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

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B r Girls Track and Field WE THEY 1 54 Lutheran East 64 64 Independence 65 59 Aurora 69 52 Cardinal 76 51 Gilmour 73 42 Berkshire 86 27 Kirtland 101 47 Trinity 82 97 Beachwood 8 51 Newbur ' Tournament Record Kent District 6th 70 1 Vlansfield Regional Uth JP 1984 Boys Track and Field Team WE THEY 89 Lutheran East 39 30 Independence 100 37 Aurora 90 33 Cardinal 95 43 Gilmour 88 34 Kirtland 96 68 Beachwood 60 24 Newbury 108 Tournament Record Independence District 10th Mansfield Regional 21st Quick pass. Finishing his lap. Joe Gorup Warming the stride. Patt Rim and fel- hands off the baton to Kevin Smythe in the low teammates warm up before the run- mile relay. Both Joe and Kevin received ning long jump. Stretching out was a nec- ESC awards for long-distance running. essarv ' preparation to insure the preven- tion of injup, ' . Not only were we racing against sundown, we also were trying to beat Indepen- dence . 98 Boys and Girls Track

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Jet down — Junior Chris Bill awaits the litch. Chris has played varsity since she ras a freshman. In this game against ilayfield, she showed her stuff on third lase, throwing three girls ' out. Close! But Safe. Receiving the pass from Senior Kim Meyer, junior Kathi Kelly attempts to get out a Kirtland Hornet. The pass was just a second too late. In the conference game, the Spartanettes beat the Hornets. egative Scores Were No Factor ot a very successful year, cornrriented senior captain Kim Meyer, but it was one of our finest. The lady Spartans headed-off their losing streak with Mayfield High School with a score of 12-1. After this defeat the tables did not turn around until the Spartanettes met up with the Kirtland Hornets. It was the best feeling. We girls finally beat Kirtland in something. exclaimed junior Chris Bill. Cardinal High School swung the girls around once more, beating them 5-3 in a close game. The Berkshire Badgers did not help the Spartanettes ' record either, beating them in a doubleheader at Berk- shire High School. At this time, things started to look up for Richmond Heights. They T here] was on first, tiaitingfor the pitch and my eye on the batter. She hit the hall audi took off. There was no doubt what I would do when the shortstop fielded the ball. As she positioned herself to catch the ball, I got the thrill of taking her out , and preventing a disastrous double play. Fundamental strategy won the play. had a short winning streak, beating Solon 4-2 and challenging . ndrews to a 10-6 win. After these two spirit boosting games, the Spartans went back to losing a tight game with Beachwood and a run-away game uith New- bury. Meeting the Hornets again gave the girls et another chance to show how tough they really were, beating Kirtland 9-7. The last few games of the season did not boost the Spartan ' s records either. A big loss to Newbury and to Beachwood showed it. Once again the Spartans went out of their pace to a fast pitch tournament. We hardly ever do well at this annual tournament, but it gives us a totally different aspect of softballl commented Kathi Kelly. The girls lost in the first game of the tournament to Magadore. .5-21. Going solo, senior Marilyn Wason took the place of the second team in the East Suburban Conference. Marihn played outfield tor the Spartans. Over all, the RHHS Spartanettes had an up and down season, but did finallv swatted those hornets. 1984 Girls Softball Team; Front Row: Kim Meyer, Sharon . bramovich, Maril -n Wason; Second Row: Michelle Leovic. Veronica Shelter. Tami Arsena. Kat ' n Bonnay; Third Row: Laura Baio. Wendy Borecin.-. Chri; Bill. Stacy DiFrancisco, Laura Lexson. Back How: Coach Norm Maneri. Shcri Rayer. Jennifer ' arca. Lisa Santorelh. leaay Dudman. Kathi Kelly, and Mind Imrie Girls Softball 97

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Following up Striving for a good jump is freshman Rim. Sharon along with her sister Patty usualK placed in the top three for long jump. Up Over. Sophomore Mark Bremec successfully completes a jump in his field event, — polevaulting. Mark was one among the few pole vaulters on the team. t 1984 Boys and Girls Track and Field Team; Front Row: Jim Seme, .Vlark Bremec, Pam him. Sha on Him. Ann Dhamija, Stacy Taylor. Lori Hittner. Vicki Somrak, Back-row: Head Coach Fred Gearhart, Doug Hersbma«. JeflF DeWerth, Dennis Kless, Joe Gorup, Dennis Loushin, Fred Buck, Kevin Smythe. Patti Carrick. . nn Carrick, Frank)- Seme. Lauren Galicki, Corey Markusic. Holly Frank. John Rieger. Rachel CrrA-en. Kris Som i Lirida Grdina. OjatJ-t Pally Hawkins, Coach Chris Biro. gility and Speed Trip Spikers Spring began to come upon Richmond Heights High School, many track and field participants brought out •their t-shirts and sweats, dusted ofi their spikes and prepared for the big upcoming 1984 season. As it is known, if there is no dedication, there is no use in organizing a sport ' s team, let alone a team in which the members participate individually, The Richmond Heights boys and girls track team seemed to have some serious athletes stated Doris Cah, Manv of the u p to nou I had never done it . It was the Kirtland Meet and 1 itas determined to do it this time . Pole in hand, eye on the cross bar. 1 started my run. planted the pole and started my flight through the air. Graceful as a bird 1 cleared the cross bar with room to spare. Amid shouts of excitement. 1 landed in the pit. I had mastered a fundamental event! underclass members plan on returning to the track team again next Spring, despite this season s hard practices and time. Overall the 1984 Bo s and Girls track season was not a successfiil one. In the East Suburban Conference the Spartans held a record of one v dn and five losses, putting the team in sixth place in the confer- ence. Much of the team ' s strength was in the individual events. Senior co-captain Patty Carrick received a first place all ESC for her ability ' in both shot put and discus, and also went to Columbus to compete at state. The boys track team included members such as senior Joe Gorup and Kevin Smythe, both proving to be outstanding distant runners. Gorup ' s talent in the 1600 meter run gained him first place all ESC and the chance to compete at state. Senior Patti Carric k was asked why the season did not turn out as well as planned, We were young. There was not a lot of experience, commented Patti Carrick, Last year was a building year. Yet through- out the season, individuals were still able to make their mark, even though we fell behind in points. ' Bovs and Girls Track 99