Magnificat High School - Magnifier Yearbook (Rocky River, OH)

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A trip to Columbus left the team tenth Among the best August 15, 1983 Cross country started again. The smell of Ben Gay was all over my hands. It was great see¬ ing everyone today, es¬ pecially Coach Betty. Our workout wasn’t too bad, but we could all tell that it was going to be a long, hard season. After our six-mile road run, we all studied the schedule and laughed when we got down to our last meet on November 5. That’s the date of the State meet in Columbus. Every year Coach Betty puts it on our schedule, but we never make it that far. Oh well, maybe this year will be different September 3, 1983 Today was our first invitational of the season. We all ran well and came in 3rd overall. Not bad for our first meet. Everyone was so nervous, even Coach Betty, but we came out okay. September 22, 1983 I’m so happy! In this week’s sports section we were rated fifth in the entire area of northeast Ohio. We showed every¬ body why today. We had our conference meet at Notre Dame Academy and we won! We were first time conference champs. The weather was rainy and cold, and the hill we had to climb seemed unending, but we came out on top. Coach Betty was so happy, and we were all pretty happy ourselves. October 1, 1983 We have a problem. The whole team is suffer¬ ing from the “mid-season blues.” We are all so tired, loaded down with homework, still trying to do our best in practices, and most importantly in the meets. Coach Betty told us, “It’s up to you, girls. I can stand up here forever and tell you what you have to do, but you are the ones running those meets. And most of all, you are the ones — the only ones — who can give yo urselves the chance to go where you all deserve to go.” She’s right. We only have one more month till it’s all over. We’ve got to get our spirits up and get psyched for what lies ahead of us beyond the regular season. October 8, 1983 We’re all cured! No more “mid-season blues.” Today proved it. We ran the LCCC Invitational against fifteen other schools, and we won! Not Avon Lake, not Elyria Catholic, and not Lakewood, but us. We were so excited. The awards assembly was the highlight of the whole (continued on page 51) The safety of her runner utmost in her mind, Mrs. Shirley Doyle tapes an an¬ kle. Mrs. Doyle was named Sun Papers Coach of the Year. Photo by M. Tucek. With the finish line just ahead of her, Beth Crowley ’85 sprints the end of the State meet. Beth placed 34th out of the 112 runners competing. Photo by D. Fiori. CROSS COUNTRY 49

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With IV2 miles behind her, Amy Mather ’87 runs in the State meet. Amy was the 68th person to cross the finish line. Photo by D. Fiori. The two mile mark in the State Championship meet means Joanna Butts ’86 has 1.2 miles to go. Jo¬ anna, placing 11th, was Magnificat’s top runner in that meet. She was named the team’s most valuable runner at the fall sports banquet. Photo by D. Fiori. hHHH The last stretch of the State meet is all Renee Marcis ’86 has left before reaching the finish line. The last stretch in Colum¬ bus was a long sprint, and Renee finished 67th. Photo by D. Fiori. Mittens keeps Julie Chinnock ’87 warm during a run-out before Districts. MHS placed 6th. Photo by M. Tucek. 48 CROSS COUNTRY

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1983 Cross Country MHS OPPONENT 32 26 Avon Lake 26 32 Bay 29 35 Elyria High 15 76 Sandusky 15 80 Admiral King 30 55 Elyria Cath. 30 57 Lakewood 35 20 Hudson 35 125 St. Joseph 35 120 St. Augustine 3rd of 14 Avon Invit. 3rd of 15 Firestone In. 2nd of 8 Dick Scott In. 1st of 9 All-Cath. In. 3rd of 9 Cloverleaf In. 2nd of 9 Wadsworth In. 3rd of 10 Coaches Classic 1st of 15 LCCC Invit. 1st of 8 All-Catholic 2nd of 12 Hilltopper In. 1st of 13 Sectionals 6th of 16 Districts 10th of 16 State Final Record: 125-27 Greater Cleveland Catholic Girls Athletic Conference Champions Sectionals Champions State Qualifiers Mr. Tom Crowley steps back to take a picture. The twins’ fa¬ ther gave each girl pic¬ tures of herself and newspaper clippings. Photo by M. Probst. 50 CROSS COUNTRY