Northampton Area High School - Amptennian Yearbook (Northampton, PA)

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Ed Weaver is determined for another victory in the shot-put. Chris Jacoby waits for the gun at the start of •relay. Deep in concentration. Jeff Janotka prepares to hurl the discus once again. Bob Sotderich races down the Northampton track.

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Ueam tyraituxic |evv Kremus ties hurdles record The boys’ track team ended another successful season with a record of 5-6. Eight boys competed in the District meet on May 18. District qualifiers included seniors Eric Hoffman, who scored the most points for a senior, Dave Fox, and Jack Pascoe; juniors Terry James, Mike Perry, and Jeremiah Jones; sophomore Darrin Walker; and freshman Jason Kremus. James placed fourth in the 800 meter and Kremus brought home the bronze medal in the 110 meter hurdles, along with tying the school record of 15.4 for the event. Coaches Robert Bryant (jumpers), Ralph Fertig (hurdlers), Bernie Partridge (throwers), Tim Caffrey (sprinters), and Roger Klotz (distance) feel good about this year’s team, which finished with its best record in four years. ’’When it came down to a close meet, the boys rallied together, stuck it out. and won. which shows the team spirit we had this year,” stated Coach Caffrey. NHS TEAM TALLY OPP 47 Catasauqua 103 82 Nazareth 64 59 Easton 91 31 Dieruff 119 80 Allen 69 44 Liberty 106 78 Whitehall 72 80 Freedom 70 70 Emmaus 80 34 Parkland 116 52 Phillipsburg 98 Row I: Chris Sechler. Jack Pascoe. Mike Bartholomew. Mike Perry. Jeremiah Jones, John Tropeano. Hoang Tang. Scott Bruch. Bob Solderich. Jason Ruch. Chris Seir, Mike Saeger, Chris Jacoby. Jim Thomas. Row 2-. Jay DeBellis. Joe Horvath. Brett Himmelwright. Eric Hoffman. Terry James. Allan Ziegler. Bill Lerch. Dennis Siegfried. Al Lotti. Jim Harhart, Jeff Janotka. Mark Geyer. Dave Fox. Tim Lorah. Row 3: Coach Ralph Fertig. Tim Caffrey. Bernie Partridge. Dave Jones. Kevin Kozo. Darryl Reccek, Ed Dionne. John Wetzel. Jim Fromhartz. Matt Renner. Christian Ramsenth-aler. Mike Jenkins. Ed Weaver. Dave Gillette. Mike Roth. Pete Nush. Roger Klotz. Coach Robert Bryant. Row 4: Dan Rodriguez. Chris Wegrygn. Jason Dornbach. Ryan Grube. Brian Chamberlain. Frank Marakovits. Oliver Liggitt. Rob Kinter. Bud Ruther ford. Jason Kremus. Darrin Walker. Dave Alich. Rob Ohawk. Charles Groegley. Mike Bartholomew gets a little ex tra encouragement in mid-jump.

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cKtM remain SDt trle t cfiarrtp 5 team to win consecutive titles Head coach Jim Kinter often told his team, Becoming a number one is easier than remaining number one.” His words inspired the varsity softball team as they coasted to their second consecutive District XI championship. The team ended the regular season with an impressive 18-1 record. Their only loss came against Eastons however, the Kids played with revenge as they defeated the Red Rovers 9-8 in the District championship game. Senior Ann Pierzga and junior Christie Susko were considered by many as the best pitchers in the East Penn League. Pierzga ended the season with a notable 11-0 record. She was honored for pitching the first perfect game in the Lehigh Valley. The superb defense of the Kids consisted of seniors Ann Reimer, Mary O’Brien. Beth Eckhart, Lori Biechy, Alisa Kulchinsky, and Missy Jones, and sophomore Tammy Van Blargan. Pierzga and O’Brien were selected as East Penn League All-Conference all-stars. Named to the first team included Pierzga, O'Brien, Eckhart. and designated hitter Missy Molnar. Susko, Biechy, Reimer, Van Blargan, and Kul- chinsky were chosen as second team all-stars. j TEAM TALLY - OPP V NHS NHS OPPJ 2 18 Nazareth p 0 4 Stroudsburg 1 1 Northern Lehigh ► 0 2 Whitehall 1 1 2 1 1 1 Emmaus 2 0 2 8 Liberty 4 2 0 15 Freedom 4 0 14 Dieruff I . 2 7 Central 1 0 6 Parkland 6 2 Easton £ 1 2 Becahi 1 o 0 3 Allen | 4 Phillipsburg 1 Record 17-1 J a ) Ann Reimer. one of the team's fastest players, slides safely into second base. Shortstop Mary O'Brien scoops the ball for another fine play.