Marysville Union High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Marysville, CA)

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After the start of swimming practice in the early part of January, the swimmers of MHS could be seen splashing through the rising mist from the heated pool. One uncertainty faced by Coach Klevan and the swim team was the cancellation or postponement of the swim season due to the energy crisis. Heating of the pool was in question since all available power was being sent to the eastern United States. One new face seen around the pool this season was 1 the new diving instructor, Coach Lynch. Mr. Lynch, coached the MHS divers after school, while teaching classes during the day at Foothill Intermediate School. This year's swim team consisted of 54 members, 25 women and 29 men. Coach Klevan felt that the MHS team may have been the largesf in the league this year. The strength of our team is in our numbers and returning lettermen. stated Coach Klevan. Outstanding returning swimmers this year were Mike Hernandez, John Snodgrass, Bill Sykes and divers Kevin Pekarek and Ivan McDonnell. Land drills and exercises started on January lO, while actual splashing around in the pool began on January l7. Men's drills consisted of swimming 4,500 yards or l8O laps in IV2 hours, while the women's drills consisted of swimming 3,500 yards or l4O laps in IV2 hours. Coach Klevan expected to be a contender in all categories this season, as compared to last year's fourth place finish by the varsity squad and fifth place finish by the JV's in the SFL standings. FRONT ROW: B. Chaney, D. Sampson, S, Klocker, K. Neuerburg, M. Barbaccia, J. Scott, D. Garcia. SECOND ROW: Coach Klevan, G. Elliott, B. Sykes, M. Hernandez, J. Nicoletti, D. Dregor, S. Houser, J. Huckins, THIRD ROW: C. Martin, B. Gross, R. Dregor, R. Metowski, C. Spears, J. Snodgrass, l. McDonnell. 61341 swimmimgitemnis asmisisg HN! FRONT ROW: D. Mulligan, L. Clifton, S. Gross, C. Miller, G. Mclntyre SECOND ROW: T. Pollizzi, V. Grundler, D. Kirkland, K. Elliott, G. DePalma, C. Taylor. THIRD ROW: M. Petty, P. Mulligan, D. Hoyt, K. Scott, C. Cameron. FOURTH ROW: Coach Klevan, C. Cook, C. Shewmake, S. Young, P. Jackson, L. Scott. l. New diving coach, Mr. Lynch, anticipates the dive and offers some advice to the diver: Coach Klevan checks the clock as swimmers finish their laps. 2. Running out of the court boundaries to reach the tennis ball, Dennis Ledbetter makes use of his backhand, using fancy footwork, Dan Sullivan gets all twisted up while returning o ball. 3. During a pre-season meeting, Coach Chong explains to future team members how to fill out his basic information cards. 4. Swimming one of the l8O laps during practice, John Nicoletti comes up for air and glides swiftly through the water.

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A-v-Y lid aa FRONT ROW: S. Lam, M. Hatamiya, T. Welch, B. Davis, B. Wigit, M. Ransom, D. Carnahan, T. Moore, M. Wahl, S. Ashburn, M. Hess, SECOND ROW: M. Jurna, L . Williams, M . Wyman, B. Witzke, R. Leal, J. Anderson, M. Whitley, D. Glasgow, C. Willis, M. Wigit, S. Hylbert, R, Williams, L. Rolof, P. Grove, B. Shelton, T. Mitchell, E. Salcido. Encouraging more team unity this past year brought out many quality tracksters. Head Coach Ken Colt took care of both the girls' and boys' track teams. Because promoting team spirit was important to Coach Colt, he let each outstanding senior in every event be the coach. Underclassmen tracksters worked with the knowing and experienced. With eight outstanding senior returnees, the varsity division won their first meet against Colfax with o score of 78-57. Wayne Fukumitsu lshot putl, Mike Galligan llong distancel, Bob Hicks lsprinterl, Rick Hicks lhurdlerl, Tony Jow ldiscusl, Ed Landis llong distancel, Dave McQuay lpole vaulterl, and Cliff Taylor lhigh iumperl added the many first place points to win the meet. Always making track records were Mike Galligan and Rick Hicks. Galligan was the best distance runner in the Yuba-Sutter area, while Hicks was the best high hurdler. Towards the end of the season, these two outstanding tracksters broke their own previous records. Hopefuls in breaking more track records were JV tracksters Jay Anderson, Vernell Harris, Stan Rucker, Randy Williams, and Bill Witzke. Sprinter Anderson and Rucker smoked many of the opposingh team tracksters. Mile and 440 relayer Bill Witzke displayed team spirit by doing his share of the running. Hurdler Randy Williams streaked across the hurdlers as if there was nothing there. Five foot five incher Vernell Harris proved to be talented by high iumping six feet four inches. ln the last eight years, Oakmont High had won the varsity division league championship. Of course, MHS was in there battling to win the championship this year. Working with 64 boys, the team increased their chances to win the SFL. in 1976, varsity placed fifth, JV fifth, and freshmen sixth. Hoping to do better this year, Mr. Colt commented, lt's a great track team this year because we're tougher in all ways. Coach Colt's togetherness paid off with varsity and JV teams both capturing their first three meets of the season. l. Senior high-hurdler Rick Hicks studies instructions on proper hurdle placement for the 80 high hurdles. 2. Concentrating on good form, freshman Bobby Wiget aims for 40 feet in the shot put. 3. Limbering up for the pole vault, Mike Treadway ioins the rest of the team on the track infield before the Colfax meet. 4. Long iumper Brion Elliott soars through the air for a l7'l . 5. Track team members gather for Coach Ken Colt's team unity pep talk. track -615353 .

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,, l ,,., . .fm QM 1 X 5 ,. ., i ' 2 - 4 Smash shots, backhand returns, and forehand drives were all observed by spectators viewing the practices of Marysville High School's tennis team preparing for the upcoming season. Overcrowded tennis courts was a major problem, as MHS players shared the courts with members of the Lindhurst tennis team. This season's tennis team, coached by Mr. Tony Chong, consisted of I7 players. With nine sophomores, seven freshmen, and only one iunior out for the team, Coach Chong worked with one of the youngest teams he has ever coached. Top-seeded freshman Eddie Middleton and second- seeded iunior Steve Lamon led the young and enthusiastic MHS tennis team in its attempt to improve on the T976 season's 3-l 'l record and sixth place SFL standing. The tennis team's toughest competition was expected to be from the Del Oro Eagles and Nevada Union Miners. Their first match was a scrimmage against arch-rival Lindhurst Blazers. Coach Chong commented that this year was a rebuilding one, but that they will have a good nucleus for the years to come. Qqxdgi., 6535 H