Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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TOP ROW: Coach J. Stefek, B. Cicenas, B. Maier, W. Workman, M. Velasco, C. Boris, L. Eaton, F. Stoikowitz, Bley, G. Schaffner, S. Spurling, R. Cicenas, Mgr. L. Guse, F. Schmidt. Coach J. Dinsmore. BOTTOM ROW: L. Lonsbury, R. Place First in Conference Lenny Eaton, Co-Captain Chuck Boris, Co-Captain 25

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The ’61 thinclads will really have to work to better the record breaking ’60 season that they had last year. Last year’s track team won 9 meets and lost 1, dropping only to Hobart. They were unde- feated in Conference competition and also won the Calumet Conference meet. This was the first Mer- rillville Conference Varsity Track Championship. In fact, it was the best track season in the history of the school. Winning the Conference 880 yard run and set- ting a new school record of 2 :07 :4 were victories captured by this year’s co-captain, Lenny Eaton. Chuck Boris, the other co-captain, is also a very apt track man who runs the 440 yard dash and the mile relay. Earning a varsity letter as a Sophomore was Frank Stoikowitz. Frank pole-vaulted a very re- spectable 1 1 ft. in the Gary sectionals. A very versatile track man who runs low hurdles and two filed events is Tom Workman. Tom tied the school high jump record, 5 ft. 9 in., last year as a Sophomore, and hopes are high that he will top the record this year. Frank Stoikowitz, one of the top pole vaulters on the team. Thinclads Best Ever, Topple Records TOP ROW: Mgr. P. Jones, J. Zeha, R. Serynck, J. Davis, R. Kallenbach, S. Smith, J. Holloman, Mgr. R. Hardt. MIDDLE ROW: D. Rainford, R. McCraken, T. Halsted, R. Fieser, D. Rosenbalm, P. Uremovich, D. Luedke, B. Rib- ley, P. Dugle, T. Martin. BOTTOM ROW: D. Litherland, J. Brugos, L. Clausman, R. Jacobs, W. Catlow, L. Fox, B. Hacker, B. Smith.

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TOP ROW: T. Biernat, V. Johnson, J. Kish, L. Vincent, D. Price, P. Uremovich, B. Smith, R. Stiener, R. Sernak, W. Catlow, J. Roushlang, T. Martin, M. Tubich, G. Schnaffer, P. Dugle, L. Eaton, MIDDLE ROW: Coach R. Demaree, R. Ahlgrim, L. Fox, D. Mriscin, R. Pirates Football Campaign Rugged Co-Captains: TOP ROW: Len Eaton, Rick Schmidt, BOTTOM ROW: Dick Stiener, Gordon Schaffner. Although the accomplishments of the 1960 Pirate var- sity squad did not match those of the previous season, the team’s play gave the student body many exciting moments. Working and fighting to overcome the handicaps of being undermanned, inexperiences, and badly crippled by injuries, the Pirates ended their season with 1 win, 2 ties, and 7 losses. Pirate spirit, throughout the campaign, never failed to show itself. The team’s only win was a 14 — 7 triumph over River Forest, a non-conference rival. The ties came against East Gary Edison and Lowell. However, it was the Wirt game, that the team, play- ing highly inspired football, gave its supporters its big- gest thrills. Despite the season’s record, Head Coach Richard Demarree and Assistants Don Patz, Lloyd Ahlbrand, John Stefek, and Lafery Armantrout look forward to the return of many underclassmen with game experience. 26