Blue River Valley High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Mount Summit, IN)

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OIL NOW YOU'RE GONNA GET IT . TOP NOTCH-Starting on top gives a qood Tim Keeslinq pulls up atter being down and advantaqe to a wrestler, David Groce uses his prepares to qive his opponent what he de- skills to make the best ot his situation. serves, I 3 6X Wrestling THE CHAMP-Wiririiriq wasn't a new experience tor Mickey Latham. Mickey went to the M.E.C. and won tirst place in his division. OPPONENT US THEM Union 36 36 Cowan 4l 26 Wapahani 6 67 Northeastern l 7 56 Mt. Vernon 21 52 Shenandoah 21 50 Tri 33 45 Wes-Del lnv. 8th place Lincoln 40 36 Monroe Central 26 44 MEC 3rd place Randolph Southern 44 30 Daleville 28 42 New Castle Sec 3rd place

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From Vaults To Volleys Always working hard and giving their best performance was the girl's tennis and gymnastic teams. Crain- ing more knowledge and skill at ev- ery meet made for successful sea- sons and even better ones to look forward to next year. The gymnastic team worked long hours to reach perfection on their routines with first-year coach Deb- bie Claghorn to help them. A young team, with only 2 seniors, the gym- nastics team is sure to be a tough competitor in the near future. The tennis team, practicing in all kinds of weather Cseldom good ten- nis weatherl, had a rough season. It also had a new first-year coach, a former member of the tennis team here, Carolyn Miller. Everyone im- proved with each meet and finally came through with a well-earned victory at the close of the season. With only 3 seniors leaving, the ten- nis team has a bright future to look ahead to, also. ' 1 1' 3' 'Elf ' ',, f. , W.4-rms A f1'?r 7 s 'A ', Vt 81 . .. Q I, ml o ,pf ls my A X 2 1 . Y X VY- i r' l' 'T J Fa 4 ' Q, ALWAYS PREPARED-Tennis can be a last moving game and one minute of not being prepared can cost you a game. Margaret Thornburg makes sure she is always prepared. STRATEGY FOR SUCCESS-Senior Annette Myers shows how to Concentrate in a sport where concentration is very im- portant. IMPORTANTPREDICTTONS-Debbie Shore waits tor the return of the ball and tries to predict where her opponent will aim her return. 'IZYVNIS TEAM IITRONT ROVV2 D. Hungerford, D. Lacy, D. Shore, B. Foster, K. Murphy, K. Sry, IBACKROVVI Coach Miller, N. Penticuff, A. Myers, M. Cham- berlin, M. Thornburg, S. l..iby, K. Crow x by my Tennis!! 3 5 . ff - . .af . ' ,1:':o,- - 'Z' ...J

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Built Up To Break Down ALMOST PINNED-Scott Sabo has a strong hold on his opponent as he prepares to pin him. Scott, a returning wrestler won his match. MENTAL MATCH-Tim Keesling prepares mentally tor his match while watching the one before his. Mental preparation is as important as being physically ready. 1 .1 ,,,, After using last years season as a building season the wrestlers used this year to show their opponents just what awesome things they could do on the mat. Wrestling takes a lot of patience and perfect timing. Each wrestler waits for the opponent to make a mistake and then they pounce on that weak spot. The wrestlers were coached by lohn Marchak a new face at BR. in coaching. Mr. Marchak had many things to be proud ot in his mat mon- sters. Senior Mickey Latham went to the M.E.C. and won first in the heavy weight division. But most of all the boys worked as a team and always helped each other out. , xy ' THINKING FAST-Knowing how to get out of a difficult situation is as important as knowing all the other moves. Bruce Schmidt has some fast thinking to do. Wrestlingfl 3 7