Palo Verde High School - Olympian Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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G mnasts Displayed Strength, Coordination Led by versatile all-around gyrnnasts, the 1967 team at- tempted to improve their previous second place city finish and Varsity gymnast Rick Franz smoothly performed a back three-quarters on the trampoline in the boys' gym as part of his routine for upcoming tournaments. third place state finish. Jon Aitken finished first in the high bar competition in the city championships last year. Seniors Mike Berry and Mike Ward and sophomore Aitken competed in the all-around. Roger Ross and Bill Acorn were top com- petitors on the rings and parallel bars while Mitch Parker and Larry Orenduff were top competitors in the side horse. Bill Strodtbeck competed in floor exercise. Junior Rick Franz worked on the trampoline. To varsity gymnast Mike Ward, coordinating movements and concentration were factors needed to skillfully execute o forward giant swing on the high bar. su it VARSITY GYMNASTIC5 TEAM--FRONT ROW: Jon Aitken, Dave Ward, John Berry, Steve Meinhousen, Joe McDowell, Bill Jensen, Bob Cain, John Kososkie, Jim Adams, Dave Bennett, Greg Finefrock. BACK ROW: Mgr. Mike Sisk, Joe . ..... .l ......., ... ...... --....-- ...-- -4...- Lilley, Larry Orencluff, Roger Ross, Mike Berry, Bill Acom, Mike Ward, Mitch Parker, Steve Kaplan, Kurt Lundstrum, Bill Strodtbeck, Richard Franz.

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...-u-ul' if end? JUNIOR VARSITY SWIMMING TEAM-FRONT ROW: William Ball, Robert Green, Bill Ramos, David Singer. BACK ROW: Larry Epstein, Jeff Wootan, Mike Mul- vena, Peter Simpson, John Ball, Mark Henrikson, Bill Blackwell, Keith Porter. JV Tankers Looked Forward to Success David Singer strained to get the maximum distance in his starting dive as an- other member of his team touched the block in a iunior varsity relay race. we sqm V Under the direction of Coach Bob Ford the iunior varsity swimming team anticipated bettering last year's record of three wins and two losses. The result of their first meet against Camelback was a tie. Leading the team in the 100-yard free- style was Larry Epstein with a time of 59.7 seconds. Leading in the butterfly was Dave Singer with a time of one minute twelve seconds. In the IOO-yard backstroke Sam Young fin- ished in one minute fifteen seconds. With a top time of one minute twenty-two seconds, Jeff Wooten was lead stroker in the breaststroke. Junior Scott Ullery demonstrated speed and endurance when swimming the 100- yard butterfly, one of the most difficult strokes in individual competition. I. S' W . ,.. .:. e-f s- I Q' V ,,. N M A, ......--.age-Q -' fi ,JSI , H T .,.'1s,Lwe ' W . - . an, . . .e .V ' W ' . ' A 6, Q A . f if I swf I 'H Y f Z ,pi he -....,,,...pv-V Wilri. ' f, L . 5 A TI- ,W- ihl, M t A ,gpilifq ' I , t,,,N,, , ,, ,yi .- -X, , ,4,x g j . ..:Q'::',,sff'A fa Q -K S' if - iq 7-nxff 1' 'M -.vJwf1,w-...'t'f.':ff-.4'-Q'

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