Ilion High School - Mirror Yearbook (Ilion, NY)

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First Row, Left to Right: W. Dack, C. Noll, S. Leonis, R. Steele, D. Hecox, J. Duffy, B. Houseknecht. Second Row, Left to Right: Coach Sorge, B. Dem- ing, W. Murphy, D. Ahern, W. Steele, D. Connors, W. Whiter. Third Row, Left to Right: R. Jones, P. Boyle, J. Yavornitzki, R. Denison. B SEB LI. Doug Hall's no-hit no-run game against Herk- imer spotlighted the 1952 baseball season of Ilion High. Coach .loe Sorgels boys, in his second sea- son at the helm, copped 3rd place with a 4-4 record in league competition. 1 lt' XO Returning lettermen, B. Deming, S. Leonis, B. Murphy, D. Ahern, and P. Boyle, with the aid of D. Steele, and some new talent from the Freshman and Sophomore classes, may enable the Ilion team to have a victorious season. TENNIS In the first year as a major sport competitor, the tennis team started slowly and won only two of six matches, but developed fast near the season's en The highlight of the season was .lohn Shibut Dick Hall John Remmell and Bob Bergm s comp etition in the post-season sectional matches at Col- gate. These three John Remmell Dick Hall and Bob Bergm are returnmg this year along wlth Dale Connors Dick Coupe Charlie Thlbault Chuck Wood and Merv Covell 3' w-I First Row Left to Right .l Remmell R Bergm C Wood Second Row Left ln Right D Connors B Wilson D Coupe Fifi UU?

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U95 fs use HN RIG' .M .., , .X K g 3 -K x ,,,,M,,.., xl t, Q , G '!1h 'ilitl if . I It . X' .i ig'3:JZ 23 sa... S E i .. a g -, .5 K. , S Ernss Enuntr ,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,, , 9 +15 5 I p XX - 1 LIU!! I I 5 Top Row, Left to Right: R. r- ' Klippel, C. Wood, G. Drake. Down, Left to Right: A. Ken- nell, J. Long, J. Rhodes, D. Jones, L. Paul. Bottom Row, Left to Right: K. Klippel, B. Steele, N. Williams. This year's IHS cross country team with three veterans and a crew of reserves made an impressive showing. The veterans, Noel Williams, Chuck Wood and Dick Klippel, along with Glen Drake, Ken Klippel and ,Iim Long made up the first team which entered the Whitesboro, Cobleskill, and Watertown lnvitationals, and took third place in the B School sectionals at Baldwinsville. The remaining members of the team were Bobby Steele, Alan Kennell, Dave Jones, Larry Paul and lim Rhodes. The Ilion High School track team continued to dominate the M.V.I. League by winning the track meet this year for the sixth straight time. This year the M.V.I. League gives way to a new and promising Iroquois League composed of teams from Ilion, Mohawk, Herkimer, Norwich, and Oneonta. Returning IHS lettermen for the 1953 season are seniors, Bob Meade, Tom Pavliga, and Jim Wheat: juniors, Noel Williams, Dave Bouck, Bill Williams, Jerry 'Birr, Brad Bosquet, and Bud Costello. First Row, Left to Right: A. Costello, D. Bouck J. Wheat, L. DelGrego, T. Pavliga. Second Row Left to Right: c. Conley, A. Kennell, L. Paul: K. Dack, E. Kibbe, B. Donahue. Third Row: L. Thibault. Track Vx wi v

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The wrestling team of Ilion High School has improved greatly since last year as more exper- ienced grapplers filled the vacated places of Sen- iors. Seniors leaving the scene this year are Bob Meade and John Stephenson. Those expected to TMB The gymnastics team of Ilion High School in- cludes students who work on high bar stunts, rope- climbing, the parallel bars, and the tumbling mats. Last year at the Watertown sectionals, Dick Lewis gave Ilion a good name in this sport by scoring first place on the high bar in the novice Standing, Left to Right: R. Hunter A. Getman, E. Miller, R. Frosch, C Bracken. J. Small, J. Rhodes, R Lewis, M. DeRor'c'o. Down: J. Stephen son, R. Meade. WHESTLI E make a tough core in the team next year are Sam Leonis, Mike DeRocco, Dick Frosch, and Dick Lewis. Coach Art Coons hopes to see the Ilion grunt and groaners at the top of the Iroquois League next year. LIB class. Coach Arthur Coons, the director of boys' physical education in IHS, looks forward to fine results in this year's sectionals for this up-and- coming sport. Back Row, Left to Right: E. Kibbe, L. Paul. D. Frosch, A. Rasmussen, P. Boyle, H. Williams. In front, Bottom: W. Smith. Tap: D. Lewis. wi MUN 1