Logan High School - Aerial Yearbook (Logan, OH)

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A Game for Everyone FRONT ROW: Jim Ogg, John Jeffery, Tim Clark, Keith Adams, Steve Myers, John Miller. ROW TWO: Troy Hoke, Rick Schnager, George Cassidy, Kelly Helber, Greg Geiger, Mark Lehman, John Spence. ROW THREE:-Coach Chuck Helber, Don Griggs, Tim Myers, Dave Emerson, Larry Ogg, Mark Roland, Mark Cullison, Terry Woltz, Don Ellinger, Coach Doug Nelson. 26 Sports

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?----- At 3 p.m. the transformation begins. The seemingly plain Central School Gymnasium is converted into a world filled with mats, bars, and beams. If you are fortunate enough to view this spectacle, you will be amazed at the sight of graceful, tal- ented bodies, striving to perfect handsprings, leaps, and cartwheels. This, of course, is the multi-tal- ented girls' gymnastics team. This first year team is showing signs of a promising future. The time and effort that these young girls devote to the sport is astounding. According to their coach, Mrs. Boynton, for a girl to master the art of gymnastics, she must have strength, balance, and flexibility. The team spends approx- imately ten hours per week practic- ing. After countless hours of practice, the gymnasts are ready for a meet. A meet is a place where every girl does her required routine and pos- sibly an optional before a panel of two judges per event. The events performed at a meet are the floor exercises, the uneven bars, the bal- ance beam and the vault. Each girl usually has one piece of equipment she prefers, but she is free to use all equipment. Mrs. Boynton will choose which class each girl com- petes in. Most of the gymnasts are partici- pating in the sport for the condi- tioning of their bodies rather than trying to make it a profession. This, however, does not subtract from their driving goal for a successful and productive season. The girls' gymnastics team is open to all girls in their freshman through senior years. If all goes well, gymnastics should be around a long time. So good luck to the new and talented team for your for- mation makes LHS athletics bigger and better than ever. A Promising Future FRONT ROW: Cecilia Woltz, Rena York, Gina Hoke, Mary Beth Robinson. ROW TWO: Erin Walsh, Susan Walsh, Becky Mong, Debbie May, Judy Refeld. ROW THREE: Coach Sharon Boynton, Karcy Meadows, Julie Walsh, Christy Johnston, Kim May, Tammy Pavlik, Susan Gafke, Coach Joan Johnson. TOP: Freshman, Debbie May, strikes the beginning pose in her floor routine. CENTER: Becky Mong demonstrating the proper mount for the balance beam. BOTTOM: Kim May keeps her balance on the beam while doing an arabesque. Sports 25

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A lot of sports have had a very successful year, and wrestling is no exception. This relatively new sport has grown tremendously since it began here four years ago. One of the fallacies associated with wres- tling is that it is the same as one would see on television. This, according to head coach, Doug Nel- son, just isn't true. He said there is a significant difference between the two. In fact, people have been known to become instantly hooked at their first match. Wrestling is a game that every- one can compete in. That's one of the many merits wrestling has. There are thirteen different classes of competition ranging from 98 to 300 pound weight class. Anyone, freshman through senior, that wishes to join the team is assured of at least three matches in compe- tition. These advantages help to enable any team member to become a star grappler. This can give some people up to four years on the team. Even the time factor is great. Practice consumes only one and a half hours a night at the maxi- mum. Coach Nelson is naturally pleased and satisfied with the team's performance, but he stated, “The team needs more self confi- dence.” The major goal of the coach and team is to obtain at least 40 members. OPPOSITE PAGE, LEFT: Smiling broadly. Coach Nelson accepts the Chiefs' award for second place in the SEOAL. RIGHT: A proud Dave Emerson smiles trium- phantly over the defeat of his opponent. BELOW: Movement is impossible when Don Griggs wrestles. ABOVE: Struggling to free himself, senior George Cassidy contemplates his next move. CENTER: Tension builds as Mark Cullison slowly but surely overcomes the opposing grappler. BELOW: Defeat is inevitable when junior Gregg Geiger gets into the act. Sports 27