Fairfield High School - Reflections Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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Race to the Finish. Dave Holmes and Gary Troyer led the team to the Northern State Conference Champion- ship. Ready and waiting. The underclass players made a good showing this year. As a first year letter winner, Kevin Kaufman eyes the ball ready to hit it back. The Falcon cross-country team finished the year with an even 7-7 record. Al- though coach Dallmann ' s runners placed fifth in the New Prairie Invitational, they went on to capture the Northern State Conference (NSC) trophy for the third year in a row. The team finished the sea- son after placing 13th in the Sectional. Holmes (who else?) proved to be the fastest Falcon by placing 21st. Coach Dallmann, though dis- appointed in this year ' s rec- ord, expects a much better one the next time around. The End in Sight. With a final burst of speed, these falcon runners race to beat the clock. 40 Cross Country

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Sports seemed to be a big thing at school this year for Fairfield. It was the year for broken wrists, and frac- tured fingers, but most of all many records were broke, mostly in track, basketball, and girl ' s track. At awards day athletes of the year were announced. Because of the great year in sports there was a tie between Tod Groff and Dick Armington. Rachel Stiver was chosen as the girl athlete of the year. It wasn ' t hard for the pepsters at Fairfield to get excited be- cause they were Getting Into The Spirit. 39 Athletics

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Falcon Netters Slam Conference Title for Second Year With 10-8 Record. Reaching high! Rodney Miller com pletes another serve to lead the Falcons to a winning season. Darkness falls early. Two matches were called off early because of darkness. Even then coach Kryder was pleased with the team as a wh ole . This year ' s band of racket swingers bashed their way to a record of 10-8. Junior Brian Steele was named MVP, while Jeff, his broth- er, was the Most Improved laureate. The tennis team was led by the coaching abil- ity of first-year Fairfield art teacher, Mr, Kim Kry- der. Team members receiving special awards this year were Brian and Jeff Steele, Tony McDowell, Rodney Miller, Tom Love, Kevin Kaufman and Brian Vance, Mr, Kryder painted a Con- ference patch replica on the court designating the Fal- cons as the 1974 Confe- rence winners. Tom Love leads 30 - Love. With a mighty right hand slam across the net Tom tries to defeat his foe. The Falcons went on to win the match. Time ticks away. Working hard and fast, two falcon runners practice to improve their times.