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

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Spring Sports 1983, A Sparkling Season The St. Ignatius Varsity Track Team concluded 1983 with a fine season, finishing 8-2 for the year, losing only to Mentor and St. Joe's. During the course of the year, the Wildcat spikers captured numerous first place victories in the meets and night relays, including an important first place in the All-Catholic Meet. Among the many highlights in the season was Senior Pat Walsh's time of 14 seconds in the 110 meter high hurdles, which qualified him for fourth place in the state. Head coach Chuck Kyle also prided himself on the State Champion 3200-meter relay team, consisting of seniors Chris Smith. Tom Maloney. Tony Galang. and junior Mike Huber, who was also the State Champion in the 800-meter. Assistant coach Frank Jancura also commented on the success of the track team: We had an awesome team last year, strengthened by our 3200-meter relay team, along with Mike Huber, both of whom took state last June. Others contributing to the success of the team included '83 seniors Mike Coyne. Dan Brogan. Mark Raia, and juniors Dan Shaugnessy, Rob Voce, and Paul Granzier. In the field events. Junior Henry Lagunzad tied the school record 1983 VARSITY TRACK All-Catholic Meet 1st Place Bay Village Night Relays 1st Place Wickliffe Night Relays 1st Place Jesse Owens Invitational 1st Place Fulton Relays 1st Place Willoughby Relays 2nd Place District 2nd Place Region 3rd Place State 4th Place with a towering 13’6” in the pole vault. Other junior hopefulls included shotputter Ray Grill, long jumper Juan Del Valle, and high jumper Mike Lavelle. Slate Champions Chris Smith. Tom Maloney. Tony Golang. and Mike Huber. STATE Relay team, Huber take State Saint Ignatius history was made in Columbus during the 1983 track season as the Wildcat spikers qualified for the state tournaments in the 3200-meter relay and the 800-meter dash. On June 4. 1983, the relay team of Chris Smith. Tom Maloney, Tony Galang. and Mike Huber swept the state in the 3200-meter relay with a time of 7:49.04. That same day. Junior Mike Huber also captured the state champion title in the 800-meter relay, finishing with a time of 1:52.91 and setting a new school record. The accomplishments of these students will forever be a part of the history of the school’s great track teams, and will continue to be a model achievement for all future Wildcat spikers. Track stars Dave Lopez and Bill Koehler speed along the all-weather track on Wasmer Field. i { We had an awesome team last year, strengthened by our 3200-meter relay team, along with Mike Huber, both of whom took state last June 9 J 20 Wildcat Recap

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New Sport Vince Tinirello awaits the pitch from the rival pitcher. Dave Gutoskey warms his arm before the game. Last Fall marked the advent of a new sport at St. Ignatius: Lacrosse. Contrary to many people's beliefs it exhibited remarkable staying power. The addition of the fastest game on two feet” to the long list of extracurricular sparked much enthusiasm among the student body. This resulted in a turnout of about 35 eager students who personally financed their equipment. Practice was held on Monday. Wednesday, and Friday at Edgewater Park due to a conflict in the scheduling of Wasmer Field. The man who was responsible Talent Leads J.V.’s The J.V. sandlotters had a somewhat incomplete season after having the initial light contests either rained-out. snowed-out. or cancelled due to poor field conditions. However, the team rebounded under 2nd year manager Mr. Nick Restifo to place second in the All-Catholic Conference with 8 wins 4 losses. The Wildcat J.V.’s, comprised of two juniors, fourteen sophomores, and three freshmen finished with 10 victories and 5 defeats overall. Sophomore Tom Coste lead the 1983 J.V Baseball Opponent St. Ignatius ■ St. Edward 8 5 Holy Name 1 2 Gilmour 6 8 Lk. Catholic 9 1 Padua 11 2 St. Joseph 1 4 Padua 2 2 St. Joseph 6 • St. Kdwanl 5 St. Edward 11 •1 Benedictine 3 Euclid 5 7 Benedictine S 3 Padua 5 Lk. Catholic 15 WON: 10 U)ST: 5 hitting department in three major categories. Coste cranked out fifteen hits, batted .428. and had fifteen RBI's. Sophomore John Becker provided power with his two home runs. John Spellacy, also a sophomore pilfered seven bases. Consistent Scott Kalish reached base .592 of the time. As a whole, the Cats swung at a .245 clip, and compiled an on-base percentage of .446. Sophomores Eric Croft and John Kastelic guided the pitching staff and added stability. They combined to hurl seventy-seven and two-thirds of the 105 total innings. Kastelic had the finest tab. possessing a 5-0 record along with 33 strikeouts. Croft led the team with a sizzling 0.504 E.R.A. Catches On for the initiation of this club was Mr. John Hendricks, who has since opted to play for Case Western Reserve University. The program was taken over by Mr. Pete Brabenec. As coach. Mr. Brabenec (a graduate of Toledo University) lent his expertise gained from playing on their team. Many players contributed effort to team: among them were Tom Paulette, George Mansour, Pete Sheridan, and Kerry McAfferty. The arrival of Lacrosse at St. Ignatius shows that we have an open-minded student body willing to dedicate their time and energy to bettering the image of their school. Though many obstacles faced the infant team, they were surmounted with dedication characteristic of a true Ignatian. In the future, the Lacrosse Club promises to become a major extracurricular an eventually a varsity sport. The helmet, gauntlets, and stick used in the nigged game of lacrosse. Spring Sports 19

