Kings Park High School - Kingsmen Yearbook (Kings Park, NY)

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GOTTA TAKE A BREAK: Two of Kings Park's finest runners, Enez Lawrence and Nicole Lambros, show off their sleek outfits for pestering photographers. DON'T FORGET TO STRETCH: Before their events, the track trio of Karen Seb- besse, Nadine Grimm, and Diane Heraghty, do the ever-popular hurdler's stretch. AIRBOURNE: As track star Enez Lawrence does her impression of walking on air, she jumps to a record distance. FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF LIGHT: As Sue Duval rounds the final turn, the camera has a hard time freezing her at top speed. v earis' winter Track I Winter track is a harsh sport. While the races are indoors the training must be done outside and quite often it is cold or even snowing. This year s girls team was quite successful and they had a lot of fun with trips to such places as West Point and Ya e. This year s captains were seniors Nicole Lambros Enez Lawrence and junior Sue Duval. All league selections included Nicole Lambros Enez Lawrence and juniors Jessica Squillarini and Karen Sebbesse. Nicole Lambros also received All Confer- ence and All County honors as she tied the school 300 meter record. Karen Sebbesse also set a record this one in the race walk event while finishing eighth in the county. ln the league meet both the 4x4OO meters team of Sue Duval, Diane Heraghty, Enez Lawrence and Nicole Lambros and the 4x8O0 meters team of Kathy Williams, Nadine Grimm, Kathy Haven and Jessica Squillarini finished second overall. One of the track team's finest members, Enez Lawrence, was plagued early on in the season with a knee injury. But she came back to finish first in the Bishop Loughlin invitational and sixth at the Yale Invitational for long jumping. She is the county champ in the long jump, and has also qualified for both the state and national high school championships where she placed sixth and ninth respectively. Overall, the track girls met with great success during this prosperous season.

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This season was one of rebuild- ing for the Varsity Football Team, as twenty-eight players from the previous year's team graduated and second year coach Pete Blie- berg installed a new offense. The Kingsmen finished the season with a record of 1-6-1. The one victory occurred in the final home game of the season in which the Kingsmen stunned the defending league champion, Deer Park, 12- 7. After an opening day tie with Commack North the Maroon Goons lost four straight before the big win. The lone win was not the only bright spot' however as lineman Chris Short made the All-County Team and tight end Scott Habers was an all-league selection. All- league honorable mention selec- tions went to Brian Bluemell Jim Shanahan Scott Henning and Mike Moser. Although the 1987 season was not a particularly suc- cessful one it established a foun- dation for future KP teams to build winning season upon. THE END OF THE LINE. The 30-yard line seems to be a divider which balances the forces of good and evil. burners to outsprint his opponents. Football GOODBYE: Pete Krpata puts on the after Commack North 14-14 Comsewogue . . . 7-45 Port Jefferson . . . 3-7 Sayville ........ 9-32 Half Hollow Hills 19-21 Deer Park ...... 12-7 Copiague ...... O-13 Smithtown West . 7-8 I Football

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T he Track Pack r , ' ' Lwgilgi L W ,-y' , 'n'- rr r -f . ,.,'., g , Vlf. Q.. A rj. 34 ,I LAVIA, MW .. ., Q V fyhy f s iii -Y ' v,'., . is - me A if it if e if f x ': h ::,: .533 This school year marked the third season of winter track. Although the team's overall showing was not vic- torious, the team did have its mo- ments of success. Four school records were broken and the team ended up with one All Conference selection. It they can continue on this upswing along with the coaching and continual , support of Mr. Pappas future track may hold great promise. One of the major highlights of the season was the team s trip to West Point Military Academy. lt was quite an experience to compete with - schools from all over the city of New York. lt was here where Dierk Hoh- man, Adam Clavell Victor Rugg and Eddie Ecker set a school record in the 4x4OO meter relay. Farmingdales indoor stadium was the setting for the remainder of the track meets. it was also there where Adam Clavell set records in the hur- dles and also in a 4x8O0 meter relay with help from Eddie Ecker, Greg '- Kunz, and Dierk Hohman. Mike Direc- 'Z tor landed an ace for the team when he made All Conference in the race - walk. In general it was a good season, Q With the leadership of team captains Eddie Ecker and Greg Kunz and the team's effort, support, and encour- agement of one another, the year was a successful one. THE TRACKSTEBS: Greg Kunz, Eddie Ecker, Adam Clavell, Victor Flugg, Mike Black, Keith Rubin, Chris Riemer, Billy Con- nick, Dierk Hohman, Kenny Mansour, John Horesco, John Lea, Pat Ziegler, and Billy Fettig. Missing: John Becker, Mike Direc- tor, Mike Ftosato and Chris Vaeth. KEEP DREAMING: Track members Mike Black and Chris Biemer pathetically at- tempt to imitate fellow member, Keith Pea- body. A OH, WHAT A FEELING: Fiejoicing at the track meet's end, Eddie Ecker exudes happiness. LEAVING THE SCENE: A disoriented Mr. Pappas leads track member, Keith Pea- body, from the depths of an exhausting winter track meet. I Boys' Winter Trackv