Manchester High School - Crest Yearbook (North Manchester, IN)

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VARSITY BOTTOM: Scott Cripe, Rich Burch, Dan Lambert, Andy Slack, Jesse Spencer, Mike Burges, John Whitcraft, Ken Baker. SECOND ROW: Managers Chad Duffy, and Tim Borg, Troy Silvers, Dale Hattabaugh, Jeff Fahs, Kevin Brewer, Willie Justice, Don McCune, Tracy Hill, Ron McConell, Paul French. THIRD ROW: Manager Len Prater, Coach Ton Byrnes. Matt Meyer, Jeff Fisher, Aaron Aungst, Jim Turner, Andy Roth, Pat Taylor, Asst. Coach Dennis Miller. FOURTH ROW: Paul Rehard, Aaron Cornell, Jerry West. TOP ROW: Asst. Coaches Greg Brown and Pat Powers, Lonnie Harmon, Richard Meeks, Todd Howard, Allen Kline, Robert Rodriguez, Coach Al Bailey. Scott Bjortomt helps a teammate warm up before the big game. Varsity players strut their stuff by bringing down the Wildcat player. Squire defense comes on strong with senior Mike Burgess leading the way. 25

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First-year coach Al Bai- ley and his staff put together a fine team and got them well prepared before the season opener. From then on injuries started to cut into the squad with Aaron Aungst, Jack Bentley, and sen- iors Troy Silvers and Rich Burch, each missing at least three contests and others missing a game or two. The Squires had a fine group of seniors who provided leadership and solid plays. John Whitcraft and Billy Honeycutt revived the running game this year behind the fine blocking of Scott Cripe, Andy Slack, Dan Lampert, and Mike Burgess. The outstanding offensive player was Mike Burgess, while Jeff Fahs was the Most Valuable Player on de- fense. The Most Improved Player and only player who was named to all-TRC was defensive back Chris Cornell. The younger Squires gained much varsity experience, and with a solid group of young freshman coming up next year, the outlook for '86 is ex- citing. )V BOTTOM: Brent Stanley, Todd Howard, Chuck Goodrich, Paul Reahard, Jeff Felgar, Aaron Cornell, Andy Spriggs, Mike Scott. MIDDLE ROW: Coach Ton Byrnes, Kyle Schuler, Mark Thompson, Robert Rodriguez, Bob Aughinbaugh, Andy Turner, joe Deal, Jason Renz, Jim Finch, Richard Meeks, Tony DeLaughter, John Stone, John Burton, Matt Weller. 24 Senior John Whitcraft runs with the ball leaving the Viking player in the dust. Andy Spriggs takes on an opponent, one on one.

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 j6r The meaning of 7y yA' greatness is embodied y in Manchester Cross r ' jfir Country. Both girls and guys 'Ay competed in Indy at the State JO’ moot in anH hr»th fini ;hpH competed in Indy at the State meet in '85, and both finished highest in MHS history. The girls, placing 13th in their inaugural State showing as a team, were led by soph- omore Janice Hoover. The guys (the East Street Gang) in their third con- secutive State meet showed how ex- perience pays off by placing seventh. (The 72 team placed eighth.) Senior Tim Wion held on to an 18th place All-State finish while junior Eric Un- derwood was soooo close with 26th. To the pleasure of coach Dick Miller and team, the third place Semi-State was vindicated as the guys beat every team from Manches- ter Semi-State at the State. Coach Miller says it proves that we can honestly run with the best in the State. One regret of the '85 team was the unusually wet weather throughout the season and at the State meet which made times mark- edly slower than expected. While the girls were having their best invitational season, winning three out of four, the guys seemed to be struggling placing second in all significant meets until Regional. Even with the frustrations of placing second by two or three points all season, the team ran the best race when it counted most — at the State. What held the team together be- gan at camp in pre-season as team members spent a week with each other at Pokagon State Park learning to work with one another, building friendships, and setting season goals. This, along with hours of dedication, allowed the Squires to achieve greatness in 1985. BOTTOM ROW: Andrea Aungst, Amy Baker, Liz Swain, Tammie Wion, Janice Hoover, Cara Lance, Krishna Longanecker. SECOND ROW: Gina Fausnight, Penny Kelsey, Jody Fausnight, Kyle Kerschner, J.D. Longan- ecker, Gene Dyson, Glenn Cox, Asst. Coach Kevin Walters. THIRD ROW: Coach Dick Miller, Tim Wion, Jeff Kock, Erik Good, Jeff Gunter, Jeff McClure. TOP ROW: Scott Meyer, Eric Underwood, Walter Lambert, Mike Miller, Tom Inskecp. Senior Mike Miller and cross country Super Mom Iris Wion express their joy in going to state. Junior Tammie Wion strides toward the first mile in the invitational race. 26