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

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The tools of the trade, hockey sticks awaiting an action packed game. Senior Rick Witzel adds anorher point ro fhe score- board in a battle against arch rivals McCiuer. Waiting for the chance ro pur fhe puck in the nef Is Senior Bill Vancil. 220 Hockey and pads, are or om a ee Hockey stars McCluer North Hockey — intense and alive! This year the Hockey Srars were as thrilling as ever. The exciting ice team drew huge crowds of supportive fans who cheered them on fo many victories. Hockey damands a team thar is willing fo practice hard and play tough, which is exactly whar the srars did this year. The Hockey Stars began the season with a bit of disappointment. “In the beginning we just couldn't ger it rogether; we weren't playing as a team,’” commented Junior Stewart Glenn. Bur when the going gof tough, that’s when the stars got going and began their rapid climb to the trop of the league. The main thing which led the srars to victory was their intense desire fo win. Though winning wasn't everything fo the ream, the Srars played with guts, heart, and soul fo defear their competitors. ‘'North has never had spectacular reams,” said Senior Bill Vancil, ‘bur we had an appetife ro win, because of school spirit and to make Mr. . — ae ereonbeserens [ies eee SAEs te Ge Carpenter proud.’’ Ar times when the skill [ was equal and the game was tied, the powerful desire fo win allowed the Srars ro pull our ahead. Aside from their spirit, the Star ream also had numerous skilled players who boosted them to victory. A real hussler was Jeff Crowder who contributed his powerful punch in goal scoring. Junior Joe LaPorta was also quite an asset fo fhe team. “'Orher teams in the league knew they had fo : control Joe in order to win the game,” said FA Coach Carpenter. The other valuable play- 2 ers included Junior Srewart Glenn and Sen- iors Dave Salisbury and Bill Vancil and ream caprain Rick Witzel. Though the Stars may have gotten off to a bad start, they soon proved themselves a rough team. Spirit, siill, and dedication al- lowed them fo shine above all others in the league. When asked abour the season, Joe LaPorta summed it all up saying, ‘We've come a long way, Baby!” ee a OD se xi

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Getting late in the period, Senior Tim Sciortino strug- gles to turn his opponent. Exciting end for SUFPMISING sfars “We had a hard working team,’ said Coach Wallace and as it turned our it really paid off,”’ especially for Stare Champion Par Jansen. As a Sophomore, Junior Par Jansen qualified for State and placed sixth. This year he surprised almosr everyone by winning the State Championship. Coach Blanner srar- ed, ‘1 knew he had the talent, and he proved it down there.” The Stars record of 4 and 5 didn’t tell the whole story.” They did well in some tourna- ments,’ said Coach Blanner. Taking third in the Riverview tournament seemed to be the year’s highlight until the Stars tools fourth in district qualifying for the State Tourna- ment. Going fo Stare for the Stars were Dan Deal, Tim Sciortino, Pat Jansen, and Kevin Brim. Other ourstanding wrestlers were Roger Worrell, Jim Schillito, and Steve Sex- hauer. For Senior Tim Sciortino, the ‘'season was better than expected.” For Jansen it was a dream come true. Next year should be a good year. Wrestling 5th Ritenour Tournament (8 reams) 3rd Riverview Tournament (4 reams) 9th Granite City Tournament (16 reams) 8rd McCluer North Quad 8rd McCiuer North Quad 4th District Tournament (13 feams) 20th State Tournament (103 teams) Team Record 4-5 “The Stars will have a young team,” said Kurt Dick. “Par Jansen, Jeff Mastroianni, and Steve Sexhauer will all return.” Wrestling 219

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Displaying their good sportsmanship, the hockey Stars skate over to shake the hands of their opponents. Hockey This year’s classy act in hockey was Junior Joe LaPorta. Joe was the leading scorer in both goals and assists. Joe was the backbone of McCluer North Hockey this year. Joe LaPorta-dedicated and tough a real class act. 1 Chaminade 3 C.B.C. 7 Hazelwood Central 6 Parkway North St. Charles Granite City McCluer Hazelwood East Vianney Webster Groves Affton Mehlville Oakville Kirkwood Lindbergh Hazelwood East McCluer Hazelwood Central Granite City St. Charles Regular Season 10-9-1 Total Record 11-11-14 A GH NH @H NOs Sy Gy Go Gy GS) Gy Gy NGS NOS Gs Nore, SBQaQQaQahK N Top Row: Eric Wuelling, Dave Salisbury, Bill Vancil, Keith Giammanco, Tony Bozzi, Ricls Whitmore, Sreve Gerkin, Joe LaPorra, John Dammer, Coach Dave Carpenrer. Bottom Row: Milse Scort, Alan Henderson, Tim Lammering, Jeff Crowder, Brian Basierr, Ricis Wirzel, Sreve Barth, Russel Kolbow, Stewart Glenn, Dan Brocisman. In front of their home crowd, two Srars, Bill Vancil and Eric Wuelling, perform ar their besr. The Stars’ season comes fo a close after a loss to C.B.C. in the playoff game. Hockey 221