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

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Demonstrating the concentration needed ln a doubles match, Mike Willet Qrightj fixes his eye on the opponent as Carmen Dodaro serves. is ifiis SOPHOMORE TENNIS-FRONT ROW: D. Rogers, G. Wilson. SECOND ROW: D. Moran, K. Brest. BACK ROW: Coach J. Foran, S. Moran, K. Garbars. VARSITY TENNISAFRONT ROW: J. Giannis, J. Campagna, P. Gervino, M. Willet BACK ROW: Coach R. Hegner, A. Wierzbicki, E. Wojciechowski, R. Wojciechowski, C Dodaro.

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Y ' Swim team topples records in ten events sl tif X . 1 .1l. 'r.li'1 I VARSITY GIRLS' SWIMMING-FRONT ROW: L. Benes, M. Bruno, G. Martin, D. Plucienik, S. Finley, E. Arnish, D. Felsecker. SECOND ROW: K. Boksa, J. Hajer, N. Granitz, L. Arnish, M. Srebalus, G. Ljungherg, N. Galczak, K. Krev, B. Kapsa. BACK ROW: J. Hoggard, M. Gall, P. Holecek, K. Ljungberg, L. Larson, G. Rawers, M. Hoggard, Coach J. Will. R VARSITY SWIMMING I Q . L M.W. J !', East Leyden ................ .... 90 N81 N West Leyden ............. .. ........... 48 35 'N Downers Grove South . ........ 96 76 Morton East . ................... . 115 W 48 Hinsdale South ...................... 65 107 WGN 4 LOST 1 . Although many ot' its memhers were young. the girls' swim team splashed to a great year. l didn't expect the season to turn out as well as it did. 'llhe team far exceeded my early expectations, and l am thoroughly surprised with their acctwmplishmentsf' commented Girls' Swimming Voach ,lim XYill. These accomplishments included nineteen hroken records in ten ditlerent events. Gail Rawers, an outstanding varsity swimmer, hroke six school records. Jean Hajer. Karen Krev. Nancy Granitz, and l.ynn Benes hroke the school's 200 medley relay record while Rawers, Henes. Hajer. and Gail l.-iungherg hroke the 400 freestyle record. Sophomore Donna Felsecker hroke a record in diving and also qualified for state competition. 'l'wo freshman, Donna l'lucienik and Leslie Larson, competed on the varsity level. 'l'he excellent performance ot' the team as a whole resulted in a second place in dual meet competition and a third place in the league standings. Tiring in her final lap, Varsity Swimmer Jessica lloggard tleftb inhales deeply and continues to hackstroke toward the finish. I SWlMMlllJG 're

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mall numbers in turnout and wincolumn Although this was one of the poorest league finishes Coach Bob Hegner's varsity tennis team ever had, they ended up with a nearly respectable 5 win and 8 loss record. A middle-of-the-league team by right, Morton West took eighth place out of nine teams. The fact that the season was shorter than the previous year but with the same amount of games hampered the team's progress because two starters, the Wojciechowski brothers, ran into illness about mid- season. Commented Coach Hegner, We had a lot of misfortunes and bad breaks, If t he law of averages works, next year we should be in good shape. Two of the happier events ofthe season were the win over arch-rival Morton East and the winning performance of Freshman Jim Giannis. Playing at second and third singles on the varsity, Jim won two-thirds of his matches. Stated Netman Roman Wojciechowski, There was a lot of good team effort, and if we want to win in the years to come, we need to have team effort. 'l'he major factor hindering the froshssoph tennis teams was a poor turnout of players. About one fifth as many players came out as did for last, season's teams. Instead of the usual two underclass teams consisting of fourteen players, there were only six boys to face separate freshman and sophomore teams. All freshman and some so- phomore matches were forfeited. Confronted with a wide serve from his opponent, Jim Campagna tabove, left! uses a backhand to send the ball cross-court. In a DPVL match Jim Giannis tleftl tightens his arm and prepares a forehand return as his eyes follow the ball to his racket strings. TENNIS 81