St Marys High School - Bell Yearbook (Sandusky, OH)

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Take It To The Limit ff .- 5 K A ,,.,,,L In st ROW: B. Parlsh, M. Sennlsh, T. Kochendoerfer, B. Lococo, J. Velth, M. Yeager nd ROW: S. Bacnl, P. Blckley, C. Herzog, P. Brotzkl, B. Wagner 3rd ROW: Coach Jlm letzo, J. Huber fmgri, B. Roth, G. Palmer, R. Thompson. The 76-77 freshmen basketball team, guided by first year coach Jim Metzo, regained the SBC crown for the first time since the 72-73 season. Sparked by co-captains Geoff Palmer and Phil Bickley, the young Panthers stormed their way to an 8-1 SBC record, enroute to an overall record of 11-1. They ran off six straight victories, defeating Norwalk twice, and Perkins, Margaretta, Huron, and Lakeside once, before being upset by Perkins 41-36. They came back to win their last five games in order, stopping Perkins 57-43, crushing Huron 70-49 and finally disposing of Tiffin Calvert 53-52, to grab the SBC crown. The frosh really did take it to the Iimit , giving St. Mary's much to look forward to in future years. g .... . .Q POW Bl'0f2k' 8695 S99 to .lUmP- Jeff Velth stays a step ahead of his man. Pete Brotzkl looks to pass to the open man. 123

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lt's Going To Take Some Time Coach Wally Amburn's reserve basketball team closed out a disap- pointing season at 7-11 overall, in- cluding a 3-9 SBC slate. Of the eleven losses, nine were one to five point decisions. The JVs showed both strong individual and team improve- ments, bettering last year's 3-8 mark as freshmen. A bright spot for the JVs was the Panther Classic tournament, where they captured first place, defeating Old Fort 56-41 and Danbury Lake- side 38-37. They also defeated Perkins twice, and St. ' Wendelin, South Central and Huron once during the season. Coach Amburn gives dlrectlons from the sidelines FRONT Coach Walter Amburn, BACK: D. Sartor Qmgrj, M. Claar, D. Haar, K. Durbin, J Schlett, G. Hemminger, E. Herman, S. Keller, R. Dominick, J. Elliott, M. Brotzki, J. Thompson, G. Gosser, J. Shepherd 1mgr.J. JVs get final instructions before tip-off. Ed Herman finds the hoop amidst a crowd of Pirate defenders. 122 Kevln Durbin drives hard around his opponent. 5 - mw

