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

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A As Chuck Olson ll 5l strains to block a shot, Steve Nelson ll Ql and Beaver Montague lll position themselves tor the play. Heights tans and cheerleaders excitedly observe the Hylander ice- men as they battle tor control ot the puck. Awaiting a pass from the defense is Mark Ballingrud, who goes on to score the lone goal in the Heights-Anoka game. y Atter getting the puck on a board rebound from a Hylander ot i i, i tenseman, Terry Tomsich skates past Anoka defense. 49, , Z

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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

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Bjerken: Best Last Place Team in State Beaver Montague darts quickly to stop an opposing shot slapped from center ice. SCORES TEAM WE THEY Kellogg l 5 Mounds View Q 6 South St. Paul l 6 White Bear O 5 Ramsey l 4 Coon Rapids O 3 Anoka l 7 Sibley 2 9 Hastings O 6 Stillwater 3 2 North St. Paul 2 7 Stillwater 5 2 Anoka l 4 Hastings 4 3 Coon Rapids 3 l Burnsville 5 4 North St. Paul 0 3 Brooklyn Center 4 3 White Bear l 2 Eridley 3 O Anoka skaters rapidly advance toward Heights detensernan Steve Nelson ll Qi, but Nelson gains possession ot the puck and shoots it back into Hylander scoring territory. Hylander icemen gather around Coach Bierken betore the tirst period tace-ott to receive some last-minute strategy concerning the upcoming game.