Taylor High School - Helio Yearbook (Kokomo, IN)

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Varsity Basketball Team — Front Row — Jim Hillsheim, Bob Ritchie, Phil Williamson. Coach Jon Cusler. Jeff Brock. Mike Chandler, Brian Roberts. Second Row — Mgr- Ted Meadows. Dwayne Dunlap, P.T. Chaffee, Brad Tucker, Kevin Swain. Ron Gamble. Mgr. David Cassis Against Tri-Cenlral, Kevin Swain and Dwayne Dunlap apply the pressure. Brian and Dwayne double team a Huskie. Coach Cusler kicks a free throw in for Brock.

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A YIM OF FlIRSI! Titans win - first M.I.C. Coach Custer ' s varsity basketball team produced a year of first ' s for Taylor. Though the competition in the MIC was unusually strong, the Titans were undefeated against their MIC foes (5-0) and clearly victori- ous. The Titans broke or tied fifteen individual or team records: the most wins in the regular season (14), the most wins in a two year period (25), the first consecutive winning season, the most points scored in a season (1473 in 21 games), the most free throws in a season (327, old record 325 in ' 71 - ' 72), the most assists in a season (329, old record 314 in ' 80- ' 81), and the most steals in one game (23 vs. Cass). Individual records were broken by Ron Gamble for the most assists in a game (14 vs. Western); he also had the most assists in a season (183, old record 158 made by him in ' 80- ' 81) and in his career (341, old record 179 by Sam Dyche). Brian Roberts now has the current record for the best field goal percentage (60.1%) and Dwayne Dunlap tied the current re- cord for the most steals in one game (8) against Eastern. The sectional title seemed within reach, but even a disappointing loss in the first game against Western couldn ' t dim the triumph of the sea- son. We were proud to be a part of this year ' s basketball season and even prouder of the superior efforts of the ' 81 - ' 82 season. The acclaim and en- thusiasm brought to all of us by their accomplishments will be long remem- bered. Ron Gamble soars for two at Western. 66 Basketball

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IMIIldS Another close call against Kokomo Win Record 23 Games Winning a record 23 games while losing only five was one of the many things the team and Coach Phares had to be proud of at the end of this year ' s baseball season. Other accom- plishments included setting or tying 25 school records and finishing sec- ond in the county and MIC playoffs against 4th ranked Western. Coach Phares attributed their success to being a bunch of hard-working, dedicated athletes who played to their potential as a team. This unprecedented 23-5 winning season would make no other team more qualified to dedicate Taylor ' s new playing field. On May 25, 1982. they did just that. In a crowd of Tay- lor dignitaries including Supt. Bush and several board members the Ti- tans beat Northwestern to increase their record-breaking season slate by 1. Named to this year ' s 1 st all-confer- ence team were this year ' s MVP Doug Willis, batting champion Ron Gamble with a .400 average and ju- nior Dwayne Dunlap. On 2nd team all-conference were fielding champi- on Brad Fouch with a .987 average and junior Bill Mason. With a record-setting Titan base- ball team this season. Coach Phares is very enthusiastic about the perfor- mance of the four jrs. and five soph, returning for next year. Coach Freeman watches as Bill Mason rounds the bases. 68 Baseball