Centennial High School - Centhiscan Yearbook (Gresham, OR)

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VARSITY TRACK young Ccam Prospers The team though young and inexperi enced d1d come up With a respectable 5 l W1n loss record This included a surprising upset of behemoth Rex Putnam and a f1rst place ln the Centennial Invitational bringing the trophy home again after a three year drought The seniors though few 1n number contributed greatly to the outcome of many an otherwise close meet Tim Hanley shone all year in the sprlnts and Bob Field was points in everything from the 440 to the half mile Not to be outshown Dave Roentz John LaMa1n and Duane Fmaas performed Well in the pole vault throwing events and long Jump respectively Underclassmen adding needed support included sophomore dlstancemen Gene Stone and Alan Roberts Who comblned for a very strong unit junior Greg Calhoun proved his Worth by qualifying for the State meet in the high hurdles and sophomore joe Abbott and Junior Mike Hedrick were both consistent 6 foot high Jumpers , . .- , - ' 9 . D . . , . able to contribute more than his share of U 1 Q 9 P D I , . D 1 Intense power is evident as john LaMain lets go with a mighty heave in the shotput ring 2. Duane Finsaas exhibits the form Wh1ch conquered many a meet.

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I . We 1. Fighting terrific G forces, Frank Soot and Joe Abbott fight their way out of the blocks. 2. Showing their command of the 220, Joe Abbot and Tim Hanley outduel their Reyno1d's opponents.

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S4 s Qi 'li S T2 siss A ' :xi 5' 1 3 . WH? ff Vwlvfiz , Wi ' L, Vi, 2 1. Bob Field leads Gresham ace Steve Anderson in the backstretch of the 880. 2. Dedrick Snelling and Alan Roberts head into the last turn in fine strategic position. 3. Frank Soots feeds john Worden a quick relay pass that sets him well in his way. 4. ROW 1. F. Soots, I. Abbott, A. Roberts, D. Snelling, G. james, S. Chan, D. Roentz, j. I.aMain, G. Stone. ROW 2: Coach B. Holt, C. Brown, G. Calhoun, I. Worden, B. Field, D. Finsaas, T. Hanley, G. Maruhn, M. Hedrick, C. Wadsworth. ROW 3: Coach H. Crane, Coach D. Bell, K. Scally, D. Salvo, K. Erspalmer, T. Thompson, P. Castle, D. Pitassi, K. Scally. f f H . I wfw.. W 3i,,,g , ggffggwf zfsafswfn Swv fi A , ' f i g? ig. ' L i . .lil ,Q .,,.,, .. .W , I f. ,rf 'z ' ,, ,.,.. Q -. . ' f rif', 1 ,,I ,, A 3 , ,,., . ,.,,. .,,. wmwa C .s..l srllil .3,a-ia.. . qdiif .. , . - f Q,-ff Maia mi f 11 ff ' 4 1 riie ,