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

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L, t In a close heat, junior Marcia Brown main- tains a slight edge over her opponents. Brown placed fourth at the Huntington Sectional. Julie Bailey brings her floor exercise routine to an end at sectional. Bailey placed fourth in floor and first on beam at sectional. The optional teams most valuable, Sescenee Tarter prepares for a landing in vault. Tarter scored a team high on vault with a 7.48. V GIRLS TRACK TEAM: (Bottom Row) Londa Pierson, Cindy Troyer, Tina Enochs. Lisa Stanley, Marcia Brown, Shelly Cline, Chris Miller, Natalie Stallsmith, Chantel Shroyer, Lora Smith, Misti Crull. (Row 2) Maricarol Schwering, Debbie Fisher, Robyn Rogers, Michelle Ickes, Beth Leeth, Casey Mclntire, Sheri Stall, Debbie Harvey, Amy Pugh, Rox- anne Martin, Shari King. (Row 3) Coach Doug Osborn, Tamera Enochs, Kathleen Piquet, Karen Hutson, Barb Sills, Kim Ely, Karen Wesolowski. Tracey Willman, Lorraine Van- Camp, Shelly Flanagan, Teresa King. GIRL ' S GYMNASTICS TEAM: (Bottom Row) Cheryl Love, Lisa Lewis, Helen Reidy, Trudy Moyer, Lora Mann, Shelly Flanagan, Elise Claghorn. (Row 2) Asst. Coach Sheila O ' Rourke, Michelle McCardle, Lisa O ' Rourke, Casey Mclntire, Tamera Enochs, Coach Sheryl Wright. (Row 3) Kelley Mellert, Deb- bie Fisher, Beth Lee, Chris Miller, Shelly Cline, Julie Bailey, Sescenee Tarter, Lisa Hoover, Natalie Stallsmith. Girls Track And Gymnastics 181

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Three Bruins advance Mellert ninth at state Coach Sheryl Wright ' s gymnas- tics team had yet another successful season while Coach Doug Osborn ' s track team broke even at 5-5. The girl ' s gymnastics optional team was 8-1 as junior Sescenee Tarter was that squads ' most valu- able. Tarter led the optional squad in floor exercise, uneven bars, and vault as she also participated in those three and the all around com- petition at the state meet. Other participants in the state meet were freshmen Elise Claghorn in uneven bars and senior Kelley Mellert in floor exercise. Mellert placed ninth as both girls were at Freshman balance beam competitor Kris Reidy practices her move before a meet. Reidy helped lead the beginning team to a 4-2 record. After an exhausting run on a cold rainy day, members of the girls track team huddle together to congratulate a tired teammate. the intermediate level. Claghorn was the most valuable on the inter- mediate squad as they were 10-0. Freshmen Shelly Flanagan was the most valuable on the beginning team, as they were 4-2. The outlook for girls track is opti- mistic as there were no seniors on this year ' s team. Season highlights included a new school record in the mile by Lisa Stanley as she ran it in 5:57. Karen Hutson also tied the school record in the 440 by running a 1:05. Marcia Brown placed fourth in hurdles at sectional and advanced to regional. L - • ' GIRLS GYMNASTICS RECORD 1 Opt. 8-1 Int. 10-0 Beg. 4-2 BHS OPT. OPPONENT OPP 66.55 Jay Co. 53.9 72.3 Madison Heights 64.35 57.98 Peru 36.65 651 Eastbrook 31.23 57.05 New Castle 63.45 58.25 Marion 6915 81.5 Bluffton 52.85 74.1 So. Wells 29.15 Sect. 1st Reg. 3rd BHS INT. OPPONENT OPP 68.55 Jay Co. 64.15 76.1 Madison Heights 69.05 781 Peru 56.3 64.01 Eastbrook 39.43 69.0 New Castle 63.2 62.65 Madison Grant 55.05 7015 Marion 66.45 70.2 Bluffton 53.6 73.67 So. Wells 39.7 66.65 Delta 58.05 BHS BEG OPPONENT OPP 61.2 Jay Co. 63.8 51.8 Eastbrook 58.78 53 Madison Grant 52.65 60.2 Bluffton 481 58 So. Wells 54.6 57.6 Delta 50 GIRLS TRACK RECORD 1 Record 5-5 BHS OPPONENT OPP 67 Adams Cent. 38 68 Eastbrook 37 36 Tipton 80 36 Mississinewa 17 45 So. Adams 52 45 Jay Co. 37 52 So. Wells 53 56 Jay Co. 49 38 Delta 67 27 Marion 78 Senior Kelly Mellert performs her routine on beam. Mellert went to state in beam and placed 9th in intermediate competition. 180 Girls Track And Gymnastics

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Fettig, Boise, 10th and 16th CMxm slips to 19th spot Greg Osborn started the season with a dream. He ended it with a heartache. Osborn aimed his whole season to- wards winning the state champion- ship in the mile. At one point during the year he had the best time in the state. He was seldom pushed as few of his competitors were even in his class. He breezed through the sec- tional and finished second in the re- gional, despite an injured hamstring. Then came the state meet. Osborn still was suffering slightly from the hamstring problems and worse, had received a series of injections on the days immediately preceeding the race. At race time he looked weak and pale but at the end of two laps he was just a step behind the leader. Then, as the leader turned it on, Greg couldn ' t answer and lagged further and further behind. Finally he finished a disappointing 19th of 20. The evental champion. Brad Jones from Anderson, had beaten, and been beaten by, Osborn in previous meets. But a championship for Os- born was not to be. As a team, Blackford was very successful this season as they fin- ished 19-4. That includes second in the conference and the Blackford In- vitational. Outstanding perfor- mances were turned in by Kevin Fettig and Tod Boise. Fettig finished tenth in the state in shot put while Boise was 16th. Other excellent per- formances were turned in by Osborn and classmate Greg Mounsey. They finished 1-2 in the 880 at the Lime City Relays and sectional. Willie Myers and Scott Kimmel also did well in pole vault and discus. A tragic end to a great season. Gregg Osborn rounds turn four of the fourth lap of the mile at the state meet. He finished 19th. State competitor Kevin Fettig heaves the shot a personal best 54 ' at the state meet. That was good enough for 10th in the state. 182 Varsity Track