Lake Oswego High School - Lakers Log Yearbook (Lake Oswego, OR)

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Exhausted but pleased with the outcome of the Aloha game, Jeanne Whitaker, Sid Garren. and Krissy Welling join in the alma mater. While Jeff Chenoweth (top) leads the Laker 24 Senior Men’s Choir, Tracy Bearden (above) participates in a pep skit. Rally coordinator Carl Linderman signals another Laker victory. 24

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Defensive end Neil Jaqucs, a second string all-leaguer after turning out for football as a senior, pulls down a Central Catholic runner. John Hazcn (74) pursues the play. Varsity Squad Boasts All-State Quarterback In first quarter action against Central Catholic, Bob Sotta calls signals as Bob Cairns shifts into motion. Pre-season polls picked Lake Oswego’s varsity football team to finish last in the realigned Metro league. But first-year Coach Tom Smythe’s team surprised the experts and posted a 6 win-3 loss record and a fourth place finish. After opening the season with a 27-12 loss to Jesuit, the gridders rolled to four straight wins. In the encounters with Jesuit, Central Catholic, and league champion Sunset, Lake Oswego quickly fell behind in the first half. But in each game, the offense exploded for last-minute scoring which barely fell short of a win. The loss to Central Catholic vitally impaired LakeOswego’s hopes for the title. “We still played just as hard or harder, only substituting a chance for a championship. You just put your pride in the pride of your school and pride in your coaches. That’s what your goals were. You just had to change your goals.” (Bob Sotta) Eight players were recognized for outstanding play at the close of the season. Most heralded was quarterback Bob Sotta who was named to the first string All-State team. He also was a Scholar-Athlete finalist. In the course of the season he threw for 1,136 yards and ran for 466 yards. Sotta also handled the punting and placekicking duties. “Bob has to be the greatest high school quarterback I’ve ever seen, or played with or against, or anything else. ... He not only was our finest athlete but. . . easily the most respected kid on the team. . . because he has a genuine concern for his teammates.” (Coach Smythe) Metro coaches voted Dallis Berkseth, Chris Leahy, and Clint Baird to the first string defensive all-league team. Neil Jaques, on defense, and Brad Hollabaugh, Bob Cairns, and Ron Kieling, on offense, were named to the second teams. Honorable mention went to John Hazen and Bill Ralston. “We proved to an awful lot of people who were doubters when the season began that we had a fine football team.” (Coach Smythe) 23

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Left: During the prc-gamc announcements, Libby Stanton leads a yell. Student Apathy Troubles Rally Squad Confronting the fall varsity rally was an almost total lack of student involvement. Pep assemblies that failed, poor turnouts at games, and a general feeling of apathy, provided a challenge which the rally tried to meet. In an attempt to promote school spirit, the rally painted signs, sold spirit ribbons and rooter bus tickets, and baked cupcakes for the football team. Highlighting the season was the Sunset game pep assembly, in which Mr. Rhodes appeared as Apollo, the sun god, along with the Laker 24 Senior Men’s Choir. For the first time, the fall varsity rally encountered Metro league crowds as the six girls and three boys cheered the football team through a successful season. - » Above: As the end of the game approaches, Mary Phillips radiates energy while leading the crowd in “We’re the Lakers.” Left: Finding a rare moment’s rest, Mary Ann Kalberer silcnUy watches the crucial game against Central Catholic’s Rams. 25