R Nelson Snider High School - Safari Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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SWIMMING opp shs Muncie Central 19 74 So. Bend Jackson 59 36 Kokomo 25 65 Bellmont 28 67 Goshen 62 33 Culver 68 27 Bellmont 30 65 Kokomo Haworth 55 40 Marion 29 66 Huntington 30 65 ABOVE: Steve Montgomery does a back layout in diving competition. In the background Coach Bill Close gives a last minute pep talk to John Ellett. ABOVE: Members of the 1971-72 Panther swim team are as follows: FRONT ROW: Kevin DeMerritt, Kevin Keene, Steve Montgomery, Scott Hedeen, Dennis Eby, Mike Marsh, and Rick Norton. SECOND ROW: John Ellett. Jim Bryan, John Gullion. Date BuJlard. Stete Freeh. Richard Kirke, Dan VanAnda. Tom Blake. Bob Gebhard. Sam Glassley, Tony Kent, Coach Bill Close, and Tom Cook. 73

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Swimming team emerges with fine year ABOVE: Richie Kirke leaps off the starting block with the utmost determination in a meet against South Bend Jackson at the Central YMCA pool. Snider ' s swimming Panthers, un- der Coach Bill Close swam to a 7-4 season. The team practiced early every morning at the YMCA and worked hard all season. Snider had a third place finish in sectional compe- tition and qualified a record seven for state competition. In all, seven of the eleven events qualified. The tankers who made it in the final competition and the event in which they partici- pated include: Dave Bullard, Rick Norton, John Ellett, and Sam Glass- ley in the 200-yard medley relay; Richie Kirke in the 50-yard free- style; Steve Montgomery in diving; Bob Gebhard in 100-yard butterfly: Richie Kirke in the 100-yard free- style; Rick Norton and Dave Bullard in the 100-yard breaststroke; and Bob Gebhard, Richie Kirke, Sam Glassley, and John Ellett in the 400- yard free style relay. This year proved even more fruitful when, for the first time in the school ' s history, points were scored by Snider in the state meet. Richie Kirke scored in both the 100-yard freestyle and 50- yard freestyle totaling 10 points for the Panthers. ABOVE: Kevin Keene springs off the diving board. RIGHT: Sam Glassley starts off after Dave Bullard, in water, finishes his heat in the 200-yard medley relay. Standing is Rick Norton. 72

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■1 Varsity basketball squad The 1971-72 varsity basketball squad concluded a fine year with a 15-9 record and the second sectional crown in the history of the school. The team had upended Elmhurst, Bishop Dwenger, and New Haven for the sectional title before the regional champs, Garrett, knocked off the Pan- ther quintet, 84-78. The reserve team sported a 14-6 record, while the C- team had a 7-3 seasonal mark. The freshman squad concluded their sea- son with a 1-10 record. The varsity had an erratic regular season with the high being the Dwen- ger Tourney Championship which Snider won for the third time. The Panthers jelled at the end of the cam- paign by knocking off Huntington in the Coliseum to start a five-game streak through the tourney, until Gar- rett eliminated Snider. Snider was led by two All-City players Alonzo Craig and Andy Re- plogle. Alonzo rewrote three Panther records, most points, 447, most field goal attempts, 419, and most field goals, 194. Andy Replogle was second in scoring with 398 points. Rufus Bea- chem scored 224, while Mark Davis had 213. Rich Huser added 141, and Steve Syfert scored 110 points. Replogle led Snider in rebounds with 224. Alonzo Craig pulled down 185, while Huser had 1 17, Davis 102, and Syfert had 90 rebounds. In the assist department Rufus Beachem led Snider with 88. Second was Replogle with 69, while Davis had 53, and Alonzo Craig 48 assists to his credit. As a team Snider shot 44 per cent from the field, and the Panthers hit on 59 per cent from the free throw line for the season. ABOVE: Alonzo Craig and Rufus Beachem display the hard earned sectional trophy. VARSITY BASKETBALL Heritage Wayne Concordia opp 49 60 64 shs 55 59 75 Bellmont 67 84 North Side 63 53 Garrett 77 •73 North Side 69 75 DeKalb 64 76 Bishop Luers LaPorte 55 69 59 68 New Haven 78 94 Central Catholic 45 87 Northrop DeKalb 66 80 59 73 Elmhurst 64 87 South Side 73 68 Bishop Dwenger Marion 66 75 69 62 Huntington Logansport Elmhurst 55 66 65 72 86 76 Bishop Dwenger New Haven 55 61 63 62 Garrett 84 78 ABOVE: Mark Davis dribbles down court ahead of a New Haven opponent while Mike Giauque positions himself for a possible pass in the Sectional Two championship game. 74