Mater Dei High School - Hi Lights Yearbook (Evansville, IN)

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SUNRISE AT THE RIVER (Photo courtesy of Larry Whelan)

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mm, y, of Evansville was founded 1812 and, since then has grown ha the twisting body of water wn as, the great Ohio River. n its early years, the river was the town ' s main source of livelihood. Many businesses sprung up: on the waterfront and provided jobs for a number of Evansville ' s citizens. The easily access- able waterway also made Evansville a . main port during World War II and major producer of LST ' s (landing ship tanks). Even though the river was hot the in- dustrial center it was years ago, it was still a major center of amusement and activity for MD students. Senior Julie Burch commented, ;l like boating and stuff like that. You meet a lot of different people. Boaters are al- ways friendly and nice. Julie spends much of her time on the waterfront work- ing on the Martha Graham workboat, selling souveniers and tickets for her father ' s riverboat, The Spirit of Evans- ville. During the summer months, the annu- al hydroplane race attract J tors to the banks of the Ohi of the race got a chance to socialize with friends they hadn ' t seen since the end of school and get a little sunburnt at the same time. River camps were another major source of entertainment at the Ohio Riv- er. Lori Schnur ' s family has owned a river camp for over ten years. It ' s real leisure; it ' s really relaxed and peaceful by the river, said the sophomore. David Rollet, who often water-skied and boated on the Ohio, also enjoyed the peace and quiet down on the river- front. I feel free when I ' m down there. It ' s clean and you don ' t have to worry about traffic and all that stuff, he re- flected. Life would be very boring with- out the Ohio River. — Mary Ellert — Bethe Ledbetter Old man river

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RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY: It was a cold and rainy game against Central and sophomores Jeff Wein- zapfel and Jeff Adler were no fools. They, like other team members, wore ponchos to protect them- selves from the rain. (Photo by Geoff Coates) OH MY, MY: Varsity coach Frank Will studies the field with intense thought. He received the Down- town Quarterback Club ' s Coach Of the Year award for the second consecutive year. (Photo by Geoff Coates) Sibling rivalry — they ' re not kidding! Every school has its rivals and Mater Dei was no excep- tion. Mater Dei and Reitz football teams have been trying to out-kick, out-pass, out-punt, and inevitably out-play each other for years. Dennis and David Murphy were also rivals of a sort. The Murphys are fraternal twins. They both played varsity football — but for two different teams. Dennis was a senior at Mater Dei High School and David, a senior at Reitz High School. The Reitz-Mater Dei game was important to a lot of people, but for Dennis and David, it was imperative. Mater Dei ' s Murphy planned to attend Reitz until the summer before his freshman year. The decision to attend Mater Dei was the result of a personality conflict between himself and his Reitz club football coach. Also, his friend Jim Morrow would attend Mater Dei. Dennis has played football for a total of five years, while his brother has played for only three. Dennis played the position of offensive guard and the reserve place kicker and David played the position of wingback and punter this 1981 football season. Like the silence before the storm, on the night of the Mater Dei-Reitz game the Murphy household was quiet The want to defeat Reitz was uppermost in Dennis ' mind. Mr. and Mrs. Murphy support both of their sons when they play. Dennis stated, They were probably the only people at the game who cheered for both teams. After the game, they didn ' t say much to me. My mom just told me I played well. They all knew I was mad. Playing against my brother does make me play harder but I guess we just didn ' t play hard enough, Dennis said about the game. Mater Dei was def eated by Reitz with a score of 14-23. The rivalry between the two west side schools will continue, but hopefully the rivalry between Dennis and David only lasted as long as the football season. — Tammy Hollander