Perkins High School - Quadrant Yearbook (Sandusky, OH)

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See we B 'SWS Q!!! M TROUNCES FCES TENNI TE Practice makes perfect - or at least it almost made the boys' tennis team perfect. The only setbac kof the season occurred when the team was upset by undefeated Willard. Preceding season play, ninth-year coach Mr. Joe Taylor pointed out that l-luron would be a threat to con- ference contenders. However, was confident that the Pirate he net- ters could win the SBC if successful in knocking off the Tigers. And SUT9 enough, this obstacle was overcome - the team grabbed its third straight SBC title C10-OJ. One high- light in conference action took p lace when the team left Tiffin Calvert scoreless Qin two contestsj for first time in Taylor's coaching reer. ln addition to desiring the , . .'-.. s .t..t .'1, 5 ' -. , ' f? ekssfiln 1 .1 , , n -.,' J ' ., . the ca- SBC T . ' 1. it rI. ss, W? il- 3421 s f . RET!-ser . Q -Is. - 1- ' 1 . E. -rf.--aS:3-k. .f - ' r fr' 2 ' -- 1- t . Ti . .. . V . 1 ' - k SW' Q . . t r-its ,t,t . . N. . .. ,g li. : -' ' be , K 2 . .te J -s-.g+s.es,,1 3 we - f-sf ' + . . . . i .. Yi -1..-1-s.t-.4 , .e:+G'ss,1Q-v'.i+u.- ra4--'-:-.- - . we . -fi . ... ' Q- If -- V - I 31 championship, another team objec- tive was to send some members to the district. Six of the 11 players were district qualifiers. Junior, Myles Bruno, the sectional singles champi- on, advanced to the district semifin- als before being defeated by an Ot- tawa Hill state qualifier. Other dis- trict qualifiers were Ben Raschke Csinglesj, Bob Brown - Jay Weiland Cdoublesj, and Darcy Schmidt - Jeff Swain, who were sectional doubles runners-up. Bruno was named the Most Valu- able Player at the annual sports ban- quet fete, the Raschke, a junior, was voted the Most Improved Player by his teammates. Also obtaining a winning season was the J.V. team, which ended with a 11-3 slate. isle., sed 1. FRONT ROW: Coach J. Taylor, T. Bossetti, B. Raschke, D. Linden, D. Rotsinger. BACK ROW: D. Schmidt, B. Brown, J. Weiland, J. Swain, P. Keleher, G. Huculak, M. Bruno. 2. Quick action by Bob Brown enables him to return the ball successfully. 3. With great skill, Ben Raschek returns a low hit ball. 4. Preparing for a serve, Jeff Swain eyes the ball. 5. In a singles match, Myles Bruno uses a backhand swing. Boys' Tennis 143

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Mm BATME B TTLE FOR SBC Leadership contributed by the seniors pushed the baseball team on. Its record was a disappointment, but morale and spirit still ranked high throughout the season. The team's fourth place finish in the SBC was a far throw from the pre-season goal of winning the con- ference. Although plagued by out of conference losses, the team did maintain an honorable position in the SBC, posting a 5-4 record. Tim Kruchowsky was voted the team's Most Valuable Player, along 1. FRONT ROW: J. Cummings, J. Fresch, T. Kruchowsky, G. Simcox, D. Lang, C. Bran- ham, J. Burchfield. BACK ROW: J. Nixon, P. Gawryszewski, B. Jacobs, D. Pruitt, J. Glar- dina, T. Harper, G. Turner, M. Ebert. 2. ln position, Gary Simcox awaits the pitch. 3. Tim Kruchowsky plans strategy while he eyes the opponent. 4. Checking the course of the ball, Tim Mar- zec awaits the decision. 142 Baseball with being presented the Freytag Award and receiving an honorable mention in the SBC. Gary Simcox, the recipient of the team's Most Im- proved award, also received an hon- orable mention in the conference. Team standout Dave Pruitt was vot- ed into the second team SBC squad. The diamondmen, led by six sen- iors, had no captain. Coach Doug Mehling believes there is a nucleus for a good team next year. The reserve batmen had a record of 7 wins and 7 losses. 4, I kenaf , VYFJH.. , J ff o Q W, .is

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1w ' WIM ERS STILL VICTGRIOUS lt's something to do. This was the motto of the girls' swim team. Swimming, like any other sport, re- quires many long hours of training and provides plenty of work for the girls. But swim teams can be distin- guished from other sports in one way - they have no SBC competi- tors. Therefore, the team is often forced to travel if a meet is to be held. ln spite of this inconvenience, the mermaids have been compet- ing with success ever since their program first began in 1978. A major accomplishment was that of being runner-up in the Northwest District Swim Meet. Nancy Buder Cco-captain and Most Valuable Play- erl was a state qualifier in three events including the 500 freestyle Cset a new school recordj, the 200 individual medley Cplaced 12th at stateb, and the 400 free relay. The remaining members of the relay team were Katrina Hehl, Cheryl Lin- den, Cco-captainj, and Tricia Stacey. PHS was ranked 16th CState Power Pointsh and third QAA State Power Pointsj in over-all standings. Coach Groscost was named Ohio's girls' coach-of-the-year by the Ohio High School Swimming Coaches' Association. Sophomore, Karen Brown was chosen the team's Most Improved Player. . g g , - , 1.. Lgxiytr gg . ..,lrtt .. ---f.l. PZ1.. T . .J . 1. FRONT ROW: P. Carpenter, C. Linden, N. Q., S .,- . 1 . -. ,, , . .tti ,, .- ts Buder, k. Hem. Row 2: coach J. Groscost, A. is at tag 5 Grathwol, T. Stacey, W. Korns, J. Wright, K. M i f . -L - ' H Mushett, P. Walton, G. DaGiau. ROW 3: Coach NWS gk 'ii L if ' A X J. Verble, J. Sample, N. Hesse, A. Lynn, K. ' 'f Gray, K. Gordon, M. Sample, K. Brown, M. 5 illi' W' X f Guidi. BACK ROW: K. Fahey, A. Zeiher, L. Lew- is, J. Keleher, L. Vogel, S. Smith, C. Rose, K. Stierhoff. 2. Anxious for the freestyle race to begin, Amy Grathwol gets set. 3. In one of her better races, Cheryl Linden makes good time in the breaststroke. 144 Girls' Swimming