Green Mountain High School - Ramblings Yearbook (Lakewood, CO)

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l ' so K .. Kipp! 5. 4 sw r QL ra Ruder Scores Senior D.J. Ruder was a remarkable asset to GMHS' League Champion soccer team. Playing varsity since his sophomore year, Ruder reflect- ed that dedication and hard work pay off in the long run, Honors to Ruder include: voted most valuable offensive playerg selection to the All Conference team, first team, and selection to the State team, first team. Also he finished fourth in the league in scoring. Co-captain along with senior Chris Cole, Rud- er attributed the years success to team close- ness, and the fact that everybody wanted to win this year. Ruder began playing soccer in sixth grade and has played on CSYSA teams for 5 years. He admits his first love is soccer and more soc- cer. During the season everything takes a back seat to soccerfl Rucler gave credit to coach Peter Mehlbach who Utaught me more than anyone. ,My , V Ly rw If W W1 ,W ,, f , , V! ,W , H wifi f .Q ' ,wt rf ,, W ate xi f f Z

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Soccer Wins League The 1982-83 GMHS Ram soccer team had a very impressive, successful year. Finishing the regular season with an undefeated record of 9-0-2, the team captured the league title in a game against Arvada West, making the final record 10-0-2. According to varsity coach Peter Mehlbach, GMHS has established the best record in Jef- ferson County since 1978. Perhaps the most remarkable as- pect of the League Champion team however, was the fact that no one ex- pected GMHS to do so well. As Co- captain D.J. Ruder put it, We sur- prised so many people! But where did this Cinderella team come from? Mehlbach attributed the success mostly to team discipline, and a lot of hard work and practice. Senior Mike Stephens agreed .and added that determination and the mental and physical conditioning Mr. Mehlbach taught us all led to success. Another factor involved in the unde- feated season was the team closeness. We gave a strong effort as a team and not as individuals. Ruder stated. But although the team depended on their strength in unity, there were also 1 - - mr umm. some outstanding individuals. D.J. Ruder, senior, Steve May and Ricky Cudworth, juniors, and Todd Neel, sophomore were selected for the All- Conference team, first team. Neel, goalie, became the first soph- omore to be selected to first team all- conference in Jefferson County. Rud- er was voted most valuable offensive player, Cudworth most valuable de- fensive playerg Neel most valuable player, and Tom Parisi, senior, was voted most improved. As for next years team, Mehlbach commented that only five seniors would be leaving, ten lettermen re- turning, along with 3 all conference players. The J.V. soccer team completed what coach Dennis Hastings called an unpredictable, but basically success- ful seasons.The team finished with a 1-3-3 record. The team was the best bunch of kids I've ever coached Has- tings continued, They learned a lot and will make good varsity players. Sophomore John McCaslin com- mented, lt was a great experience and l'm really looking forward to next year. i ' 'N K Stair WI. I . ,,.. . . . . l Chris Cole heads the ball to Andrew Meyer Varsity: Front Row: P. Velasquez, S. Michael, Coach Peter Mehlbach, T. Gonring, S. May. Second Row: G. Kelley, T. Parisi, A. Meyer, D.J. Ruder, A. Geist, T. Neel. Back Row: G. Gunther, D. Smith, R. Cudworth, C. Cole, M. Stephens. . Junior Varsity: Front Row: P. Hawley, J . Burk- holder, F. Busnardo, S. Cox. Second Row: S. Jen- sen, D. Henderson, P. Yale, Coach Dennis Hastings, A. Geist, T. Gonring, G. Kelley. Back Row: R. Ste- phens, G. Paseka, E. Jansson, J. McCaslin, B. Lar- son. f

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Experience Building The 1982 boys Tennis Team en- dured a rebuilding year, which should place them at the top of the county in 1983. This year, the team's record was two and nine. The coach accounted for this because of the inexperience of the team. Also, the team had even dual matches and one district tourna- ment, where they placed eighth. As Coach Weaver stated, This year's team had the hardest workers on it, and the team was very coachablef' Weaver also said that if more people had turned out for the team it would have helped, The Ram's squad contained only four lettermen from last year. They were Larry Maass at -732 singles, Jeff Pietsch at 33 singles, Chris Harvey and Jeff Werned at Jil Doubles. Next year's team will posess the tal- ents of eight returning lettermen, in- cluding sophomores sensation Steve Willougby, who displayed flashes of brilliance at the highly competitive 9951 singles spot. Also returning will be Werner, i?2 doubles team Troy Tyson and Jeff Shearer, f7lf3 doubles team Bryan Kor- tum and Chris Park, and 9954 doubles team Tom Meyer and Scott Anderson. These eight should provide a solid nucleus and the addition of Freshman Bill Peterman and Curt Vigil should make the team a contender for the Jefferson County title. Willougby feels student support at matches is neccessary for succes. We defintely play better in front of a crowd. Q , 1 ..... V V I... ' -wan-My -'W-...,,,g-www.