Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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Dan Rust, Tom Johnson, Brad Adams and some other members of the tennis team after a long game. Baseball Team G. Anderson S. Bauer R. Carden S. Carlson G. Coleman S. Douglas B. Funk S. Gibson D.Johnson R. Jones P. Kupferschmid M. LeClair J. Pilcher B. Rinkenberger R. Stockwell P. Vandiver R. Wells T. Whitcomb Baseball Tennis Golf Golf: Front row. Mike Fiorillo, Mike Natterstad, Mike Bogle, Chuck Burnett. Second row: Mr. Johnson (coach), Keith Carson, Dave Gilmore. Stan Gibson, Kevin Smith, Jeff Watkins. The tennis program is still young, but it has gotten a fantastic start. The man behind its success is Mr. Tom Tennis: Front row: Steve Douglas, David VanderWaal. Brad Adams. Tom Dimond. Back row: Tom Johnson, Kevin Stone, Steve Sypult. Roger McFarland. Dan Rust, Mr. Diver (coach). Diver, the coach. He spends long hours doing various jobs from working on the courts to teaching boys and girls the proper strokes for winning tennis. The team registered a 5-4 record, which is great since they play schools such as Champaign Centennial, Normal U-High, Rantoul, and Kankakee Eastridge. The golf program was headed by Randy Johnson. Their home course was Lakeview Country Club. Their top players were underclassmen, so they will be on the course another year. A major remodeling of the baseball field is under way. Pat Prina, baseball coach, is running the project. He is also putting long hours into his work. He hopes to produce a winning baseball team. 26

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c c R O o u S N S T R Y First row: Robert McQuinn, Pat Jordan, Deon Mennenga, David Bittinger. Second row: Gary Kavajecz, Dan Ostgard, Doug Niewold, Steve Douglas, Phil Meyer, Mike Frichtl. Third row: Tim DeShasier - manager, Ted Beer, Tom Johnson, Kevin Carpenter, Tom Graham, Cary Colwell, Frank Alfano, David VanderWaal, Mike Natterstad - mgr. Just a few more laps! Dan Ostgard and Doug Niewold. A year of near misses and injuries ' was how Mr. Guyot summed up the year. Paxton's Cross-Country team had their best season, nevertheless. They had records of 21 dual and 18 consecutive wins. Paxton won 2nd place in the unique Manteno Conditioner and the Bismarck Invitational. They captured 8th in the 35 team Spartan Classic at St. Joseph. In all, the harriers won four team trophies. Early in the year, three of the top seven runners were injured. The team still managed to run 4285 miles through the season. DUAL RECORD 21-4 Clifton 15-49 Gilman 26-31 St. Joseph 20-41 Georgetown 27-29 Mahomet 29-28 Oakwood Forfeit Monticello 32-23 Unity 27-28 Herscher 23-35 ABL 31-40 Hoopeston 23-35 Georgetown 21-35 Oakwood 19-43 Gilman 25-35 Bismarck 26-31 Rankin 18-43 Hoopeston 26-31 Mahomet 27-28 Watseka 24-32 Oakwood Forfeit Rankin 17-43 Watseka 32-23 Bismarck 28-30 Gilman 25-37 Unity Frosh-Soph—lst of 8 Manteno Conditioner—2nd of 12 Bismarck Invitational-2nd of 15 25

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Kevin Mikeworth Mark Lawless Terry Whitcomb Bryant Watts Jim Pilcher Mark LeClair Scott Carlson Tom Suslavich Rick Schaumburg Ron Woodworth Curt Bloom Dave Wilson Alan Schroeder Gary Anderson Randy Carden Larry Carter 27