Gerard Catholic High School - Image Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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GHS 29 39 29 44 3rd 14th 3rd 10th THEY'FzE COMING . , . 5th OPP Bourgade 60 Mingus 20 Independence 26 Globe 19 Invitationals out of 4 out of 17 out of 4 out of 22 Divisionals out of 6 Cross Country Strides With Pride Francis Nabity running hard. The 1980 Gerard Cross-Country team enjoyed a season of both success and frustration. Early in September the harriers tangled with a very deep and tal- ented Mingus High School team. It was a humbling and yet informative experi- ence. Soundly defeated they pulled their socks up and decided to do the best they could regardless of the youth and lack of depth. For the remainder of the season, Gerard battled teams which were three for four times bigger than they but never flenched or complained. Workouts were often bordered on the brutal, but few were the complaints of the team. They seemed to understand that at Gerard they must make up in courage and quality what we sometimes lackin facilities and numbers. And so the team developed: Dan Hosford as the premier runner, a seniorg Francis Nabity, a tough, gritty freshmang Matt Ruona the Flying Finn, also a freshman, Glenn Mikalajczk, a junior as rugged as the spelling of his name, and Steve Flynn, another junior as steady as a rock. Rounding out the team and contributing in many important ways were Joe Elardo, Mike Mastro, Tim Cahill, and Rick Conchos, with Leigh Parsons serv- ing as the responsible manager so necessary to a teams success. Next year returns the entire team, minus of course, Dan Hosford, the lone senior. Come and see the team win in 1981! Glenn Mikolajczyk runs courageously

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G, ,- . Front Row: Kasey Kellog, Brian Kmetko, Aaron Aslanian, John Reznick, Ted Burr, Mark Briehl, Tim Redivo, Jeff Baker, Victor Candelaria. Sec- ond Row: Tony Filler, George Brennan, Ken Gore, Jim Mack, Eric Grimm, Tom Slauterbeck, John Kessler, Jim Laubmeier, Tim Hopkins. Third Row: Bill Cartmell, Jim Austin, Richard Staley, Scott Henry, Mike Cobb, Clayton Geenen, Tony Malone, Ray Lester, Bud Kellogg. Back Flow: Coach Calcagno, Coach Kirck, Mark Trusiak, Mike Jones, Coach Ftelph, Alan Drake, Cliff Hanks, Coach Rodriguez, Coach Kmetko. Gerard Opponent 0 Apache Junction 12 6 Cactus 13 0 Peoria 22 21 Independence 19 14 Mingus 6 6 Gilbert 18 13 Bourgade 6 14 Corona del Sol 28 47 Frosh Prepare for Future Years Freshman football consisted of many different person- alities from many different schools, which had to be brought together in order to form a team. Not knowing each other or each others many talents made it diffi- cult at first. As the weeks went by the boys started to come together as a team, which showed in their team spirit and willingness to learn. The team had a lot of potential, along with good size and fast boys which should be a good asset for the upcoming years. For all the time and hard work that we put in we all learned you can't win football games unless you play like a team. George Brennan Tom Slauterbeck leads his team. Now she's a Herman Josephs. Victor Candelaria juking for a touchdown.

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Dan Hosford going strong. Front Row: Joe Elardo, Mike Mastro, Francis Nabity, Dan Hosford. Back Row: Tim Cahill, Steve Flynn, Glenn Mikolajczyk, Matt Ruona, Coach Aus- tin. Cross Country is a sport that takes great determination, courage, and self discipline, if we runners plan to conquer the courses that we are up against. Along with the oppos- ing teams, the clock is always the enemy of a cross country runner, as it ticks off it's precious seconds. Dan Hosford Ending the run with a ribbon is Matt Ruona.