St Laurence High School - Valhallan Yearbook (Burbank, IL)

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Catholic League Co Cham ion The Varsity Football team brought home the Catholic League title for the first time in three years. The Vikings had a league record of 4-1. This tied them with De La Salle and St. Rita. The squad net- ted a total record of 6-4. Beginning the year at Joliet Catholic, the Vikes were within a minute of defeating the state's top ranked team. This heartbreaking loss was put aside the next week as the Vikes destroyed Carver. The following week, the Vikes met arch-rival Mt. Carmel. The Vikings led through the whole game, only to lose in the final quarter as a field goal attempt was wide. The team fought back from their second tough loss, to beat a tough Br. Rice team. The game showed the Vikes what they really could do in the League. Entering League play with a 2-2 record, they defeated St. Francis, De La Salle, Mendel, and, in a big Homecoming win, Leo. With a 4-0 League record, the Vikes faced rival St. Rita in the final game, where the winner would advance to the state playoffs. After grabbing an early lead, the Vikes were suppressed and defeated 21-7. The Vikes were headed for the city playoffs, where they would face Weber. On a cold November day, the Vikes lost a hotly contested game in Soldier Field. A high note of the season was quarter- back Dave Payton being named the Tony Lawless award winner, recognizing him as the outstanding player in the Catholic League. Dave and Guard Scott Wulff were named to the All-State team. 158 X Football 'W SER 1 11 X v 4 Y .ir W f . ., fig, tr vb l' :Q I ' V -1 Sb' K, is i XV Top Left: An enthusiastic crowd supports the St. Laurence Vikings. Top Right: Dave Payton throws a pass in a touchdown drive. Middle Left: After a tough play, Coach Pawelski consoles Mike Flannery. Right: Coach Pawelski helps an injured Tom Moran off of the field. X

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laying the Field PM Y' The Varsity Soccer team had a tough season, finishing 6th in conference with a record of 4-15-1. The team was coached by Mr. Kearney who commented, The team played well, but due to inexperience and a lack of a consistent goal scorer, ran into difficulties. The team, which was lead by co- captains S. Dunmore, C. Jeske, and S. Ziz- zo, did have some outstanding players. Jeske, Dummore, and McNamara, who Top Left: The Varsity Soccer Team. fbottom rowj C. Jeske, S. Zizzo, S. Dunmore, and D. Flanigan. imid- dle rowj J. Sadecki, V. Alvarez, S. Mullin, M. Ruane, P. McNamara, and D. Ford. ftop rowj R. Galvin, J. Fuller, M. Glazier, W. Juris, P. Oswiecim- was only a Junior, were named All Catholic, and Honorable Mention went to Sadecki and Zizzo. On the team itself, Jeske was the M.V.P. and Galzier received the Most Improved Award. Coach Kearney is optimistic about the 1983 season. The team will be largely com- prised of returning Juniors, and some outstanding Sophomores will be coming up. ski, J. Hamilton, J. Geraghty, and Coach Kearney. Top Right: Chris Kiziak stops a goal. Middle Left: Wayne Juris goes after the soccer ball. Middle Right: Before a game, Coach Kearney gives the team a pep- talk. Left: Paul Oswiecimski steals the ball. Soccer X 157

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S Top: The Varsity Football Team. 1First Rowj Coach Konrath, R. Ritter, T. Malecki, C. Dziwak, P. Mur- phy, M. Zagorski, D. Pawlak, V. Pattera, D. Payton, and J. Murphy. 1Second Rowj Coach DeCarlo, M. Kasper, J. Moran, T. Moran, D. O'Neill, W. Joy, T. Klimczak, D. Morley, S. Wulff, C. Brynda, T. O'Malley, and T. Marek. fThird Rowj Coach Delach, E. Jaseckas, M. Burba, T. Piersanti, T. Gonsales, J. Carroll, W. Rowe, M. Flannery, J. Kosiewicz, W. Collins, M. Roney, D. McDevitt, and M. Alberts. fFourth Rowl Coach Fabrizio, P. Brezinski, F. Por- chelli, W. Guerra, M. Fuss, T. Ryan, J. Sugrue, T. Hoop, J. Dawczak, T. Johnson, W. Martinez, J. Peters, and T. Coffey. QFifth Rowj Coach O'Neill, B. Badalament, M. Prusa, B. Krasowski, S. Sypniewski, S. Angus, P. Carroll, C. Ford, J. Baggio, R. Taveggia, M. Bugno, M. Bartos, and J. Smith. iSixth Rowj P. Nemeth, G. Tazic, D. Burke, W. Socha, D. Fischer, B. Geary, K. Angus, G. Grimm, J. Smolinski, T. Russell, and R. Till. Middle left: Bill Collins breaks away from the Mt. Carmel defense. Bottom left: Br. Ford fixes Tim Johnson's equipment. Bottom right: Tony Hoop attempts an extra point. Football f 159