St Ignatius High School - Ignatian Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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Eager to address the hall, the fleet-looted Orest Deychakiwsky prepares to unleash a vicious forehand. Coached by dynamic Mr. v r— » Tom Pasko the varsity f fr ft'M tennis team finished with a 13-3 record. Lead by singles players Tim Botti (14-2) and Ken Kmicck (13-3). the team was undefeated in Senate play and consequently snarred its 5th straight Senate tennis title. Further adding to the team’s laurels was the play of the number one doubles tandem of Orest and Nicholas Deychakiwsky who advanced to the sectionals of the State Tennis Tournament before being eliminated. Highlight of the dual match was the Wildcat netters' victory over Elyria. The victory was the first over Elyria in 10 years by Ignatius. Doubles Tandem Reaches Sectionals Backing away from a tight inside shot. Bill Todia manages to lob a return.

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 Individuals Perform, Sophs Provide Future Last spring's track team was characterized by some strong individual performances, but the team a rather disappointing season on the whole. A strong point of the team was the distance running with Greg Lawler and Bernie Weber providing the punch. Field events were solid also. Bob Humphrey and John Dobrowski gave the Wildcats the best pole-vaulting team in the senate, while Roger Andrachik and Thom Abood put the shot with authority. The sprinting team, however, lacked depth and talent and tended to drag down the other two. turned in Because of the strong individual talent, the team, under the direction of coach Al Wilhelms, did fairly well in the Senate meet. Finishing above all other West Senate Teams. One bright spot was the performances of the sophomores. Many strong runners, in both distance and sprinting, gave the Sophs a first place finish in the Sophomore Senate meet. This excellent showing gives promise to the track team in years to come, and hopefully, the team will be able to grow in depth and ability as these sophomores take the leading role on the squad. Many barriers, both mental and physical, are ahead tor unior Tony Mastroianni as he attempts to keep pace with the opposition. 13

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Strong Finish Yields 8th City Title 0 Displaying intense concentration and effort, Dick Groth tees it up. anticipating another drive splitting the fairway in two. By sinking a short but decisive putt. Brian Walters places Ignatius even further In one of its many Senate victories The 1972-73 varsity golf team, coached by Father Andrew Yatsco. S.J.. overcame early independent losses to finish strong and win its eighth consecutive City Championship. Over that eight year period, the team has compiled a 55-0-1 record in Senate play. The team also captured the Senate Tournament by a 25 stroke margin over second place team John Marshall. Junior Tim Lawless shot a 79 to take the medalist honors in the tournament. In the Sectional Tournament the team placed 18th out of 33 area teams competing. Along with senior co-captains Pat McLaughlin and Rick Mahon the team was made up of seniors Dick Groth. Tom McCronc. Brian Walters. Shawn Haag, and juniors Tim Lawless. Ed Acklin. and John Arbeznik. Dick Groth was the top scorer with a season average of 42.1 strokes. With the seven returning members of the team and some promising underclassmen coming up. the future looks good and the winning streak should remain intact for a number of years to come.