Ernest Seaholm High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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She schussers: It's All Down Hrll From Here he normal school day does not end at 2:35 for the Girl's Ski Team as it does for normal students. After school each day the six member team prepares to hit the slopes of Mount Brighton. They do this four of the five week days. Each day the girls go through a grueling three hour practice entailing slalom and giant slalom workouts. The dry land exercises, the less popular of the activities involved in being on the ski team, began November 10th and lasted through the day before Christmas vacation. Dry land exercises include running intervals around the track along with weight lifting and more specialized skiing exercises. Considering the fact that Seaholm has only had a boys ski team for three years, the girls skied well and obvious talent stood out. What the team lacked in skill, they made up for in devotion and stamina, practicing several hours each day. Team captains and most skilled skiers this year were Andrea Landau and Mary Krsul. These two girls, the oldest on the team, provided leadership and a helping hand to the younger, less experienced skiers. This year's team was comprised of four freshmen, one junior, and one senior. It was essentially a rebuilding year with two thirds of the team being underclassmen. The team will lose only one member for the next season and possibly gain some new talent with the incoming freshman. They hope to improve their record so the team's fourth year is their best year ever. O JIM WOODRUFF and Mary Krsul take a break from the action for a moment after their victorious runs at Divisionals. RACING TOWARD THE FINISH line junior Mary Krsul puts one more gate behind her before completing her last run of the day. GIRLS sK11NG 181

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JUNIOR TEAM MEMBER, Chris Wiseman, quietly sits on the Seaholm bleachers, observing the close finish of the 500 yard freestyle race. TOM WYDRA, during a home meet against Kimball, swiftly strokes the backstroke with hopes of bettering his best time. Seoholm Seomen F oce Sink Or Swim Seoson oach Dick Rosenthal's com- ment, The reason We did so well this season was due to the of the kidsf, summed up the Boys' Swim Season. Swimmer after swimmer said that part of the swimteam's success this year was because of the incredible enthusiasm shown by every member on the team. Junior team member, Bill Bird, des- cribed this by saying, We had a great deal of spirit at all our meets, particularly the big ones. Junior, Chris Scott elaborated by saying, I feel that we had a lot of team spirit, but not the depth and loudness of last year's team. Although, we rapidly pulled through when we needed it.', Another factor in the team's success were the captains, who Freshman Mike Sneyd described spirit as really helping us to prepare for our Bob Bird and Glenn MacDonald the essential ingredients to the races. were team. The excitement of the swim- and support of the captains mers certainly helped make the team successful this year. One thing which has always been an asset to Seaholm's swim team is exceptional depth. This was a factor in this year's success and it could help next year as well. Although the team is losing seniors Brad Scott, Bob Bird, and Rick Watson, there is still hope for the future as Juniors Bill Bird, and Chris Scott and Sophomores Mike Noonan and David Kovack, all of Whom played key roles this year, will return to hopefully make substantial contributions next year. O BOYS VARSITY SWIMMING 183