Albany Union High School - Whirlwind Yearbook (Albany, OR)

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Coach Ralph Rudzik discusses race strategy with Bill Lanham and Jake Schmidt before the district meet at Corvallis. 1973 CROSS COUNTRY WEST ALBANY.......................21 Central Linn .....................34 WEST ALBANY.......................35 South Albany..................... 45 McNary ...........................48 WEST ALBANY.......................17 Corvallis.........................45 Lebanon...........................67 WEST ALBANY.......................24 South Salem ......................31 North Salem ......................77 Crescent Valley...................25 Sprague...........................44 WEST ALBANY.......................57 Invitational Meets Hudson Bay Invitational West Albany 1ST-7 teams ..................35 Sweet Home Invitational West Albany 1ST-6 teams ..................61 North Marion Invitational West Albany TIE 2ND-8 teams 89 Clackamas Invitational West Albany 7TH-12 teams ..................119 District Meet West Albany 5TH place 109 BOTTOM ROW: Russ Hill, Ken Horn, Lynn Cleveland, Doug Burck, Mark Vanderford. TOP ROW: Steve Lakowske, Kevin Shaha, Brain Me Morris, Coach Ralph Rudzik, Jake Schmidt, Bill Morgan, Steve Ludwig, Bill Lanham. Fall Sports 19

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CC's win big Led by seniors Bill Morgan, Jake Schmidt, Brian McMorris, and Bill Lanham, the West Albany harriers shot out to a blistering 13-0 record. The Bulldogs reached their peak early in the season which crippled their chances of snatching a district champion- ship. Cross Country men won all beginning meets, achieving a 7-2 record, until they were handed a close defeat by Crescent Valley and Sprague. The peak meet was a slim win in the Sweet Home Invitational and from then on the Bulldogs' performance seemed to go down- hill. Loss of the North Marion Invitational by a small margin increased the losing trend. Bill Morgan's outstanding efforts led him to breaking six meet records, winning the regional meet, and receiving the Fall Athlete trophy. TOP RIGHT: Steve Lakowske and Steve Ludwig battle for the finish at the Corvallis and Lebanon meet. ABOVE: Part of the new recognition involved was speaking in front of the pep assembly. BOTTOM RIGHT: Bill Morgan figures out team score after his victory. 18 Fall Sports

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Wins spice season The 1974 gymnastics team displayed an improvement, despite the many injuries. For the first time in four years, the boys won more meets than they lost, making a 5-4 record. Coach Bob Buchanan said that the team scored more points on the whole this year. Another first: two boys went to the State meet in Portland— Vaughn Pieschl in high bar and Eric Udolf in pommel horse. The girls, led by Cheri Slingsby, all- around, showed their best, though sev- eral injuries reduced the team to five. The girls had one win and seven losses, but placed higher than three teams at the District meet. Members of the teams noticed the in- crease of public attendance at their meets this year. At the end of the sea- son, two seniors, Cheri Slingsby and Doug Wilson, received trophies for best gymnasts of the year.