Kelvyn Park High School - Kelvynian Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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SWIMMING CLUB-BOTTOM ROW: Sam Larderuccio, Ken Schmidt, Ed Skibicki, Gene Gallwitz, Chuck Parsons, Wally Egebergh. ROW TWO: Robert Klopacz, Eric Jensen, Robert Bartz, Gene Garner, Captain. TOP ROW? Rich Waller. Manager! Mr- I-C011 Kamallafl, Coach, DIVING BOARD: Ron Lindquist, Charles Mason, Ron Ekeberg, joe Gutierez. Swimming Club expands membership from two to 15 SILHOUETTED against the afternoon light, Gene Garner shows oft' the top form which 'ranks him as KP's best swimmer. , - I ' -wa 522 fx v m y 5 4,1- ,N '35, Kelvyn Parks swimming team was started two years ago. It had exactly two members. After last june's graduation, the enrollment was ,down to one. This year, however, enrollment in the swimming club has soared, and membership now numbers 15. Coached by Mr. Leon Kamajian, the squad has put in many hard hours of practice. Gene Garner, the team's captain, is considered to be one of the most ac- complished swimmers in the city. It is Mr. Kamajian's hope that the other boys will soon rank alongside Garner. Although the swimming club is not quite ready to compete with other schools, it did attend three city meets: the Northwest Swim Meet, the City Swim Meet, and the Pool Championships at Fenger High School. These meets gave the boys practice and ex- perience. Since the swimmers are mainly underclassmen. there is hope that in a few years Kelvyn Park will have enough upperclassmen to' compose a top-notch squad.

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playoffs but meet defeat Although the past basketball season showed our Panthers with more downs than ups, they did manage to nail down the number four Northwest Red Division playoff berth. Theireopponent with an 11-1 Northwest Blue Division record was the Sullivan Tigers. The first quarter of the contest saw both teams hit a cold spell as Sullivan led 12-9. The Panthers came back with a point in the second quarter, but were outnumbered 23-18 by halftime. In the second half both teams began to hit the bucket, but Sullivan was a little more consistent, finally eliminating the Panthers from the playoffs 57- 46. Ron Sliwa led the KP scorers with 19 points. The game marked the last high school basketball ap- pearances of seniors Ron Olesiak, Ken Ozyuk, and Dennis Warner'. Since the playoff game was played on the Sullivan Tigers' home court, a great distance had to be traveled byy our students who wanted to attend. The many loyal fans who turned out in spite of the distance proved that the school was behind the team whether they won or lost. RICH CZYZ scores two points for Kelvyn Park in the Lane Tech game. The Panthers lost both Lane games. REBOUNDING against Taft, Ron Sliwa tries to gain possession of the ball. The Panthers won the game 69-51. MUSCLING his way through Lane's defense, Warren Johnson hits for two. High scorer Rich Czyz is in the background.

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Baseball team has high hopes, aims for eity title Last season, Kelvyn Park's baseball team came in sec- ond place in the tough West Side Section. The only team to beat Austin fthe eventual city championj in regular league play, they gained the city league play- offs, a feat that had not been accomplished by a KP baseball team in many years. Coach George Nahabedian said that this year's squad has a possibility of having a better record than last year. He also pointed out that Austin, Tuley, Marshall, and Prosser were the teams to beat in the section. The Panther Nine will be led this season by two returning lettermen who were elected to the Chicago Newspapers All-City team of 1964: Arnold Goldzweig, hard-hitting first sacker and Dave Harper, fleet left fielder. Other lettermen coming back are: shortstop Tim Cortesi, rightfielder and three-letter winner Marty Czeszewski, centerfield Don Harper, sec- ond baseman Warren johnson, catcher Gary Kelly, first baseman-out fielder Mel Lencioni, and pitcher Larry Pasquini. SHORTSTOP Tim Cortesi and first baseman Arnie Goldzweig talk over prospects of the coming season with Coach George Nahabedian. BASEBALL TEAM-SEATED: Warren Johnson, Ron Olesiak, Dave Harper, Dennis Arrichiello, Don Harper, Tim Cortesi, Wayne Tietz, Ron Satenstein, Dan Vazquez. STANDING: Arnie Goldzweig, Mel Lencioni, Larry Pasquini, Ron Sliwa, Al Schmeichel, Tom DesEnfants, Rich Waller, Marty Czeszevvski, Rich Zbilski, George Cabrisas, Fred Wolff, Manager, Mr. George Nahabedian, Coach.