Brother Rice High School - Quest Yearbook (Bloomfield Hills, MI)

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Warriors ariflo Central iriyiorg ramp Now a legend at Brother Rice, ,lolzn Keating, anclzor man on Rice's recordelareaking mile relay team, sprints past a staggering opponent. . 11 Q- 'wt . XY - wt . e After a tremendous vault off a powerful approach, Chris Chaput maintains the excellent form needed for the best possilale distance. 154

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From Frodo Mediocrit With all the attention focused upon the success of the Varsity, the champion lunior Varsity and Freshmen went virtually unnoticed in their season. While student support was not to be found, an awe-inspiring Reserve unit under the guidance of Br. Duffy, for the second straight year clinched the Central Division Reserve Championship by tallying sixteen wins against two defeats. With the group of former mediocre freshmen players, Br. Duffy drilled end- lessly until at last a cogent, powerfpaclted unit was conceived that swept through the league like wild brush fire. Sporting a stellar first line that graduated to Varsity status for post- league play, unfortunate opponents rarely were able to sustain the blistering offense or destructive defense and usually found themselves hopelessly behind at the first halfls end, falling in the title-bound Warriors walie. Playing together as a team for the first time, the Fresh- men encountered more than a fair share of bad luck and could only muster three victories in their seventeen outings. However, if the tradition stands correct next year, from the basis of this year's squad should come a more experienced standout group of possible champions in the form of the Reserves. RESERVE BASKETBALL: Front Row: W. Hayes, M. Davis, S. Ciblin, D. Hayes. Second Row: T. Cahill, B. Brown, Nl. Duffey, B. Foster, B. Hetzel, B. Schwartz, Br. Duffy. Third Row: T. Hayden, I. Knapp, D. DeBenedictis, J. Springer, M. Olesnavage, P. McGill, M. Hafeli. FBESHNIEN BASKETBALL: Front Row: S. Foster, hi. Sullivan, T. Marx, B. Bailey. Second Row: B. Zeiger, B. Jordan, G. Casper, S. Meyer, T. Zimkowski, F. Sanciola. Third Row: Br. Eccleston, D. Cav- anaugh, L. Corsol, K. Callaghan, P. DeBuschere, K. Milliken, N. Keller. E 5 An intricate part of the champion Reserves, lllark Olesnavage having executed a fake around the guard, lays the hall up. A key man in the fresh1nen's offensive thrust all season, Gary Berlzerich skillfully maneuvers to pass past his opponent. 153

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Top Honors at Birmin ham-Bloomfield olayr Through the tedious winter workouts to the ascen- sion into spring training, the Brother Rice locker room bred still another victorious team, steeped in achieve- ment and anxious for the Championship. Though the season is now known as history, numerous records set by the 1968 Track Team still stand only to be broken by the passing of time. Under the auspices of coaches Popson, Kelly, Smith and Lithgow the most outstanding tracli team in Riceis history rampaged through the Central Division, captur- ing as its spoils, the Dual Meet Championship and the esteem and increasingly deserved awe of League op position. Having an undefeated dual meet season, the War- riors tackled the larger and more competitive lnvita- tional meets. ln a tremendous display of power, Price outscored the neighboring schools to capture the First Annual Birmingham-Bloomfield Relays. At the City Championship, the VVarriors received second place barely missing the winning trophy by a few meager points. Competing in the Regional and County meets against highly favored schools, the harriers showed their strength and managed to secure more than a fair share of the awards. Area sports writers were durnlzfounded as Brother Rice soundly defeated all area competition in the First Annual Birmingham Eccentric Invitational, and captured the trophy proudly displayed lay Mr. Smith. Right, working with clocklike precision necessary or an accurate pass, john Keating passes the haton smoothly into the hands of ,lohn Markey