Central Catholic High School - Lance Yearbook (Lafayette, IN)

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For the wrestling team, the long hours of work and sacrifice paid off. With every meet the team improved, achieving goals they had set at the beginning of the year. Right before Christmas break, the team ' s record was 4-6. The team members were con- stantly working to keep their weight down so they could wrestle in the appropriate categories. When Coach Croussore went to Tennes- see during Christmas break, Greg Milakis, a 1979 CC graduate, helped coach the team. The boys discovered that all the Christmas festivities had made them gain un- wanted pounds. Games of tug-o- war and king-of-the-mat helped them get their weight back down before the season resumed in Janu- ary. Most of the team members were underclassmen who had very little wrestling experience. Under the leadership of captain Jon Sullivan, they learned how to pin, reverse, and escape from their opponents. The fans were an important asset to the team. The fvlat folates (Julie Milakis, Roberta Garrity, and Terri Boes) decorated the boy ' s lockers and gave them oranges after they wrestled. Mrs. Behrndt always had a surprise for the team. At Christmas time, she gave each wrestler a stocking filled with candy and cara- mel corn. The sectionals provided the wres- tlers with a way of finding out how they ranked with other wrestlers in the city. Each member of the team looked forward to the sectionals for that reason. After sectionals, and awards banquet, the wrestlers gained back all the weight they had worked so hard to lose! 1: A break during a match gives Coacli Croussore a chance to fill Brian Schrader in on strategies. 2: Captain Jon Sullivan shouts some encouraging words to a fellow team- mate. 3: Mrs. Behrndt receives a kiss from Chris Anderson after delivering Christmas candy to the grapplers. 4: To keep a fellow teammate from being pinned, the wrestlers yell their encouragement. 5: Dedication has Scott Schrader and Mark Boyle keeping stats at all the meets. 6: Various stretching exer- cises by Joe Brammer prevent the wrestlers from injury. 7: Trying to avoid a headlock, Vince Kochert ponders his next move. 8: 1979 Wrestling team: Paul Tompkins, Jim Parr, Brian Schrader. Doug Schrader, Scott Cooper, Joe Brammer, Vince Kochert, Dave Snyder, Mike Behrendt, Mark Boyle, Dan Schrader. BACK: Jeff Geoff (statistician), Chris Anderson, Jim Bullock, Coach James Croussore, Scott Childers, Dennis Donahue. Scott Schrader (statistician). wrestling 187

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Five days a week the girls swim- ming team got up at 5:45 a.m. in order to be at the YMCA pool by 6; 15. They did a considerable amount of complaining . . . This practice seems awfully long! (The time goes slowly when one looks at the clock every five minutes.) I ' m sick! (What do you expect with an empty stomach and a strained neck from frequent clock watching). The first meet of the season proved to be very exciting. It was at North Montgomery and the score was very close. Coach Karberg had been keeping track of the score, and after the last relay, her total showed that the Whalers had lost by two points. The girls picked up their sweats and headed for the locker room. Then, the official score was announced — it was a tie! The girls decided it was a good thing Coach Karberg didn ' t major in math! There were always plenty of fans to support the girls. Along with their parents, there was one group in par- ticular who cheered the girls to vic- tory. Ken Benkessar, Larry Veracco, Tony Weber, Matt and Thad Hainje, Dave Torok, and Bob Fitzgerald sel- dom missed a meet. The Whalers were an athletic team representing CC, but most of all, they were a close group of girls who represented the spirit of Cen- tral Catholic. 1: A splash in the eye doesn ' t keep Carrie Baker from trying for her best time ever. 2: Perfect form is what keeps Mary Rentschlers ' diving scores high. 3: A deep breath after coming off a turn keeps Mary MacDonald cruising to another first place finish. 4: Girls Swim Team: Angel Hartley: diving coach, Cathy Driscoll, Sue Lannert, Tricia Onorato, Becky Schrader, Coach Mary Ellen Karberg. Mary Rentschler, Carrie Baker, Tricia Dris- coll, Bonnie Youart, Mary MacDonald, Terri Sebrey. NOT PICTURED: Maureen MacDon- ald, Beth Lehnen. 5: Perfect timing and bal- ance are essential for Cathy Driscoll to get a high score on her dive. 6: After practice be- fore school, Mary and Maureen MacDonald, Sue Lannert and Carrie Baker find time to get a bite to eat at The Waffle House. 7: Swim Team Award Winners: Sue Lannert: Captain, MVS: Carrie Baker: MIS: Mary MacDonald: MVD; Maureen MacDonald: MA; and Tricia Onorato: Co-captain. 8: Coach Karberg tab- ulates the lap times for her swimmers at an early morning practice. 9: Winding down after a hard practice, Sue Lannert and Maureen MacDonald use kick boards to loosen up their legs. swimming 189