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

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Struggling over a fair ball, Mike Baker, senior, and a Prep North opponent fight to come out on top. 1982 Varsity soccer Coach: Ray Stahl 1e) 4 a) Aquinas Pattonville Hazelwood West Ritenour Hazelwood West Pattonville Hazelwood Central McCluer DeSmet Riverview New Trier Vianney Hazelwood East Alton Prep North Parkway Central Prep North Hazelwood Central Riverview Granite City South Marquette §.L.U.H. CBG: Chaminade Using his head, Dan Otten, senior, comes close to putting the ball in the goal, but it is just shy of the post. Battling to take control of the ball and fending off an Aquinas opponent is Dennis Kiely, senior. —-COOCOKWW-WWHWNHNSENHSDWTAUGDWW |S WVNwWWe -—-NOODWO—-—-NOOO-—-ONO—--O9O sity Soccer I69

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Good! Almost great! What hit McCluer North harder than an atomic bomb? The soccer craze: and its impact was tremendous. The McCluer North Varsity soccer team devoted much of their spare time to the game of soccer and the reward was generous. The average time spent on the soccer field added up to twelve hours a week for the soccer Stars. Their practices consist- ed of skill drills, running and a lot of fit- ness work. The result was a winning team. The players put their all into the practices and they always put the team needs be- fore their individual needs. “We have no individual stars, all of us pull together to accomplish the same goals,’ stated Dan Otten, senior. And pull together they did. ony Putting the team first was the major rea- son the Stars enjoyed an I8-6 record. The season began with a bang when they met with the Aquinas Falcons and came out on top with a I-O victory. From there the season went smoothly with very few losses and many victories. Probably the highest point in the Stars’ season was when they beat Vianney I-O. Vianney had “The team has been successful in the classroom and on the athletic field and | feel fortunate to work with them.” — Ray Stahl been the state champions for two years in a row and for those two years had been undefeated. “I felt that it was a high point in our season, we were playing well to- gether as a team, but it also drained us a lot both physically and mentally for the upcoming games,” said Dennis Kiely, sen- ior. After this victory there seemed there could be no wrongdoing for the soccer Stars. But then they started losing more games then they expected. The final blow came when the Stars lost to Chaminade in the state finals. They were expected to go all the way and take the state title. Sa a a ee Taking a shot, a Hazelwood West opponent sets up to score while Dan Otten, senior, defends. Watching and waiting while a Chaminade player handles the ball are Mark Keller and Mike Taylor, juniors. % Yeha¥ i abated Diving, goalie Tim Schulte, junior, shows how to get a shutout. He stopped the Aquinas offense for a I-O victory. 168 Varsity Soccer

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In anticipation of the next move, Mike Hedrick, sophomore, looks on as teammate Mike Werdes loses a pass to the opposing player. 1982 Sophomore Soccer Coach: Mike McFarland Aquinas Riverview DeSmet Ritenour Hazelwood West Pattonville Belleville West Hazelwood Central Granite City North Prep North S.L.U.H. Hazelwood East McCluer C.B.C Parkway Central 170 Sophomore Soccer COOWWNO—-ODOOOWOOWON bbling up the field, Mike Werdes, sophomore, prepares to take a shot on goal during the Granite City North game. Waiting to settle the ball, Shawn Stewart and Jim Rapp, sophomores, move into position during the Saturday morning game on October 2.