Northrop High School - Bear Tracks Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Competition 12 Football 16 ...Boys Cross Country ' 18 ...Girls Cross Country f 20 Boy ' s Tennis W 22 Ski Club .-% ' 24 Volleyball ' ' • 26 Girls Golf 28 Marching Band 32 Jazz Band 34 Orchestra •v 36 Madrigals 38 Swing Choir 40 Boy ' s Basketball Mi 48 Girls Basketball ; 52 Wrestling » 56 Hockey 58 Gymnastics 62 Speech 64 DECA MDE 66 Baseball 70 Girls Track ■ . 74 Boys Track ' i mm 78 Girls Tennis ■ 80 Boys Golf ■ ' 82 Soccer Competition — 11

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10 — Competition

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Defense Bruins ' Forte Three cups of hot chocolate, two candy bars, and one hotdog with ketchup — these are the nutritional requirements of a fan who is sitting on the open bleachers in twen- ty degree temperature in order to watch a football game (or so the concession stand would have us believe). These are usually accompanied by such necessary items as blankets and extra-heavy coats. But as the band plays Rocky and the team comes bursting onto the field, all the discomforts are forgotten. The flame has been lit. It ' s not easy to define, but a subtle change came over both the players and the fans this year. The attendance increased — so did the spirit. Sophomore Derrick Westfield com- mented, Most people knew we had a young team . . . they were just getting behind us and letting us know they cared. This re- sulted in the team posting a record of 4-1 after the first five games. With a total defense of 1490, the gridders had the best in the city. Mr. Danley, assis- tant coach, stated that they used a different approach. They gave the players more free- dom to move and execute their plays. It allowed them to run and tackle without be- ing specific. Senior defensive back Mike Madden cited what made the defense so strong was, Everybody pulling together. Westfield, a linebacker and a fullback, ad- ded, Hard work, practices, and the deter- mination that we wanted to be the best. Although the team had few returning sen- iors, they didn ' t feel that this hindered their performance during the season. The atti- tude was to work together as a team, and this cooperative effort showed thorugh in their play. The attitude was one of free spirit but dedicated to a cause. They wanted to have fun while they trained and played in the games. They wanted to do well to please themselves and Coach Doerffler. , said Mr. Danley. There were no Mr. Cool ' s, stated head coach Buzz Doerffler. It ' s one of the finest groups I ' ve ever coached. After a season score of 6-4, Coach Doerffler ended the year proud of his team and hopeful for next year. We always walked off proud. If you can keep your head up even after you ' ve lost, you know you ' ve done well. Back, Derrick Westfield goes for a touch- down. Photo by Jeff DeVille. 12 — Football