Oak Hill High School - Inflight Yearbook (Converse, IN)

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oak hill MATMEN win third place in m.i.c. competition Twenty boys ranging from freshmen to seniors comprise Oak Hill wrestling team headed by Coach Lewis Snyder and Mr. Dennis Holmes. Oak Hill wrestlers placed third in county invitational, while Iay Matchett individual winner in weight class placed first in the county meet. Golden Eagles' wrestling team won matches against Blackford 28-30, High- land 17-29, Mississinewa 24-30, Alex- andria 13-37, Madison-Grant 22-26. Oak Hill wrestlers lost against Eastbrook 28-26, Northwestern 29-23, Cass 22- 19. Eight teams that play alley basketball for the intramural squads play on Wednesday night at Oak Hill High School. Mr. Reece Peacock heads in- tramural basketball forming teams of in- terschool competition. Each team plays one another until the intramural champ is crowned. 76 wrestling 957' Varsity matman Mike E. Mark, seizing the opportunity to pen his man in the Oak Hill-Alexandria match at Oak Hill High School on December 15, 1970, posted a 37-13 win as Eagles hit a 2-0 record.

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As third quarter action riddles Coach lack Keefer's plot, Mark Shaffner responds to the situation. V x , + 'I i i Q .V f 4 Nm 2 1 , . ' Q ssfwv 11.5 is ' 5 -'5 va .W f. sn K .Gif .9 - xXN ' A --et. I is Shooting a jump shot, Junior Varsity forward Brian Smith scores two as Tom Way rebounds. junior eagles post 5 consecutive victories for WINNING season Junior Varsity began their season with an Eastbrook defeat Q26-39j, but this only prompted their spirit to future wins. Alexandria fell prey to the clawing Ea- gles Q46-441, North Miami also failed to stop the Eagles Q50-42j. Mississinewa blemished the Eagle record with a disappointing defeat Q40- 481. To nest five wins in a row the baby Eagles Spread their tiny wings and flew away with Wabash Q48-461, Northfield Q38-31j, Manchester Q43-341, Eastern Q54-521, and Cass Q38-351. But Madi- son Grant bullied the junior five 42-39. Oak I-Iill's Iunior Eagles soared again as Maconoquah bowed to Oak Hill Q49- 391. Also the flying five continued their victory streak by swooping over North- western Q49-431, Southern Wells Q61- 35j, Peru Q55-411, Southwood Q55-351, Tri-Central Q64-391, Western Q65-461, and Caston Q64-521. Freshmen opened this year's basketball season with two discouraging set-backs. They were defeated by Peru 40-54, and Mississinewa 43-59. Then came back to down Southwood S7-56 only to be beaten by Marion Iones 33-40. At tourney time the Eagle Freshmen eliminated Bennett 44-37, later the frosh five lost to Eastbrook 41-53. After losing by a slim margin to Wa- bash 36-37, Coach Hazelbaker and his crew killed Eastern 69-37 and edged Maconaquah 30-29. Then the Freshmen lost one game to Tipton 29-39, before entering the Peru Tourney only to be disappointed again when they were eliminated in the morn- ing session by North Miami 49-59. Again the fighting frosh started a win- ning streak by rolling over Madison Grant 67-35 and stomping McCulloch 63-44. After much effort and what seemed a very long game they defeated Washington 55-54. freshman basketball 75

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Wrestling Team: Front Row: Bruce Bowman, Ioe Fleck, Sam Homer, Kim Richardson, Iack Dawalt, Iay Matchett, Roger McClain, Dennis Penick, Ieff Hall, Tim Howell. Second Row: Brian Cranor, Ronald Hall, Tim Sigler, Roe Vadas, Bob Carty, Mike Winters, Mike O'Brien, Stan Grizzle, Mike L. Mark, Tom Van DeWater. Third Row: Ian Davis, Stan Davis, Coach Lewis Synder and Mr. Dennis Holmes. These matmen comprise the 1970-71 school year varsity squad. -.---...-...... Wrestlers-Sam Homer, Kim Richardson, Bruce Bowman, and Ioe Kerlin-ran 22O's during an after school practice as Coach Lewis Snyder repeats instructions to the varsity squad before the Grant County Invita- tional. wwfffsf .fl ffl iq. F 1 ,i Going for rebound Bob Armstrong and Scott Corbin display defense as teams one and two play alley ai' , 6 EE : basketball. wrestling 77