Richmond Heights High School - Yearbook (Richmond Heights, OH)

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1983-84 Girls Gymnastics: Front Row: Sharon Rim, Dana Loparo, Stacy Taylor, Laura Lckson Back Row: Coach Tia Kozlovich. Eliza- beth Hood, Julie Latina, Jackie Miller, Amy Brown, Wendy Borecky, Not Pictured Kelly Lafferty. Gymnastics 109

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YOUTH : a team sho This edition of the gymnastics team is a foreshadowing of good things to come, stated Coach Tia Kozcovich. Although the team finished with an overall 4-8 record there was not a senior on the team. This lack simply meant that next year ' s team will have the same members as they year ' s team. And in the words of coach Kozlovich the team will be a powerhouse . The team, consisting main- ly of underclassmen, was victorious against its smaller opponents but was overpowered by the more experienced larger schools. young ws promise Led by catpain Julie Latina the gym- nasts split the first two meets and then were plagued with injuries to the best performers. There injuries were the cause of the three losses that followed. Throughout the remainder of the season the team competed with only half of the members due to these injuries. The in- juries and lack of experience really hurt us this year, stated Sophomore Liz Hood. Although injuries were abundant and competition was rough, coach Kozcovich was very pleased with the per- formances of the team as a whole. — C.C. :llLauL 1983-84 Girls Gymnastics 4-8 Warming up. Kelly Lafferty and Stacy Taylor prac- tice their floor exercises before an upcoming meet. This was Kelly ' s third year with the team. Working hard. Sharon Rim performs on the un- even bars at a home meet against Aurora. Sharon was given the most valuable gymnast award. RHHS Opp 86.245 Kenston 87.78 83.57 Cuyahoga Hts 7088 92,065 Brush 97.185 87 76 Lake Catholic 91,72 745 Mayfleld 92.3 93076 Laurel 89.05 71 80 Hudson 85.55 71 80 Woodridge 56.60 67.85 Parma 7605 76 65 Orange 91.25 6795 Chardon 96 35 97.55 Aurora 79,035 108 Gymnastics

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Going Through The Grinder Grinding your teeth and taking the punches seemed to be a requirement for being a part of the ' 84 wrestling team. Most people said this season started off slow but this season seemed to have started from inside a hole. At the first day of practice there were around twenty- seven wrestlers trying out. When the sea- son ended fourteen and a half months lat- er there was a scarce nineteen left on the team. As expected guys go out just to see if they like it, but have no real inter- est. And with every sports comes the in- juries. This year seemed to be a record. It was like a plague. For four wrestlers, two of which were seniors injuries took away their hopes to wrestle. Two seniors Dennis Kelly and Bob Suszek were forced to sit for half their season, but were able to come back and compete. When they got over the bumps in the road, things started shaping up. There were a few changes to the team. Among them was the new assistant coach Mar- shall Bossard. Bossard who graduated from Richmond Heights in 1969, was al- ways part of the team, but his • Class A State Champions. • Mr. Papouras won his 200th dual meet. • Total weight loss as a team was 293 lbs. Lining up for recognition. Against Newbury, the last dual meet, the wrestling seniors were lined across the gym in honor of Parent ' s Night. 110 Wrestling J