Greenville High School - Hi Life Yearbook (Greenville, MI)

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‘Independence’ brought tougher competition “Because the Tri-River conference disbanded at the end of the 1983-84 school year, we were forced to act as an independent,” said Joe Hattenbach, coach for the Varsity Football Team. “Being independent meant we had to play bigger schools, tougher competition, and travel farther to play the games. One particular game against Stevens-ville-Lakeshore, Greenville had to travel 2 Vi hours to reach. The team left at 12:00 in the afternoon by chartered bus. Upon arrival Greenville was treated to dinner, however even with all the excitement and high spirits Greenville lost the game 14 to 19. “I think part of our problem was, that we had a difficult time adjusting to the new and different teams,” recalled Coach Hattenbach. “We had a hard time pulling together enough to meet the more competitive teams.” Individually, Jerry Remelts had the most carries (20), the longest run (58), and the most touchdowns in a game (3). Sophomore Max Warriner was the Jacket quarterback. He had the most passes attempted (17), the best passing yards (57), and the longest pass (33) in a game. Mike Adams had the best receiving yards (38). Remelts also had the most yards rushed with 576. Tom Hallock followed with 524 yards and Mike Adams had 354. Andy Petersen was named most dedicated by his teammates and part of the All Area team. Honorary Captains were given to Petersen, Jeff Hopkins, and Tony Mach. The Jackets ended the 1984-85 season with 3 wins and 6 losses. Above: Senior Jerry Remelts makes an effort to catch a pass. Below: Greenville spectators view the Homecoming game with anticipation. 24

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Jim Remus ends career with 108-28 record When a basketball player makes 20 points a game, or a football player makes the winning touchdown, everyone knows about it; but when there’s an outstanding wrestler, it’s not as likely that the news is as widespread. Jim Remus, a senior at Greenville High School, has wrestled throughout his high school years and ended his career with a record of 108 wins and only 28 losses. Being a freshman and weighing only 98 pounds, he had wrestled at 105 pounds, at the Varsity level. It was hard for him, but he still had eight wins. In his sophomore year he had the most individual points, which was an all-time single season school record. In any of the tournaments he wrestled in, he never placed lower than third. At the end of his season he was voted the most outstanding wrestler by his teammates. In his junior year he wrestled at 105 pounds. Again he had a great season and was also named the most outstanding wrestler for his second year. This now gave him a chance to be only the second wrestler to consecutively receive the most outstanding wrestler award. His season record was 27-4. During the summer before his senior year, he attended Boy’s State and was also chosen to go on Outward Bound. Both of these experiences helped add to his leadership abilities. The Outward Bound trip gave him a lot of time to think, and concentrate on his wrestling. Coach Duane Chambers once said “I can tell you one thing, Jim Remus is a leader. Jim is one of our most serious wrestlers.” The Colorado Outward Bound School, which lasted 23 days, and Wrestling camp, which he attended for a week, not only prepared him physically, but mentally. Jim made 324 points throughout his senior year from 36 wins and 6 losses. He qualified for state competition for the second time and again received most outstanding wrestler. According to Chambers, “Remus experience had been the key for an outstanding senior year. The biggest thing about Jim is that he is determined to do well. He has wrestled four years of high school, and six overall That experience is paying off for him.” Jim’s overall career record was 108-28. Sports Athletes meet challenge One thing is for certain, Greenville High School had spirit and this spirit was displayed in the best fashion; athletics. Taking the next step seemed to be what all Greenville athletes and coaches had on their minds throughout the year. With the demise of the Tri-River Conference, athletes took the challenge of meeting new teams, competing in new cities; some extremely far from home. Although it was a different feeling to not compete for conference honors, athletes at GHS still accepted the challenges of tournaments. Districts, Regionals and State competition. Of course, these athletes were not in this alone. They were provided with a fine coaching staff, complete with a new athletic director, Mr. Chuck Sandro. Backing both the coaches and the athletes were the students. Many followed each and every sporting event with enthusiasm, pushing our athletes to victory. Such pride and determination helped GHS to take the first step in athletics. V Chris Makowski, senior Cross Country runner typified the athletic attitude that prevailed this year with new challenges to face. Former teacher named AD In August of 1985 Chuck Sandro took over the full-time Athletic Director position. Sandro had been the Assistant Principal at Fremont High School for the past three years. Before he had moved to Fremont he coached the boys’ and girls’ Tennis teams and the JV and Freshmen boys’ Basketball teams for Greenville. He had also taught Social Problems and World History classes. He liked Greenville so much that when the job as Athletic Director opened up, he decided to apply for it. When he was asked why he liked Greenville he said, “I enjoy the athletes and dealing with the Coaches.” Two of his goals are to put Greenville back into a conference and to make the program more responsive to the student athlete. 23

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 ■ i azinoi Above: Greenville just barely makes it, but it is a touchdown. Center Left: Senior Jerry Remelts is pursued by the Lake-wood Vikings. Center Right: A short timeout was taken to remove a dog from the field Below: Senior Ken Wall warms up before the Homecoming game. 1984 Varsity Football Greenville 27 Lakeview Opponent 22 0 Ionia 19 8 Bay City All Saints 0 14 Lakewood 13 14 Stevensville Lakeshore 19 0 Rockford 26 8 Fremont 15 0 Grand Rapids Christian 13 0 Belding 39 SEASON RECORD: 36 Varsity Football: Front Row Randy Peterman. Jeff McQueen. Max Warrlner. Steve Scofield. Mike Adams. Andy Green. Fred Roberts, Jerry Remelts. Mike Schnepp. Jeff Hopkins. Second Row: Tom Hallock. Thad Jones. J»m Fisher. Andy Peterson. Bryan Lillie. Ken Wall. John Vinton, Ken Taylor, Paul MacDonald. Third Row: Coach Engel. Terry Crouch. Chris Bell. Doug DeVries. Bruce Towns, Eric Holbrook. John House. Tony Mach. Steve Scott. Denny Johnson. Andy Samann, Coach Schnepp Back Row: Coach Hatten-back, Dennis Gear, Randy Paulsen. Wade Rypma. Jeff Bennett. Terry Hopkins. Bryan Shotko, Bill Comer. Coach Warrtner. 25