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

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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,

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'reshmen Prove Their Worth N... .Q The St. Laurence 1983 Freshman Basketball Team closed its season with an even 10-10 record, though suffering a 6-7 record in Catholic League action. Some highlights of the season came with vic- tories over Thornridge, Providence, and a tough DeLaSa1le squad. A few key players on the team were Jack and Bob Hallberg, Paul Pultorek, and Rich Lesiak. Despite not winning the Catholic league title, the Vikes put forth a more than ad- mirable effort in their games, as well as in practice. 'tr In -up O 1. 7 1 Freshgnan Basketball V 'R SLL. 1 eott T : OPP- . 11 55 MariahCatho1icg i g Q 35 , 1 60 St. Ignatius 7 42 'igi Y 1. 1' 53 Thornridge 48 J or 1-44 anime -as - t 48 BQHQLCS11 ' , 60.4 42 Marist 1 .14 1 47 1.11 1 43 oak Lawn , 4311 L r 72 Quigley South ' 1 48 1 , X,,' '51 1 ,Providence oiii 1 t 49 . 11St. Francis de Salles 38 'le 49 igpfusalle ' 143 48 NrSt.'Rita 1 1 si ' 35 'Mendel 7 1 sa 1 471.1113 Leo 437 1 5 x 55.7 .... 1.p1.1.1,1Lsyola 1 L 57 L f 46W'eG0fd0HT0Ch 1 40 V 516 7 Fenwick 1 52 ,427 1 St, Joseph 1 ' Q53 . g 45 Weber 1 ' 52' 1 Mm. Carmel 1 45 1 Top left: Jack Hallberg looks for an open man under the boards. Top right: Roger Kwak sets up a play. Middle left: The Freshman Basketball Team. tBack Rowl Mr. Fowler, J. Begley, W. MacFar1and, P. Pultorek, P. Glonek, .I1 Wesner, R. Lesiak, B. Kostes, R. Kwak, J. 1-lallberg, and Br. Lucas. tMiddleJ D. Skinkis, and C. Zagorski. tFront Rowl D. Pagan, B. Dowling, R. Moore, J. Feczko, R. Guajardo, R. Hallberg, and A. Smith. Left: Brendan Dowling puts up a jump shot. Basketball f 173