Taylor High School - Helio Yearbook (Kokomo, IN)

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bompetitive spirit winners in key meets Individual performance is displayed here as Tony Gabriel, completely exhausted and dripping wet with perspi- ration, keeps going to finish and win the two mile run in the Range-Line Confer- ence meet, f — Pacing himself, well ahead of the pack, Randy Sellers starts his second lap of the record setting mile run in the conference meet. Junior high track team: Front row: Mr. Essex, B. Baker, R. Francis, R. Cole, D. Culross, B. Winnick, D. Evans, B. Taber, J. Laughner, J. Meyers, R. Steele, D. Keating. Second row: J. Keck, M. Porter, J. Meadors, J. Flint, J. Clark, D. Wilcox, R. Bentzler, J. Bright, L. Williams, S. Jones, K. Miller, R. Bright. Third row: D. David, D. Mason, R. Foust, L. Griffin, M. Camp- bell, R. Sparling, B. Diaz, J. Moore, S. Johnson. Fourth row: D. Hewitt, B. Gar- rard, L. Collins, T. Johnson, T. Foster, B. White, D. Wood, A. LutZ, D. Woodard. Fifth row: M. Nutter, J. Brooks, R. Marshall, B. Maple, W. Morris, J. Fisher, S. Pizarek, R. Swinehart, B. Huffman, B. Delph, J. Cooke, K. Wade.

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Trackmen display individual, to wing way to emerge Individual and competitive spirit were the keys to the Titan cinder success during the 1971 season. Also, some individuals strived and performed well in classy competition. For instance, Randy Sellers was the Titans ' first performer ever in a track regional. Tony Gabriel turned in some fine perform- ances in meets such as the County Meet and the Confer- ence. Because of graduation of such runners as Sellers, the Titans will have to rebuild their forces in the middle distance races. a — After receiving the baton, Dave Atkisson puts on an extra burst of speed to win the half-mile relay, b — Clearing the hurdle with his eyes set on taking the lead, Dennis Bentzler heads for the finish line and that coveted first place ribbon, c — Tod Schave reaches back for the extra adrenalin he needs to push himself up among the leaders, d — Relaxing his body and intently concen- trating on the next jump, Leonard Flaty prepares to start his motion in the long jump.

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Taylor diamond crew repeats as county champs; Taylor ' s diamond contingent found the going a little rough when the Titans ran into the Haworth Huskies in the Kokomo baseball sectional. The Huskies outhrt the Titans for a 6-0 victory and the sectional cham- pionship. The Howard County Tourney proved to be a different matter as the Titans whipped Northwest- ern 2-0 and then edged Western 1-0 for the championship. This was the second consecutive year that coach Dan Shield ' s Titans had won the Howard County title. After a relatively slow start, losing eight of the first twelve games, the Titans rallied to a re- spectable overall record of 16- 11. Taylor Opponents 6 Hamilton Hgts. 8 2 Haworth 6 5 Madison-Grant 2 5 Lewis Cass 2 3-5 Kokomo (DH) 4- I 6 Tri-Central 10 4 Eastern 3 13 Frankton 14 Western 10 Hamilton S ' East ' n 1 4 Hamilton Hgts. 3 Maconaquah 12 12 Tri-Central 2 7 North Miami 6 7 Hamilton Hgts. 12 Sheridan 4 9 Lewis Cass 11 12 Tri-Central 11 10 Sheridan 8 10 Tipton SECTIONAL 2 3 Western 2 l) Haworth COUNTY 6 2 Northwestern 1 Western CONFERENCE 7 Hamilton Hgts. 5 2 Hamilton S ' East ' n 5 a — Leonard Flaty and Bob Crawford are a little mystified as to the whereabouts of the ball, b — Guarding the runner at second, Tony Gabriel watches Rick Mc- Collum unleash his curve ball against the Eastern Comets in a crucial Howard County rivalry, c — With back and knees bent, looking out towards the outfield, Rick Keck waits for the next pitch, d — Tony Gabriel tries to beat the throw by sliding into the bag.