Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Sixties An Archery Club was open to all girls. Swimmers were known as flying fish, wrestlers were tank- men, and football and baseball freshman teams were fledg- lings. Mr. Salvatore Salato was an- nounced as head football coach on the freshman level. The varsity football team ended its first season with a re- cord of O-7. Seventies The athletic program intro- duced competitive sports for girls. The basketball team was state champions two years in a row. They were the last team to win the state championship with only one tournament and the first to win in Class AA. The basketball team set a state record of 58 wins in a row which remained until 1983. The football team was de- l 18 Sports clared state champions. The golf team had its season in the spring. leff Klawitter became the first state champ in track in pole vault. Water Polo was part of the athletic program. Eighties Ephraim Bennet won a bronze medal in boxing at the Olympic trials. The Lesniewski twin sisters scored the first points ever at a state meet for tennis. Michelle Maart competed at the gymnastics state tourna- ment all four years. Keith Morgan became best high jumper in the nation with a jump of 6'l lV4 . The follow- ing year he was second in the nation with a jump of TO . By placing third at state the girls cross country team was the first girls team to win a state title. 1985 Right: On the varsity swim team, Lynn George is one of the many girls, participating in competitive sports. Above: Quinn Buckner was consid- ered the best high school athlete in the nation in '71 and '72,

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JV takes conferericeg varsity wins sectional Edging Marist by one point the varsity track team won the sectional title although the team record was only 9-6. The greatest accomplishment of the season was the sectional championship, although many individuals made personal ac- complishments, stated Coach lim Yamka. lndividual efforts added to the success of the season when Keith Morgan was ranked the top high jumper in the nation after he reached 7 feet. Gerry Ford was 3rd in state in the shot putg Bill Studzinski was 3rd in state in the discus. The 3200-meter relay team consisting of Kelly Bridgeman, Excell l ones, Byron Robertson, and Fred Neal took the confer- ence championship and won l0th in state. Other conference champi- ons were Lonnell Mackey in high hurdles, Bridgeman in the l800-meter race and Neal in the 800. ul think that this year was good for everyone because we all competed to the best of our abilities. stated Neal. lunior varsity had a season record of i2-3. All conference athletes were Mike Beckham for shot put and Lachon Cun- ningham for the long jump and triple jump. l.V. conference champions were Leroy McMillan for the 300-meter low hurdles, Wade- Bey for the 200-meter sprint, and the 3200-meter relay team consisting of lohn Gifford, Wa- deBey, Brian Frampton, and Mike Bayr, Reggie lohnson won 2nd in conference in the triple jump. SCOREBOARD TR Opponent 80 Homewood- Flossmoor 83 85 Bloom 80 80 Eisenhower 83 85 Thornwood 70 85 Bloom Trail 88 88 Marist 86 88 Richards 170 95 Thornton 90 5 wins 3 losses Above: JVfTrack: First Row: Erik Olson, Dave Bjork, Dave Garcia, Mau- rice Thomas, Randy Hernandez, Vin- ram VVade Bey, Edwin Siliezar, Thom- as Polk, Ralph Capriglioneg Row 2: left Kwasny, lose lagues, Leroy McMillan, lohn Clifford, Don Ham- mermeister, Lachon Cunningham, Darryl Thompson, Chris Urban, Ter- rence Sandidge, Eugene Merrillg Back Row: Asst. Coach Terry Kenne- dy, Michael Beckham, Michael Bayr, Otis Magee, Reggie lohnson, lohn l 20 Boys Track Grayson, Floyd Clark, Clifton Camp- bell, Bob Carlson, Bill Peterson, Rob- ert McCarthy, Deontray Cox, Coach lim Yamka Top right: Running in a pack Dan Collins and Tim Novotny stay together to score the maximum amount ot points in a distance race. Right: Leroy McMillan, conference champ in the low hurdles with a time of 40.3 seconds, was two tenths off of the sophomore record.