Scecina Memorial High School - Scecinarama Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Gaining a little more ground Improvement was the word for the boys' track team. Having won three meets as opposed to only one last year, they had high hopes for the future. Coach Bill Tucker remarked, The team was dominated by juniors, who will be returning next year, so that looks good. We always fight the prob- lem of having no facilities, bu t we are doing better. A record of 3-6 looked good to a team who won their first meet in five or six years during the 1 980 season. In an attempt to deal with the lack of facilities, new portable mats for high jump and pole vault were purchased for practice purposes. Individuals achieved some outstanding feats, as Rick Stratman finished second in the city in the discus throw, and moved into regional competition. Dan Wood cleared 12'6 in the pole vault in the Chatard relays, finishing second out of 12. He was not declared first because of a technicality — his pole knocked over the bar as he went over. Otherwise, his jump would have broken a school record. The rule has been changed for next year, but this didn't help Dan, unfortunately. Jeff Moore broke a school record in the high jump ivith 6'2 against Greenfield. He qualified for the sectional in this event, as did five other team mem- sers. Dan Wood qualified in the pole vault, Jeff Weissenberger and Joe Gallagher in the high hur- dles, Kevin LaFave in the high jump, and Pat Gard- ner in the 400 meter. Winners in an unscheduled event, frisbee throwing, which occupied time between those regu- larly scheduled, were Rick Stratman and Ken Aull, according to teammates. In the Attucks coed relays, the Crusaders placed sixth with 12 teams participating. In the Chatard relays, they placed fifth of six, and in the Park re- lays, third of six. The Chatard relays were especially interesting because they included events not listed with the IH- SAA. One was called the fat man's relay, a race for team members not ordinarily involved in running events — those who usually throw the discus or shot. Another was the shuttle relay, a race involving two heights of hurdles, and runners alternating direc- tions. These events are a lot of fun, commented Coach Tucker. Track stars had a chance to run non-competi- tively in the Scecina run-a-thon also. OVER THE TOP goes Dan Wood for a 1 T 6 vault, controversial because his pole struck the bar, in the Chatard relays for a finish of second of 12. -AT MAN'S FINISH ... Far from fantastic, but it's the hard vork and perseverance that counts as Rick Thompson and Har- )ld Green tackle the grueling run. HURLING the discus in a winning throw against Park Tudor takes concentration from Rick Stratman. Bovs' Track 131

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LOOKING HIGH and low, Jeff Weissenberger leaps over tl hurdle and ahead of his competition on the way to a successf shuttle relay race in the Chatard relays. Boy s Track Season Wins 3 Losses 6 Scecina 25 Manual 89 33 Chatard 56 S h 0 r - iridge 66 33 Green- field 94 67 Bapti st 60 58'. Ritter 68 Broad Ripple 321: 69 Roncalli58 62 Attucks 65 41 Howe 70 Arling- ton 48 51 Park Tu- dor 76 BOYS' TRACK TEAM: Bottom row; Trainer Brett Kope, Andy Brown, Steve Wadsworth. Jim Cangany, Harold Greene, Re Kinsey. Mike Battles, Jim Erlenbaugh, Jeff Weissenberger, Pat Gardner, Dave Vittorio, Coach Bill Tucker. Second row: Kevi Gallagher, John Traub. Bill Sitzman, Kenny Aull, Dan Wood, Rick Thompson, Rick Stratman, Jeff Moore, John Joven, Stei Whalen. Third row: Coach Scott Fangman, Jeff Spalding, Tom Withem, Brian Keeney, Steve Crabtree, Jeff Erlenbaugh, Rk Dufour, Kevin Corcoran, Dorian Knarr, Doug Price. Art Pretti. Joe Williams. Top row: Dan Meyers, Bob Frye, Tom Hammond, Da McCarthy, Bill Hochgesang, Joe Gallagher, Steve Kirk, Mike Bewsey, Kevin LaFave, Dean Stratman, Mark Logan, Rich Johnsffl Bob Hull, Mgr. Steve Hawkins. 130 Boys' Track

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Finals mark an up swing Varsity Baseball Wins 10 Losses 9 Scecina 0 Southport 7 2 Howe 5 3 Brebeuf 0 9 New Palestine 2 5 Chalard 4 12 Roncalli 5 6 Roncalli 4 1 Ritter 0 2 Beech Grove 3 10 Beech Grove 2 0 Tech 3 2 Washington 8 0 Warren 4 3 Ripple 2 2 Mooresville 0 0 Lawrence C. 4 10 Shortridge 0 1 Zionsville 5 10 Arlington City Tourney runner up 3 3 Marshall 1 3 Tech 1 5 Cathedral 0 2 Chatard 4 Nobody really thought about it much, but it was a possibility. They had to want it though, and that meant total effort on everyone's part. When we started in February, it was a goal, but we knew we had to work for it, stated Coach Larry Neidlinger. It was the highlight of the season to have ad- vanced to the finals of the City Tournament. The victory over tenth-ranked Mooresville didn't dam- pen any spirits, nor did the wins over Marshall or arch-rival Cathedral. Credit for the success of the program goes to pitching Coach Mike Hagist. The things he taught the pitchers resulted directly in improved perfor- mance and enabled us to win games, added Coach Neidlinger. Other factors which resulted in the success of th baseball team included the players. An example wa Steve Mescall who was considered to have an oui standing mental attitude in regard to class and at? letic leadership. As a senior, Mark Darragh developed into complete baseball player faster. He was aggressiv and hit the ball really well, commented head Coac Neidlinger. Aggressiveness and attitude were vital to a stron team, but they needed people like Pat Cangany t hold them together through tough times. He wa the glue of the team, remarked Mr. Neidlinger.! People can't do without service. They chose t perform for the baseball program and we couldn' have run a game without them. We really appreciat ed the mitt maids, stated Mr. Neidlinger. Throug the combined efforts of many participants, the sea son ran smoothly. Facilities were improved with new scoreboard and building repairs. Outside of few soggy moments, the field remained in good con dition. It's just as important to have a nice set-up whe; you feel like you're accomplishing a lot. We wer proud of the team and equally proud to host game at our field, remarked mitt maids Ann Skinner an( JoAnn McNeely. WOOOE! . . . Stopping the ball and returning it to second base, Tom Norton tries to prevent Howe from scoring any more than their lead of 5-2. VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM: Bottom row: Chris Laugle, Mark Spang, Kevin Armour, Keith Jones, Mike Fleetwood. Second rov Tim Jeffers, Dave Sego, Dan Mattingly. Mark Darragh, Mike Fazio, Tom Norton. Top row: Pat Cangany, Steve Mescall, Mark Hil Scott Reed, Coach Larry Neidlinger, Coach Mike Hagist. 132 Baseball