Cardinal Stritch High School - Existence Yearbook (Oregon, OH)

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'I'he freshman wrestlers showed a lot of promise for the future by having a very successful season. Each wrestler contributed highly to the winning season, and the team finished it up by placing eight young men in the city championship for freshmen. The team provedto be the bestinthe city by taking four first-place titles. The champions were: Alan Diskin, Eric Shultz, Dave Daiber, and Dan Sheehy. The entire team showed strong domination over City League opponents. bove right: Dave Mathers is one move away from he pin as he strives for the victory. Above: Alan iskin applies the pressure Lo his opponent and as him reeling. I 3 8 place in city f-ag,-M FRESHMAN WRESTLING. Kneeling: Vince Man- ders, Alan Diskin, John Lucia, Mike Kuhar, Mike Ruskinoff. Standing: Mike Haak, Matt Mroczkows- ki, Dave Daiber, Eric Shultz, Dan Sheehy, and Andy Howard. wrestling X 45

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The JV wrestling team can best be summed up as successful. They crushed Oak Harbor and Vermillion, and continued their Winning Ways as they edged past St. J ohn's and St. Francis. Coach Joe Bergman was proud of his JV s because they were the first to go undefeated in Stritch histoiiy. The team proved to be the best in the city, with top honors going to Tim Zeil- er, Greg Szymanski, Dom D'Emilio and Mike Kozak. 44 X wrestling winning Ways Far above: Dom D'Emilio, co-captain, is in control JV WRESTLING. Kneeling: Greg Szymanski, of his opponent. Left: Greg Szymanski psychs up Novotny, Tom Gi1es,Tim Zei1er,Gail Fancher, for his match. Kroetz. Standing: Dorn D'Emilio, Joe Matt ManLhey,'1'o1n Derby, Handy Menohaca Mike Kozak.

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The cross country team ran very hard for its respectable 'P'-7 record in the City League. All year long, the team struggled through invitational tournaments, giving its best showing at the Clay Invitational, placing third. The runners took a Well-earned sec- ond place in the city meet, with Bob Duris getting all-city by finishing in the top 10, and John Brezvai receiv- ing second-team. Also helping were Dan Kish, Jerome Sohasky, Chris Ulinski, and Chris Blakeman. The team ra.n hard in sectionals, but fell one point short of advancing to dis- tricts. Only Brezvai and Duris quali- fied for state and finished 58th and 55rd, respectively. John Brezvai summed up the sea- son: Our team ran hard but still had a lot of fun, and that's what it's all about. Special honors were awarded to Bob Duris, who received most valuable playerg John Brezvai, coaches awardg and Mark Belcik, most improved. '.4-V A 99 J ' l .Malia-t.4 - Y .45 nMff,,.V!t,+-. . Y Far above right: The last hundred yards ofthe race mean an all-out effort for the runner. Chris Ulm- ski fills his lungs as he nears the finish line at city. Above: Determination and mental toughness are key elements for a cross-country runner. Coach Bob Reynolds helps key up junior Jerome Sohasky before the city meet. ' 46 X cross country iI1diVidU.3.-1 and team WOPK M I V ., .--Q auzvwiji'-lf Q H' U' 1 Q-55-it ...gi ,re if Above: The pace is very important in running cross country. Senior Bob Duris paced his race expertly in the city meet, finishing in the top lO. Opposite page: Running in competition without visible boundaries is what cross country is all about, Senior John Brezvai qualified for state for the second straight time this year. Here he runs at an earlier meet at Ottawa Park.