Elkhart Memorial High School - Monolith Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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Kevin Whitehea d tries to block a St. Joseph opponent's kick. Jeff Ralston (9) approaches the ball while Scott Shelly tries to block the effort. soccer shows steady growth On the cool, clear evening of April 11, the reconstructed Memorial soccer team took to the field with their crosstown rivals. The kickers didn't win that evening, but the victors didn't walk away with an easy win. The Memorial soccer team showed everyone that this year they were ready to fight. The new coach, Mr. Larry Gingrich, had stated that a lot of emphasis would be placed on defense this year. Apparently it met with great success; the kickers held the league's leading scorers, South Bend Adams and St. Joe, to a much more competitive game than they or anyone expected. 20 Soeccer The kickers dropped three close games before they would strike their first winning game. The game with Penn ended in a tie. One player commented, This is the momentum we needed. On a Wednesday afternoon, under clear skies and on their home field, the Memorial soccer team made history by scoring their first win ever. They defeated South Bend Washington by a 2-1 margin on goals by Paul Papadopoulous and Shawn Rogers. Coach Gingrich expects to do well in the tournament and predicts even greater success for next year. --Shawn Rogers Max Neumayer boots the ball towards the other goalie.

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Girls win sectional We had a young (girls' track) team with only five Seniors and one junior, but our sophomores and freshmen proved that they were not rookies to competition. We lost some really close meets this season, one of them against Central. You couldn't really call the Memorial-Central meet a loss, though. We may have come out on the short end of the score, but with all the effort put forth we broke eight school, city or meet records. At the Princess Relays in Mishawaka, we placed 7th out of the 16 teams competing. We have a real good outlook for sectionals with people qualified in every event except discus and the 1600 relay. (Editor's note: The outlook was indeed good--EMHS girls took it all with 80 points, then placed 4th in the regional.) As a senior and first year member of the team, I was surprised at what I could actually achieve. I'd never thrown a shot put before and when I qualified for sectionals at the South Bend Riley meet, I was probably the happiest person around. I really do appreciate all the Support and encouragement from my coaches, teammates, and friends. I couldn't have done it without them. --Lori Jenks records for the 300 meter Kim Walker has a long list of hurdles with a time of :46.76. accomplishments to her credit, including qualifying for state in three events. Maxi DeShone flies over the 5'2'' high jump bar to win a first at sectionals. She also broke the school and sectional Girls! Track 19

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WON As a captain you have to set an example for your other teammates by always ehatts 3 hard and keeping your head up. --Max Neumayer Tri-Captain SOCCER OPPONENT Elkhart Central SB LaSalle SB St. Joseph Penn SB Adams SB Washington Mishawaka SB Clay SB Riley Mishawaka Marian RECORD 2-7-1 Chas Taylor goes for the ball as teammates come in for defense. Second-year member Ron Fisher practices dribbling the ball aS a young fan watches. FRONT ROW: Tim Baker, Rob Adams, Chas Taylor, Scott Johnston, Joe Gorgal, Chuck Thornton. SECOND ROW: Judd Gingrich, Kip Whitehead, Jose Silva, Ric Mohri, Dan McGrath, Gordie Sherven my Champion, Rick Foster. THIRD ROW: John Smith, Shawn Rogers, Doug Boyll, Jeff Ralston, Coach Larry Gingrich, Kevin Whitehead, Ed Hickman, Hatem Tolba, Scott Templeton. FOURTH ROW: Don Fisher, Paul Papadopoulos, Ron Fisher, Max Neumayer, Rod Albaugh, Bill Papadopolous, Wade Ard, Scott Shelly. BACK ROW: Eric Bender, Rob Wargon, Eric Weaver. Soccer 21