Hall High School - Hall Light Yearbook (Spring Valley, IL)

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Doug Rivoro ond Rich Sovirch sprmr for rhe find leg of rhe Kewonee meer Hoi's leodog runner Sreve Schwomng. running on rhe bock srrerch. leods by severol hundred yards Endurance ploys o big role n cross counrry roong Jennifer f mee shows much concenrrorion os she races ogoinsr rime Andy Ajsrer finished rhe tasr quorrer mile of his roce wirh rremendous efforr CROSS COUNTRY 21

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Demons compile record 11-4 season; Nimee holds school records for girls The 1984 season was one of ups and downs. Before rhe srarr of rhe season, rhe ream losr rheir number one runner by rrons-fer The loss of other runners for various reasons throughout rhe year caused rhe Demons to loose rheir momentum. Despire rhese problems, rhe running Bed Devils compiled an 11-4 season This ser a school record for rhe most number of wins in a single season. Steve Schwarring was given rhe honor of being selected ro rhe all-conference ream. The invirorional finishes were nor whar had been onridpared, bur considering rhe problems encountered made accepting defear o lirrle easier. Wirh bur one senior Kenr Moe Herrmann leaving rhe squad, things certainly looked good for 1985. The return of Rich Savirch, Doug Bivaro, Mark Williams, Sreve Sch warring, and Neil Perzel gave rhe Bed Devils a solid nudeus for rhe upcoming seasons. The frosh-soph ream showed marked improvement throughout rhe year and will be rough ro handle in 1985. Mike Ellis, Bob Lehn, Jim Srebbins, Andy Ajsrer, and Mon-Vowels worked hard all year in developing rheir skill and technique. High hopes were anricipared for nexr year's cross counrry season. Running for rhe Vorsiry, Ned Perzel purs forth his bey effort ogomy Rochelle Runners get on rheir mork, ger ser, and rake off for rhe start of o sophomore run in o duel wirh Rock Falk The srarr of a comperirive girls' program in cross counrry characterized rhe '84 season Short on numbers, rhe girls were nor able ro ream score in meers. Individually, though, rhey had opportunities ro shine. Jennifer Nimee had an outstanding year. She became rhe firsr girl in Hall's hisrory ro make all-conference. In regional competition, Jennifer placed 5rh overall and 2nd individually Advancing ro sectionals, she finished 36rh overall our of 106 conresranrs. Individually, she placed 10th. Jennifer also holds every school record in disronce events ar Hall. This female arhlere recorded a rime of 15:21 for rhe 2.5 mile course and a rime of 13 48 for rhe 2.1 mile run, showing a personal record best in her finishes and ending a rerrific running career or Hall. 20 CROSS COUNTRY

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Largest turn-out of golfers for Devils; girls invade links on frosh-soph team The opening of golf season brought o pleasant surprise to Mrs. Feliksiak in one of the largest turn-outs of players in recent years. Eighteen players tried our for the squad, half of whom had nor participated in 1983. Seniors Paul Bellerini and Paul Haywood formed the nucleus of the Red and White. Added were transfer Ray Lewis, juniors Brian Sebastian and Bill Parks, and freshmen Jay Sreinhilber. The season starred without fanfare In a duel meet with Henry and Wethersfield, Hall come up short, losing to Waring for rhe traffic ro dear on rhe 18rh hole, o rrio from o Sr Dede-Hal march war rheir rum Pitching from rhe foirwoy, Pool Hoywood's chip fob ro rhe left of rhe 2 pn Wirh o second purr, Terry Lmning holes our ond rokes o bogey score Henry by four strokes. This was ro be rhe pattern throughout rhe season. The Big Bed was not able ro reach consistency on a regular basis. Each march would find someone hot bur others nor shooting well. The varsity finished rhe seoson wirh a record of 0-15 in march ploy. The frosh-soph squad did fore a little better. They were able ro win two marches while failing 13 rimes. The biggest achievement was rhe lowering of strokes by each of rhe squads. A highlight of rhe season was rhe participation of two girls for rhe Devils. Renee Dermers and Ann McCarren were rhe pioneers on rhe links. The future continues ro look bright as rhe sophomores gained experience ond will make a valuable contribution ro rhe Red and White in 1985. 22 GOLF