Hicksville High School - Hixonian Yearbook (Hicksville, OH)

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Aces Cross Country Win BBQ Runner-up in GMC Meet The 1976 version of the varsity Cross Country team was yet another splendid team. The team as a whole didn't make it to districts but the Wood brothers, Dean and Jim, went and both narrowly missed going to state . The team once again kept its strong- hold on the B.B.C. by winning it, and placed 2nd at the G.M.C. conference VARSITY LOG OPPONENT FINISH Waterviliete Inv. 5th Pettisville Won Fairview Won Edon. Hilltop Won Fayette Inv. 4th North Central. Edgerton Won Minster Inv. 3rd Stryker, Fayette Won Findlay Inv. 'ith Ayersville. Wauseon, Holgate, Antwerp 3rd B.B.C. League Meet lst G . M. C. League Meet ind Sectionals 4th the tough Minster Inv. , and had 5th place in the Waterviliete Mich. Inv. which had mostly larger Michigan schools. ln all the Aces had another fine season. l0 Varsity Cross Country meet. The varsity harriers also placed 3rd in A - The pain shows on Mike Zimmerman's face after his two-mile jaunt. B - Rob Wyatt pushes on towards the finish line. C - Sophomore sensation Dean Wood runs hard for Coach Balser's crew. VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY: Back Row - Diane Burns. Statistician: Mike Russell. Tom Turnbull. lim mel, Mel Peter, Paul Camp. Coach Jerry Balser. Front Row - James wood, Mike Zimmerman, Dean Mark Zimmerman, Rob Wyatt. Seated - Steve Tonneas. Manager.

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jr. High, Varsity Girls CC Have Good Seasons Before the year started, Coach Jerry alser didn't have much to rely on in his arsity Girls' and Jr. High Boys' Cross ountry teams. He wasn't sure how good hey were. As usual though, he whipped hem into one of the best they have ever had. Like the reserves, the Jr. High and Girls did not have many dual meets, but were entered in some tough Invitationals. The boys' team took 4th at the Defiance Invitational where Ron Meyer edged out teammate Marty Blosser for team honors as he finished sixth overall and Marty seventh. Steve Bare was ninth for the Jr. High harriers and Bob Dull came in 22nd. In the girls' meet Jodie Welly placed fourth and Gale Keeley was 15th. Also, at the Findlay Open , Jodie placed 9th and Gale was 27th against very stiff competi- tion. Jodie, Gale, and the other members ran in their age groups at Defiance as the two girls placed lst and 11th respectively and received medals for their efforts. JUNIOR HIGH CROSS COUNTRY: Back Row - Diane Burns, Statistician: Steve Bare, Rusty Amaden. Coach Jerry Balser, Bob Dull, Ron Meyer, Todd Hitzeman, Steve Tonneas. Manager. Front Row - Mark Savage, Jim Miglin, Mark Biery, Tony Welly, Marty Blosser, Brad Hitzeman. Seated - Greg Brewer, Tim Zimmerman. Ir. High Log B1-ygn Lost 27-28 Fayette Lost 28-29 Defiance Inv. 4th LOWER RIGHT - Marty Blosser pushes on as he records another first place finish. LEFT PICTURE- GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY: Back Row - Jodie Welly, Iulie Peter, Coach Jerry Balser. Front Row - Kim Brown, Gail Keeley, Diane Michael.

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Q xy ,Q-an A j' --'-1-Q---...Q-.-..-, , v '7 -- in.. .. . 1,1-'sg '. . . -Ju .1 as-' . Reserve Harriers Show Strength Again Reserve Log Holgate Lost Minster Inv. 2nd Antwerp Lost Coach Ba1ser's Reserve harriers proved that his varsity will be strong for years to come. They did not run many meets, but in the Minster Invitational and Findlay Open the reserves ran well. RESERVE CROSS COUNTRY: Back Row - Diane Burns, Statistician: Coach Jerry Balser, Brent Hook. Tom Evans. Steve Tonneas, Manager. Front Row - Dave Smith, Jeff Smith, Danny Blosser, Marty Shock, Jeff Wonderly. -ul A - Jim Stimmel reflects back on his Cross Country run. B - Marty Blosser turns it on at the finish line to pass an opponent. C - Paul Camp and Mel Peter. reserve harriers, pick up the pace to stay ahead of their Holgate opponent. In the Boys Open in Findlay, Jim Stim- mel placed 19th and Mel Peter 21st out of 111 runners. At Minster, Jim again came through. The Senior harrier placed 2nd overall. Mel was 6th and Paul Camp 10th. They did not run many meets, but represented Hicksville well in the Invita- tionals. Reserve Cross Country I l