Ringgold High School - Aries Yearbook (Monongahela, PA)

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.aavfr In 1978, the Ringgold baseball team captured second place in their division. Coached by Mr. lohn Kendra and Mr. George Eckert, the Rams had an impressive 16-5 record for the season. With tough opponents such as Con- nellsville, Charleroi and Monessen, the '78' Rams worked hard to reach their high stand- ing. Along with the Rams, pitcher Cary Columbus had an outstanding season by pitching two no-hitters against Laurel High- lands. The Rams' talent and team effort paid off in 78. . ...'?,f. -A, ani NAL' Rf , , K. - 11251: . f f ,, 1 ,.f.-LJ'lQl',.' , 5 M I 5. ,l ,H g. I 's -- 'I A Q- 3, . , c ffm X4 Always on the ball, Brian Lyons makes a dependable second base- 3 fl' , FTIBD. Pitcher Skip Koskoski displays his winning wind-up. Apparently, Gary Columbus enjoys sitting in the dug-out more than playing ball on the field. '

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46 Baseball ls A l-lit Row lx B. Lyons, M. Glod, G. Martik, C. Steranko, Y. jones, M. Littleton, E. Barboe, S. Koskoski. Row 2: Mr. George Eckert lAssist ant Coachl, T, Colombus, lStatisticianl, R, Amatangelo, S. Malyuk, C, Bednar, I. Charnovifh, I. Tarabrella, B. Henry, M. Colum bus, I, Gregg lStudent Managerl, K. Lang, lStatisticianj, Mr. lohn Kendra ll-lead Coachl. Row 3: K. Wells, I. Barkey, E. Reale,l Broggi. ',,-- ml Bill Henry takes a mighty swing. Coach Kendra points out the Rams' mistakes. 5, Q3 eff?

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Track Team , mfkitfg, ' lim Phillips and Pat Williams warm up in the gym before going out to the track. lim Fitch, Pennsylvania state shotput champ. Ringgold's boys track team had a fairly good sea- son in 1978. The Rams captured either first or sec- ond place in all of their dual-meets and tri-meets. lim Bavuso thigh jumpl and lim Fitch tshotputl each captured firsts in their event at the Tri-State Meet, where the Rams came in ninth place out of 51 teams. In the W.P.l.A.L. Qualifiers, lim Bavuso and lim Fitch clinched firsts for the Rams, Keith Kles came in second in the discus, and Tim Boyd took fourth in the two mile run. Once again Fitch and Bavuso placed well for the team, in the W.P.l.A.L. Finals. lim Fitch claimed a first place in the shotput and lim Bavuso a third in the high jump. Both competed in the P.I.A.A. state competi- tion and lim Fitch became the state champ in the shotput. lim Fitch, who is truly an outstanding ath- lete, participated in the 1978 lr. Olympics over the summer. He placed eighth in the overall shot com- petition with a throw of 5' 6Vz . With the talent of lim and several other track veterans, Ringgold is sure to be victory bound. M