Bedford Junior High School - Transition Yearbook (Temperance, MI)

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Do It My Way! Coach Greg Duhaime directs his players. Tom 'Skellle, Gary LaMunyon and Mike Galdleux during a time out against Whitmer. 9th Basketball 6-1 1 Bedford 24 vs Whitmer 52 Bedford 28 vs Toledo CC 63 Bedford 31 vs Sylvania NV. 52 Bedford 51 vs Gilbrater 46 - Bedford 29 vs Adrian 50 Bedford 47 vs Eisenhower 29 Bedford 49 vs Sylvania NV. 46 Bedford 41 vs Whitmer 39 Bedford 54 vs St. johrfs 61 Bedford 82 vs Airport 48 Bedford 36 vs Adrian 69 Bedford 71 vs New Boston Huron 47 Bedford 36 vs Toledo CC 48 Bedford 25 vs New Boston Huron 65 Bedford 35 vs Gilbralter-Carlson 55 Where dld it go? Grady Goa. Gary LaMunyon and Alex Davis. forwards battle St. lohn's to get the rebound. The cagers lost this game which put them out of the Eisenhower Tournament. Front Row: Doug Walcher, Gary Muszynski, Scott Maunz, John Jennewine. Ted Stadniczuk. Steve Sugg, Pete Schmieg. Second Row: Robert Hornyak. Alex Davis, Captain, Mike Gladiuex. leff Edmonds, Ken Scheurman, Tom Skellie. Back Row: Manager, Roxy Reed. Coach Greg Duhaime. David King. Grady Goa, Captain: Gary LaMunyon, Stadsticlan, Tonya Shuler, Beth Richardville. Golnl Golnl Guard Pete Schmieg. concentrates on a jump shot against St. Johns. They forced St. John's into double overtime but lost by five points.

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ove Itl Tammy McCarley dribbles downcourt in a fast break -ating her Springbrook opponent. got it! Tonya Leffel looks for an open position to pass the ball. Anticipation! B-ball Team Overcomes Anxiety efore each game, every girl felt nervous as their palms began to sweat and their legs started to shake. For the seventh graders, it was their first year in basketball and they had no idea what was in store for them. The eighth graders, having a year ex- perience, also felt nervous because they knew their opponents were tough. The eighth graders played their toughest opponent, St. Anthony's with great speed and accuracy. llWe played a tough team but we worked together to win , stated eighth grade forward Connie Adams. The coach for the eighth grade team was Anne Montri who really kept the girls on their toes. ttThe extra hard and long practices after school helped us greatly during the game, eighth grader Connie Adams commented. til felt we played well as a team and everyone cooperated well! stated 8th grade guard Tonya Leffel. Mona Shay was the coach for the seventh grade team. She helped us improve our weaknesses throughout the season , stated seventh grade forward Tara Wardarski. ttWe had a record of 1-3 and we all felt that we could have done better on our team defense. Front row: Tammy McCarIey, Tonya Leffel, Lori Hennessey. Denise Wysoszinski, Christy Chesney, manager, Nicki McGreevey. Back row: jenny Hulisz, Becky Neorr, Julie Homan. Connie Adams, Mindy Shively, Jennifer Rippey, manager. Not pictured Coach Anne Montri.

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NO SWEATI Freshman guard, Mike Gladieux attempts a foul shot as he warms up for the 4:00 game against Whitmer. Move It buster! Freshman guard David King dribbles down the court and past his tSt. lohn'si opponents in hopes of scoring. Challen nged Players Obtain most memorable times for the boys basketball team was a hard-fought double overtime game against St. John's. Even though the Cagers lost the tough battle by five points, they displayed their deter- mination by forcing a strong St. John's team into double overtime. The boys were under the new coaching of Mr. Greg Duhaime, a former Bedford graduate and varsity basketball player. Mr. Duhaime said he thought the team had been successful. iii was pleased with the season. We were successful comparing our size to other teams, Mr. Duhaime said. The team had to struggle through the season with a severe problem, lack of height. The tallest player was Tom Skellie who is six feet one and a half inches. This was one of our weak points. Lack of height led to bad rebounding another weak point of the team, stated guard Mike Gladieux. According to the team's opinion, height didn't mean everything. uWe had good hustle and a strong defense that helped us win games, stated guard Gary Muszyn- ski. Throughout the season, Mike Gladieux was the high scorer, scoring an average of fourteen points per game. Mike was also named most valuable player of the season. The leading rebounders for the season were Gary LaMunyon and Tom Skellie. The thrill and excitement of overtime! One of the