Ilion High School - Mirror Yearbook (Ilion, NY)

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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

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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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Kneeling, Left to Right: D. Runyon, L. Murphy, W. Reed. Standing, Left to Right: J. Fennell, J. Remis, W. Fifield, L. DelGrego, K. Klippel, J. Bracken. HIJIIHEY 124 Q .QM a f' , ll. V525 na, UMM. 5, Because of the mild weather, Ilion's hockey team played in the Clinton Arena. Little practice time was available, but llion showed good possi bilities. The boys representing llion were 'gHerk,' Wil liams, 'gBo,, Wilson, Larry Murphy, Babe DelCre Poor snow conditions made a bad year for the llion High Ski Club of which Barry Wilson is the manager. Although a number of meets had previously been planned, the team participated in only one such event. This was with the Cooperstown High A 3 HON go Billy Fifield ,lim Remis Billy Reed Ken Klip pel Dick Klippel ,lim Fennell and Glen Drake llion suffering four losses at the hands of Clinton and Rome scored a total of five goals for the first time in the team s three year existence ELB Ski Team at Cooperstown Pete Boyle featured in this meet taking fourth place As a result his name will be placed on the ski trophy. Members of the club also took bus trips to Old Forge and Turin. First Row, Left to Right: P. Thomes, B. Tutty, M. Mor- ris, M. E. Hardy, A. Klippel. Miss McKennan, M. Cienke. Second Row, Left to Right: P. McCormack, E. Kibbe, l.. Bortel, W. Seibert, T. Brown, T. Hackman, D. Jones, B. Wilson, D. Menard. 5481