St Louis Park High School - Echowan Yearbook (St Louis Park, MN)

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experience. However, players' felt satisfied after the games as long as their team had won. The teams that had lost vowed to win on the following Monday. During the play-offs they strove for revenge against the teams who had beaten them before. The idea of the intramural games was to provide a scheduled league for friends to compete, a chance for a show of novice skills. Joking and having fun were parts of the game along with arguing, yelling, winning and losing. All of the teams' members thoroughly enjoyed the action and the exercise that went on during the intramural basketball season. Page 26: lop Right: After fighting for a rebound, a jump ball is called between Gun-nar Nelson and Tim Blumyl. Center l eft: Andy Fishman takes time to find his touch before shooting a free throw. Center Right: Resulting from Andy's style, his team goes ahead by one point. Bottom I eft: Eric Ler-dall’s pass to Al Anderson is intercepted by Gregg Haywood, ending the game. Bottom Right: Quick passing throughout the game is the winning formula for Ranee Fretland and Tim Kelley. Page 27: Top Left: John Reynolds exhibits professional style making this lay-up during warm up time. Top Right: Control of the ball is on the minds of Al Anderson and Wade Carroll during this jump ball. Center: Fast action and quick breaks provide the strategy for most teams in the intramural league. Bottom 1-cft: John Violet watches Troy Ulrich sink the first of two free throws. Intramurals 27

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At Park High, basketball can be a very serious business. But some people did it just for fun. Intramural teams that had played in their sophomore and junior years organized the league for 1979-80. Groups of friends composed the rosters for the intramural basketball season. Twelve teams (eighty-seven players) made up two different leagues. Each team played five games and then entered the tournament. Running back and forth from one end of the court to the other was an exhausting

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Two good examples of very successful Park High opposites were the Chess Club and Radio Station KDXL. The Chess Team practiced in advisor Peter Ringsrud’s physics room every Tuesday. At the meets, the opposing players were matched according to their skill or level of ability. Park had a well planned strategy and walked away with continuous wins including victories over Robbinsdale and St. Anthony. KDXL, like the Chess Club, also had a successful season. The new format favored popular and most requested, as well as some 28 Chess Club