Fairfield High School - Reflections Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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Baseball and Golf Hit Their Way to Good Records. This year ' s golf coach was, once again, Mr. Rex Hol- linger. The team got off to a depres- singly slow start this season, losing three out of their first four matches. But then in one week alone they were victori- ous in five consecutive matches, boosting their rec- ord from a dismal 3-9 to a dazzling 8-9. Fairfield ' s golfers placed third in the Conference, eight strokes behind New Prairie and two behind John Glenn. In the Sectional the Falcons ranked seventh out of a total of 17 teams with a score of 348. Out of over 80 golfers. Miller and Method placed sixth and seventh, re- spectively. Keep youi eye on the Ball. Roger Method uses a steady hand and good aim to put the ball in the cup. Ready and waiting. Dennis Miller bends down and is ready to get the ball if it comes his way. Another Babe Ruth. Terry Keim, Fairfield ' s second baseman, shows his ability in hitting. Terry finished as one of the falcons leading hitters. 60 Golf

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Track Boys ' Bring Conf. Trophy Home Mr. Harvey was this year ' s boys ' txack coach. The teams ' record was a not overly dazzling 7-3. How- ever, many goals were achieved this year, and four school records were broken. Brian Snider set new records in the low hurdles, and the long jump, Dave Holmes in the pole vault and Randy Burk- holder in the high jump. Ln addition, the team won the Lancer Relays, the Confer- ence Meet, and was unde- feated in dual meets in the Conference. Record breaker. Brian Snider set a new record in the long jump and the hurdles. He won the most valuable player award, voted on by his team- mates. He ' s over with room to spare. Randy Burkholder showed great ability at the high jump, and set a new record. A flying saucer. Tod Groff threw the discus for the track team this year. He also threw the shot put. The finish Une. Rusty Knisley wins his race. He was also a conference champion. 59 Track

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Body Motion. Jeff Anderson shows the correct way to hit the ball. Hot Ball of Fire! Dave Bontrager pitches his way to a victory to ob- tain a record of 13-10 for the sea- son. The Masked man. Kevin Gaxber is already for the ball that would burn in at anytime. Jungle Jim Swings. Jim Miller ' s style led to being the MVP of the 8-10 season. Baseball was coached by Mr. Gene Reagan. They achieved a record of 13-10 as they de- feated such toughies as Goshen (for the first time in history), New Prairie and LaVille. The team finished second in the Northern State Conference. Dave Bontrager and Jim Speicher were the two out- standing pitchers, with Dick Armington and Terry Keim finishing as leading hitters. 61 Baseball