Penn High School - Bittersweet Yearbook (Mishawaka, IN)

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Led by the slugging trio of seniors Don Holmes, Glen Stevenson, and Tom Ritter, the 1966 Penn baseball team shook off a midseason slump and won its last Hve games of the season to end the year in fine fashion. Hampered by lack of practice and games due to rainy weather, the diamondment compiled a 6-4 record against tough competition. Highlighting the season was the five game victory streak to close the campaign. Included in the victory skein, which began just after the team had dropped four games in a row, were a Zfl victory over St. xI0seph's on Stevensonls home run, a doubleheader sweep against North Liberty, and a 5-1 clubbing of tough South Bend Adams. Holmes, one of the best athletes ever to compete at Penn, was much of the story during the 1966 campaign. He posted a .387 batting average to take the hitting crown, and was the mainstay of the pitching staH'. Hur- ling 47 innings of baseball, Holmes nabbed Eve of the teamjs half dozen victories, fanned 86 batters while walk- ingjust 27 and gave upjust 19 safeties. Stevenson batted .286 to finish third in the batting race, ending up behind Holmes and Ritter, who hit .345. Stevenson was also named honorary captain for the past season. He was the team's centerHelder for the past three seasons. Ritter, the squad's first baseman, ended an out- standing season by being named the most valuable per- former on the team. The B team, under the directorship of First year mentor .Iohn Luse, compiled a 5-6 record, scoring wins over LaPorte, Adams, Marion, and two over North Lib- erty. Greg Minnegar hit .417 to lead the team in batting, and Kerry Slater and Bob Yenna hit .375 and .381 re- spectively. Yenna and Doug Freeman each won two games as pitchers. VARSITY TRACK: ROW ONE: Rockenbaugh, Gropp, Franklin. Hohl. Weldy, Fulmer, P. Nliller, Dudeck, Alford, Ford, Assistant Coach Ward. ROW TWO: Hurtekant, Stump, Richman, Schmidt, Koch, Tobolski, Rumpf, Bellman, Getz, Hoffman, Ralston, ROW THREE: Britt, Barhydt, Accoe, Powell, Truckowski, D. Miller, Barrier, joy, Clark. May. ROW FOUR: Coach O'Shea, Ward- Klein, McMillan, Armen- trout, Stewart, D. Shanklin, Rach, Prahl, Heeter, Hunt. VARSITY BASEBALL: ROW ONE4Beehler, Holmes, Cropsey, Wachs, Risner, Ritter, Stevenson, Comfort. ROW TWO-Weis weaver, Leckrone, Fanning Green, Talboon, Minne, Needham, Hay- den, Coach Roy E. Bolen.

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After getting OH to a torrid start at the opening of the season, the 1966 Penn track team, hobbled by injuries, lost its last six dual meets in a row. However, Coach Frank O,Shea's squad, domi- nated by underclassmen, made a good showing for the season. Their final record ended at 3-6. Injuries played a key part in the misfortunes in the latter half of the season. Star senior sprinter Dick Fulmer pulled a leg muscle and missed much of the season. Steve Rockenbaugh, a promising junior, missed much of the season also. Highly touted pole vaulter Fred Kelver also missed nearly all of the season. However, the youngsters, including many promising freshmen, came through in strong fashion. Six freshman records were set during the season, one sophomore mark, and two school marks. Fulmer, despite running very little, earned his fourth letter in the track and held sport and re- ceived a special trophy for achieving this difficult feat. ,Iunior Roger Weldy, who was named most valuable for the 1966 season and will captain the 1967 squad, earned his second letter. He also set a new school record in the quarter mile. jun- ior Steve Rockenbaugh, who earned his third let- ter in track, set a new school record in the half- mile during the regular season. Resurgence could be the key word to describe the 1966 Penn golf team. Led by sensational senior Bill johnson, who Fired an all-time Penn best average score of 79, the squad compiled a 7-8 record. This mark is the best ever for a Penn squad. johnson, the most valuable player and honorary cap- tain for the past season, truly deserved the honors he received, as he proved to be one of the top golfers in the area, if not in the state. Coach Bill -Iagg had four other boys who were regular competitors, and all won major letters. Freshman Dick Ross, who shows potential of becoming an outstanding golfer in the next three years, had the second best average on the squad with an 85. Senior Darrell Gunn followed at 87 and juniors Mike Wag- goner and Ron Frantz carded averages of 89 and 92 respectively. Varsity Golf Teamg L to R-Dick Ross, Blike Waggoner. Bill john- son, Ron Frantz, Darrell Gunn, Coach Williamllagg.