Overlea High School - Omega Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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Fred Brmgier heaves the sliol, trying In ozzlrlistancc lzis com- pelitors. Tom Clark makes his lunge for the finish in the 600 yarn' run. I34 Execulirzg ll qzziclf lzamloff, Alan Storlz yields llic lzalon to Roy Plzil- lips for Ilie gun lap in flu' 880 relay. For the first time since Overlea began to participate in indoor track three years ago, the Falcons possessed a team that was able to perform in the Vllashington, ll. C. lnterscholastie Games. Out of a total field of 52 teams representing schools from Maryland and Virginia the Falcon thin- clads finished twenty-third. At this meet a sprint medley team made up of Tom Clark, Dave Schultz. Sylvester Smith, and John Cold finished fourth to establish a new school record of three 3 :51.2. Although the standings did not show it, many school records fell in the Falcons, drive for perfection. Dave Schultz set a new record for the mile run of 4919.8 and a new record for the thousand yard run of 2:2 1.3. Sylvester Smith broke the 3 year old record in the 380 yard run with a time of 115.2 seconds and tied the standing record of 6.7 seconds in the 60 yard dash.

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Despite a disastrous year in the won-lost Column, the girls' Junior Varsity Basketball team played with increas- ing enthusiasm throughout the season. Guided hy their eoac-h, Nliss Nlary Cook, the twelve sophomore girls showed a marked improvement with each successive game. The flefense founfl a leading player in'Brencla Schafer, and Wziiida Nester provefl to he a valuable asset to the offense, totaling forty-nine points to become the teamis high scorer. .1 V IMSKETHXLL Falcons Opponents 11 Sparrows Point .... 20 17 Kenwood ..... . . 19 14 1-'atapsoo .... ... 18 28 Perry Hull .... . . . 19 15 Parkville .......... 26 18 Sellers Point ...... 5 11 Dundalk ...... .. 8 13 Deep Creek . . . . . . 35 Assisted by Carol Rineer, Barbara Thrasher successfully attempts to score against on-rzmhing defwzders. Unseasoned J. . loopers gained experience. Although the records did not show a winning season, the Junior Varsity team showed spirit throughout the season. The members utere: Front Row: Winnie Robinson, ,llgr. Sharon Rodgers, Sandy Wagner, Mgr. Marie Domanowshoi, Laura Aflhins. Row 2: Brenda Schaffer, Wanda Wester, Belly Sanders. Row 3: Constance Harrod, Debbie Simpson, Carol Rineer, Coach Mary Cook, Shirley Keene, Barbara Thrasher. '33

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The Varsity traclrrnen waged a hard-fought season finishing well in state competition. Overletfs record-setting Indoor track squad included: Front Row: Dave Schultz, Quentin Mohr, Dave Calvert, Ken Matson, Sylvester Smith, Richard Fine, and John Horney. Row 2: Tom Dougherty, Dare Keller, George Hill, Darrell Bennett, Torn Clark, John Karsebloonz, and Mgr. Basgier. Row 3: Bill Lawrence, Mike Bass, John Gold, Coach Bruce Turner, Al Stortz, Glenn Szcistan, Roy Phillips, Bruce Hill. Indoor Track team broke school records. VARSITY TRACK Falcons Opponents 33M Cantonsville ........ 66W 20 Milford Mill . . . . . . 76 42 Woodlawn .... . . . 54 12 Kenwood . . . . . 69 The strain of varsity competition shows on the faces of John Harney, Bill Lawrence, Dave Keller, and Bruce Hill as they await the start of the 880 relay. I35