McCluer North High School - Polaris Yearbook (Florissant, MO)

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North forces McCluer to fumble during North's 15-7 victory. Bob Stout starts the clock ticking during the - McCluer game. OPPONENT lade —r——“ SS Hazelwood Central Normandy Ritenour Hazelwood East MeCluer SUH Hazelwood West Riverview Pattonville — 0 i 34 Z 34 Se The Stars cause the tough Hazelwood East to fumble the ball. 40 Varsity Football Bottom Row: Tony Parks, Jeff Barnett, Bob Stout, Gee Wright, Brian Butts, Vic Townson, Kurt Mueller, Lucian Boyd, Vernon Townson, Lee Brown, Terry Young, Dave Dixon; Row 2: Dave Besselson, Mike Retkowski, Mike Moe, Mark Matthews, Zig Dandridge, Charlie Bernhard, Don Forgarty, Joe Bernhard, Mark Ingrim, Kurt Syburg, Keith Elmore, Kurt Dick, Dave Metcali; Row 3: Joe Burton, Norval Pierce, Ron Aiello, Joel Kershner, Tony Winkler, Tony Dishino, Brian Eddy, Bill Bunikis, Alvin Johnson, Corky Smith, Randy Loeshner; Row 4: Morris Jackson, Samual Boyd, © Gerald Flowers, Tom Billidueu, Jim Hellickson, Randy Koch, Tim Kirkman, Kevin Duke, Kevin Ort, Joe Mullens, Willie Clay, Tom McCaughan ——r—ee— —h—eee Ta tg E ; ee ? ia HON i ee hes EE en TERPS Aen = Sawa ah op ae Po EA ¥ Tne

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Ht l i | i Eyeing her opponent with intense concentration, Laura Kinner awaits the serve. Going up for the block, Ann Klien attempts to save the Stars. Rushing to cross the finish line, Terry Trueb uses all of his effort. ‘And Nello West makes another bas- ket to lead the Stars to victory!” ‘Mike Steinhauefel scores another goal for the hockey team!”’ ‘Intercepting the ball is Sandy Ger- ken for the girls basketball team!”’ ‘In the first round of freestyle swim- ming, it's Jeff Spence in the lead!” ‘Judy Strongburg spikes the ball to wascore another goal for the volleyball Stars!’ “The attempted touchdown against the Stars is stopped by Kurt Syberg!”’ -These people and events were just a small part of the McCluer North's big sporting crowd. The wide variety of sports made it possible for everyone interested to find something they liked and were good at. From softball and swimming to football and track, every one had a chance to stand out in their favorite sport. % Sports Division 39

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Many would agree with Quarterback ith Elmore’s assessment of the Varsi- Football Stars’ season: “It was all ht,” Keith said, ‘but not as good as erybody expected.” “We really had high expectations in ‘the beginning,” said Assistant Coach Dennis Henley, “but the team exper- nced a lot of ups and downs.” Finish- g fourth in the conference, the Stars ‘ould be characterized as a “middle level’’ team, according to Coach Hen- Middle level was a step up from last ars disappointing 3-7 rec ar the Stars improved, ending the ason with a respectable 5-4 record. ecording to Head Coach Dwyer, ch a record did not really speak for cord. This the way the team played. This was be- cause the Stars had an extremely tough schedule, including bouts with such top-ranked teams as Ladue, Hazelwood East and Central, and SLUH. ‘Every team we lost to ranked in the top ten,”’ Varsity plays tough commented Coach Dwyer. North had several standout players this year including Vernon and Victor Townson, Kurt Mueller, Jim Ort, and Charlie Bernhard — all graduating seniors. Yet according to Coach Hen- ley, “Junior Keith Elmore was often a key to our winning this season.” schedule To the sound of North's fight song, Jim Orf and Vic Townson come out to the field with the rest of the team. While the defense attempts to stop the drive, Charlie Bernhard gets himself ready to go back in. Varsity Football 41