bob Horwath, Back row: Gary Gantz, Roger NlcCready, Cross Country 27

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CC Riders join 500 club, run 4, O00 practice miles During the summer, members of the cross country team participated in the newly formed Dragon 500 club. The team ran over 4,000 miles during the summer months. Actual practice be- gan in the middle of August. Dragon runners opened their season by losing to Richmond and to Beaver- creek. Bouncing back, they vvon three straight meets. Losing the sixth meet, the CC Riders went into their final dual meet ofthe year against rival Fair- mont East, vvinning 22-34. Besides competing in dual meets, g ceoss couNTRY west, y 0 OPPONENT ' 48 Richmond 16 . 32 Beavercreek 25 20 Troy ' f 41 21 Stebbins , 36 f 26 Wayne 31 33 Chaminade-Julienne 22 9 22 ,t Fairmont East g 34 Wins Ties , Losses 4 0 3 -Troy Invitational--Seventh Fairmont East Invitational-+Eighth Park Hills Invitational--Eleventh Lowell Thomas invitational--Third Xenia Invitational--Seconds 4 is Sectional--Seventh Y WO L--Second 26 Cross Country the cross country team participated in five invitationals, the VVOL meet and the Sectional meet. The most exciting meet vvas the WOL, stated Pat Balster. West placed second in this meet behind Centerville. Fairmont West captured third in the Lovvell Thomas Invitational, and they also placed second in Xenia's ln- vitational. Jim Eckley qualified to run in the Districts by placing in the Sectional meet in October. Gary Gantz changed his tacticssome- vvhat from last year. Placing the most importance on the latter meets of the year, lVlr. Gantz tried to have us peak at the end of the season, stated team captain, Jeff Schelling. Going into this season, the team had four returning lettermen: Jeff Schel- ling, Pat Balster, Jim Eckley and Steve Du Rose. These four runners gave the team the experience needed to achieve the season record of 4-3. lVlike Wakeman received the most- valuable award for the season. The most-improved avvard went to senior Pat Balster. Jim Eckley will serve as captain for next year. Cross country runners will run an extra half mile in competition begin- ning next year. This change in dis- tance from a tvvo-mile course to a tvvo and a half mile course vvill make a dif- ference in the training procedures. Running out in front,junior lVlike Wakeman strives tovvard the winning line. NRE .5- ., ,efm 5.

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Leading scorer, Jeni Letsche, displays the skill that made her most-valuable hocker, averaging two points per game for a total of twenty points for the 1976 season. kv- Q 2 , . Q . x 1 f E s i t ' . .. is 8,1 ss ,.- P- - . 1 -M fff' , P , ., , ,A X L , , . . s Ib., ! 'E ' L 9 f. - nm, Q N! , . 15, av -:.f'!2.'l 'X naaesfztf. Front row: Kim Sinkhorn, Sue Coen, Jody Tekamp, Leanne Kleinmann, Amy Gordon, Sue Miller, Annette Hinders. Row 2: Chris Dominic, Chris Louis, Kathy Buck, Anne Johnson, Donna Parker, Terri Chandler, Jeni Letsche, Lynn Pugh. Row 3: Lisa Lee. Jane Davidson, Trina Pot, Ann Britt, Lisa Barker, 28 Field Hockey Karen Bergstedt, Carol Von Greunigen, Tina DeVries, Cindy Grirnshaw. Row 4: Joan Pelton, Beth Goff, Amy Farren, Patty Pea- cock, Jan Schelling, Sue Gath, Peggy Jov- ner and Eileen Shannon. Back row: Marty Sinkhorn. an A Breaking away, varsity hocker, Kathy Buck, charges down the field in search of a goal. prior to her injury in the Oakwood game which put her out for the remaining season.