McNicholas High School - Countdown Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Slow Start, Fast Finish Off to a slow start, the Rocket track teams, performance progressed with the season. McNick placed two runners in district competition. U Greg Kelly strides to the finish. D Joe Cosgrove is up and over the hurdles. LU VARSITY TRACK TEAM, STANDING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Coach Giordano, J. Brassil, J. Vennemeyer, J. OhLeary, M. Wulker, D. Boster, M. Smith, MA MeHale, G. Kelly, J. Forsell, D. Barger, and Coach Riepenhoff; KNEELING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: manager B. Vorholt, J. Cosgrove, J. Kennedy, R. Lloyd, J. Meyer, M. Fudge, M. Durchholz, T. Clarke, K. Klein, H. Frank, and B. Rosselot 4t RESERVE TRACK TEAM. STANDING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: M. Havlis, E. Turner, B. Applegate, M. Magness, F. Tekulve, J. Shoaf, D. Skurka, S. Taylor, M. Finnegan, and D. Bardgett; KNEELING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: P. Harris, M. Whalen, A. Wulfeck, T. Bauer, Tt Stautberg, R. Deyhle, B. Armstrong, W. Stephen, and T. Driscoll. 5t Rosselot about to uncork the shot. 6t Vendo cranks up for the discus. 'n Braz leads the field on the way to district competition.

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Grapplers Sport Winning Seasons Both the varsity and reserve wrestling teams brought home winning records this season. The varsity Rockets, under the first year coach, Eric Wentz, chalked up a 5-4 record in dual and trian- gular matchpiay. The season was highlighted by a first place finish in the Madeira Invitatienal and a third place finish in the Indian Hill Invitational. In a season shortened by the cruel winter, the reserves turned in a 3-1 record and placed two wrestlers first in the Bethe! e Tate InvitationaI. Future success is promised with many returning wrestlers. U Hagan Frank ready to wrestle. 21 Sen- ior Mike DeMarCO on the prowl. 31 VARSITY WRESTLING: BACK ROW, Coach Wentz, M, Dwyer, G, Barnhill, T. Adams, J. Sela, M1 Green, SECOND ROW, J Adams, T. Brizzo- lara, M. Navales, D. Lambcrs, .I. Forsell, FIRST ROW, R. Setterstrom, M. De- Marco, S. O'Brien, A. Argo 41 RE- SERVE WRESTLING: BACK ROW, P. Rebori, B. Quehl, D. Malloy, C. Davis, and Coach Laudeman; SECOND ROW, B. Russ, G. Green, M. Barger, R. Kam- phaus; FIRST ROW, W. Quehl, T. Mer- man, W. Stevens 51 Briz is number 1161 Forsell on the attack. 71 Adams has his man. 81 Varsity awaits its turn. 91 Coach Laudeman looks on. 101 Coach Wentz watches his teams performance. 111 Good job, Paul! l21 Sophomore Andy Argo wins another. VARSITY SCORES MHS OPP 38 Turpin 24 L Loveland W L Wyoming W 18 Roger Bacon 31 30 Clermont NE 32 64 Mariemont 9 29 Anderson 34 41 Harrison 18 32 Country Day 30 Madeira Invitational lst place Indian Hill lnvit. 3rd place Milford lnvit. Sth place 63

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Coach Wentz Takes Charge Of Fighting McNieholas Reserves Coach Eric Wentz led the Rocket Reserves to a 6-7 record this season. Starting out strong, the rockets were 4-2 by mid-sea- sons Towards the end of the sea- son, the pace slacked off when the rocket lost four out of their last five games. With several fine freshmen players promising to re- turn, the next reserve season looks bright. Oi Rick Schirmer awaits his pitch tn Jerry Meehan is our defense. 00 Coach Wentz watches his strategy. at BACK ROW: Coach Eric Wentz, T. Jump, M Rastani, J. Turner, M. Conlon, T. Ras- tani, J. Meehan, G. Green, R. Schirmer, W. Sulkqn, 2ND ROW: M. King, M. Gatio, S. Samoya, D. Klump, M. Young IST ROW: T. Music, Patsy Quehl, Lau- ra Gott, T. Ryan. tSi The motion of Mike King. m Tom Jump watches the Rockets in action. RESERVE SCORES McN OPP 0 . Elder ' 8 10 Bethel-Tate 5 11 Norwood 8 10 Princeton ll 12 Ham. Badin 6 2 Mueller 5 6 Purcell 3 12 Ham. Badin 4 0 Loveland 3 6 ' Loveland S 1 Milford 2 3 Sycamore 8 5 Roger Bacon 6 65