Lakeridge High School - Symposium Yearbook (Lake Oswego, OR)

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ABOVE: Ann Gianotti shows style as she performs her floor exercise. RIGHT.' Mr. Merlin Gackle watches carefully as he spots Libby Griswold. 24 Girls Gymnastics , gl , GIRLS GYMNASTICS Team sends five girls to state meet Considering the change in season from winter to fall, the girls had a fine season. They won three meets and lost four. The season change meant tough practice during the late summer. Coached by Mrs. Pam Olds, the girls competed in four events. These events were the balance beam, side- horse, uneven parallel bars and floor exercise. All the- girls competed equally well in all four events. It took a lot of practice to per- fect their routines, to achieve team goals and sometimes individual goals. Although it was a tough sea- son, they showed great ability in working as a team. The team also shows great promise for the coming year. At the district meet at Clackamas, some of the girls competed, hoping for a place in state. Ann Gianotti placed seventh in the parallel bars and seventh in the all round score. Dee Dee Miller placed fourth in vaulting, which is good enough for a place in state. Dee Dee finished the season by placing fifteenth out of 58 competing. .fihlf

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BOYS GYMNASTICS Team places seventh in state tournament The boys gymnastics team con- tinued to improve, and in its third year developed into a contender for district and state honors. Though a change of season from winter to fall allowed more practice space, it af- forded much less time to prepare for the first meet. This lack of time for preparation showed in the first weeks of the season. As the season progressed, gymnastics of high qua- lity and several exciting contests helped to draw large crowds to home meets. At the district meet, six gymnasts qualified for the state meet, as the team really put it all together, mak- ing very few mistakes and scored 110.27 points, highest ever. The team was led by senior ring- man and district champion Jim Cof- fel: by another senior ringman, Gene Singer, also team captain and the team's premier horizontal-bar com- petitor: and by district sidehorse champion Rick Lewis who was pressed into service as team all- around in the middle of the season. Lewis, along with Jeff Lind who finished a close second in the dis- trict meet, and Dave Labs fourth at district, composed one of the finest trios of sidehorse men in the state. Only at district did all three hit their routines in the same meet. Pat Crowell, the other team captain, competed all-around C all eventsj the full season, and was the number one man in longhorse vault- ing. Of these gymnasts, only Coffel did well enough to qualify for the finals. Coach John Turchi was pleased with the season as a whole, and said, Our district meet, with its twenty point improvemen t over last. year's district, was definitely the high point of the season. We finished at about seventh place in the state and next year's team will be up there, too, if not higher. TOP: Rick Lewis shows good form on the sidehorse. CENTER: Jeff Lind dis- mounts from the sidehorse. ABOVE: Dave Labs shows good swing with his scissors LEFT: Gene Singer executes the difficult flank vault on the high bar. Boys Gymnastics 23

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G :,oPPoNENT 667.65 'Parkrose 38 I U 68.96 The Dalles 82 . i 07 73. 88 Jackson G 7 3. 91 80.65 Clackamas 75. 98 75.81 I Tigara 63.95 71. 93 Wilson 73. 12 76.47 Lake Oswego 62.07 District team score 85.76 TOP LEFT: GIRLS GYMNASTICS TEAM. TOP ROW: Karen O'Keefe, Libby Griswold, Lee Ann Reardon, Debbie Fell, Debbie Pearson. MIDDLE ROW: Mr. Mer- lin Gackle, Michelle Mass, Robin Sleeper, Julie Wilson, Mona McGrif1S Dee Dee Mil- ler, Mrs. Pam Olds. BOTTOM: Barb Ba- som, Lisa Massinger, Ann Gianotti, Malia Folquet. MIDDLE LEFT: Don Robertson, M.C. for the meets and the scorers, wat- ches the girls perform. LEFT: Ann Gia- notti shows balance in performing well on the beam. TOP RIGHT: Mrs. Pam Olds, girls gymnastics coach, watches the girls practice. Girls Gymnastics 25