Mason City High School - Masonian Yearbook (Mason City, IA)

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7 GYMNASTS - FRONT ROW: Coach Kay Simmering, Natalie Martin, Penny Frenz,Lisa Giordano. Linda Faille, Pam Ofelt, Diana Mix, Debby Lange, Shana Hayes, Debbie Trangsrud, Lori Greenan. BACK ROW: Coach Jim Dlouhy, Bonnie Benn, Sue Moseley, Christy Nolte, Betty Butler, Lynne Moyer, Dawn Seidel, Cheryl Olson. Entire team to regional The over-all competition in girls gymnastics was almost uncompara- ble to its beginning four years ago. The M.C.H.S. gymnastics squad has improved tremendously in these years, but coach Dloughy comment- ed that the worst team he had coached was the first year, and they placed better in districts and region- als than any of his teams since then. This year's 14-girl squad had a dual meet record of 5-4, losses coming by way of Des Moines Roo- sevelt tstate champsl, Cedar Falls, Ames, and West Des Moines. The entire Mohawk team ad- vanced from district to regional with a third place finish. Individuals and their specialties were Betty Butler, all-around: Bonnie Benn, trampoline and all-around: Sue Moseley, tram- poline and vaulting: Lynne Moyer, floor exercise, Linda Faille, balance beam: Christy Nolte, balance beam: and Debbie Lange, floor exercise and uneven parallel bars. At region- als, Sue Moseley placed high enough to gain a berth in the state meet. A MOMENT IN FLIGHT - Spotters observe a flawless revolution in teammate Sue Mose- ley's state-bound trampoline routine.

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ft' ..: ..,5 h ff . T . ss ,J-t.,.,, , , Q7 fy 74 l Qfe' , - -gif' ,gb ' rof'P-'- - Q if it Q.. T? THANK YOU - Scot Bovard accepts his state third place 100-yard freestyle medal as two other skinheads look on. SMILE - Senior freestyler Don Wilson holds the state runner-up trophy. Fellow team- mates show their satisfaction, as second place isn't that bad. S J. -E My Q' THE END - Steve Hugo touches the wall after completing the individual medley. Steve had a great year, winning two state titles. X iiy, yt

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Mohawks take second in Big Eight If it were possible to not count the last two games of the season for the Mohawks, the season would have been perfect. Even as it stands, it was unexpectedly successful. Because of only one returning man with experience, the Mohawks went into action rated low and not expected to be a major factor in the Big Eight title race. The team got off to a good start, played well in de- feating Charles City, West Waterloo, and East Waterloo: and when the first ratings came out, the Mohawks were ranked in the No. 4 spot in state. The Mason City squad rolled through the next six contests, be- fore being stopped by powerful Ames. Throughout the season the Mohawks lost only three more games, the defeats coming from Marshalltown, Ames, and in district competition to Waverly. The team held a 15-4 record at the end of the season. One major strength for the Mo- hawks was a tough defense. The Mo- hawk offensive percentage was a near record high of 49.59b. Coach Garth cited a smart offense that took only good shots as one reason for such success. At the head of the squad in scoring was senior Ron Angell, a unanimous choice for first team all-conference guard. ln the game against Cedar Falls he scored a record high of 53 points. Throughout the season he made shots with a consistency bet- ter than 53f7b from the field, and 7906 from the free throw line, aver- aging 26.7 points a contest. Backing up Angell was Matt Benn, a second team all-conference guard, who scored 31 points in the Albert Lea game. Rounding out the starting line-up were junior forward Tom Matheson who led the team in as- sists: Brad Long, the Mohawk top rebounder: and Gary Wirtz, center. UP, UP, AND AWAY - Matt Benn eyes the basket as he puts up the ball for a quick two points.