La Salle High School - Raconteur Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Elusive C . C. Trophy J Scott ' 'Goose' ' Gandenberger Over the hills and thru the woods .

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Kevin Burill Geis Hoi -.-4n'w Cross Counirg on he Move With only three returning lettermen and a new coach. MI. Ferd Flick, the 1974 LaSalle Cross Country team faced a challenge. Prac- tices were held twice per week beginning in late July and increased in frequency once school had begun. The season started out relatively lackluster before improvement became evident. Senior Kevin Burrill took the lead and finished 5th at the Spartan Invitational. As a team at Sycamore, the Lancer Junior Varsity finished 9th out of 1'7 teams. Individual recognition went to Ron Appling who finished 9th out of 115 runners. The following week, the Junior Varsity finished in a respectable 9th place tie at the Elder Relays. In a dual meet with Aiken, at Mt. Airy Forest, LaSalle came out on the short end of a 38-23 score. Individual distinction went to Kevin Burrill who finished 1st. The following week. LaSalle turned around and defeated Milford at the winner's course. Individual dis- tinction went to Ron Appling and Jack Bresnen who finished 2nd and 3rd respectively. Probably the highest point of the season was seeing Kevin Burrill qualify in the sectionals at Princeton for the district meet at Dayton, Ohio. In Dayton Kevin finished short of qualifying for the State com- petition. Next season LaSalle can look forward to a veteran team which will be led by II. lay Huey. Star at Mt. H . Invitational. Coach Flick and his charges.

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Couch and Reckner break up a pass from Moellet's receiver. Brenner back to pass at Riverfront. Shoemaker pitches to Schneider. Coach Steve Rasso's '74 Lancers. due to a rash of crucial fum- bles and injuries to key personnel. suffered their first losing sea- son in six years with a record of 4-6 . One point losses to Roger Bacon and Elder, one touchdown losses to Moeller and Dayton Alter and field goal losses to St. Xavier and Oregon Clay proved most frustrating. On the bright side, the Lancers were rated number one in the city Enquires poll for the first time in the school history after convincing wins over Withrow, Princeton. and Western Hills. Leading this year's team was Steve Scheid who was voted Most Valuable Player, Best Defensive Lineman, and Sticker of the Year at the annual football banquet, along with receiving a scholarship to Dayton University. The offensive line, under Coach Bill Felchner, did an out- standing job behind the leadership of Tom Foertsch, who was selected Best Offensive Lineman and has received an appoint- ment to the Air Force Academy along with Stan Wellbtock. Jim Hautman, the first player in La Salle history to be selected in the annual Ohio State All Star Football Game and is also the first to receive a scholarship to Notre Dame . along with John Glankler. who will attend Duke University, had fine seasons. Coach Bob Freemal's defensive backs were led by Rick Reck- ner who was selected Best Defensive Back and who will attend Murray State. Other awards given at the banquet were: Best Offensive Back - Mike Schneider, Most Improved Senior - Steve Sontage, Most Improved Junior - Dan Welling, and the Lancer Award - Tim Brenner. Outgoing co-captains Steve Scheid and Mike Kirchner will be replaced by captains Mike Cross, Mike Jester, Greg Niehaus and Mike Schneider.