Bryan High School - Zeta Cordia Yearbook (Bryan, OH)

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ABOVE: Today's game is canceled I due to rain! Poor drainage on the i field and frequent downpours add I to Coach Sumpter's duties. ABOVE: Firing the ball towards the plate, Steve Fireovid shows his deter¬ mination in winning the Most Valu¬ able Player Award. VARSITY 1974 Patrick Henry WE 2 THEY 0 Patrick Henry 5 13 Archbold 4 0 Edon 5 3 Edon 10 1 Liberty Center 8 2 Evergreen 3 10 Fairview 2 8 Wauseon 1 5 Napoleon 6 11 Fairview 2 1 Montpelier 2 0 Archbold 7 1 Paulding 1 5 RESERVES 1974 Archbold WE 7 THEY 0 Fairview 4 1 Edgerton 5 9 Edgerton 8 2 Archbold 5 5 I Baseball 23 I

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ABOVE: Behind Mr. Sumpter, ner- RIGHT: Steve Fireovid dashes for vously pacing near third base, the the plate for another Bryan tally as Bears huddle in the dugout and wait Denny Huston and Rob Cole await patiently for their turn at bat. to congratulate him. Batmen come through with winning season 1974 BASEBALL behind the arm and bat of Steve Fireovid Starting off the year with a win, a loss, then four straight victories, the Varsity Batmen headed for the twenty-first winning season for Coach Sumpter. Headed by the pitching and hitting of Steve Fireovid, the Bears came through a mid-season slump with a 8-6 record. Bryan finished third in the League behind Wauseon and Napoleon. In tournament play the baseballers ousted Archbold before falling to Paulding. Steve Fireovid, with a re¬ markable .442 batting average, was voted to receive the Most Valuable Player Award, while Randy Apple and Dave McCord shared the Most Improved Award. Directed by Coach Grafton, the Reserve Team headed for a 3-1-1 season. Consisting of mostly Freshmen and Sophomores, they showed great potential. Prominent hitters for the Bears were Brad Yahrus, Jeff Eschhofen, and Joel Cox. Moving up to the Varsity level were Randy Jewell and Bill Peggs. Tod Brewer was voted the Most Improved Player Award. RIGHT ABOVE: Showing promise for the Bears, Alan Haines hurtles the ball towards the plate. 1974 Baseball. BAT GIRLS: K. Sny¬ der, B. Ward, FIRST ROW: T. Kirk¬ patrick, R. Apple, R. Cole, D. Hus¬ ton, D. Batt, R. Saneda, T. Crow, SECOND ROW: C. Culler, R. Mil¬ ler, M. Peugeot, A. Haines, D. Grant, S. Fireovid, D. McCord, G. Andres, Coach Sumpter. 22 Baseball

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I Building for hopes of the future Varsity 1974 TENNIS competition, the tennis team forms unit The 1974 Tennis Team formed this year and had only two matches which they lost to Napoleon and Defiance soundly. The coach, Harry Lewis, said he was unable to give them full time since he was a coach at the Junior High level too. He also said Bryan had a potentialy good future in tennis and with a full time coach they could do much better. Next year should be promising for the racketmen as tennis becomes a Varsity sport. For next year, the team has all the members returning including Terry Hoff¬ man who improved most over the past season. . ABOVE: 1974 Tennis. KNEELING: D. Hale, J. Witzerman, STANDING: K. Hoffman, Coach Harry Lewis, T. Hoffman. ABOVE: Hurling the shot put for the Bears, Sandy Hosier shows her determination and form in the field events. I I j F t T li LEFT: In doubles play, Kevin Hoff¬ man returns the ball towards the net as Glen Langston prepares for the next volley. 24 Tennis