Oshkosh West High School - Notebook Yearbook (Oshkosh, WI)

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Things To Do - Sports Sporting events have been popular with high school athletes for a long time. Most high schools offered sports such as football, basketball, and baseball, and many of- fered more uncommon sports, such as swimming, wres- tling, and cross country running. However, sports were not confined to schools alone. There were dozens of popular extracurricular sports in which students participated, such as skiing, bicycle racing, various ice and water sports, and some indoor sports. One popular indoor sport was racketball, a quick moving game and tough to excel in. Sophomore Jim Jero was presently ranked second in Wisconsin in the 18 and under junior class. Other people tried new sports because they look inter- esting. “The Martial Arts improves confidence, coordina- tion, fighting skill for self defense, and sharpens observa- tion, as well as being a great art. All of the martial arts require many hours of extremely hard work to master,” said sophomore Ben Salas. To become competitive in sports, the athlete must strug- gle through many hours of tedious practice. Costs alone can drive some people out of many sports. BMX and mulfti- speed bikes were often as expensive as 600 to 1500 dollars. Most often encouragement in such costly sports came through either family or friends. “You really need the support of your family to become active in bike racing. You can't just do it on your own,” said junior Ray Reinders. His favorite sport, bicycle road racing, was an expensive and very challenging sport. Transportation could also be a problem. Sophomore Tom Wissink was forced to travel to Neenah a few nights a week to play hockey. Sports such as trapshooting and archery were great prac- tice for hunting. These sports required a special skill that came with many hours of what was often frustrating prac- tice. “The pursuit for perfection keeps you coming back. You have to be a glutton for punishment,” remarked junior Jon Strupp, on trapshooting. 1. Sophomores Chuck Latimer (top) and Ben Salas demonstrate Operation Meltdown. 2. There are many stunts that you can do on a BMX bike. Freshman Joe Shunk begins a tabletop. 3. Doing what he does best, junior Ray Reinders displays his racing clothes and bike. 4. Competition archery is a precision sport. Displaying his compound bow with scope and stabilizing bars is sophomore Steve Raddatz. 5. Layers of specially padded clothing, helmet and skates prepare sophomore Tom Wissink for a game of ice hockey. 6. Ina game of racketball, sophomore Jim Jero catches a rebound. MO lt

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