Fairfield High School - Reflections Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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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

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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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MVP ' s and Team-mates Win Falcon Honors. • Varsity X- Country 1. 9 J 1 West Noble Gc J c shen Wis -- 34 45- S Westview 1 6 S Northwood ' W 21 North Liberty , ii 33f ,,,Northridge WS- 26 ' tI ; Jimtown r23 ■ ' 32 - LaVille 26 ■ 39 John Glenn 24 31 Wawasee 29 26 -;- Concord 24 32 Northern State Conference Ch am |; Most Valuable Pl|yfer - Dave p51tnes (; Most Improved Prayer - Ton Black |- Northern State Conference Champi- t on - Dave HoliM ' es .-sf; j i ' A Girls ' Track 1976 EHS OPP Bethany 58 47 LaVille 76 29 TritiMj Cp lumJjia City NortiKidge Goshen 18 42 57 59 39 53 Jimtown 93 12 West Noble 48 57 Westview 38 1 2 66 1 2 New Prairie 31 74 John Glenn 46 2 3 58 1 3 Most Valuable Player - Jody Showalter Most Improved Player - Lauia Yoder Most Points - Jody Showalter Northern State Conference Champi- ons - Cindy Clawson, Jody Showalter Varsity Baseball 1976 - . WeS iMoble HS IH North Liberty «». 3ijil flim WMtko. 2 P I QH| ) ■ Jimtown i : S vjfl ubH Goshen H La ) H LaVille Kfi ng tj -vH H BeUi X V X , n jEs kM B John Glenn I r p NoVthwood 7 Tf K H ?§ ' ' lTk7l H Jin«own . Ht: NevV Prahie-: n. ff -.■ ' ' ' 1 HH 4 ■ 6 J Sbmh .iSt . 4 4 2 9 r jfepjicord 3 t fejji liberty il 6 ll i ' Glenn - 4 2 •Wawas S 5 S Northridge 1 Westview ■ Goshen - 2 Most Valuable Playe - Dick Armington Most Improved Player - Gary L. Kauffman Batting Percentage - Dick Armington Golden G16ve Award - Dave Bontrager - ' ; ' - ' Northern State Conference - Dick Armington ,.. . .. --- -;s5u- 62 MVP