Monroe High School - M Book Yearbook (Monroe, WI)

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High Hopes Are Realized ABOVE: Varsity CC, FAR LEFT BACK: J. Ingold, D. Benkert, P. Chandler, G. Gant, M. Chandler, J. Schilt, J. Lee, and J. Anderson. The shadow underneath the pine ON THE LEFT is Coach Bruess, who is also shown in one of his many prouder moments — with the state championship trophy. Forgive the plactic etc., but it rained on the day of the state meet. (Weren’t you there?) A job well done, but will it go to their heads? WHAT MAKES A CHAMPION? The thing that makes a champion is obvious enough: It isn’t any mystic prestidigitator’s stuff. It’s nothing more than giving to whatever be the chore. The power that is in you — and a small scintilla more. It isn't any wizardy, it’s not a magic gift; It’s merely lifting honestly the load you have to lift ; Or, in the game you’re playing, it is using all your store Of grit and nerve and energy — and just a trifle more. The thing that makes a champion is simple, plain and clear: It’s never being “almost.” “just about,” or “pretty near,” It’s summoning the ut most from your spirit’s inner core And giving every bit of it — and just a little more. “That little more — how much it is.” As deep and wide and far As that enormous emptiness from molehill to a star. The gulf between the earthbound and the eagles as they soar, The champions who give their best — and one iota more. Father Eumach. Coach St. Stephens Mission The Monroe Harriers of the 1973-1974 school year “Ran to the Top” and made Monroe the only school of recent times to have a State Championship in four sports, and we’ve done it in only eight years: 1965 Basketball, 1966 Track, 1973 Wrestling, and the fall of 1973 Cross Country. The varsity runners totaled an impressive record of 83 and 1 during the regular season. With tremendous balance they became the champions of the following big meets this season: Invitationals at Sun Prairie, Madison West, Jef- ferson, Fort Atkinson; the Conference Meet; and the Regional, Sectional and State Tournaments. Congratulations Coach Bruess and to the varsity and JV runners who could, and did, take what it does take to be champions. So if you would like to get just a minute hint of what it does take, look at the photograph and its contents just above these words. Then take a look at the other photos. Now you should have a vague idea of what a champion is? LEFT: JVCC STANDING: P. Eiserman, J. Shaffer, N. Hein. D. Sil-vis, F. Rufener. FRONT: J. Blum, H. Beckerman, G. Staab. BELOW: The race begins, the Monroe Men are close in mind and body, when the race ends — do you know what was always true? — the Monroe Men were still close in mind and body. Remember that words and pictures can’t show the dedication of these men.

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JV Frosh Grow ABOVE. Freshman Football: FIRST ROW: M. VanHorn, J. McGuire, B. Hauri, D. Esser, B. Baker, J. Bowen, S. Ethridge, T. Conway, G. Klemm. SECOND ROW: B. Farmer, K. Wyttenbach, T. Sokolski, B. Neumann, K. Martin, R. Ranum, B. Vander Velden, P. Hughes, J. Neunschwander. THIRD ROW: W. Stroessner, coach. G. Hauser, S. Schneider, B. Lisser, K. Friedrichs, M. Conway, M. Hein, A. Weckerly, K. Miller, R. Glendenning. Coach. FOURTH ROW: M. Mayer, S. Pink, J. Soddy, B. Holland, J. Helmeid, S. Brodie, M. Schwitz, J. Albright, D. Keegan. Junior Varsity Football: OUT FRONT Coaches J. Brodie, M. Setzer. FIRST ROW: R. Rufenacht, B. Zimmerman, L. Carpenter, B. Robertson, S. Neises, J. Ripp, E. Studer, J. Stormont, S. Schwager; managers B. Skattum, J. VanWagenen. SECOND ROW R. Bechtolt, S. Schmid, M. Ethridge, D. Brennan, D. Brandenburg, R. Golackson, B. Huffman, C. Carpenter, B. Hauri, J. Brodie, D. Blum. THIRD ROW: J. Brunner, J. Kundert, J. Krieger, J. Hanna, M. Jones, M. Schmid, J. Tertin, J. Schutz, J. Huber, R. Ruchti, K. Stroessner, F. Motz. 26

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This Is the 1973-74 MHS Varsity Basketball Team. FRONT: Bob Silvis, Mark Eiserman, Gary Gant, Brad Kittleson, Bill Refen-acht, Steve Sutter. BACK: Dave Benkert, John Miller, Steve Neises, manager Brian Skattum, Pat Norton, Jim Gempler, and Rick Rufenacht. Coach Mitchell Retires In the end of February Coach Lee Mitchell told his team that he would quit the coaching profession at the end of the 1973-4 season. “I guess after 28 years I’m just tired of it all those practices from October to March and all those games ...” he said without finishing the sentence. For more data see the sports division page. The seniors claimed the top six scoring slots for the 1973-4 team which finished with a 4-16 record. Thirteen players saw action and six of them will return. In the tournament Monroe crashed Stoughton 74-51 in the subregional, but then could not get it together against Janesville Craig, suffering a 77-61 defeat. Steve Sutter, a starter for three years, averaged 16.5 points per game. He also won the Times Freethrow Award. Mark Eiserman and John Miller followed with 11.5 and 6.6 points per game. Bill Rufenacht and Bob Silvis led the rebounding position with 7.8 and 6.9 retrieves. The girls Basketball team found themselves pitted against Junior High guys as well as other girls teams in the area. Their coach. Miss Odell, was not present for the photo. Girls sports are slowly becoming a well established unit. We are looking to the future now and trying to guess who is going to fill the position of head basketball coach. We would like to see the impressive records of Coach Mitchell challenged. But that is a very steep order. 28