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

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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

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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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Aqailae Play 12 Game Schedule, End Season with 6 Wins, 6' Losses Nancy Fehr, basketball coach. WITH FIVE RETURNING STARTERS, the Blue Moun- tain Aquilae, coached by Nancy Fehr, ended their season with a 6-6 record. In the first encounter the Eagle sextet crushed North- western 44-l3. Tri-Valley edged the Eaglettes 40-34. Traveling to Williams Valley, the girls lost a 40-21 de- cision. In their next tilt the Eagle lassies suffered a 26-17 defeat at the hands of Tri-Valley. In a holiday exhibition game the Aquilae were handed a 41-29 beating by the Alumni. In the next league game the Nativity girls downed Blue Mountain 49-38. After drubbing Pottsville 40-24, the girls lost to Pine Grove, 31-28, but stormed back to down Nativity 39-27, Potts- ville 41-23, and Pine Grove 28-25. In their last outing of the season, the Aquilae clawed Northwestern, 37-28. GIRLS BASKETBALL. ROW 1: J. Leisey, E. Strause, E. Fisher, I. Reed, C. YoSt, B. Williams, C. Kauffman, S. Bast. ROW 2: C. Tripp, R. Tripp, K. l3OgOSh, J- Tyndall, S. Nicholls, S. Barron. ROW 3: C. Taylor, and B. Timmins, managers. . Q -L-l.. x v, ' .,, 76