Northrop High School - Bear Tracks Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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With a look of sheer concentration, Sophomore Tom Jontz steps into his return. Photo by Steve Hug. Nortlirnp 4 Klmhursl 1 ■ Warsaw :i (1 Sni der Wavne 1 2 Northside :i T) Klmhiirsl II 1 I.e., Hishop Dwenger II 4 4 Harding 1 .-) HiintinKton 2 2 Hishop Lutrs :t SouthSide f) 2 1 Coliimhia ( ily Concordia 4 6 8 Sectionals Northrop 2 New Haven S Varsity Tennis Team w Coach Jim Keim. L to R. Tom Steitz, Troy Little, Mark Fagan, Steve Flow- ers, Mr. Kiem, Matt Lucas, Mall Lerer, Tom Jontz. Photo by Steve Sleiner A tQ 4 r i; Sophomore Steve Flowers and Coach Keim in- Reserve Tennis Team w ' Coach Jin K ; ' ; f tentlv watch the happenings before them. Photo Joel Scnbner .Jeft Fisher. Dan O Reill . Mr. In Jeff DeVille. 1 ' ' ' ' ' ' ' Schwartzburg. John Mcbhain, Ty- rone Fritz. Photo by Steve Sleiner Boy ' s Tennis — 2i

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Young Team Shows Promise We ' re young, we ' ve got hope, comment- ed sophomore Steve Flowers, number one singles player on the Varsity level. The fact that the team had only two returning sen- iors had a large part to do with their perfor- mance during the season. Coach Jim Keim dubbed the season as a Rebuilding Year. Our inexperience held us back sometimes. The best performance of the year was that of the doubles team of seniors Matt Lucas and junior Mark Fagan. Said Lucas, Mark and I had a lot of potential. Also our types of play were similar so they benefited our game. Fagan added, Matt and I play well together. When we both were at the net we would win most of the points, so generally whether we won or not depended on getting to the net. They finished the season with a record of 8-5. Flowers finished the season at 5-9. He said that the type of game he played ac- counted for his play during the year. I play a power game. I gave myself no margin of errors. Therefore I made more unforced er- rors than my opponent. He added, I won some matches I thought I ' d lose and lost some thought I ' d win. Coach Keim felt that the team did not play as well as they could have. We had a few weak areas that should have been stron- ger. We had ups and downs. There were a couple of times we lost that I really felt we should have won and most of the other losses we were just outmanned. For the first round of the sectional they took on New Haven. They entered with four game losing streak from Southside, Bishop Leurs, Columbia City, and Concordia. Said Keim, We should have won our first round .1 felt if we had come more we would have done a lot better in the sectional. They completed the season at 6-8 and 3-6 in the SAC. Overall Keim felt that having a young team helped to build a stronger team in the future. They gained a lot of experience of actual playing and then if we improve and progress the following year then we can turn it around. We should be a lot better next year. by Elana Crane Senior Matt Lucas exhibits patience as he waits for the ball to enter his territory. Photo by Jeff DeViUe. Sophomore Tom Steitz and Senior Troy Little depend on each other for back up. Photo by Jeff DeVille. 20 — Boys Tennis -. ' JtMkmLu.iJi I ' l ' ' i ri ' ii ' i ' V LiJi ' i ' i r Li rt»t0ti titm mimmt»- itimrir '

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Ski Club Has A Downhill Season Although the winter of ' 83 wasn ' t exactly ideal for snow skiing, the Northrop Ski Club did manage to sneak in a pair of outings. Timber Ridge ski resort in Kalamazoo, Michigan, was the site for the first. Nearly a month passed before a second (and final) outing could take place. This time the scene was Swiss Valley, also located in southern Michigan. During the course of the year, two downhill and two cross-country outings were cancelled. Despite poor weather and limited number of trips, the skiiers managed to stay in good spirits. A banquet at Duffs restaurant was held in the latter part of March. A slide show was presented and awards were given. Recipients of the awards included Steve Hug and Lisa Tech for Most Terrified of Ski Lifts, Brian Slane, I ' ll Do Anything For Attention Award and Fastest Skier was awarded to Chemistry teacher, Bernie Richardville. He was so incredibly fast that no one actually saw him go down a slope. Jessica Glendening, club sponsor, urged in- terested persons to join in ' 84. By Mike Kel- ler Ski Club Back row — Dave Miller, Amy Schenkel, Michael Magin, Brian Slane, Joe Jereb, Ed Pierson, Tom Scruggs, Rick Shaffer, Tony Masterson, Rob Nills, Sponsor Jessica Glendenning Middle Row — Gina Maukulias, Tavi Planck, Monica Magin, Melissa Hupp, Dan Madden, Joe Hyndman, Jeff Young, Shawn Patterson, Elaine Patterson, Sarah Burton, Kneeling officers — Nancy Frappier (president) Rick Zeman (vice-president) Lisa Tech (secre- tary), Tom Mills (social chairperson) Principal H. Doug Williams presents ski club members with their awards during the club ' s ban- quet. 22 — Ski Club