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

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H., up One of the more difficult parts of cross- Ron Wright listens to the explanation from country is knowing the course of the race. one of thc West harriers, Mike Sinajd. Sophomore Steve Recd paces himself in a race against Cross-town rixal .luliet East. 4 SEHUUL 'S' Sfi-EGGI, ,liinior Doug Cut-klrill ancl suplimiiuri' Stcxc ncrs while lhcy await instructions lor thc UUCP l'1111C91111'3111111 0101105 130112 1111014111115 limi' 115 licccl ccnivcrsc with l,ockpurt flUIllI'lll run- raw. llmnc niccts arc run at liinuocl. 111' 111115 2122111151 1104'kI11 '1 c11x111l'i1l' Sports

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Tiger sophomores compile 8-1 dual meet record With an impressive record, the West sopho- more thinlies added another successful season to their history. Compiling an 8-1 record, the sophomore team captured the conference cham- pionship while returning the first place trophy for the West Sophomore Relays to the trophy case. Notre Dame, a non-conference foe, gave the sophomores their only defeat of the season. Especially impressive victories were recorded in the Lockport Central meet, joliet East meet, and Argo meet which West won with scores of 109-17, 98-18, and 101-25. Outstanding sophomores for Coach Roger Swank were sprinters Dave Bogdan and jarrett Hubbard, while Pete june and Craig Zook per- formed in the hurdles and longflistances re- spectively. SCORES West Opponent 109 Lockport Central 17 91 Joliet Central 35 104 Ottawa 49 96 East Aurora 31 84 Lockport West 42 98 Joliet East 18 101 Argo 25 89 Homewood- Flossmoor 57 57 Notre Dame 69 '-. 'nw 7,,F v.. Y ' 'S f 1, Z! 'L irr, Sophomore Gene Farley strives to perfect his pole-vaulting form, In a nearly horizontal position, Gene barely skims past the har. junior Dave Studer throws his near 200 pounds hehind his shot-put. Extra effort, at key word in this event, is shown as he launches himself off the ground. Sports

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C 1 Westls top runner for most of the year, junior Joe Jones, completes another leg of the race as he passes a marker. Off year for Joliet West Cross Country harriers Cross country may not gain the recognition and praise that football, basketball, or baseball do, but it sometimes takes a bit more determi- nation to compete in this grueling sport. Since 1965 Joliet West has dominated the Joliet area cross country events. Fall 1968 was a seemingly off year for the Tigers, but a bad year for the Tigers would be a pretty success- ful campaign for any other team. West ended the season with a T-5 record including the conference championship and a second place in the Joliet area meet. SCORES West Opponent 22 Lockport West 34 15 Kankakee Westview 50 19 Kankakee Eastridge 42 21 Joliet Central 36 23 Lockport Central 36 30 Argo 25 29 Joliet East 27 15 Morris 50 34 Rich East 21 39 Homewood-Flossmoor 21 57 Ottawa 17 Turning a bend, Joe Jones leatls the small pack of runners, while senior Roger Wyss advances steadily on his foe from Lockport Central. rs 5? if .my A Progressing steadily up a slight incline, three of Wests harriers battle each mther for control of the small group, while a spectator gazes at the leader. Sport