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Freshmen Keep Tradition One runs out of words when talking about Ignatius sports teams. Now. add the name of freshman track to the long legacy of such teams. The Wildkittens, under head coach Mr. Tony Antonelli. compiled a sparkling 6-1 record in dual and tri-meets. The record included important wins versus arch rivals St. Ed’s. St. Joe's, and Padua while the only loss went to the hands of Benedictine. During the season, the Wildkittens also fought to a hard-earned third place finish in the Warrensville Relays. However, the highlight of the year came in the perennial tough All-Catholic Meet where they completed a second place finish out of a field of six schools. A total team effort led the way to this impressive victory for the Kittens. First place victories went to Craig Witalis who Tom Huemmer gathers the strength needed to overtake his opponent from Shaker Heights. Multiple Talents, Few Results The 1983 tennis season was disappointing for the Ignatius netters. They finished the season with an overall record of 5 wins against 9 losses. Leading the Ignatius team was hurled the discus 133’9”, to Todd Fisher who scampered to a time of 15.6 seconds in the low hurdles, and to Dave Kinkopf who skyed to 9’6” in the pole vault. Also contributing with second place finishes were Fisher in the 1600-meter run. Kevin Cook in the long jump, and Dave Stefonsky in the 800-meter run. Not to be outdone, the 400-me-ter relay team of Pete Landino, Jim Healy. Scott Spicer, and Kevin Cook and the 1600-meter relay team of Todd Fisher. John Ruddy. Chris Petrus, and Tony Pellegrino both wound up in second place. The 1982-83 freshman track team showed themselves as a rare breed of Ignatius athletes. It was the determination of the Kittens which paid off since they were able to achieve success even under the toughest circumstances. Senior Chris Bender who performed excellently in most matches. Rounding out the singles positions were Boris Slogar and Alok Bhagi. respectively second and third singles. Sophomore Jon Stark substituted for the second and third singles during the course of the year. The doubles teams. Junior Norm Cadsawan paired with Senior John Lapurga. and Senior Neil Dant paired with Mike Raby. provided some stability for another ailing team. Last year, despite a multitude of talent, the tennis team finished with an embarassing record. They had no problem defeating some of their tougher opponents such as Brecksville and Euclid but faltered against some easier prey. Tennis districts did not afford much consolation either, as only Chris Bender qualified for the Sectionals. Hopes for the next year's Varsity tennis team rest on a relatively inexperienced team consisting of members of the classes of 1985 and '86. The Ignatius tennis team is in need of much preparation to reverse the downward trend. PRACTICE Work Makes Perfect Track involves a team effort. But what does a regular practice consist of? Well, practice begins on Wasmer field at 3:00 P.M. After stretching, the different events are practiced on various parts of the field. The distance runners and sprinters race around the track in order to decrease their times. At the same time, the high jumpers, pole vaulters, and long jumpers are practicing to improve their distances. Finally, the shot putters and discus throwers are hurling to new lengths. As one can see. an important ingredient for practice is cooperation from the entire team. Without it. the team would not perform well in meets. WASMER FIELD home of the Wilder The Wasmer Field sign heralds the entrance to the Ignalius practice field and is harbinger of the grueling athletic preparation. 1983 Varsity Tennis OPPONENT ST. IGNATIUS 4 Fairview 1 2 Rrecksville 3 i Euclid 4 3 Walsh Jesuit 2 5 St. Edward 0 0 Padua S 4 Elyria 1 2 Shaw 3 4 Midpark 1 4 Normandy 1 ■ Valley Forge 3 5 Admiral King 0 5 Western Reserve 0 9 Erie Prep 0 WON: S LOST: 9 Spring Sports 21