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

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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 ' :

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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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GIRLS ' GYMNASTICS TEAM: (Bottom Row) Kim Funk, Marty Winder, Joni Shrocl , Tamara En- ochs, Michelle McCardle, Lisa O ' Rourlce, Beth Ra- mey. (Row 2) Lynn Grouse (mgr.), Natalie Stalls- mith, Helen Jackson, Teri Lewis, Shelly Cline, Ses- The last leg of the 880-medley relay was anchored by Robin Haines. The relay team broke the school re- cord with a time of 2:02.23. cenee Tarter, Christina Miller, Lisa Hoover, Kelly Zigler, Sheryl Wright (coach). (Top Row) Kelly Mellert, Julie Bailey, Lisa West, Beth Lee, Jodi Falk, Kim Crouse, Lora Capper, Phoebe Zigler, Tammy Sharp. One of the most versatile members of the track team was Lynn Lefevre. Lynn participated in the shop put, where she broke the conference record with a toss of 35-8. Participating on the optional beam in the beginning of her routine is Julie Bailey. Julie tied with Kim Crouse for first place in the Sectional. 176 Girls Gymnastics