J Sterling Morton West High School - Talon Yearbook (Berwyn, IL)

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Soccer Teams Complete First Year Competition Morton Westis first varsity soccer team Was on a trial basis this year and was not in the Des Plaines Valley League. The team finished the season with a record of eight wins and six losses. The valuable players included Stan Mansik, a good scorer, and co-captains of the soccer men Jerry Enright and Valdis Bole. f Disappointed with the lack of fans, the sophomore soccermen still played a very good year. They finished the season with a record of ten wins, five losses, and one tie. Their outstand- ing player, Joe Svec, was one of the top scorers at his level in the state. Frosh-Soph Coach R. E. Schick predicted a first place varsity soccer team within two years' time. VARSITY SOCCER-FRONT ROW: A. Daniele, V. Vrsek, D. Mattox, T. Svoboda, R. Kovar. SECOND ROW: S Mahasek, J. Enright, A. Antuna, J Coronado, M. Kimak, F. Sheldon, G Fron, R. White. BACK ROW: Coach W Stamper, M. DeWolf, K. Lodding, J DeBatty, T. Ronde, V. Bole, R. Ackman, B. Bialy, P. Minarik, J. Koller. Dribbling the ball downfield, Frank Sheldon fabove, right! rushes the goal. Using amazing control, Mike Kimak Qabovej keeps possession of the ball. 198 ATHLETICS

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SOPHOMORE FOOTBALL-FRONT ROW: R. Jirsa, D. Hogan, C. Matysek, T. Keel, M. Papp, T. Iovinelli. SECOND ROW: M. Augspurger, S. Sifrar, K. Jasin, A. Speechley, B. Goergen, S. Fleisher. THIRD ROW: M. Kitzberger, K. Lindsay, T. Vinyard, B. Rada, G. Peters, J. Stetina, P. Max- a, Coach W. Buchinger, Coach W. Keller. FOURTH ROW: T. Herst, J. Gerdevish, R. Murphy, D. Puhar, J. Archer, J. Vrtis. BACK ROW: T. Stom- panata, S. Chervinko, A. Medor, D. Boksa, F. Riedl, J. Blaha. Running around the end, Ed Wasz fbelow, leftj, up- ended by a defender, struggles to keep his balance. Tucking the ball away, Steve Sifrar fbelowj picks up his blockers, Tony Iovinelli and Allan Spechly. Undefeated First Place For Freshman 'B' Team Morton s first sophomore football team in two years had a very unfortunate season. They finished with one win and four losses in con- ference play which placed them fifth in the Des Plaines Valley League. The sophomores kept up a high spirit and a hard working attitude all year in spite of the poor record. West's two freshman football teams finished on opposite ends of the standings. 'A' team completed conference play with one win and six losses to finish eighth in the district. 'B' team finished first in the Des Plaines Valley League with six wins, no losses, and one tie. A strong defense which gave up only three touchdowns was the tearn's backbone. ATHLETICS 197

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SOPHOMORE SOCCER-FRONT ROW: M. Marinos, C. Haun, D. Bottenhagen, B. Stengle, M. Bucci. SECOND ROW: P. Ger- vino, R. Haddad, M. Malusa, J. Senese, P. Marzek, J. Bulicek. THIRD ROW: Coach R. Schick, J. Svec, A. Ricchio, D. Knickelbein, W. DeBatty, F. Cimaglia, F. Svoboda, Coach W. Porter. BACK ROW: J. Campagna, C. Gremp, G. Bezouska, R. Mikel, F. Sticha, S. Ward, L. Thorne, M. Hasler. Demonstrating hls ability in defending the net, goalie Dave Kmckelbeln Qleftj intercepts a ball during a warm up drill. A Vlsltlllg adversary is surprised when Joe Campagna Qabovel makes a line defensive play to blunt the opposing player. ATHLETICS 199