Orion High School - Charger Yearbook (Orion, IL)

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Senior Tom Carney leads the Chargers through the tunnel made by the cheer- leaders to signify the beginning of the Varsity game. All-Conference Brian Pitra hands off to Mike Matykiewcz trying to gain a first and ten against Rockridge. After gaining 450 total yards, Honor- able-Mention Jon Bloomberg edges to the goal line in their victory over Aledo. Scores Orion 6 I6 forfeit I4 20 I9 6 8 30 Cambridge 8 Morrison I2 I Monmouth ely,: y Aledo lyi ' 6 Westmer 6 Sherrard ' ' 27 Rockridge 27 f I Momnouth 27 ' ll l'rf, Aledo r' liy ' I3 V g ' Record: 4 Wins and 5lLosses

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Varsity Football Team Falls Shor Starting their season with high expectations, the Varsity Football Team fell short of their set goals. Their overall record was 4-5, with two con- ference wins against Aledo and one against Westmer. Having two tough losses against Rockridge and Monmouth, teams that challenged each other in the Quarter Finals of state play, the team was set back but continued their high morale. They then had a break in routine which was thought to set them back. But they came on strong after a seven day teachers strike, with a victory over Morrison. Despite big numbers in the victory column, the Charger players stuck together as a team. They were led by Coach Mike Shipley and their four senior captains, Jon Bloomberg, Matt McCunn, Brian Pirta, and Jay Taets. Although the Chargers faced a great many up- Defensive backs Brian Andrae and Troy Holmberg display team effort in pushing back their conference foe, Rockridge. Coaches Mike Shipley and Jeff Padgett discuss their next play with the Crows nest commentator, Coach Brian Phillips. Front Row, Ed Zucher, John Moody. Tony Swancutt, Chris Becker, Brian An- drae. Tim Parry, Clint Engle, and Mitch Lee. Second Row: Brian Pitra, Jeff Nor- ton, Troy Helmberg, Paul Hancock, Tom Carney, Andrew Thompson. Randy Volk, Chris lsakson, and Dane Cruthers, Manager. Back Row, Dana Morey. Jay Taets, Mike Berg, .lon Bloomberg, Ed Ash, Mike Matykiewicz, Mike Rochau, Matt McCunn, Carsten Neilson, Coach Padgett, Coach Phillips, and Coach Shi- pley. Varsity Football sets, they were able to have junior Mike Berg senior Brian Pitra named offensive All-Confere players. Along with Jon Bloomberg, offensive ior, and Mike Matykiewicz, defensive senior, ' were slated as Honorable Mention. Coach Shipley said, Our team had its ups downs through the season, and made many standing performances, but found it hard to together a better record. The team was more serving than the conference tally showed. Pitra commented, I feel that more members the team should have received recognition their play, because we all worked hard toget we were all equal. Special award winners at the fall banquet vi Most Valuable, Brian Pitra, Sportsmanship Best Defensive Blocker were received by McCunn, Most Improved Ed Zurcher, and Best f fensive Players, Jay Taets and Jon Bloomberg. V . sz, mga...

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66 Fresh Soph Football X Fresh Soph Team Gain Experience Although the '84 fresh soph football team col- lected only four wins, Assistant Coach Jeff Pad- gett was very satisfied with the team. He felt that with a few more experienced players, the team could have had a winning season. There were many highlights to the season, ac- cording to Padgett. He said, It was a good season for the young kids in the line and kids that never played high school ball before. The team played well in all their outings excluding the trouble they had with Rockridge and Monmouth. Kurt Melton gained 504 yards rushing on a five yard per carry average. Quarterback Tim Parry led the team in scoring with 32 points. Although a few events may have prevented the team from having a winning season, the stats show the Chargers played well overall. Tony San- chez, the Chargers' split end, said, We had our good games and we had our bad games. Although our record may not have shown it, l think we all learned a lot and were satisfied with the season. First row: Mike Boney, Todd Noe, Tony Sanchez, John Zurcher, Tom Rusk, Corey Shepard, Matt Andrae, and Man- ager Dane Corothers. Second row. Brent Bloomberg, Doug Nelson, Corey Fiers, Curtis Taetes, Charis Faust, Steve Stiles, Adam McSwain, and Tim Parry. Third row: David Snow, Ron Farwell, Dave Matykiewicz, Mitch Lee, Robbie ww. f Shultz, Clint Engle, Kurt Melton, Coaches Jeff Padgett, Brian Phillips, l and Mike Shipley.