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

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FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM-FRONT ROW: Mgr. Barry Gerber, Mgr. Kim Var- vir, Steve Lopez, Bob Kuhn, Mike Addy, Randy Sillik, Don Kwart, Dennis Thom- as, Bill Biggs, Tim Santeyan, Randy McNeal, Bob Phanton, Steve Fila, Mark Kelly, Mgr. Gary Lombardo. SECOND ROW: Mgr. Mike Cossel, Mgr. Kevin Kelly, Jerry Bridgeman, Mike Smith, Pat Cereponya, Rob McCann, Mike Reeser, Jim Buck, John Locognina, Scott Lewis, Henry Acevedo, Jerry Maldonado, Ralph Marble, Rick Vanderford, Greg Mills, Stan Dietzman, Mgr. Doug Hitchner. BACK ROW: Mgr. Dick Payne, Altie Labor, Mike Young, Kim Conwell, Fred Fox, Fred Pascoe, Steve Ginthum, John Olvey, Roland Youngling, Bud Droegemeier, George Whitaker, Tony Lopez, Bob Trower, Ken Romero, John Trausch, Tom Tatum, Bob Ancharski, Troy Reimer, Mgr. Dave Sternfeld, Mgr. Burce Johanning- meier, Mgr. Mike Myers. inning Season Posted b Frosh Gridders Learning The fundamenTals of blocking, Tackling and run- ning was The main obiecTive of The freshman fooTball Team as They began preparing for compeTiTion in laTe AugusT. The Team, coached by Don Holley and Larry Weimer, accomplished These objecTives as They came Through with a winning record of five wins and Three losses. Palo Verde ended its season with a defeaT aT The hands of The Rincon Rangers in Their final game of The season. Looking forward To possible posifions on The varsiTy nexT year were Rick Ranne, Rob McCann, Bud Droegemier and Troy Reimer. An unidentified frosh Titan attempted to recover a fumble during the home game against Tucson High on October 7. The Badgers defeated the Titans. tm' A emma.. M. .Q-....M es.: sb if , B 5 K .: ' - '- M.. f ' , K , . , efrrzggi, r ,, - ,, , W- 1 Mer- , ,3 A' A . ,L 0 .5 fs-wykriy, ,xi Y, 'nf' L Q0 ' we ' xr? si' t f f ,A ml 'T' at ,fryw M352 1 V ' ., ., T fssmg, Y 3 .ei Q9 X ,,,e , , ,L Y, f' 'L evr 1Le,g,e-L T as 'if'Mt- A if T - 2 W T'-'ke , ,cf,c.y E ,, spy? Frosh player Troy Reimer eluded a Douglas defender and headed for the goal in an attempt to score against the Bulldogs. The Titans were defeated I9-0.

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Basketball- I 96 Varsity Basketball Team Completed Successful Season With l3 victories against 9 defeats, the Titan basketball team completed one of its most successful seasons. Compet- ing in the newly developed AA-B league, the Titans won the divisional title with a 5 and l record, defeating Sunnyside and Catalina twice and splitting with Salpointe. The high point of the season was an upset victory over Phoenix Union in the second game of the season. Union went on to win the State Championship for the second consecutive year. Palo Verde swept the Miami Christ- mas Tournament defeating Aio, 67-52, Globe, 84-43, and Superior, 75-55. Joe Babinski and Gerry Brooks were hon- ored by being placed on the All- tourney team. Babinski was named captain. Titans honored by the Star All-City team were Babinski, second team for- ward, Brooks and Steve Gunzel, honor- able mention. In a poll taken by Tucson coaches, Babinski was named to the first team All-City Citizen as forward. Players voted forward Doug Rhodus as most valuable player on the team at the conclusion of the season. Doug, a senior, was also the most accurate free- throw shooter on the team. Babinski set a new Palo Verde record as he averaged nearly T8 points a game. Brooks led the team in rebounding with 209, an aver- age of lO a game. Art Allen led the team in assists with 70 and was also a top defensive player. VARSITY BASKETBALL RECORD Palo Verde Opponents 81 Tucson 84 62 Phoenix Union 60 5'I Amphi 49 80 Douglas 67 65 Rincon 37 54 Pueblo 42 45 Maryvale 49 50 Amphi 43 59 Rincon 68 63 Sunnyside 53 52 Tucson 54 66 Catalina 53 47 Salpointe 49 74 Sunnyside 66 46 Catalina 42 56 Pueblo 59 67 Salpointe 62 65 Douglas 77 159