Thomas Carr Howe Community High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Swimmers Dedicated Wbrkers At the beginning of the season it was doubtful that Howe would even have a boys swim team. The lack of a coach was the biggest problem but the lack of a pool didn ' t help matters any. Luckily we were given permission to use Tech ' s new pool and a new coach was found, Mr. Al Wellington, a non- teacher but an ex-intramural swim coach from Ohio University. Hard work and dedication were our most outstanding qualities, said team captain Tim McConahay. We are probably one of the hardest-work- ing teams at Howe because it ' s more difficult to work hard when you ' re losing than to breeze through when you ' re winning. School records were broken in the 500 freestyle and diving competition by Tim McConahay and Mark Roesch- lein respectively. Award winners in- cluded Tim McConahay (Most Valua- ble), Gilbert Pritt (Most Improved), and Jim Doninger and Mark Roesch- lein (Most Dedicated). Dean Hvidston was chosen team captain for next year. For being such a small team and having such large-scale competition, the team performed well. Scores show that they improved dramatically dur- ing the course of the season, and with the solid backing of a new coach a growing team looks forward to next year ' s season. (Steve Spicklemi re) 1. Tim McConahay executes a swan dive. 2. BOYS SWIMMING. Front row: Tony Openbrier, Mark Roeschlein, Tim McCona- hay, Jim Doninger, Chris Pritt. Second row: Pat Keith, Gilbert Pritt, Rick Ohrn, Bob Montgomery, Leo Allison, Coach Al Welling- ton. 3. Jim Doninger competes in the breast- stroke. 4. Lance Allison, prevented from swimming by an injury, kept records for the team. 5. School record-setter Mark Roeschlein tests the board before competing. 6. Howe swimmers begin one of their few home meets in the new Tech pool. 24— Sports

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Harriers Improve Record Cross country is a very individual, competitive sport. Athletes must be in their best shape and form to run, not jog, the two and a hall ' mile course. They not only run against the clock, but give words of encouragement to competitor and teammate alike. It is truly a sport for only the most dedi- cated athletes. Howe ' s runners practiced hard every day before and after school preparing themselves for their thirteen meet season. A highlight of those practices was having freshman coach Bill Gavaghan run with them while training for the 1980 Olympic trials in the marathon run. Returning lettermen for this year ' s varsity team were senior captain Jim Clark and juniors Malcolm Curry, Jeff Oberlies, and Tim McPherson. Curry and Oberlies battled for second and third places most of the season with Curry finishing sixteenth in the sec- tional. Jim Clark placed first in five out of thirteen meets this season. He was ninth in the city meet and ran number one man two years. Finishing fourth out of sixteen teams in the city and placing tenth of twenty teams in the sectional, the var- sity team finished their season with a 9-3 record improving last year ' s record as coach Tim Jessup had hoped. A strong reserve team highlighted their season with a third in the city meet. The freshman team finished second in the city with promising runner Curtis Childs in second place individ- ually. Coaches Jessup and Gavaghan were pleased with the results of the 1977 cross country season. (Julie Oberlies) 1. CROSS COUNTRY. Front row: Babbs Valinga, Wendy Graham, Jewel Curry. Sec- ond row: Kevin Kerr, Ed Jones, Bill Lea- mon, Rick Ohm, Bob Kirkman, Fred Reed. Curtis Childs, Stan Clark. Third row: Coach Tim Jessup, Marcus Cole, Jim Clark. Don Kleppe, Malcolm Curry, Jeff Oberlies, Tim McPherson, David Taylor. Gary McPherson. Maurice Musser, Assistant Coach Bill Gavaghan. 2. Team members wait to receive their awards at the Howe Invitational from George Farkas, Howe ' s first athletic director. 3. Howe runners take their practice start at the Broad Ripple meet. 4. Varsity runner Jeff Oberlies strides out toward the finish line. 5. At the start of the race varsity runners fight for position. 6. Senior captain Jim Clark starts his finish- ing kick. Sports— 23

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