Joliet West High School - Alpha Omega Yearbook (Joliet, IL)

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if irate SOPHOMORE BASEBALL-FRONT ROW: P. Farr, R. Shroba, R. Chiz- THIRD ROW M McLaren S MulBarger J Rohr S Fmk C Brown P mark, R. Brauer, T. Quinlan, D. Darin, J. Bruno. SECOND ROW: Coach F1tzGerald D Gursh A. Gutierrez, J. Seelert, S. James, B. Teipel, G. Ferguson, L. Maddis. Tiger Cubs Finish Season With 4-8 Record Starting the season off with a six-three win over Lockport West, the sophomores were off with a bang. By the same tough defense and a spirited offense, the sophomores beat Kankakee, the pacesetters of the league, five to two. Os- wego suffered the same fate at the hands of the Tigers with a score of nine to two. Healthy re- spect for the Illini 8 league developed as the Tiger Cubs finished the season with a four win- eight loss record. Tim Quinlan anxiously waits for the last pitch in the West- Mike McLaren lets fly with a curve ball hoping to shut out East Kankakee game. By defeating Kankakee, West made it pos- sible for Joliet East to win first place. '

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Mickey Johnson swings a powerful bat to move the Tigers one run and Regional Tournaments Getting the big run in the big game was the habit of the Tigers in the 1966 baseball season. Capitalizing on this, the team won eight of its last eleven games, boosting its record to eight wins and ten losses. Among those to go down in the Tigers string of victories was the then- league champions Argo. Coach Miller was pleased as his nine played aggressive ball. Led' by Jim Brummund and Mike Cookas, the Tigers were a threat to any pitcher. Effective pitching of Frank Panish and Bob Polancich pushed the team on to win the District and Regional tournaments. One run kept the Ti- gers from winning the Sectional championship game with Rock Island. West also contributed to the first Illini of All-Conference Team with four outstanding ball players. These Tigers, pictured below, are Mike Cookas, Bob Polancich, Dean Burtch, Jim Brummund. SCORES District West . . 4 East ........ . . 0 West . . 7 Providence ...... 6 Regional West . . 6 Lockport Central . . 0 West . . 2 Morris ......... 0 Sectional West . . 5 Rock Island . . . . . 6 closer to victory in their fourteen to three win over East. Showing good bunting form, Frank Panish sacrifices to get a Tiger in scoring position. West's nine won this game, seven to six in District competition against Providence. Randy Kraker relaxes after West's exciting two to nothing victory in the Regional game over Morris. ig X

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Looking for a chance to advance, Jack Ditsch takes a large lead off first base during the West-Lockport central game. wmpva sf W. gf X Randy Cassarella slides into second base during the West-East game. FRESHMEN BASEBALL--FRONT ROW: B. Torkar, T. Juricic, A. Stein, A. Bucciarelli, J. Wheeler, T. Meier, S. Palmer. SECOND ROW: Coach Edwards, J. Theobald, B. Tatro, T. Janke, B. Glad, R. Cas- Freshmen Tigers Capture City Championship The boys played as a unit instead of as individuals. This and hard practice were the real factors behind our successful season, was the comment of Coach Edwards when asked what was behind the freshmen's nine-one sea- son. Team work was the basis of the defensive fielding which sent every area team to defeat. Neither mudding fields or unco-operative spring weather could hold down the freshmen. Tiger batting clobbered East, beating them ten to nothing and eight to five. Central suffered a similar 'fate losing to West fifteen to two and six to five. These four games won the freshmen the city championship. One game lost to a tough Argo team by a single run was the only mar on the freshmen record. SCORES West . . . 15 J. Central .. ...2 West . . . 9 Lockport C. . . . . . 2 West . . . ll Lockport W. .. ...0 West...5 Argo ...... ...6 West . . . 6 Providence . . . ,. . . 5 West...l0 J. East .... ...O West... 6 J.Central.. ...5 West . . . 15 Lockport C. . . . . . 5 West... 8 J.East ......... ..5 West . . . ll Carl Sandberg .... . .0 sarella, V. Biasetti. THIRD ROW: J. Sklare, G. Kane, J. Sealy, J Ditsch, B. Anderson, J. Turner, C. Spiers.