Highland High School - Shield Yearbook (Highland, IN)

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u - % f 4 ✓ - . Trojan score! Leftfielder Dennis Lewis crosses k home plate and chalks up another victory for V Highland. Varsity Baseball. Top Row: Coach Winston, D. Bouchee, D. Scherer, R. Jones. R. Domsic. B. Helmer, K. Lidster, B. Paluga. F. Wanicki. J. Jurjevic Bottom Row: D. Tumbas, D. Lewis, S. Phillips, M Zappia, J. Turpin, T. Schmidt. D. Dembrowski, M. Schold, T. Schiller. Bring In a run!” Coach Winston fires up the pcoming batter and encourages him to make a smash hit.

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TAttfiKAM The Highland Track team proved to have a very successful year taking five athletes to state. John Moorehead, Tim Vassar, Dave Gereau, Dennis Dunn and alternate John Bracco. The one-half relay team, consisting of John. Tim, Dave, and Dennis, placed second in a sparkling performance in Indianapolis. In individual performances, John Moorehead placed fourth in the low hurdles and seventh in the high hurdles. Dennis placed fifth in the 100 yard dash, then fared a little better as he finished fourth in the 220 yard dash. Making six the magic number, Highland again placed first in the lake Suburban Conference. Outstanding performances were Dave Gereau placing first in the 440 yard dash, Steve Guerrero placing second in the mile run, and John Moorehead taking first in the 120 yard high hurdles and 180 low hurdles. Both Highland relay teams, in the 880 and half mile, placed first. In the field events, Kyle Rueble placed second in the high jump. Having a successful year shows how hard the team worked and practiced. Showing a star performance everytime they ran, Highland Tracksters should be proud. The Trackettes handled the spirit side of track when they had bake sales to raise money for the team. 90 3 r 9t It s all over, John Moorehead, Tim Vassar. Dave Gereau, and Dennis Dunn, Highland ' s mile relay team relaxes. Top Row: Coach J. Collet, M Forgarty. E. Dulla. B. Moore, J. Robertson. R Kessler. ROW 2: Coach J. Steed. P Pogorzelski. A Shaller. B. Sharpe, D. Valazquez, M. Stewart, B. Thompson, P Vercel, Coach K. Sypult. ROW 3: R. Brindly. Z. Harolovich. J Bracco, J. Botiola, S. Hepburn, D. Bouchee. K. Ruebel. Coach L. Johnson. Bottom Row: D. Galloway, S. Guerrero, T. Planert. T. Vassar. D. Gereau. D. Dunn, J. Moorehead, D. Boch, D. Ziller. Front Row: A. Reyes, J. O ' Malley, T. Planert, M Russell. D. Baker, S. Hepburn. S. Taylor, T. Robinson. B Gobbs. J. Bottila. Second Row: J. Foller, D. O ' Malley, D. Wolfe, S. Bracco, K. Ruebel. D. Lauer, S. Vail. P. Viles. S. Golub Third Row: D. Waldrop, T. Munsen, S. Mills. M Miloshoff. P. Vercel. S. Pacific. J. Bodnar. T. Planert. R. Woods. K. Olson. Fourth Row: M. Fogarty. D. Bouchee, S. Clinkenbeard, M. Timko, J. Robertson. M Stewart, J. Chihara. Boy ' s Track 27

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J ' iA| r xf v Swing! Eyeing the ball, aiming for a hole between shortstop and third, concentrating H on a hit, Kirk Lidster intends to smack it. AAAKAA AAAAtt WAHAIAH SA TI0NA1 A AMPS AAAIH The diamond men from Troy, after capturing eighteen games and a tie for first in the conference game with Munster, went on to win the sectional championship. Alumni, Scott Phillips, Rick Domsic, and Kirk Lidster proved themselves worthy of an Outstanding Player award. The season would not have been complete without Rick Domsic pitching a “no hitter” during the Highland — Lake Central game. Dale Bouchee, a valuable Trojan player, scored the most homerun hits for the season, a total of four. Highland ' s rivals, Munster and Griffith, both felt the agony of defeat when the Trojans won a game against each. Highland also felt a little pain; they were defeated by Hammond High in the regionals. The Trojans ended their season with a total of twenty wins and only seven losses. Firm grip. Centerfielder Dale Bouchee. leader of the Trojan attack, tries to keep another Highland rally going. Baseball 29