Apollo High School - Olympus Yearbook (Glendale, AZ)

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Boys Swimming Dives To The Depth Of Divisionals The Boys Swim Team had. like no other squad, the difficult task of swimming in the mid-winter months. Although the water was cold and winds blew swiftly, the boys still had numerous victories. The team did vigorous warm-ups, followed by many laps to build up their endurence. Next, the squad practiced their individual skills, that once were mere goals, that were soon met at meets throughout the season. The coach of the swim team was Mr. Thomas James. Boy Swim Team: Top row. Chip High, Pete Doze man, Frank Patterson, Fred Stanek. Tom Freeman. Middle row; Jo e Quam, Tim O’Neal. Mike Well . Ken Needle. Jim Smith. Scott Rudge Bottom row; Roxanne Dejanovich. Bill Rose. Todd Foy, Ron Comon, Farron Jackson. Above: Frank Patterson comes to the finish of the endurance trials Left: Coach James explains the next stroke to swim during a cold late winter practice. 250

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Golf Team Strokes To Perfection The Golf team teed-off the 1980 season led by Coach Glenn Queen. The coach kept the team on their toes in preparation for a wining year. The team was comprised of only two returning seniors. Ken Engstrom and Phil Patten. Most of the team was inexperienced as far as Skyline Division. Practices were held at the BelAir Golf Course. Drills on driving, crucial putting, were worked on strenuously to build the team’s endurance. It was the team effort that brought victories. Golf Team: Back Row; Ken Holem. Todd Howard. Ken Engstrom. Greg Martin. David Green. Jim Garrett. Phil Patten. Front Row. Greg Bove. Todd Garrett. Wade Howard. Gary Bove.

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Intramural Sports Spark Spirit At AHS If you liked sports but didn’t want to run your legs off on a school team, there were the Intramural Championship Sports. The com- petition was made up of fourth hour classes and other variations with catchy team names. A ladder chart was made to set up the games. It was a process of elimination to find the champion of each sport. The first sport played was co-ed volleyball. There were ten teams listed on the ladder but the last remaining team was Bateman’s Bums, who won the 1979-80 Intramural Vol- leyball Championships. Mrs. Bateman supported her name sake team by playing, coaching, and just beging there. Runner-up for the competition was Miss Stewart’s Deadliners, (publications staff) with a close record. The next sport was co ed flag football. There weren’t as many teams for this sport, but the excitement and spirit were present at every game. The winners were a combination.ojf Mrs. Barnhill and Mr. Perkins classes. They called themselves t g Perkins 69’ers.ljjnd vere awarded the 1979-80 IntramuraW’foR Pwf!bJall championship. Again. Stewart’s Dead- liners were tdoner-up in this eyGnt. Volleyball Champions: Karen Pennington, Mike Porce. Jeff Brown. Alan McAbee. Mrs Bateman. Rag Football Champions: Back; Brett Bourbeau. Jeff Rigsby. Rick Cimaglta. Frank Chancelor. Sherri Wehmueller. Bottom; Cheryl Young. Tammy Kirkpatrick, Natalie 251