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

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My greatest accomplishment this year was when I received honorable mention for volleyball in my first varsity year. — Stacey DiFrancisco Change of Weather. Junior Larry Schwenk covers up for the upcoming Winter Season. Larry ' s position on the team was fullback. Sports Dividers 77

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Sports Nothing is grander than scoring the winning point for your team. At Rich- mond Hts., such dreams often become reality. Every sport has had it ' s High- light of the Year . But what part of the game is most significant? In a close game nobody re- members the first quarter or the first inning. The closing minutes prove to be the victorious or heartbreaking ones. At a school with a enrollment, providirj and championship te. i|t. With such a lack ' IS not easy. ider how a sma l ide such fantastic fi Picking Up the Tempo. The Softball team advance runners to both first and second base. The Spartans ended the year with a 50 50 season. The Calm Before the Storm. Senior Joe Gorup and Sophomore Greg Crudele stretch out before a C.C meet. Joe was a state qualifier last year. 76 Sports Divider

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The final lap. Beginning the final lap of the 1500 meter run is Laura Favetti. Laura finished the race giving herself another victory. «,...« « - ,•.. ■ ' JWfj? ' ' -...-Cial i ijfc L- 5;. ' ! Ifd ou My first day at practice and my first meet had gotten me pretty well psyched up for the season. And being a fresh- man on the team made mc work extra hard, stated fresh- man Dennis Kless. The Spartans didn ' t do as well as they had hoped to do, with losing Senior Debbie Larney who would have been the only returning state cham- pion. Debbie was out the whole year with injuries. The young team consisted of five senior captains and 24 underclass- men, which meant the team was just lacking practice. A returning state qualifier, Patty Carrick had done very well in shotput and discus throwing competition. Patty was the leading scorer for the practice K girls track team. The leading scorer for the boys track team was Joe Gorup, who was undefeated in the open mile run in the East Suburban Conference. Joe Gorup was the only person on the track team to go down to state. Joe went down for the open mile, but fell shy of his goal. During the regular season Joe had set a school record in the open 78 Track