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

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The Varsity Basketball Team, coached by Mr. Prestinario, had a very competitive season, racking up a record of 12-13. The team worked hard and put forth great ef- fort in both practice and games. The team played well on and off throughout the season. One of the highlights of the season was an exciting victory over Weber, who, at the time, was the number one team in the Catholic League. Also, the team prov- ed several times throughout the season that they were no one to be looked down upon. Some examples of this were when they came close to defeating the top team in the Catholic League, DeLaSalle, and the top rated team in the nation, St. J oseph, of Westchester. The team looks forward to a good 1983- 1984 season, with many of the Juniors returning to the Varsity squad. Top left: The Varsity Basketball Team. fBack Rowj Coach Kruszka, M. McVady, D. Stack, B. Shinners, M. Jenner, J. Dwyer, R. Neyers, P. Nietzel, C. Kiziak, and Coach Prestinario. lFront Rowj J. Thompson, R. St. Clair, R. Ritter, T. Doyle, P. Bronke, M. Lorber, and R. Hopkins. Middle: The Varsity Basketball Team gets ready to play. Bottom right: Jeff Thompson brings the ball down court. Bottom left: John Dwyer looks for an open man. 170 f Basketball iarsityiasketball Marian Catholic Rich East Phillips Brem Rich Central St. Ignatius Br. Rice Providence Hales Franciscan Watseka Rich Central St. Francis De Sales De-La. Salle ' St. Rita Mendel Loyola Gordon Tech. If Fenwick St. Joseph Weber Mt. Carmel Oak Lawn Shepherd St. Ignatius Br. Rice Mendel A eo : .'-1, Loyola' 70 77 56 66 en 54 65 60 55 75 45 Marist 66 48 67 44 52 47 50 Leo 48 52 63 51 43 51 50 56 50 54 62 62 L 40 fl. ff if W ' Y., Q ,M .4m.:'-:fa 'L -e.- '

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.5 'iff The 1983 Sophomore Basketball Team, under Coach Kruszka, captured the Catholic League Co-Championship along with Weber and Mendel. After completing 6 t 'll' lophoml ,, A etlr cldll rtttt 4 ft f1tl fe f i'i 'fiif 1 , 3 A 5 , Oa 'awn .1 lll . . t,a, ,PWQQQH ,I 'I DeLaSalle St. Rita Mendel eo . V Loyola Gordon Tech St. oseph Weber W ,tf Mt. Carmel W 4 3 f , 4 ,f 5 f 4 f W Z 7 9, 542552 Jaw aff X 4' Q ggi 2, 4 4 f . , Q , , 4 vel 4 K , 4 , 4 ,Q Jfijb ,tiff 'W t,zgQ Q 4 get , 4 224 T2 4 T 'C ilu ' ff ' 2, I I Hi fi? 4 AA 2 ,Q . . 44 U. 5 fy gmail? 1 f1f'7i 4 if 1 f 2' 3815 4 5 2 K it tl 39 Af jf 536 1 ' 37 57 417 54 ff 44. 421139 fe 39 37 4 KW ,. 41 62 it 46 5 5, 48 E 5 2 43 E 5 38 so 51 62 L 61 62 3, 52 5 67 48 47 Fe 43 53 vm 48 47 48 49 37 a mediocre Freshman season, the young Vikes worked hard all season to achieve an 18-3 season record. The well coached team suffered all three losses by only one point. The Sophomores 11-2 Catholic League mark was also very impressive. Dennis O'Donne11 was the leading scorer, averaging 19 points per game. O'Donnell also led the team in rebounding. Freshman Mike Howley was second in scoring with an average of 11 points per game. These two players, along with the rest of the team, worked hard all season, which was reflected by the team's success. One of the highlights of the season was a big victory against rival St. Rita, which spoiled a Mustang Homecoming and avenged a 1 point loss suffered a year earlier. The whole season came down to the last game for the young Vikes, which was the Catholic League Championship game. The Vikes destroyed a good Mt. Carmel team by a large margin, leaving no doubt that they were the Catholic League Champions. Hopefully the talent and win- ning spirit of the 1983 team will be an asset to the Varsity in 1984. 172 f Basketball 6-wr.-qu.. , A ' --5 .3 3 ..,,., 6-4 34--....., Q, 8 it Top Left: THE SOPHOMORE BASKETBALL TEAM -fBack Rowj Coach Kruszka, M. Roach, J. Veague, D. 0'Donnell, J. Dauparus, J. Pearson, T. Domagala, and D. Feczko. CFront Rowj M. Howley, E. Konstant, R. Schoenfeld, S. Adduci, J. Novak, and D. Savovich. Middle left: Before a game, Coach Kruszka briefs his players. Above: Dennis O'Donnell takes a jump shot, as John Dauparus gets in position for the rebound. Left: After getting by the defense, Mike Howley takes a shot. . lf' -- x 'erwwksx-4 Mu bw. 1: ' , A,,, we 1,