Penn High School - Bittersweet Yearbook (Mishawaka, IN)

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Hopes crushed From the very start people were expecting a real battle. Penn 10-0 on the season, ranked number 1 in the state took the state's second best defense who had yielded a mere 39 points all season up against number 4 Valparaiso, who was also 10-0 and had the state's second best offense which averaged approxi- mately 33 points a game Maybe it was the pressure; maybe it was the untimely fumbles and penalties. Whatever it was, Penn found themselves holding the short end of the stick in their 31-19 state championship playoff game against the Valparaiso Vikings. Despite the uncertainty of the game until late in the day, more than 8,300 enthusiastic fans turned out to see a her- alded clash of the unbeatens. You would expect the score to be closer and for a while Kingsmen fans hoped as they fought back from a 24-6 halftime deficit to close within five at 24- 19 with almost 10% minutes to go in the game But it was not to be as Penn's offense stalled and a stiff wind blew a punt short at the Kingsmen's 48. The Vikings pro- ceeded to march in for an insurance score, earning themselves the right to play Carmel at home for the state title

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Penn harriers do best ever In perhaps their tine Penn Kingsmen harriers finished at 16-2 in dual meet competition and 7-1 in con- ference meets Their efforts earned them a fine second place finish in conference standings Their only ference | was to unbeaten Elkhart Central wha finished first and 8-0 in the NIC. Penn's other loss was to a strong Goshen squad Three of Penn's 16 victories were by perfect scores of 15-5 the lowest score wins Next year's outlook for a cross country competitor looks bright indeed with this year's MVP sophomore Mike Haag and Most improved, junior George Bachman returning One of this year's brightest was Mike Haag who set a school record against LaSalle in a blitzing 12.27. He was Penn's top finisher in every meet and had an excellent point average of 1.00 In competition other than dual meets, Penn finished fifth in the New Prairie Invi tational and fifth at the LaPorte Invita tional With their score of 119 points, Penn finished third in sectionals, and 8th at regionals with 214 points 10. In cross ntry Above Larry Dale { runner Bottom ishes in the top five ac runners get olf fo a fast start s to stay ahead of a LaSalle Junior George Bachman tin. 1 LaSalle