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

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CROSS COUNTRY Season Record 3-4 CIC 1st BHS OPPONENT OPP 36 Bluffton 22 44 Muncie North 19 9th Blackford Invitational 5th Huntington Invitational 28 El wood 40 28 Tipton 51 3rd York town Invitational 29 Jay County 27 6th Port Wayne South Inv. 13th Manchester Inv. 41 Wayne 23 41 South Adams 76 1st CIC 2nd Blackford Sectional 6th Manchester Regional After finishing the state meet in Indianapolis, Greg walks into the judges to be assigned to his final finishing number. Coach Doug Osborn walks alone thinking about the final results of the 79 season. This was coach Osborn ' s first year as cross coun- try coach. i Cross Country 161

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Led by Osborn Cross Country wins CIC The team got off to a slow start this year but came around well by the end of the year, said Coach Doug Osborn. The highlights of our season were winning the conference and finishing second in the section- al. The team was led by seniors Gregg Osborn and Greg Mounsey. These two finished first and fifth in the Conference and first and second in the sectional. Ozzie went on to win the regional, placed fourth in the semistate and 25th in the state cross country meet. Overall the team had a 3-4 season with wins over Bluffton Muncie North and Jay County. Seniors Osborn and Mounsey will be leaving the cross country team but returning next year will be sophomores Robbie Bratton, Aaron Pierce, and Dean Brown who ran third, fourth, and fifth and also Mike Herr and Les Riggs who will be sen- iors next year. Mark Cook ran most- ly JV this year but will run varsity next year. In Fort Wayne the team breaks with its com- petition from the starting line. A good break in the starting crush is always important. r - The members of the 1979 CIC Champion Cross Country from left to right are: Coach Doug Osborn, Mark Cook, Les Riggs, Dean Brown, Greg Mounsey, Gregg Osborn, Robby Bratton, Aaron Pierce, Bill Derrer. Mike Wil- liams, and Mike Herr. Blackford has now won three CIC Cross Country Championships. Greg Mounsey closes in on the finish line in the Manchester Relays. Greg placed second in the conference and fifth in the sectional. 160 Cross Country

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Experience helps Young netters improve They say things improve with age and that is exactly what a young Bruin tennis team did. Under the guidance of second year coach Mr. Mick Clay, they finished with an 8- 8 record for the season. Last year ' s disappointing 3-14 season record and 2-4 conference record jumped to an 8-8 season mark and an impressive 5-2 CIC mark. This was good enough for second place in the conference. The entire varsity squad was composed of underclassmen. Ju- nior Doug Mills was the No. 1 sin- gles man all year. Doug ' s 13-5 was the team ' s best record. Junior Rusty Needier was the No. 2 man and had a 9-7 record. Singles play was rounded out by sophomore Bill Davis. Bill owned a 10-5 season record. Juniors Doug Goetz and Scott Twibell played No. 1 doubles and finished with a 9-7 record. Juniors John Faas and Rog- er Sch warzkopf teamed up for a 1-6 record in No. 2 doubles. Several other teammates combined during the season for the extra doubles matches. Coach Clay cited Doug Mills as the team ' s most consistent player. This was Doug ' s second year in the No. 1 singles slot. Doug was also named all conference for the sec- ond year in succession. Honorable Mention went to Doug Goetz, Scott Twibell, and Rusty Needier. The Bruins were eliminated in the sectional after a 4-1 win over South Adams in the first round, when in the second round they lost to a tough Jay County team by an 0-5 score. With all varsity members return- ing the team should have a strong nucleus for next year ' s varsity squad. No. 3 singles man Bill Davis puts all of his power into this return to his Bluffton oppo- nent. Bill ' s record this year was 10-5. tiit«rt- v ) Tennis Team (Bottom Row) Scott Sim- mons, Scott Twibell, Doug Goetz, Stacy Hamilton, Sean O ' Connel, Rob Bennett, Tim Hiday. (Row 2) Bill Danny, Rich Al- dridge. John Faas, Doug Mills, Roger Schwarzkopf. Bill Davis, Robyn Richman, Coach Mick Clay. Absent from picture; Rusty Needier. Misti Crull, Mgr. Kevin Smith. Throwing tennis balls is one of many du- ties of Coach Mick Clay. The second year coach improved his team ' s record from 3- 14 to this year ' s 8-8. 162 Tennis