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

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BOYS ' GYMNASTICS RECORD BHS OPP. 92 Angola 74 5th in Howe Invitational ' 91 Jay County 79 4th in Blackford Invitational 102 Madison Heights 105 96 Wabash 84 91 Highland 106 102 Anderson 115 99 Heritage 106 95 Wabash 90 102 Northwood 109 5th in Sectional A move used in Bruce Harlow ' s floor Exercise rou- tine is shown. Bruce broke the school Floor Exercise record and placed 12th in the state. Gymnasts ' losses to ' best ' After an indecisive start because of a lack of coaching staff, the gymnastics team was taken over by Mr. John Adams, assisted by Mick Clay. The team ended the season with a five- and-five record, being beaten only by teams ranked in the top 20. The Bruins placed fifth in the Howe Invitational and fourth in the Blackford Invitational. Bruce Harlow placed first in the Floor Exercise and Kevin Jackson was third on the parallel bars, v here he sus- tained a knee injury in the Howe Invita- tional. Jackson won the Coaches Award at the Blackford Invitational for leadership and sportsmanship. Breaking records this year was Bruce Harlow, who broke the Floor Exercise mark with a 8.7 and the vaulting record with a 8.9. The team parallel bar record was broken by the team of Johnson, Baily, and Jackson with a score of 17.05. Placing in the Sectional were Harlow with first in the Floor Exercise and a sec- ond in the vault; Brian Willmann with a fourth on the side horse, and Jackson with a second on the parallel bars. These boys advanced to the State and placed as fol- lows: Harlow 12th in the Floor Exercise and 10th in vaulting; Jackson sixth on par- allel bars, and Willman 10th on the side horse. This was the hardest working group of boys I have coached, said Mr. Adams. : 174 Boys Gymnastics

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In an attempt to turn his Peru opponent on his back, Kurt Hardlcy pulls his arm up. The Bruins defeated Peru by one point, 32-31, Although wrestling is an individual sport, much need- ed support is added by the team. Here, with Craig Wright, -lohn Payne shows his support. Matnnen.500 Leaving in December to lake an engi- neering position in Muncie, Coach Sey- mour left the job to Charles Carter and Assistant Rich Boyle. The season ended with a .500 tally, a second-place finish in the Sectional, and fourth in the CIC. Individuals placing in the CIC meet were Randy Abbott and Benny Green, first; David Abbott and Leon Schmidt, second, and Tod Boise and Kevin White, third. Six wrestlers advanced to the Regional by placing in the Sectional. They were Randy Abbott, Leon Schmidt, and Kevin White, all placing first, and Benny Green, David Abbott, and Kurt Hardley, placing second. The most exciting meet of the season was against Peru because the Bruins de- feated the Tigers by the close score of 32- 31, and it was the first time in several years that the Bruins had beaten them. To keep his opponent from getting his legs for an easy take-down and the first match points, Richie Brown shows his form of sprawling. In an attempt to turn his opponent to his back and in turn pin him. Craig Wright draws up his foe ' s arm. Wright wrestled in the 132-pound class. Wrestling 173

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Sophomore Jeff Cook took over the rings when his event, the trampoline, was ruled out. He shows his form of the V-seat. Chalking up before performing is Rob Johnson. Rob took over the all-around man position when Kevin Jackson hurt his knee. Coach John Adams lakes lime out to talk with Kevin Jackson. Kevin injured his knee but had surgery and recovered in time for the State. Rob Robbins, A st: Coach Mick Clay. (Top Row) Scott Stallsmith. Brian Willman. Mike Tarr. Steve Strickland. John Roush. Bnan Bullard. Bruce Har- low. Rated in the top five all year was Brian Willman. who placed fourth in the sectional and tenth in the State on the pommel horse. Boj-s G -mnastics l ' :