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

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West hockers display their animation over the coming game and their Dragon pride with their traditional hockey dance before the easily won Wayne game. Halfback, Kim Sinkhorn, aims and drives the ball to an awaiting teammate. First year senior, Annette Hinders, moves to dodge past her opponent with a quick pull to the left, leaving her adversary behind. ll' f i - , .,2' j I ,,. 5 .67 f ,V Playing the edge of the field, varsity wing, Jody Tekamp, battles one-on-one for pos- session of the ball with an East opponent during a deciding game. Tying Oakwood, I-lockers 1 i T display undefeated season 1 - s , WEST i it ,.ii-iV.i 1 V ', 1 t3' 1 Fairborn g 3 ,O 8 BQQVQVCYQEK Vg, g ' Og srte s in WeSti5C55,f6lllf0H 0 ' V,'r ki.. East I 1 6 Lebanon W gyly A 0 ' A if - Oa f -7.-.' 2 -.iiw r s A it llffif Hills 1 g 11 5 1 i,.i, Green0f'l ' W , ltyt ,y .,, A9 t T 0 For the first time in several years West's hockey team concluded their season undefeated. This was made possible through excellent senior lead- ership, fantastic teamwork and great coaching, stated goalie Amy Gordon. Practice for the season formally started August 185 however, the team began working together in mid sum- mer. lt did much to bring the team together and build up our skills, ex- plained co-captain, Leanne Kleinman, about the summer practice. Summer conditioning closed with a full week of hockey camp for all the varsity hockers and five of the reserve players. The girls proved their interest in hockey by going to camp, said co-captain Jody Tekamp. With a full week of solid hockey behind them, the hockers went into official practice. They met in the morning to practice for three hours and then they ran each night. Coached by first-year mentor Nlarty Sinkhorn, central home economics in- structor, and assistant coach, new gym teacher Joan Pelton, the varsity team whipped their first opponent without difficulty by a score of 7-O. West easily defeated their first five opponents. This record fell when the team faced Fairmont East. At half time the score remained O-O. West scored as soon as the second half be- gan. East scored with nine seconds reamining, tying the game 1-1. Soon after their tie with East, West faced their toughest opponent, Oak- wood. The game took place in the Jill's football stadium under the lights, a new and exciting experience for the members of the 1976 hockey team. ln my three years of hockey at West, the most exciting experience was playing the Jill's under lights with all of the student support, stated senior hocker Sue lVliller. West tied Oakwood O-O, but they walked off the field with a feeling of victory. West's hockers did not suc- ceed in scoring against Oakwood, but they did dominate the game. West hockers closed their season with the fall sports banquet. Lynn Pugh received the award for most-improved and Jennifer Letsche received the a- ward for most-valuable. Field Hockey 29

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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.

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Tension mounts as Don Brown and Chip Clark watch teammates battle Alter. Soccer completes 3- 7 7- 1 ,' one-goal losses In this Chinese year of the Dragon, 1976 positively proved otherwise for Kettering, at least for socoer. The soccer team, in its fourth year as an interscholastic sport, finished a disap- pointing season with a 3-11-1 record. First year coach Bob Servis took over a versatile squad headed by cap- Chris Cunningham. We had a good team defensively and although we did improve offensively, it wasn't enough. Our problem was a lack of scoring, Coach Servis explained. West's lack of scoring cost the leg- gers a number of victories, but the defense kept the opponents from scor- ing many goals, which allowed Coach Servis to claim that West ...has one of the best defenses in the area. Our defense kept us in our games. West's hardest loss went to Dayton Christian. The grueling match ran into three overtimes with West losing it 10-11. lt was the toughest game to lose, said Chris Cunningham. If we 30 Soccer plague team could have beaten them, we probably would have done better all year. However, the hard working leggers made it to the sectional tournament, but suffered a disappointing loss, again by only one goal, to Yellow Springs. Team members Paul McDonald and Larry Kunka received honors by being selected to first team All-Area all stars. Next year with the addition of soc- oer to the WOL, more players will re- ceive recognition and merit for their hard work and dedication. Paul McDonald received the most- valuable player award, Gerry Smith earned and received the most-improved player award. Team members selec- ted Larry Kunka and Tim Tehan as next year's co-captains. Coach Servis concluded the banquet by commenting, The key to next year's season will be the fact that we have a lot of guys coming back with experience. Our foremost ambition will be to score more goals. 5 F' Q1 ,In ' Paul McDonald moves in on an Elk and pre- pares to drive the ball down the field. 'ff