Apollo High School - Olympus Yearbook (Glendale, AZ)

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Girls New But Successful In State Girls Varsity Cross Country experienced their first season at Apollo. Although the girls have competed in former years, this was the first season they have been recognized as a separate team. The team did extremely well with a twelve win and four loss record. The girls went to divisionals, placing fourth, and then advanced to State where they took eleventh out of ninety com- peting teams. The following received medals for their achive- ments in State, Cindy Allec, Cynthia O’Dell, and Patti Shafer. Coach Emmett Smith was very pleased with the good job that the girls had done. Opponent We They Moon Valley 16 For. Agua Fria 21 For. Xavier 25 65 Cortez For. Thunderbird 36 Greenway 22 For. Sunnyslope 44 21 Paradise Valley 56 74 Cortez For. Prescott 38 Prescott 29 26 Sunnyslope 47 Washington 22 35 Glendale 15 For. Left to Right: Sabrina Kellis, Patti Shafer. Cynthia O'Dell, Zsuszi Sagodi. Cindy Allec. Becky Hinson. Left: Patti Shafer comforts teammate Cynthia O'Dell when the butterflies start on the first meet of the season. Right: A few of the Varsity girls take on Coach Smith on a practice run before an important meet. Opposite Page Left; Coach Smith and Varsity runner Scott Patrick! keep their strides smooth for a good time during a practice. 223

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Varsity Cross Country Strides Through Winning Season Apollo's 1979 Varsity Cross Country team excelled this year with a win loss record of 10 6. The team went to divisional where they placed sixth. Scott Patricki, and Scott Papa both received medals for their performances. In spite of injuries the squad finished the season strong. The team called themselves Smith’s Misfits. The Misfits consisted of Scott Patriki, Scott Papa. Mike Pomeroy. Jeff Anderson, Brett Carruthers. and Mark Klenner. Coach of the Varsity Cross Country team was Mr. Emmett Smith. 2ci 5' 27 2f 51 3( 37 5( 2 ( 77 3£ 2i Apollo Varsity Crow Country: Left; Karl Kowalski. Mark Kt«nn«r, Jeff Anderson, Brett Carruthers. Scott Papa. Scott Patricki, Mike Pomeroy. Coach Emmett Smith. Opponent Moon Valley Brophy Thunderbird Sunnyslope Cortez Prescott Washington Thunderbird Shadow Mountain Agua Fria Cortez Greenway In this event, low score

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J.V. Freshman Cross Country Optimistic For The Future The J.V. Cross Country team performed during the year claiming a six win and ten loss record. The team set goals throughout the entire season, and through uniform effort, many of the goals were met. Karl Kowalski placed ninth in the J.V. District meet. Coach Emmett Smith commented. The team was young and inexperi- enced and show potential for the future.” The Apollo 1979 Freshman Cross Country team showed unre- lenting effort throughout their season. The season consisted of eight wins and eight losses. Mike Siu and Paul Sanmarco placed in the Frosh District meet. Junior Varsity Cross Country. Left to Right: Shawn Reese. Bart Geotr. Joe Palumbo. Kevin Gutherie. Mark Boucher. Jim Gunderson. Frosh Cross Country. Left to Right: Jeff Lewis. Chris Gerberry. Don Sullivan. Mike Siu. Paul Sanmarco. Jeff Peterson. Dave Hickman.