Northwest High School - Vanguard Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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RESERVE TRACK - FRONT ROW: jim Ryker, jack Spencer, THIRD ROW: Coach McCarty, Terry Cassman, Terry Miller, Mike jackson, Steve Contos, David jaynes, Wendell Anderson, Tom Hanley, Larry Smith, Dennis Dodson, David Mahan, Loren Steve Sherrill. SECOND ROW: jom White, Steve Wyant, john Geddes, Coach Hamman. Copp, Terry Wilson, Don Dotlich, jerry Richie, Steve Snoddy. One of Northwest-'s outstanding milers is junior letter winner Dave Wortman. Reserve, frosh teams Show fine prospects Northwest's varsity track hopefuls for next year ended their season with a record of 4 wins and no losses. In their first meet of the season the reserves downed Decatur Central by a 56-53 margin. This victory was followed by two more wins over Cathedral and Brebeuf. The reserve track season ended with a Victory over Lawrence Central and Carmel in a triangular meet. Northwest also had a freshmen track team that placed second in the city meet. Team scores for the first four places were as follows: Tech 45, North- west 35, Sacred Heart 33, and Washington 30. In the city meet the freshmen had three firsts. Mike 1,ahne in the 880, Ronnie Burcham in the shot put, and the mile relay team also placed first. Coach Vernon McCarty was head track coach and Coach Bruce Hamman was in charge of the reserve and freshmen teams. During the rainy season the teams practiced in the gym and in the unfinished wing on top of the home economics department. Regular practice was on the main parking lot as the track behind the school was flooded most of the time. 111

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Cindermen tally .500 In initial track season The Pioneer trackmen ended their first season with a record of 2-2 in dual meet competition. Against Decatur, the trackmen lost a one point decision, 55-54. The Avon Orioles were the first victims, 7l-38. Cathedral Irish then beat the cinder- men 67-42. The dual meet season ended with a 57- 52 victory over Arlington High School. Broad Ripple Invitational came next with North- west finishing only two points out of 2nd position. The Pioneers next meet was a triangular meet with Carmel and Lawrence Central. The Pioneers finished third. In the last meet of the season the trackmen finished 3rd out of five teams, with a total of 50W points. Brett Keene had the only first for Northwest in the 880. The time was his fastest of the season, 2:04.5. In the city track meet at Tech, Northwest qualified 4 boys and both relay teams. The sectional was next. and Northwest managed to place one man. Bill Hedges scored one point by placing 4th in the broad jump. junior letter winner Brett Keene led all runners in the state track competition for half-mile to become Northwest's first state champ. VARSITY TRACK TEAM - FRONT ROW: Ron Ball, Ron Finchum, jerry Campbell, Lester Spears, Charlie jordan, Dennis Turner, joe Breen, Dave Busby, Charles Walden, joe Rich, Ron Wood, Larry Hobson. SECOND ROW: Steve Mills, Steve Long- fellow, Dave Wortman, Steve Gruber, Dave Kersey, Tom Alex- 110 ander, Mike Lanne, Greg Bland, Bill Hedges, jim Phillips. THIRD ROW: Coach McCarty, Phil Poulos, Elmer Schubert, Brett Keene, Tom Stengel, Mike Hill, Doug johnson, john Sheetz, joe Hruban, Tom Beckham, Ron Burcham, Coach Hamman.

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VARSITY WRESTLING-FRONT ROW: john Root, john Harvey, joe Case Paul Breen Craig Carr Mile Shanahan Dave Brown Mike Bealmear, Chuck Thomas, Bill Anderson, Tom johnson, Bill Ron BurCham Tom Hanley Ed Essey Bob McKee Steve Mlkels Angel, Don Dotlich, Dan Cuyne, Bob Archer, SECOND ROW: Grapplers end season With Winning 8-5 mark The Northwest varsity wrestling team under the coaching of Mr. Bill Treichler posted a winning record of 8 wins against 5 losses in their second sea- son of varsity competition. The wrestling team also competed in the city and sectional finishing 10th and 4th respectively. The top individual efforts were turned in by three sophomores. John Harvey placed second in the sectionals and fourth in the city. Don Dotlich was runner-up in the sectionals and finished with a 10-4-1 record. He wrestled in the 112 pound class while Harvey competed in the 95 pound class. Bob McKee wrestled in the 103 pound division and posted the best over all individual record of 13 and 3. Also in the sectional tournament Ron Burcham finished third while Craig Carr and Tom Hanley finished fourth. The reserve team with Mr. James Albright as coach finished with a 10-3 record. Their wins were over VVood, Scecina, Brebeuf, Howe, Decatur Cen- tral, Broad Ripple, Cathedral, Chartrand, and Wash- ington. Their losses were to Manual, Arlington, and Franklin Central. 112