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I'm A Believer We had three separate seasons of basketball, getting off to a good start winning four or five in a row, then we lost three in a row and finally, the highlight of our season, the tournaments when nobody expected us to do well we breezed through the sectional and lost again to St. Pete's offered Coach Rose Nath at the Winter Sports Banquet. The 76-77 girls' varsity basketball team compiled a disap- pointing but not discouraging overall record of 9-7, including a 4-2 SBC slate. The Panthers played in a preview at Bellevue before opening their season with a tough win over Monroeville. After they defeated Port Clinton, the Panthers fell to Nor- walk, Perkins and Vermilion, but came back and exploded against Tiffin Calvert in a record-breaking performance. The Panthers fell again to Norwalk and Clyde, but defeated Huron, Margaretta and St. Joe in succession. The Panthers played well but came up short in a see-saw battle with Vermilion to end regular season. In the Norwalk sectionals, the Panthers defeated St. Joe and top-seeded Danbury Lakeside to,grab their second crown in two years. At the Willard districts, Coach Nath com- mented, No one figured us to get this far but here we are. There's no pressure on us. We just go out and play. St. Mary's shot past Plymouth to reach the finals against St. Pete's, but fell short 45-41. Coach Nath responded, For the second year in a row we lost to a team that we still feel we can beat. Mansfield St. Pete's went on to become Class A state runner-up. lst ROW: J. Roth, D. Platte, E. Casali, D. Galati, K. Kessler, M. Singler, M. Platte 2nd ROW: Coach Rose Nath, K. Kessler, D. Veith, B. Blakely, M. Faber, M. Jesberger, K. Kaman fmgrj, C. Jesberger Qmgrj. At this moment, all attention is focused to the action on the floor. 124 w X .XX S-X-X-XX X is .ss S-SSX XX WXXX S'iiFEiXX ss K xx x K D T XE X X XXXX XXPKXXXX. . Xtw -X X XX XX X .XX XXX XXX.. X.X-XX.. .XXX.X XXXXWXXX- SX. KXSXQXX mswss X XXX- XXXX. isssrsfs - Qilis-E59-Sl X-SE N X :..55rY35iLi15' XXXXXX-XXX - X , , -Ox .JNAQY U 9 Panther defense is hard at work. XX -X XX W - 1 XX- .XXXXXX --isiifsks QXXQXR 'sis 2' 3 SNXSXQQ-X ttf XX, XX X N B it - -X X . X.,XXX.X .X X, . XMX XXXMX.-Xs.. R M -fs . . . . Wg Q. X RX? X X XX X x . . N XX-X-XXXXXXXXXXXfXsXiXXXss-XXXXX-X--s-XXXQXX X XXX A X XX N s s-'X-hsmemis Iss? ' 'fs-X-X is Eis5-gs?Sf2siXX5ffsCf:SWSY-35 SSRN X NR. X.X.X XX. X-1-X5 Q X XX .XXNQX . .. X X-XXX XNQ XX- XXXXXXXX . ss-XX-X ,. - X-X:XXXX:XXX sl ssisir Xs5XXXXsXXX E -XM-ws QXXXX -'xsxs is X XX XXg ..XXi2ff.. X. . .RQXNXX Nksxi-XX. is XVXXXXQXSSXXXX 'XX N XXXQN X -X ,X ,X . XggXX..XXXtXX'tXXs 3VX QS Q XXSXX x X X his N is X XXXX -XX- -XXSXQ.-X XX XX -XXX-X XQXX XXs.gi.' 'XFNXEX XSNXXXX 2 245 XsXX-ss X A N skit KR ska Q 53155 XXX- . Xi?-SSSSK is gXs.XX-iXrXXX,XXXBr '-XXX: Xss--XXXX-X. .. . .. - X s X XX-X . .XX XQ- XQX-.Xg-XXX X-X: XX XXXX Sis'-Sf? is RXXXSE Q -Xflw .95 ....X Qvfsi 5--ras XX.-X-Xf--ss-sez -is L - ' - ' Xia.. , -- -:X-bassN51-zz?-X-XXX-X-SXQX -.SX-Xf -Xi .XXXXX.sXs XXX.X-.XXXQ XX sX XX XXX-X 5 RNFBSSB Si-is::QX XSS?-Y X-R3 XXXQXXXX X-XX:-- X---Xs X -- X-Xf f- XX - X.. XXX Xcf :FX-XS.: Xil-A X XX-X HXNNASS-X Xi-si VSGA-VXX:Y5 f' K X -:ls-.XX-.-X55-Xfs--:XXX.XXXXXXXsX4AXX:.--- X- s- f- XXXXXXXXXXXX-XX --X-XX:-ffsfXX-X-X-:ess-XXXXXN-X-.XX--ss XX -XX - -XXX-XWXXXXXX:-X. XXX1ss.X.:s1sXf.. - : .- 1 .X . X ...XX .. X X- XX X- .Y X XX. -ev XX-XX X 9-.XXX FAX .- XXt.s'- S .. X Xi-NQEX X --Xs Q-ws -X QM -XXX -XX X XXNX--XXX-:X-XSX-XX - XX X sw XQ- tr X- -X-s XESXXXEQX-Em?- XXXXM XX-XXXX . X QXSXQS :S--QXXX 1' Q: 21:25 rs 5:2 I ig Q-Q.-XX-XSl5i'.X -N:-. XX .sew -5 Q' ' N X N ...,,,. X .. X.X.. XXX--. X. . X XX X X J -fl---:asf-Xl-WX - 1 ff? Eliiis EXEXSS 555639 1 ,.gX..X, .QXXX X X X. X XQX . X -X: XX-X S Mt iii?-X NNN X-.XX .XXXXX-XXX .XiX -XX -X ,X X . ...X XXXX .- -X X-- :X ,X.-gsm S SXS- .r.XgX.. X rs - XSXX5 X.X - - X X X X -XX 1- XXX-.ss ---X Xt X.XXXX,.XX.X.X. ...X-ss XXAXQXEXXX rw-X XXX -X Xsss --so XX --XX- wks Xss-fsrviss XXWXSX -XX K f XSGQRS X . - X sgiiirigsfr X2 fi-. 155.55-X25 ss- :Xi-kiss filrf-5-ffi' Qggifxiifii XXEEXQ 525-SXSJEQSSS 4258?-5 fi XFSE?g55.?YiffXifXi155i5.Si