St Charles High School - Halo Yearbook (St Charles, IL)

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if Coach Trent Richards saw his varsity, junior varsity, and sophomore runners each turn in remarkable seasons for the 1977 campaign. The Saints' varsity squad finished with a 9-3 dual record, while finishing first in the Kane County meet, second in the Upstate Eight Conference meet, first in the Plainfield Invitational, third in the Dixon Invitational, fourth in the district meet, and finally sixth in the sectional meet. St. Charles' sophomores, meanwhile, completed the season with a 9-3 dual mark, a 5-0 first-place finish, and a second-place showing at the Kane County meet. The JV runners ended up with a UEC title and a second-place finish at the Kane County meet. Jeff Wheaton was named the Saints' most valuable varsity runner, while Evan Clarrissimeaux received most valuable from the sophomore squad. Wheaton finished fourth out of the pack in the UEC meet, with Doug Jones right behind in fifth place. Jones had a spectacular ninth-place showing at the district meet. 9. ' I f-5,5 Opposite page: fLeftl, Vern Francissen, left, voted the Saints' most improved varsity runner, and Mike Peterson loosen up before a meet. lRightJ, Mike Stahulak listens to some pre-meet advice given by coach Trent Richards. lAbove leftl, Senior Shawn Thornton physically and mentally paces himself toward the finish line. fLeftj, Doug Jones, left, who placed second in the Kane County meet, and Vern Francissen run stride for stride with each other. fAbovel, Coach Trent Richards looks at the outcome of his team's showing rather apprehensively. 165

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Cross country squads enroy fantastic seasons Cross country. First row, left to right: Scott Tyink, Mike Stahulak, Tim Van Heil, Evan Clarrissemeaux, Margaret Vogel, Michelle Vogel, Jim Knutson, Stu Hohm, John Harvie. Second row, I. to r: Ben Hershey, Dave Jones, Tom Haller, Hugo Moran, Bob Pillar, Shawn Thornton, Mark Peltier, Doug Jones, Tom Valent, Ken Jones. Third row, I. to r: Jeff Wheaton, Mike Peterson, Steve Tyink, John Leonard, Don Husby, Tom Clarke, Vern Francissen, Tony Mullen, Coach Trent Richards, lMissing, Lee Johns, Elizabeth Lyonsl 1 164

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Weak teams provide spikers with three Wins u...,, I M .,,Ae Cs J S '-- . ft. .,-g.Lf-rf- ' 'K -W.-. I N rhirg ,Q .tx . .. wwf' ,W,,... tAboveJ, Molly Peddy volleys the ball to begin a game. tAbove righti, With her back to the net, Fle Matalonis carefully eyes her return. lt turned out to be a long season for the St. Charles varsity and JV volleyball teams. Under the first-year direction of varsity coach Bonny Hajek and JV coach Rebecca Hankin, the spikers abruptly dropped six straight games before beating rival Geneva. The Saints' varsity triumphed 20-13 and 20-13, while the JV's rallied to win 20-8 and 20-9. However, the Saints' varsity squad ended the year with an 0-10 Upstate Eight Conference record and a 1-16 overall mark. The JV's were a little better, finishing 0-10 in the UEC and 2-15 overall. St. Charles lost to Wheaton North 20-7 and 20-6 at the Wheaton-Warrenville sub-sectional to complete its rough season. The seniors who proudly ended their careers at St. Charles included Debbie Bednarz, Beth Janas, Re Matalonis, Julie Payne, and Molly Peddv Varsity volleyball. First row, left to right: Beth Janas, Julie Payne, Anne Cordogan, Jeanette Cheryl Brewer. Second row, I. to r: Patty McLaughlin, Jenny Peavler, Re Matalonis, Molly Christy Carlson, Kathy McLaughlin, Debbie Bednarz, Cindy Martin, coach Bonny Hajek.