Greater Latrobe High School - Latrobean Yearbook (Latrobe, PA)

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GULF Junior Iinksmen David Bendl, Ronald Lucas, Pat Nlailey and Thomas Baumgardner discuss problems to be smoothed out before the next golf match with coach, lVlr. Robert Cook. The entire golf team in- cludes: Thomas Baumgardner, Pat lVlailey, David Bendl, Ronald Lucas, Alan Sipe, Richard Baumgardner, William Palko, David Butch, Grefory Shock, Bill Hearn, Ben Bell and Sam Folby. In defending their Section IV crown, Coach Robert Cook built the 1967 team around four junior lettermen, Pat Nlailey, Ron Lucas, Dave Bendl and Tom Baum- gardner. The Iinksmen begin play against Bethel Park followed by the Westmont-Hilltop match. Four days later, they face Bethel Park in a rematch. The golfers began sec- tion play against Defry Area. Ligonier and Greensburg were the next foes Latrobe played. Derry and Hempfield as well as Jeannette and Ligonier were encountered in triangular meets. The teams from Hempfield and Greensburg were played individually also.A In a final exhibition match, the Wildcats played Westmont, while section play finished against Jean- nette. TENNIS In the first section match of the season, the Wildcat netters, under the direction of Coach Earl Karasack, faced lVlt. Pleasant on April 13. The Lions of Greensburg-Salem opposed the Cats April 17 in the first away match. Latrobe played South- moreland next on April 20. The Lorals saw action against Norwin April 24 and Connellsville April 27. ln the second half the Wildcat netters met the same teams during the month of Nlay. Members of the 1967 tennis squad kneeling are Bret Roach, Bill Stump, Bernie Vittone, Jace Cute, Carl Jansen, Jim Rumbaugh, Standing are Jack Silliman, Bill Townsend, Bob Dowler, Denny Charlesworth, Henry Tonashosky, and Dennis Pushcar. Coach Earl Karasack goes over some defensive moves to be used with Henry To- nashosky and Bob Dowler.

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Completing their first year of competition, the swim- ming team under the direction of Coach Lawrence Alti- mus compiled a 4-1O record. In the opener the tankers lost to Kiski, 67-28. ln oth- er exhibition contests the aquanauts lost to Greensburg Saleh, 75-20 and Hempfield, 64-34 but defeated Belle Vernon, 68-28. League play found the Cats downing Laurel Highlands twice, 50-45 and 57-38 and Charleroi, 48-46. Losses were inflicted on the Cats by Seneca Valley, 62-25 and 56-39, lVlcKeesport, 48-47 and 56-393 New Kensington, 60-35 and 69-25. Charleroi also defeated the tankers 51-44. The swimmers finished ninth in the first Westmore- land County Swimming Tournament. A Latrobe swimmer tries for a final burst of speed in the two-hundred yard medley. With arms back and legs bent, Wildcat tankers spring from the starting block. 7 Nvv--RWMNV WM At one of our home swim meets, Pat Arnold hits the water from his back one-and-a-quarter dive, while the opposing team looks on. Here at the end of a race, timers clock in the results of swimmers. --W -i

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CROSS-COUNTRY SEATED: Nicholas, Brody, Kadlubek, Johnson, Holzer, Svidron, Hau- ger, Sherba STANDING: Harvey, Collyer, Cassidy, Townshend, John- son, Charlesworth, Cabana, McFadyen, Klim, Nlarron, Lunk The Wildcat's cross-country compiled a record of 'two wins and six losses in dual competition during the sea- son. On the new home course the runners of Coach Wil- liam West met Southmoreland September 27 and were handed their initial setback. The locals had a first and second performance by Bill Harvey and Ron Johnson. Traveling to Greensburg-Salem September 29 the Wildcats trounced the Lions for Latrobe's first victory of the year. Four teams, Latrobe, Westmont, Connamaugh Valley and Susquehanna Area, competed in a quadran- gular contest October 4 with Latrobe finishing first. On October 6 the runners fell prey to the Raiders of Uniontown and the Norwin Knights defeated the locals October 11 at the Norwin course. A strong Gateway team outlasted the Wildcats in competition on October 13. ln the final home action the Tigers of Wilkinsburg emerged victorious. Rounding out dual competition the Connellsville Falcons defeated the Housiers on October 25. Nlulti-team competition saw the thinclads finish sixth out of eight teams at the Uniontown invitational Sep- tember 19 as Bill Harvey nabbed fifth place. At the WPIAL Qualifier the squad placed fifth out of eight teams and qualified Bill Harvey, who finished third. The following week Bill finished twelfth in the state event. RUNNER'S RECORD . . . LATROBE . . . 31 SOUTHNIORELAND 24 LATROBE . . . 24 GREENSBURG-SALEM . 31 LATROBE . . . 29 UNIONTOWN ...... . 26 LATROBE . . . 31 NORWIN. .... 24 LATROBE . . . 34 GATEWAY ..... 21 LATROBE . . . 29 WILKINSBURG ..... . 26 LATROBE . . . 31 CONNELLSVILLE .... . 24 Mr. William West, cross-country coach, congratulates William Harvey outstanding distance man, for the Wildcat's who finished twelfth in state competition after placing first in several school meets.