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

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N..- Q. 'A ,J ,fu Far left: A compeninive air shows on Lhe face of Paula Vasko as she serves the ball. Lefhz As the ball comes into range, Brad Hull prepares LO slam in. Above: The Learn gathers around Father Richard ' x Far lem A look of det,er1ninat.ion and confidence is issued from Lhe face of Monica Kelly. She became Lhe firsn Snrinch female Lennie player Lo gain an all-city berth. Above lelt: Dave Hochanadel sends Lhe ball over Lhe neL wiLh an overhand shoL. Righu Perfect form is dernonsLraLecl by Lhe t.alenLed Monica Kelly as she serves the ball. Lisbon, fuisn-year coach for Lhe Learn. Right: A per- fect, forehand shon has jusn been nailed by Jay Bowling. Lennie X 55

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The boys tennis team didn't have a good year as they finished a poor 3-13. Chris Brown was the number-one man, and Ulrich Bartel played at the number-two position. New Head Coach Father Richard Liston said, Al- though we had a bad year, many play- ers gained experience. Chris Brown received the most valu- able player award, and Brad Hull earned the most improved designa- tion. 'I'he coaches award was given to Ulrich Bartel, and Jay Bowling was selected as the most inspirational. Anew era in Stritch girls tennis was started this past year by Monica Kelly as she became the frst member of the girls team to make all-city. It was a goal I set and I'm really happy that I was able to achieve it, commented Monica. Individually, she finished 8-5 in the city, while the team went 4-9, under Coach Mona Leos. The most inspirational award went to Veronica Thielen, while most im- proved went to Paula Vasko. Finally, the most valuable player award went to Monica Kelly. BOYS TENNIS. Front: Mitch Gargac, Ulrich Bartel, Jay Bowling, Brad Hull. Back: Dave Hoohanadel, Brian Hull, Chris Brown, Gene Hegerty, Coach Father Richard Liston. GIRLS TENNIS. Front: Monica Kelly, Mary Nowak, Sheila Schumann. Back: Julie Nadolny, Veronica Thielen, Paula Vas- ko, Jill Spaulding. Missing: Trina Zain. 52 I tennis i :in-We J m iff Far above: Nurnber-one singles Chris warms up on the court before a match. This Chris lettered in wrestling es well as tennis. left: Julie Nadolny prepares to return a lob. hard returning shot has just been dealt by Hull. N

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With only three games left, the morale of the Cardinals couldnit have been lower. The loss to Rogers made their record a poor 1-6. Things aren't going our way, but we've got to keep pulling together, keep fighting, Coach Doug Neuendorf told the team after that game. The fol- lowing Monday, he spoke to them alone in the locker room. What hap- pened there isn't important, but when they emerged, the team had a changed attitude and a new determination. They practiced all week with spirit and confidence, and when Friday ar- rived, were ready to meet arch-rival Clay. The temperature at game time was below freezing, but Stritch was red hot and never gave Clay a chance. The Cards scored in the first quarter and again in the fourth for 15 points. The defense shut out the Eagles for three quarters, allowing only one touchdown. The result: A Stritch win by six. . Then Libbey arrived in Cardinal Country, bringing along a talented offense. Stritch scored first with a pair of touchdowns early in the game, but Libbey came right back to match the score. The Stritch offense continued to score, but Libbey kept up. Libbey passed Stritch late in the fourth quar- ter to go ahead, 50-23. Stritch, though, was able to score once again and used a two-point conversion to win 51-30. The Cards didn't fool around when they met Waite for their final game. A pair of Stritch touchdowns and a. field goal against a scoreless Waite brought the season to an end with three straight wins and the East Side! Oregon Championships. Tom McCrory earned many awards for his rushing efforts this year. His 1567 yards broke the school rushing record. He took all-state, all-district Cbeing named back-of-the-yearj, all- city, and all-blue division honors. Tom also received the most valuable player, the Ned Smith Ri , and the Cham- pion Club award Other player: were Todd Kovacl. with special mei. first team all-disti ceived an all-city Procaccini receivL tion. Procaccini and the blue division firs. eiving awards Norm Henney, all-state and vach also re- with Vince 'ble men- s tc made 54 X football bird cage is back Far above: Senior tailbaok Toni McCrory looks for Above: The Cardinal backiield, consisting of 'l'o an opening as the offensive line surges forward McCrory, Art Billups, Steve Hunizinski, and Quai against Libbey. terbaok Scott Sylak lead the attack against Libbe