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

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I 1 Joliet VVcstis xarsity buskvthuil tc-ani prcsviits their starting five players ill 11 281110 uguiiist ,Ioiiet lfust, Sviiiors jerry Mabry and Kevin Colbert reach dc-spcrutvly for El FCIBOIIIKI chiriiig the gamc ugiiinst joliet East. As Xlikv Ricliurcls of joliot lfiist rclsases his shot, three of Qloiict XVest's uxxuit the possihlc iipcuiiiiiig rehcuiiicir Dick Fink is mic of the tum iuiiiurs smuiit-li lil'i'L'll1.lt'I'S, jerry Nluhry, Bula .-Xmlersoii, and Dick Fit-k te-iiselx 011 the starting xL11'sitx'h11skethuillim'-lip. Sports

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Barh Kuhinslvi. a new-corner this year, lcd the traditional victory cheer preceding the game against Newark. Cheerleaders, Work helps school spirit increase l968-69 proved to he another year of stu- dent support of athletic events. One of the nia- jor reasons of this increase in school spirit was the improvement of the cheerleading squads, All of Wests cheerleaders attended a cheer- leading clinic at Illinois State University for two weeks. They learned new cheers and tech- niques in cheerleading to increase interest. According to their supervisor Nliss Linda Ringo, iiBoth squads have been willing to work hour after hour to improve. Another important fact was that the senior and sophomore squads worked together, not individuals, They all have more precise movements and more pepfi This unification of efforts and professional schooling have made the cheerleading squads an important factor in improved school spirit. ' i 15' ' 124 an s sirr .t,. ' ..i. 1 ,-1', ' ' rise X t,-, . s s , 1 J 3 Q 'L Q 5 Qu' E- A , i fgjigif: ga qw A K ffef,-1,u,,?'f-ff Yi: 1. , .. i i .amiga VVith gloves donned on a cold day during the football uanic against Alolict Central, Fran Simonetti anxiously watched a near-tonchdown. e QA: 4' Z ,Z 41 5 i tf . e if . i vrv- rvi, 1 Vl,Vi l ,,,.. YXIKSITY Cflllflflil,lf.XDlfllS-- l IiOX'l' RUXY: B, Rodgers. lf Simonetti, ff. Block. BXCIK HOW: ll. Claehler. Al. l,icss. L. Xlillcr, l,. Cain. Not pictured: ll, Knhinski. Sports

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Senior jerry Xlahry drixes in lor an easy lay-up as Easts IO Xlikc Richards trics to blot-lt tht- sl t. West takes second place in Aurora tournament Competing in two holiday tournaments, jo- liet West combined a slow start and near per- fect finish to capture the consolation prize in the Nlorris Holiday Tournament and the second place title in the Aurora East Tournament. Losing their first game to Newark, Joliet VVest fought back with wins over Farragut and Coal City to capture the consolation match at Morris. In their second tournament, VVest bat- tled to the championship bracket only to lose to host Aurora East by six points. With a trio of talented seniors, VVest added two rising juniors, Ted Pohlman and Dick Fick, to the starting line up. Outstanding in both tour- naments was guard Craig Spiers, who led jo- liet West in scoring during the tournaments. Another senior, jerry Mabry, produced consis- tently on the boards and in the scoring depart- ment, while his teammate Bob Anderson rounded off a well-balanced basketball team, is 5 K I my 'M K-... ... ......,....w flff?lfEIfD 41 Craig Spiers. ulnvsc xision is apparently obstructed by tht- hand of u pn-rsistcilt ,Xrgo dclcndcr. leaps high to rclcase his jump shot. Sports