Columbia Heights High School - Cohian Yearbook (Columbia Heights, MN)

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InTer-School Program for Girls' Ggmnasiics. Baskeiball CompeTi+ion Launched aT CHHQ New on The Cl'll-TS sporTs scene This year were girls' baskelball and gymnasTics Teams. The Teams did noT parTicipaTe in man-y meeTs, buT did well in Those They Took parT in. Mrs. JusTin, baskeTball coach, was pleased wiTh her Teams overall play. She said The girls progressed rapidly and were dedicaTed. Playing The Irondole Teams Twice, boTh A and B squads were vicTorious each Time. OymnasTics, coached by Miss Knud- sen, acquired a l-2 record. Cl-ll-TS girls compeTed in novice and inTermediaTe classes. They performed in Tour Olympic evenTs, uneven parallel bars, balance beam, side horse and Tloor exercise. The ouTsTanding l-leighTs gymnasT was Jan Olson, who obTained a ToTal of six TirsT places in floor exercise and vaulTing. Besides meeTs, The squad performed aT The TalenT show, PTA meeTings, and halTTime aT baskeTball games. Miss Knudsen said of The Team, 'lThe girls compiled an excellenT record Tor a TirsT year Team and worked hard To achieve grace and poise as well as being skillful in Their Tumbling. GYMNASTTCS SCORES TEAM WE THEY Fridley T4 22 ST. Paul Park l3V2 l9V2 STillwaTer 34 20 A BASKETBALL SCORES TEAM WE THEY lrondale T7 l 3 lrondale 24 23 ST. AnThony 29 40 ATTempTing To gain possession of The ball from Iron- AniTa Ingalls lol ouTiumps lrondale dale is aggressive guard Sandy STreeTer. in The Besquad game. While pracTicing Tor The upcoming sTillwaTer meeT, Jan Olson execuTes a back walk-over only a parT of her diTTiculT Tloor exercise rouTine. a '

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T T T' TT il A-SQUAD HOCKEY: FRONT ROW: Tom Lal'loud, George Boomer, Mark Ballingrud, Kev Brown, John Kolb. BACK ROW Coach D C3 h ke S tt W l K Rog Tomsich - co-captain, Steve Montague, Chuck Olson - co-captain, Terry Tomsich, Kieffer, Mike Corley, Ste s No ee e Coaches Award Boomer, Montague, and Tomsich Suburban Honorable Mention Sparked by goalie Beaver Montague, the Hylander hockey team finished the season with an overall 7-l 3 record. This beingxonly Heights' second season, this was a reputable record, according to. Coach Bierken. Noting the team's prog- ress, he stated, 'tWe showed a lot of people what we could do - we're the best last-place team in the state. The Hylanders experienced a rough first half of the season. The team dropped nine games before coming back to upset Stillwater, 3-2. Heights then progressed rapidly in the winning column by clinching six more victories, including Brooklyn Center in the first Re- gion ll playoff. In the second playoff game, the ice- men battled tough White Bear. The Bears and Heights were tied l-l until the games final 35 seconds. The final score of 2-l evidenced a hard-fought game - Montague had 47 saves. In the seasons final game, Heights defeated Fridley, 3-O, on a hat-trick by Mark Ballingrud. As defensemen Tom LaHoud ll3l and Terry Tomsich 4 quickly move in to aid him puck handler Chuck Olson U51 evades his opponents and passes to the Heights offense