Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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Top Left: Sue Meschede follows through on a free throw. Pirates Peggy VanDenburgh (23) and Barb Miller (15) wait for a rebound. Middle Left: Senior Carol Hancock crosses the basketball court with parents on Parents Night. Bottom Left: Junior Karen Prochno sets for a jump shot. Team- mate Brenda French and Viking opponents look on. Above: Captain Kathy Abel warms up before Valparaiso game. Girls Varsity Basketball 19

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Girls gain Sectional title Once again Coach Joanne Schafer led a girl’s athletic sport to a sectional crown. The girl’s varsity basketball team worked hard to achieve their 13-5 season record, and 4-2 conference record. Sectionals were next on the agenda. The girls won the first game against Lake Station and then had to face highly favored Andrean. Despite a loss to Andrean in the regular season, the girls went on to defeat the Niners and to take the sectional crown. MHS Varsity Scoreboard OPP 72 River Forest 34 43 LaPorte 38 46 Munster 59 51 Portage 37 32 Andrean 37 44 Jimtown 36 43 S.B. Riley 40 46 Whiting 38 41 Chesterton 40 53 Hobart 40 56 Lake Station 23 63 Gary Wallace 57 51 Valparaiso 66 49 Calumet 40 49 M.C. Rogers 61 59 Sectional Lake Station 54 47 Andrean 41 47 Regional Valparaiso 57 Upper Right: Senior forward Peggy VanDenburgh goes up for a breakaway lay-up against Lake Sta- tion in the first game of the sectionals. Right: VanDenburgh shoots over Valpo defenders. Top Right: Senior Daria Sawochka jumps against a Viking opponent. Far Right: Guard Kim Seit- zinger just gets a shot off over the Valpo center. Bottom Right: Senior Carol Hancock and Junior Sue Meschede fight for rebound position under the basket. 18 Girls Varsity Basketball

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Golfers finish fifth in conference The girls’ golf team under the direc- tion of Mr. and Mrs. Wiles, wound up with a 4-12 season record and fifth in the Duneland Conference. After win- ning the opening match to Knox, the girls then lost four in a row only to bounce back against conference rival, Chesterton. The other highlights of the season were the matches against M.C. Marquette and against Hobart where the girls kept their scores low enough to come out ahead. Julie Wallin went on to win the duneland conference award. At the awards banquet, Karen Ius- sig and Cheryl Sweat both received the best mental attitude award while Kathy Jannasch was presented with the low medalist award and Kari Anderson was voted most improved. MHS Varsity Scoreboard OPP 197 Knox 246 216 Portage 211 229 Lowell 197 247 Andrean 232 215 LaPorte 201 215 Chesterton 273 228 M.C. Rogers 225 208 M.C. Marquette 302 238 Munster 206 LaPorte Inv. 4th 194 Hobart 341 211 Valparaiso 198 Jinx Sikora (Upper Left), Kathy Puntillo (Upper Right), and Sue Patterson (Lower Right) prepare to tee-off at Summertree. Lower Left: The Girls Sectional Golf Team, Kari Anderson, Julie Wallin, Kathy Jannasch, Karen Iussig, and Cheryl Sweat. 20 Girls Varsity Golf