Blackford High School - Reflections Yearbook (Hartford City, IN)

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Bruin squad hustled its way to a 16-7 The Bruins of Coach Jon Stroup posted an impressive 16-7 slate for their first year and secured the sectional title. Getting a slow start in which they lost three of their first ' four games, the Bruins, with the help of a strong bench, evened their record at 4-4 as they went into the Grant County Tourney. Black- ford met Northfield in the first game of the tourney. The Norsemen had beaten them earlier in the season 104- 80 and again downed the Bruins, this time 70-61. Using this as an incentive, the Bruins then went on a winning rampage of eight straight before yield- ing to Tipton in a hard-fought game, 79-75. They ended the regular season by downing Union City, 93-90, in another chiller. The Bruins went into the Sectional as a favored home team, a correct ap- praisal, as they dealt Eastbrook and Portland heavy losses, 76-48 and 66-19, respectively. They then ended their 1969-70 career in the Regional by down- ing Marion in an 80-70 overtime con- test and falling to the Greyhounds of Carmel, 76-67. Bruin guard Neil Stroble drives for the lay-up while Dennis Pratt and Dave Fuqua maneuver for position under the board. Big Tex Johnson grapples with a Viking of jourth-rated Huntington for the possession of a rebound.

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CROSS COUNTRY TEAM: (Bottom Row) Keith Dayton, Mike Willmann, Daryl Thiery, and John Stevens. (Roiv 2) Dave Verona, Fred Myrick, Dean Schwarzkopf, and Ralph Koger. Coach Crain ' s entire team mil be returning next year. Young Cross Country squad won 2 The Bruin Cross Country team, coached by Mr. Mark Crain, experienced a rebuilding season. With four returning lettermen, the Bruins came up with two wins in 11 tries. The wins were at the expense of Mississinewa, 23-36, and Pennville, 27- 28. In addition to their wins, the team also tallied a second in a triangular meet with Eastbrook and Marion Ben- nett, having a score of 62 as against Marion Bennett ' s 70 and triumphant Eastbrook ' s 15. Coach Crain felt his team ' s inability to win was caused by a time gap separating his top three boys and his more inexperienced runners. Straining to retain the lead in the Peru cross country meet is Fred Myrick, while Mike Will- mann, John Stevens, and Dave Verona battle a group of Peru Tigers for posuions.

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slate and a sectional title Top: Months of arduous wailing preceded the completion oj the gym. Left: Spaciousness uas the key uord to describe the finished product. Middle: big attraction iias the huge flag drap- ed across the east uall. Below: The gym couldn ' t be complete without the B a stamp of approial. In an exuberant display of enthusiasm, loyal Bruin backers urge the team foruard. By sea- son ' s end. the J 5jgn, victory symbol, had become a Bruin Trademark.