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

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I ' M % Bruin distance swimmer Kevin McDougall eagerly awaits the appearance of his time and place on the scoreboard. Kevin swam the 200 and 500 freestyles. Senior Dave Fear reaches back for a little extra on his start in the 200 yard freestyle rela y. Fear also swam the 50 and 100 yard freestyles. Cindy Troyer takes off in the 50 yard back stroke. The Bruin girls were promised their own swim team in the 1980-81 season. Star diver Brad McConnell shows the form that placed him 8th in the state. McConnell has one more year to improve his placing. Individuals excel Swim team flounders Coach Brian Hay was disappoint- ed with the swimming team ' s record as a squad but was more than satis- fied with some of the individual per- formances. The team finished the season at 3-11. Bryan McDonald set three individ- ual records in addition to being a member of a record setting relay team. McDonald ' s records were in the 50, 100, and 200 yard freestyles. He teamed with Brent Tarter, John Faas, and Kevin McDougall to set a record in the 400 yard freestyle re- lay. Another outstanding performer was diver Brad McConell. McCon- nell missed the diving meet record of 272 held by Larry Witt when he scored 269. McConnell breezed through the sectional and eventual- ly placed 8th in the state. The annual Swim-a-thon raised over $900. The bulk of the money is to go to support a new girls swim team. The team finished 3rd in two six team relay meets held at Marion and Yorktown. The squad ' s wins came over Hamilton Southeastern and Bluffton. Anderson Highland was forced to forfeit to the Bruins. Swimming 1 75

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VARSITY SWIMMING Record 3-11 CIC 0-0 BHS OPPONENT OPP 3rd Marion Relays (six teams) 81 New Castle 91 68 South Adams Highland (forfeit) 102 3rd Yorktown Relays (six teams 74 Eastern 97 70 Pendleton Heights 101 80 Marion 106 80 Manchester 94 94 Hamilton Southeastern 78 81 Huntington North 91 54 Nobles vi lie 118 65 Muncie Central 105 89 Bluffton 82 66 Yorktown 104 68 Delta 104 59 Bellmont 110 I 7th Sectional Swim Team: (Bottom Row) Scott Simmons, Ron Hartley, Danny Maddox, Doug Mc Wil- liams, Danny Sulit, Steve Strahan. (Row Two) Coach Doug Osborn, Chuck Ross, Rob Bennett, Deitz Heiser, Kevin Gilland, Tom Brown, Brad McConnell. (Row Three) Coach Brian Hay, Brent Tarter, Kevin McDougall, John Faas, David Fear, Bryan McDonald, Tim Stanley, David Christman. (Row Four) Lora Smith, Reginna Fettig. Maricarol Schwering, Cindy Troyer, Jean Kendrick, Tina Bole, Mi- chelle Chaney, Beth Hartley. Senior record setter Bryan McDonald takes a much deserved rest after a record setting swim in the 50 yard freestyle. Brad McConnell trails by a few yards in the last lap of the 200 yard butterfly. Brad also was the Bruins ' leading diver. 174 Swimwing

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Junior Tow Applegate appears upset with the fact that he was pinned. Applegate wrestled in the 185 pound class. His arm raised with victory in hand, senior Tod Boise returns to the bench after decision- ing his Mississinewa opponent. Regular season records are 16-0 Abbott, Green lead wrestlers Blackford ' s varsity wrestlers fin- ished their season with a 4-7 record. Three wrestlers gained regional competition. Sophomores Dave Abbott and Ben Green teamed up with junior Mike Herr to represent the Bruins in the regional. Though all three lost in the regional, they will all return next year looking for further advance- ment. Abbott and Green also com- piled the regular season ' s most im- pressive records as each went 16-0. Abbott wrestled in the 126 pound class while Green manned the 132 pound class throughout the season. Abbott and Green also took first place in the conference meet. Other mentionable records belong to senior heavyweight Tod Boise at 9-8 and 155 pound Mike Herr at 8-6- 2. Boise also finished 2nd in the con- ference. The team took 5th place in the conference tournament, but in dual meets against conference teams went 4-2. The team only loses two wrestlers to graduation, Boise and John Powell, and should make a run for next year ' s conference crown. Wrestling Team: (Front Row) John Payne, Brian Bowman, Ben Green, Dave Abbott, Pat O ' Hern. Richie Welch, Greg BuUard. (Row 2) Asst. Coach Rich Broyles, Man. Todd Rea. Tod Boise. Tom Applegate, John Powell, Bill Sutton, Mike Herr, Donny Yates, Coach Char- lie Carter. Looking to the sidelines for assistance is freshman Pat O ' Hern. OHern was the only freshman to hold down a varsity spot the whole season. 176 Wrestling