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

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VQRSITY TRACK SQUAD: fBoltom Row! Dave Bickell, Ted Fry, nis Hiser, Ray Turner, John Stevens, Doug Osborn, Jay Jones. lTop Mike Schmidt, Joe Fry, Doug Bedwell, Mike Schultz, Rich Scott, Dave Rowl Head Coach Mark Crain, Dave Bergdoll, Larry Wyatt, Dwight Conn, Bill Wine, Daryl Thiery. K Row 2 I Rob Storer, Steve Furniss, Mark Curts, Don Baker, Dave Lowe, Don Yadon, Dave Fuqua, Ross Elwood, Baughey, Bill Meredith, Mike Jones, Ralph Koger, Dave McVicker, Den- Byron Walters, Pat O'Connell, Assistant Coach Don McAfee. Impro' 'd f'hd d' CIC 1971 was definitely a year that saw track take its place alongside other major sports at Blackford. The improving cin- dermen of Coach Mark Crain posted a 6-2 record in their dual meets and fin- ished second in the always tough CIC. Underclassmen dominated the team, and juniors Doug Osborn and Doug Bed- well, along with sophomore Mark Baugh- ey, advanced to the regional track meet as a result of their showings in the sec- tional. Osborn, one of the best milers in the area, won that event in the sec- tional, and Bedwell finished second in the hurdles to advance him to the re- gional. Baughey finished a close sec- ond in the sectional 880-yard run, which qualified him to compete in that event at the regional. The Bruins started their grand style, winning their meets, and coasted along to the end of the season for the IHSAA meets and the CIC meer. The CIC meet was held at BHS for the first time, and conference officials were sure that it would not be the last. season in first five 1 1 2-Track TRACK SCOREBOARD VARSITY BRUINS i OPP. 83 Bluffmn .... ,. . . . .635 47 Elwood .... .... 7 1 63 'Wabash ............. 55 83 Dunkirk - .... . ....... .35 61 Bstbnook 7. ......... 56 , 76 . Thru way nut-BHS 6 ,second 5516 Delta- 4 ....... . ..... .6244 71 D ...... ..47 61 :,.,,.. ...... ..57 . 5255 .,,. yamyfnm-BHS 7 180860631-BHS fifth f , f CICrC9nfe1-ence Meet- . at A BI-lstaeoond ' ' FRBSI-IMAN TRACK CUBS OPP. 55 Elwood ...... ..... . .81 42 Delta ............... , 28 Muncie Kuhner .... 66 , 88 5,24 . MnrionJones.........95i 5,42 Sdamonie ....66 FROSH TRACK SQUAD: fBotlorn Roulj Rick Rea, Vince Brown, Bill West, Torn Coch- ran, Ron Bell, Kim Hardley. IRow 22 Rick Twibell, Mark Nuchols, Doug Martin, Allen Osborn, Tom Gavin, Rollin Rumple, Jay A Y f 4 2 BBC worker Karen Kemp: motion: tirnerr .the rr ready. Jones. fRow 31 Mark Lechien, Dave Bickell, Dave Wonter, Joe Smith, Charles Pierson, Pip Mehling, Greg Slentz, Steve Jackson, Coach Fred Welge. 'Y X

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Pitching, hitting To combat ll mid-season slump, add the spirit of BHS with the ability of the athletes and coaching enthusiasm, and the end result is a winning season. This was the combination that saw Bruin baseball finish another season at better than av- erage. The defending CIC champs started their season on the loss side of the ledger, losing eight of the first dozen games. CIC foe Tipton must have provided the Bruins with stimulus, for after the win over Tipton the Bruins rallied and won several of their next nine games before entering the sectional. Marion ended a good season with a 5-2 sectional loss to the Bruins, but arch rival Mississinewa ended the sectional hopes of Bruinland, 5-3. In the CIC race, the defending champ Bruins ended the season at 6-1, and finished first. VARSITY BASEBALL SCOREBOARD BRUINS OPP. 2 New Castle ............ 4 5 Bellmont ....... . . . 3 3 South Adams .... . . . . . 4 0 Bellmont .............. 9 10 Pendlenon Heights ....... 0 3 Pendleton Heights ....... 4 0 Marion ................ 6 16 Bluffton ... ..... .....l5 1 New Castle ............ 11 5 Muncie South . . ........ 1 0 Kokomo Haworth ....... 10 0 Kokomo Haworth ....... 10 10 Tipton .......... . . . . 7 4 Norwell . ....... . . . 1 9 Alexandria . . .. . 6 7 Eastbrook ..... .. . 2 4 Shenandoah . .. . . . 1 3 Shenandoah ...7 'S Portland ........ .. . 9 14 Madison-Grant . . . . . 6 11 Madison-Grant .... . . . 0 SECTIONAL 5 Motion ........ . . . 2 0 Mississinewa . . . . . . 5 14 Muncie Burris .... . . . 5 6 Alexandria ....... . . . 2 3 Elwood ...... . . . 2 1 Wabash ..... . . . 7 1 Hmmtingnon ..... . . . 7 4 Peru ................. 3 9 Tipton ..... ...... .... 0 DUNKIRK TOURNEY 5 Redkey .............. . 3 11 Cowan ............... 1 13 Muncie Central ........ 11 1 14-Baseball s ' put squad in win column With the extra follow-through that ir Jo necerrary in any Jport, junior Miha Dawmn prove: the Bruin: are a hard-hitting squad. The team hit -well, with a high perrentage for the year. fe' Windup: are slimy: important, and to ,renior Gary Thrailhill the pitch he is about to make is important. At the time of the pitch, in the Marion gnme, the Br-uint were down 6-0, and the coach and team realized the need for a quick Marion half of the inning.