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

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After placing seventh on side horse, Dewight Rea ' s parents congratulate him for also receiv- ing the state Mental Attitude Award. BOYS GYMNASTICS TEAM: (Bottom Row) Alien Knox, Pat Lennon, Willy Myers, Roger Schwarzkoph, Terry Houseman. (Row 2) Assistant Coach John Adams, Jeff Cook, Rob Johnson, Dave Case, Bruce Harlow, Albert Redmond, Scott Stallsmith, Kim Baily, Head Coach Buzz Gallien. (Row 3) Tim Stroud, Doug Byall, Jeff Woolard, Jeff Logan, Steve Strickland, Jim Moore, Kevin Jackson, Brian William, Dewight Rea. State gymnast Jim Moore practices his high bar routine. His dedication paid off, as he was ranked seventh in the state on the high bar. 104 Boys ' Gymnastics

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SWIMMING RECORD BHS OPP. 94 New Castle 76 95 South Adams 73 94 Marion and Manchester 96 100 Hamlton Southeastern 71 103 Huntington North 69 58 Pendleton 113 114 Bluffton 68 111 Madison Heights 71 81 Jay County 73 5th (Sectional) SWIMMING TEAM: (Bottom Row) Scott Simmons, Tim Stanley, Doug Goetz, John Powell, Kevin Ford, Mark Lewellen, John Faas. (Row 2) Assis- tant Coach Alan Knapp, Kevin Smith, Tracy Hughes, Paul Montgomery, Craig Reese, Greg Peters, Tom Jones, Jeff Twibell, Head Coach Brian Hay. (Row 3) Mike Halley, Bryan McDonald, Mike Troyer, David Green, Dave Fear, Bob Tarter, Jeff Custer. (Row 4) Jean Hendricks, Kevin Gilland, Tom Brown, Brad Pulley, Brad McConnell, Brent Tarter, Dave Christman, John Bloom. V - ' Butterfly stroking his way to the finish, Jeff Cus- ter shows the form with which he set a new school record. Swimming 103

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Long hours of practicing his routines gave Kevin Jackson an edge, as he received second in the state on the parallel bars. Gymnasts were fifth best Blackford gymnasts enjoyed the best season in Blackford High history with a perfect season, a Sectional champion and six state finalists. Dewight Rea became only the second Blackford athlete to get the state IHSAA Mental Attitude Award. Rea, who holds the school record (7.35) on the side horse, finished seventh at the state. Jim Moore and Kevin Jackson finished first and fourth, respectively, on the vault. Moore placed sixth in the state meet, while Jackson finished fifth. Jackson also qualified to compete on parallel bars, where he made the best showing of any male gymnast, finishing second. Jackson missed first place by .5 of a point. Jeff Logan and Bruce Harlow rounded out the Bruin State finalists by finishing 10th in All-round competition and free-exercise, respectively. Other records broken this season by the Bruins were by the vaulting team of Logan, Moore, and Jackson, 25.40; high bar team of Logan, Moore and Tim Stroud, 19.55; side horse team of Rea, Brian Willman and Logan, 18.05; and parallel bar team of Jackson, Stroud and Logan. On the side horse, Dewight Rea shows his ablity that placed him seventh in the state. He also earned the Mental Attitude Award. GYMNASTICS RECORD BHS Angola OPP. 110.52 Jay County 107.20 106.70 Heritage 80.57 124 (4th of 11) Invitational 123 Madison Heights 118 109 Wabash 107 124 Highland 87.30 113 Northwood 109 120 Heritage 102 118 (2nd) Sectional Boys ' Gymnastics 105