Brazil High School - Brazilian Yearbook (Brazil, IN)

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ABOVE. The shade of the maple trees provide a welcome rest for the exhausted Cmss Country Team. LEFT. Shoes off, socks rolled down, and a moments rest enable lunior David Thomas to relax from a recent meet. Brazil Runners Stride to Znd Place The Brazil Cross Country team pulled through the year with a winning season, the fourth straight for head coach Larry Stuckey. The Devils posted a 7-4 season mark, including championship honors in the Clay County Meet. The Raiders began the year on a triumphant note by capturing first place honors in the Bedford and Bloomfield Invitationals. Yet the Devils met dis- appointment as the year progressed in failing to win the W.I.C. Meet. A strong West Vigo team knocked the Devils out of title hopes, however, Brazil's Kyle Hutchison did cop top individual honors. The nucleus of the Red Devil squad returns next year including Kyle Hutchison, Keith West, Doyne Parsons, Dave Thomas, Rick Louderback, and Steve Garlits. This balance of runners have a key goal to once again win the Clay County Meet, an event the Big Red has never lost in the history of the school. Last season the Devils slipped by Clay City in the county clash by a slim margin.

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Although most high schools classify wrestling as a minor sport, Brazil High School proudly rates the wrestling program as one of the most important and successful sports on its athletic agenda. This year's wrestling team recorded the most successful record in the history of the sport at Brazil High School. The Red Devil grapplers, under the watchful eye of Coach lerry Anderson, finished their season with a 13-1-1 slate along with being crowned the 1971-72 Western Indiana Conference champions for the second consecutive year and the fourth title in five years. The Red Devil squad centered around the talents of seniors Gordon Evans, Dick Steurewald, Leon Bell, and Charlie Schnurpel. Evans rounded out his high school career by finishing unbeaten on the season while capturing titles at the Crawtordsville Tourney, conference meet, and the IHSAA Wrestling Sectional. Meanwhile Steuerwald garnered an in- dividual title in the conference meet and a second place in the sectional bout. However the Red Devils showed out- standing team depth with its talented underclassmen. 100-lb. sophomore Glen Steuerwald completed this season un- beaten including the conference meet and sectional. The lightning quick Steuerwald advanced to the regional meet held at Pike Township. Other promising underclassmen were lay Nicoson, another regional qualifier, freshman Mike Pierce, Dwayne Moss, Frank Jones, Bob Pell, Jeff Short, and Brian Meeks. TOP LEFT. Removing wrestling mats require deep discussion on the part of junior Mike Britton, sophomore Glen Steuerwald, and the muscle power of senior Dick Steuerwald. LEFT. FRONT ROW: Glen Steuerwald, Bob Pell, Leon Bell, Frank Jones, Charlie Schnurpel, Gordon Evans, and lay Nicoson. BACK ROW: left Short, Brian Meeks, Dick Steuerwald, Mike Pierce, and Dewayne Moss. BELOW. lunior Frank lones endures the pain of competition. typ f' 5 Z W , 2 ff