Northwest Area High School - Northwester Yearbook (Shickshinny, PA)

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FIRST ROW: Ronald Davis, Ray Janik, Bud Lewis, Mike Steeber. Ted Puchalski, Derr Kleintob, Paul Culver, Maynard Dennis. SECOND ROW: Mr. Augustine, John Kuchta, Brian Caverly, Harry Weaver, Jerry Blazick, Robert Rarig, Jerry Rood, Jack McLaughlin, Robert May, manager. THIRD ROW: Bill Jenkins, Joseph Grenewich, Victor Hargraves, Alfred Gizenski, James Brown Arthur Askew, Gerald Neufer. Track Track is considered a building-up sport since it conditions and prepares an individual for major sports such as football and basketball. The track and field sport is a sport of endurance. It is also a sport emphasizing individual participation. In a meet a contestant is on his own, for each is scored individually. This year the track team engaged in five meets with the following schools as opponents: G.A.R., Kingston, Coughlin, Meyers, and Plymouth. In those meets, the team acquired a total of seventy- one and one-half points of which Bud Lewis earned thirty-one points. 1 At the end of the season, the District 2 PIAA holds its district track and field meet at Scranton. The scores are totaled for team championships but individual awards are also given for those placing first, second, and third. To date Northwest has had four district first place winners-Larry Auchus, shot-put, Bud Lewis, discus, Ted Puchalski, shot- putg Ellsworth Humes, class of 1957, broad jump. Northwest has also had one second place winnerh Bud Lewis, shot-putg and two third place winners -Bud Lewis, javelin, and Robert Rarig, 880-yard run. The district winners U0 to State College to compete for state honors. U D Ted Puchalski, Larry Auchus, Bud Lewis, and Robert Rarig were District 2 PIAA winners at Scranton. Ted and Larry were shot-put winners, Lewis javelin and discus, Rarig 880 yard and one-mile runs. Medals were awarded to the winners.

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KNICKS Cjuniorsl FIRST ROW: Walter Lipka, Keith Westover, Jerry Mc- Michael, Paul Culver. SECOND ROW: E u g e n e Cragle, Bud Lewis, Philip Ciampi. Intramural Basketball Champions SATELLITES If seniorsl FIRST ROW: Leonard Yara- shefski, John Humphries, An- thony Capece. SECOND ROW: Eugene Sorber, Stanley Soho- leski. ABSENT: Richard Baer. CELTICS fseniorsl fpennant winnersj FIRST ROW: Peter Lanza, Al- fonse Truskowski, Stanley Soho- leski, Todd Reider. SECOND ROW: Charles Cesarini, Robert Harcharik. ABSENT: R o b e r t Barchik, Larry Hargraves, Rich- ard Baer. l Rib?

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District II Track Meet t Ltt I ' ,N fl 'Z' if i' ii i t I I :' V M Lf','f ' . lttt jil l' 'f e iyif Ted Puchalski hands the baton to Paul Culver in the half- Mike Steeber came in fifth place in the running broad mile relay. Ted won first place in the shot-put and fifth jump. place in the 100-yard dash. X 1 X Bud Lewis throws the shot-put. Bud won first place with Rffbffrl Rarig and Brian Caverly run the 880-yard dash. the discus and third place with the javelin, Rarig won third place in the one-mile run. Jerry Hood won fifth place in the 440-yard dash. Ray ,lanik and Alfred Cizenski run the 220-yard dash.