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

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m f J A send-off Is an easy run for Amy Mather ’87, Julie Chinnock ’87, Renee Marcia ’86, and the rest of the cross country team. The send off was a surprise for the runners just before they left for Columbus. When they were told about it, the girls only expected to be greeted by a few people. They were shocked when everyone left homeroom to line up in the halls. Photo by A. Sheridan. The nickname of Pac Runners is displayed on a sign decorating the Colum¬ bus-bound “Betty Bus.’’ Monica Rogozinski ’85 made the sign with the names of the runners head¬ ed for the State meet. The nickname came from the video game, and the Blue Streaks tried to “eat up’’ their opponents by passing them. Photo by A. Sheri¬ dan. the best (continued from page 49) day. When the varsity seven went up to get the first place trophy, the team received standing ovations from both Lake- wood and St. Ignatius. It was the best ever! October 22, 1983 As the saying goes, one down and one to go. Today was great. The weather? Actually that was terrible. The hill was a complete mudslide, and it was wet and very cold. We were so nervous, but we all ran our hardest. And it paid off. We won our Sectionals! Since we had all decided that Delirious is this season’s theme song, we put it on Crowleys’ “box” and danced in front of all those people. But we didn’t care. We were Sectionals champs and on our way to Districts! A run-OUt before the Dis¬ tricts race is a necessary warm-up for Sharon Byrnes ’84 and Judy Crowley ’85. Both runners went to State. Photo by M. Tucek. October 29, 1983 We are now the first State-bound cross country team from Magnificat. We had to finish in the top seven in Districts, and we came in 6th. Then we really got delirious. November 4-5, 1983 It’s been a long week, but a half day of school made it a lot better. All eight of us met in the gym. Then we had a send-off from the whole school. It was great but a little embarrassing. No¬ body really cared. We were on our way to State. The next morning went slowly. We went to breakfast first and then stretched at the hotel. After that we were in the fully-decorated Betty Bus and on our way to the race. As soon as we got there, all our faithful friends and fans greeted us and wished us good luck. After we each made our twentieth trip to the bathroom, double-tied our spikes, and made sure our numbers were pinned on correctly, we went to the line. Our stomachs were in knots, and were we ever nervous. After the pre¬ race talk by the official came the yell of “sweats off.” We were very cold, but our spirits were hot and ready to run. We took one more run-out and said another Hail Mary. We were at State. We had made it. “Runners set . . . Go!” Well, we got 10th at State, and everyone had her best time ever. Yes, dreams can and do come true.® —Sharon Byrnes CROSS COUNTRY 51

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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

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Eventually conference champions, these kids proved they Never breok o do te You and 1 have a date—on October 23, 1983. We will be at Cleveland State; however, this year you will be playing and I will be coaching. When that letter from Miss Polzer arrived in the hands of the junior varsity volleyball players, a shade of doubt passed across a few minds. Nine of the twelve players were new to the Magnificat team. All that inexperience. Besides, they had just put everything they had into a match against Fairview and lost. How could these kids possibly play in the Greater Clevleand Girls Athletic Conference championship at CSU? The Fairview match had shown what these kids were made of. They were aggressive scrap¬ pers—as daring as Da¬ vid. Their Goliath in this instance was Fairview’s intricate 6-2 offense, which the new players hadn’t prepared for. They reacted with 8 successful blocks. The Streaks scrapped for ev¬ ery point to take the first game 16-14. But then net fouls plagued the Magnificat team and 21 balls hit the floor untouched by the end of the match. They resigned the second game to Fairview, 6-15. Now every point counted. Every unre¬ turned serve, every missed ball, every per¬ fectly-executed dink, ev¬ ery foul, every successful spike all added up. When it came to the to¬ tals, Fairview finished two ahead, winning the game and the match. When the conference opener came at St. Au¬ gustine, returning players Mary Kinzel ’85, Bridgette Samame ’85, and Catherine Sweeney ’86 inspired the determination to win. The kids handily took the match 15-8, 15-12. They had taken the first of ten steps to Cleveland State. Next the Blue Streaks electrocuted the Holy Name Green Wave with a shocking 15-9, 15-5 victory. That was step number two. The third conference match pitted the kids against longtime arch-ri¬ val St. Joseph. Their re¬ sponse to everyone’s fears came in the form of a stunning 15-11 first game win. And a smash¬ ing shutout in the second game just served to sweeten the pot. Three down, seven to go. Central Catholic, Erieview, and St. Augus¬ tine fell like flies under the wrath of the Blue Streaks. Megan McClos- key ’87, Tina Fusco ’86, and Lisa Savarino ’87 took the opportunity to perfect their overhand Timing is all it takes for Mary Kinzel ’85 to outwit a Regina blocker. Mary was named the team’s MVP. Photo by Ripcho. serving while Kerry Spicer ’87 broke off a long-standing love affair with the net. Steps four, five, and six became history. Next was Holy Name again. The kids eventually calmed the Green Wave, winning the first game by a slim 15- 13 margin. The second game, however, was a snap, and Magnificat won 15-6. Seven down and three to go. When they faced St. Joseph again, the kids claimed a sweeping 15-4 victory in the first game. But then things began to slip, and the kids suf¬ fered a disappointing 7- 15, 5-15 loss. So they stumbled on step number eight. Next came what the Blue Streaks claimed to be the “conference (continued on page 55) Just a bit nervous. Miss Polzer concentrates on the championship match at CSU. MHS won in 3 games. Photo by Ripcho. 1983 JV Volleyball MHS OPPONENT 2 0 Beaumont 1 2 Fairview 2 0 North Olmsted 2 0 Villa Angela 2 0 St. Augustine 2 0 Lutheran West 2 0 Holy Name 2 0 St. Joseph 2 0 Central Cath. 2 0 Erieview 2 0 St. Augustine 2 0 Holy Name 1 2 St. Joseph 0 2 Regina 2 0 Central Cath. 2 0 Erieview 2 0 Trinity 2 1 Regina Final Record: 15-3 GCCGAC Conference Champions Martha Cutarelli ’84 watches as her sister, Rita ’87, bumps. “Marti,” as a member of the var- sity team, saw all of the JV matches. Photo by C. Trzcinski. 52 JUNIOR VARSITY VOLLEYBALL