Lowell High School - Lowellian Yearbook (Lowell, IN)

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ymnastics Individuals improve Every girl dreams about becoming the next Cathy Rigby or Mary Lou Retton. Although most gymnasts never make the Olympics, Lowell’s Gymnastic Team comes one step closer to realizing that dream by competing on the high school level. Because of stiff competi¬ tion in the area, Lowell did not have the chance to real¬ ly shine as a group. The team placed last in the Lake Suburban Conference with a score of 78.90. Sev¬ eral individual team mem¬ bers did well in the competi¬ tion, however. Cathy Lindahl placed well in the All-Around com¬ petition, as well as Miki Morrow. Morrow also placed well in the Vault and the Uneven Bars competi¬ tions. Beth McCarthy placed in the Balance Beam and Floor Exercise competitions. All of these gymnasts will be returning next year. Despite the fact that the team did not leave a mark on the competition, all of the members gained valu¬ able experience from com¬ peting with high caliber teams. Their young mem¬ bers matured and will show great promise in the future. Tory Kincius ft a Gymnastics 97

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GYMNASTIC TEAM —FRONT ROW: Manager Paula Peter son, Cathy Lindahl, Trina Depel, Lori Zander, Donna Ojeda Lisa Merkel, Daphne Ortiz. ROW 2: Coach Beth Wisch, Man ager Jason Bruce, Beth McCarthy, Elizabeth Seberger, Mi chelle Koppen, Miki Morrow, Laura Rowley, Coach Mel Henig iJ Gracefully posing, Donna Ojeda pauses for breath while perform¬ ing her floor exercise. 96 Gymnastics

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April showers usually bring May flowers, but not too many flowers bloomed for the Varsity Baseball Team this year. However, the spring rain persisted, frequently postponing the games, including the Sec¬ tional first-round game, which had to be resche¬ duled three times. The regular season re¬ cord was unfortunately as aseball Weathering dreary as the weather, and it included two wins and 24 losses. However, a good second half of the season performance brought the sun through the clouds. The hitting improved 90 points and the defense began to solidify. At the Newton Prai¬ rie Tournament, a strong performance snapped them out of their slump. Coach Kent Hess ad¬ mitted pitching was a weak¬ ness, saying, Jeff Bus berg did a good job, bul it out weren’t consistent with the pitching staff as a whole.” The JV team fared better than the Varsity, finishing their season with seven wins, 12 losses, and one tie. They showed promise in four conference wins, and a season highl ight included a double header victory over Hobart. Pitching was stron¬ ger on the JV level than on the Varsity. However, their weakness was a lack of mental intensity. (cont.)