Blue Mountain High School - Mountain Echo Yearbook (Schuylkill Haven, PA)

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Grapplers Complete Second Year as Varsity Sportg Compile 6'-4 Record WRESTLING IN THEIR SECOND YEAR OF varsity competition, the Eagle matmen com- piled a 6-4 record. Coach Larry Ross's Wrestlers Worked strenuously to uphold their motto: We make men out of boys. The Eagle grapplers mauled West Hazel- ton 59-3 in their opening match. They next punished Hamburg 28-20 and nipped Jim Thorpe 25-2l. Minersville Was the next vic- tim of the Eagles in a 37-20 trouncing. Ash- land defeated the Eagles 25-20 in their next encounter. Blue Mountain again tasted defeat at the hands of a powerful Mount Carmel team, 42-8. joe Onuskanich and Rick Moyer registered the Eagle's only wins. Ross's matmen fell prey to Tri-Valley in a 23-17 loss. The Eagles smothered West Hazelton the Mr. Carmel meet. 60-3, lost to Pottsville 25-I4, and decisioned Ashland 25-l7. Rick Moyer was district runner-up in the 180-pound class, being defeated in the district final by an 8-l decision. Joe Onuskanich executes a tight gut on his opponent during WRESTLING. ROW 1: P. Belsak, I. Onuskanich, A. Hubler, A. Reber, I. Romberger, I.. I-Iepler, T. Bensinger, E. Lykins. ROW 2: B. Bailey, J. Warner, D. Bensinger, P. Corell, R. Moyer, A. Bittle, T. Tongsrinark, D. D1-asher. ROW 3: C. Brobst, G. Greensweig, J. Friclirici, D. Schwaru, I. Nairn, C. Raring. 74

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Diamond Men Capture 1965 South Schuylkill, P.I.A.A. District 11 Laurels BLUE MOUNTAlN'S 1965 BASEBALL TEAM posted the most successful baseball season in diamond history. With a 14-1 overall record and a 12-1 league record, Coach Allen Greena- walt's baseball squad captured first place in the South Schuylkill Baseball League and took the P.l.A.A. District Eleven baseball crown. The Eagles won their first game with an easy 11-4 victory over Cass Township. The Eagle diamond men nipped Schuylkill Haven 3-2 and downed Pine Grove 5-2 with a three-run, last inning rally. The Eagles gained sole possession of first place by whitewashing previously un- beaten Pottsville 6-0. They continued their win- ning streak by triumphing over Tremont, 10-2g Cass Township, 20-19 and Tri-Valley, 3-2. Aided by Dave Snyder's no-hit pitching, the Eagles made it eight straight by blanking Pine Grove 6-0. Blue Mountain edged Schuylkill Haven 4-3, but had her winning streak stopped by Potts- ville in a 4-1 loss. Angered by their loss to Pottsville, the Blue Mountain men resounded with a 12-0 thumping of Tremont. The Eagles wrapped up the South Schuylkill League Championship in a 3-0 victory over Minersville. In their final league game the Eagle diamond men defeated Minersville 6-1. The Blue Mountain men now advanced to the P.l.A.A. District Eleven playoff eliminations. They whipped St. Clair, North Schuylkill League champions, by a score of 5-1 . In the District Eleven final playoff the Eagles staged a dra- April April April April April April May May May May May May May 1966 BASEBALL SCHEDULE 7 14 18 21 25 28 2 3 5 9 12 16 19 Allen Greenawalt, baseball coach, watches over an after- school practice. Mahanoy Area Pottsville Sch. Haven Pine Grove Minersville St. Clair' Panther Valley Pottsville Sch. Haven Pine Grove Minersville St. Clair Panther Valley matic, come-from-behind, 5-4 victory over Bethlehem to cop the District Eleven crown. Kenny Faust, later voted the teams's most valu- able player, hit a two-run single to win the game. 73 .'-, '4 f' . -x:'lmi f

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'N .FU ,elm . M- .5 Rick Moyer works on Mt. Carmel opponent. 6 M 1 Larry Ross completed his second year as wrestling coach. Larry Hepler demonstrates a body pick-up on John I ' Fridirici. john Frid1r1ci does a navy ride on Mount Carmel man. jim Romberger and Al Hubler wrestle at practice. 'Wx . lg, 5-vel