Mundelein High School - Obelisk Yearbook (Mundelein, IL)

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Positive attitude allows team to t .BOUNCE I he basketball team did well with four returning seniors by sophomore Jay Retzmger On a winning streak the team was almost first in conference, but ended third. According to Coach George Evans the most positive thing about the team was their ability to bounce back after a setback. This was evident after big wins fol- lowing a setback from Warren early in the season. The team as a whole played hard. Five juniors, Tom Brydon, Dave Heide, Rick Orr, Mike Quinn, and Tim Volpe helped the team tremendously during times of need. Senior Gary Churchill received a four-year scholarship to Furman University. This was only the third time in Mundeleinis history that a basketball player received a scholar- ship. They all returned with a fighting spirit after a setback, a quality not found in many teams. The fifth position was played 126 Upper Right: Gary uses that Churchill height to sink another two points. Top: .lay Retzinger looks trapped but he always got the ball through. Above: Kurt Stealy uses his dribbling skills to outwit Antioch's defense. MHS 67 Warren 63 Fremd 40 Carmel 64 Antioch 68 Stevenson 72 Niles North 51 Warren 89 Round Lake 67 North Chicago 56 Carmel 74 Lake Forest 71 Libertyville 57 North Chicago 74 Fenton 60 Zion-Benton 64 Antioch 71 Stevenson 47 Niles North 49 Warren 61 Lake Forest 44 Libertyville 56 North Chicago 82 Fenton 65 Zion-Benton 56 Carmel

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Sophomore Basketball Team: Matt Amburn, Tom Bateman, Andy Bond, Chad Brown, Martin Butler, Jeff Davis, Scott Dresscndorler. Tom Evans, Jeff Gearyf Dave Krater, Calvin Lawrence. Eric Regez, Jeff Rhodes. Kerry Sou- dan, Jim Tipperreiter, Dan Word. Gary Stark, coach. Freshman Basketball Team: David Basler, Mike Braithwaite, Ray Hardesly, Mike Joergcr, Matt Johnson, Russ Kane, Scott Kapchinski, Mike Keyzer, Brian Kristoffersen. Mike Lech, Michael Lemmons, Don Maresh, Edy Meir, Tony Piantine, Mike Rehbock. Frank Silva, Colin Struggles, Joe Wiener, Chuck Gandolli. coach. 'QT .ay - e u. l underclass boys basketball PRO leads to enjoyable season he boys sophomore basket- ball team had a little trouble getting started this past sea- son but, they came through with a strong finish. They ended up with nine wins and nine losses. They earned a third place tro- phy in the Crystal Lake Tournament. The freshmen coach, Chuck Gandolphi said, The boys improved drastically through- out the year. They were enjoyable to work with and played hardf' Their overall re- cord was 2-18. H QW -W - , ::fi,rw-:iv e ' - ---, ,, . Isl. Bottom left: Coach Gandolfi gives the game strategy to the players. Right: Mike Braithwaite squeaks by an Antioch defen- seman for a lay-up. 125

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basketball l l . l Front: Kurt Stealy, Tim Volpe, Tom Brydon, Scott Wilson. Mike Anderson, Mike Quinn. Jim Volpe. Back: Ass't Coach Neil McLoughlin, Dave Szatkowski, Andy Bond. Trey Carter. Gary Churchill, .lay Ratzinger. Rick Orr. Dave Heide, Not Pictured: Coach Evans ve, I Coach George Evans watches the game closely and calculates every move while other players play close attention to the refer- Four seniors 3 3 3 1 5 G K ces ' V iil A' ' -' fa V . -1 ,ff ' ,. i sa I V ,. if V3 I . ,,,. in qt Q- VE ' . V Pj' T at W , 1 . QQ! V, 'wt -' 5, Z'i ' T t reri 1 f T , , i ' f., fr X I I V . Trey Gary Kurt Scott Carter Churchill Stealy Wilson Four seniors were named MVP's. Trey Carter played forward and aver- aged 14 points a game. He was All-Conference and honorable mention to the All-Area Team. Gary Churchill played center and averaged 22.7 points a game and 10.0 rebounds a game. Gary was Co-MVP in All-Conference. He was All-Coun- ty, on the All-Area team, and honorable mention for All-State. He broke the school record for rebounds and was the third highest scorer in school history. Kurt Stealy averaged 6.6 points a game and played guard. On defense especially, Kurt was a key for making things happen on the court. He was considered one of the best ball-handlers in the county. Scott Wilson averaged 12 points a game and played forward. He was special mention for the All-Area team. He was an aggressive player with determination. named VP 127