Edison High School - Reflections Yearbook (Milan, OH)

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1 fm all f S vigil ,L i L. luv Front Row: Gene Fernandez, Dave Gormley, Kim Graham, Bob Raymond, Craig Finnen. Row Two: John Zadell, Jim Salmons, Dan Jack Meyers, Jeff Still, Steve Shaw, Paul Slone. Row Three: Bill Boyden, Keith Southworth, Terry Cheeseman, Brian Willis, om Boyden, Absent was Bob Gliatta and Ken Southworth. Strike one! for Jack Meyers. Dave Gormley gives the ball a good belt for a hit. Nlapleton Firelands South Central Western Reserve New London Wellington Clyde lVlonroeville New London St. Paul Vermillion Vermillion Nlonroeville Western Reserve St. Paul Won -Loss We .8 3 O 2 8 3 1 2 11 7 2 2 5 7 14 They 10 5 4 3 1 5 4 6 5 1 1 8 9 8 5

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n Diamondmen Go 5-10 for the Season Edison with its young team compiled a 5-10 won-loss record under the coaching of lVlr. James Boyden. The Chargers, starting slow due to the lack of outdoor practices, won most of their games to- ward the end of the season, showing that ex- perience was needed. Edison was also plagued by errors, as they collected 74 in 15 games. Charger hitting was led by Jim Salmons, .346, who collected 18 hits in 52 times at bat. Kim Graham came on strong and ended his high school baseball career with a .333 batting aver- age with 11 hits in 33 times at bat. Dave Gormley finished third in the race with a .292 mark and 12 hits in 41 times at bat. Gormley led in RBl's with a total of 14, and John Zadell was next with 11. Edison outscored their opponents 7372. 'The Edison Nine lost only two seniors: Bob Raymond and Kim Graham. Graham received the lVlost Valuable Player Award. Paul Slone prepares to bunt against Western Reserve. Jeff Still crosses home plate to tally up another run against Western Reserve. Craig Finnen stretches to put out a Wellington player at first base.

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Track Team Champs Edison track capped off a successful season by winning the Firelands Conference Champion- ship for the second year in a row. The Chargers were 3-1 in dual meets, the only loss was to Willard. Nine school records were broken, and one conference record was tied during the course of the year. Dennis Spradlin broke the school re- cord in the 100 yard dash l10.0l, tied the con- ference mark l10.4l, ran the 220 yard dash in l22.9l seconds and was also a member of the 880 yard relay team which included Joe Ross, Dan Pritt crosses the finish line in the 880 relay with a school record of 1 min. 34.8 sec. at the Firelands Conference meet. Dennis Spradlin is way ahead of everybody f f f Two Years in a Row Dan Pritt, and Don Opfer. John Bostater smashed the school marks in both the shot put l48'6 l and discus l135'l. Dan Pritt excelled in the long jump l20'8 l. Tom Sanders pole vaulted to a record 12 feet. Ron Wallace gutted his way to set a new stand- ard in the mile l4:42.3l. Joe Ross was voted as the lVlost Valuable Player of the track squad. Coach John Feye- delem was extremely pleased with the Chargers. He exclaimed, We went as far as our determina- tion carried us. After winning the Firelands Conference Crown, Coach Feyedelem is about to be thrown into the shower. else in the 100 yard dash. WM-' Joe Ross is about to hand the baton off to Don Opfer in the 880 relay.