Lowell High School - Lowellian Yearbook (Lowell, IN)

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VARSITY FOOALL—ROW 1: Dennis Smith, Todd Emory, Ted Hansen, Dwayne Hernandez, Doug Adams, Howard Whybrew, Kurt Kintzel ROW 2: Mike Huseman, Pat Kennedy, Joe Juarez, Steve Kerr, Jim Wright, Mike Johnson, Ken Kender ROW 3: Mark Sharkey, Mike Campbell. Tim Henke, Travis Tucker, Tom Fritsch, Joel Holt, Mario Traficanti, Ken Harm- ston ROW 4: Royce Brown, Dan Francis, Scott Sturtridge, John Seberger, Dave Butler, Jim Pickett, Rob Harris, Dan Butler ROW 5: John Valles, Louis Frigo, Dave Heath, Dale Kennedy, John Crane, Owen Whybrew, Larry Miller, Scott Wilson ROW 6: Tony Sobak, Ted Fetsch, Mike McGinley, Jeff Dewes, Rolf Alexis, Terry Harmston, Mike Highsmith, Kevin McCarthy, Don Wisch ROW 7: Monte Korte, Gridettes Lenore Spencer, Cindy Oberc, Cindy Gullett, Dawn Everett, Vicki Polo, Paula Wietbrock, Jenni Bielefeld, Pam Durham Gridettes Help The Gridettes have been a part of Lowell’s football scene for some time but these girls aren’t always recognized for what they do. Gridettes are responsible for setting up the field for practice and games. During games, they are in charge of setting up and put¬ ting away the phones the coaches use and taking care of equipment. They also help with injured play¬ ers. The girls work in the back¬ ground but without them, where would the Red Devils be? Gridette Cindy Oberc has been working with the team for two years. Lowell 3 VARSITY FOOTBALL Lake Station Opponent 0 20 Whiting 6 3 Hammond Gavit 12 6 Lake Central 0 46 River Forest 0 29 Calumet 0 7 Crown Point 21 7 Highland 24 0 Munster 7 On the sidelines, Mario Traficanti helps to boost a teammate ' s morale with some words of encouragement and advice. Photo by Mr. Pat Kennedy, Sr. Varsity Football 23

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Throughout the season, Dennis Smith excelled as one of the Red Devils’ best for running with the ball. Photo by Mr. Pat Kennedy, Sr. Wishbone Brings Good Luck Lowell boasted one of the best defenses in the Lake Suburban Conference. Photo by Mr. Pat Kennedy, Sr. Lowell’s 1982 Football Team could be said to have had their most successful season in nine years. In fact, it was the first time in 12 years they had won three games in a row and the first time in nine years Lowell had seen a Homecoming victory. The team as a whole had over 1000 yards rush¬ ing and they scored more points in one game, against River Forest, than any other LHS football team had in the past nine years. They finished their season 5-5. Much of this success can be at¬ tributed to the new Wishbone Of¬ fense and the coaching staff. Coach Joe Lorig had seen differ¬ ent teams running the Wishbone ever since he was in college in 1970 and Coach Jim Goetz had played Wishbone in high school. “It seemed that every team that I ever saw who ran the Wish¬ bone tended to move the ball more effectively,” Coach Lorig ex¬ plained. “Looking at it from a de¬ fensive point of view, I hadn’t ever been with a team that was very successful at stopping it. Training started late last season and during the summer, team members attended a Wishbone Camp in Wisconsin. The Wishbone Offense seemed to be the key to what was a year of firsts for the Red Devils. 22 Varsity Football

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Munster provides strong resistance to the JV’s attempt to move the ball. JV FOOTBALL—ROW 1: Larry Miller, Jim Pickett, Kevin McCarthy, Mike Highsmith, Travis Tucker ROW 2: Scott Wilson, Royce Brown, Tom Fritsch, John Crane, Tim Henke, Dale Kennedy ROW 3: Dave Butler, John Seberger, Scott Sturtridge, Mike McGinley, Dave Heath, Don Wisch, Owen Whybrew ROW 4: Tony Sobak, Louis Frigo, Terry Harmston, Jeff Dewes, Joel Holt, Rob Harris ROW 5: Ted Fetsch, John Valles. Rolf Alexis, Monte Korte ROW 6: Managers Jenni Bielefeld, Dawn Everett, Cindy Oberc, Pam Durham, Paula Wiet- brock Even Record A Struggle This year’s Junior Varsity Team displayed flexibility and team¬ work. Although practice time was limited because of preparation for the varsity games, the boys suc¬ cessfully adapted to their sched¬ ule and saw the season through to a 5-5 finish. There were many obstacles in their path. Since many of the boys played a varsity game on Friday night as well as JV, the team ' s strength early Saturday morning was often diminished. By pulling together as a team, they gave their opponents more than a little competition. Using the word am¬ bitious” to describe these boys, Coach Chuck Naumowich felt they would contribute much ex¬ perience to next year’s varsity lin¬ eup. Assisting Coach Naumowich was Coach Tom Renn. This year not much attention from students was given to the JV games. Next year, games will be scheduled on week nights and per¬ haps this change will bring more student support. Lowell 6 JV FOOTBALL Andrean Opponent 0 22 Lake Station 0 9 Griffith 6 0 Lake Central 18 13 Calumet 6 6 Crown Point 15 20 Highland 0 8 Munster 22 Munster ' s attempt to intercept Owen Why- brew’s pass falls short. Photo by Mr. Ken¬ nedy