Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Henley vaults his way to state competition Placing fifth in vault at sec- tionals, George Henley guali- fied as an individual to the state tournament. Though only one team member went to state, the team itself worked to- gether to do well. The team's record of 3 and 7 was an improvement because the team members worked to- gether as a team and not as individuals, there was never one consistant stand-out. I feel that the team members proved themselves and came out with good performances during crucial times in the sea- son, stated Coach Frank Walsh. The team placed third at conference and regional competitions. Seniors Gerald Sowell and George Houston led the team at conference with second place performances in floor exercise and high bar. ln regional competition, it was senior Henley placing fourth in vault and junior lim Morgan fourth in all-around competition and fifth in paral- lel bars, leading the team. Sophomore Noel Milzarek, who was promoted to varsity Top: The most consistent gymnast on the team, Craig Papineau, leads into a front giant. Upper Middle: Varsity Gymnas- tics: Front Row: Ken Birmingham, George Sowell, Ron Spruiel, Alan Lib- by, lim Repasig Back Row: Coach Frank Walsh, Bill Rodenberg, Steve Lopacki, lim G'Donnell, George Hen- ley, George Houston, lim Morgan Lower Middle: Freshman Gym- nastics: Front Row: lim Veyette, Dwayne Tysen, Tom Daugherty, Ken l3O Boys Gymnastics for regional competition, placed fifth on the high bar. 'll was surprised l made the team to compete at regionals and felt the experience would help me in future years, said Mil- zarek. The freshman team finished the season with a record of l-6 and the sophomore team fin- ished with a 3-7 record. Opponent 89 5 Rich East 76 89 5 Rich South 108 4 South 104 0 Oak Park 110 4 103 9 Downers Grove NOFil'1 120 6 92 2 LYOHS 98,4 Thornwood 72,0 Homewood- Flossmoor 1084 96, Glenbard Eas 140.4 94,9 Lincoln- WGY 89.9 3 wins 7 losses SCOREBOARD TR . ' .l 96:7 Glenbard l 96.7 f . l l l l 96 5 5 t lohnson, Sean Lewandowskip Back Row: Coach Rocky Hill, Roger Banther, Andre Tate, Lou Debs, lohn Henry, Klinton Banther, Coach Paul Caldwell: Right: Sophomore Gym- nastics: Front Row: Ron Spruiel, Klinton Banther, lim Throw, Tom Daughterty, Sean Lewandowskig Back Row: Coach Rocky Hill, loe Dugan, Lou Debs, lohn Henry, Noel Milzarek, Randy Lichnerowicz, Coach Paul Caldwell if Jlit

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Injury plagued Falcons post even SICA record Injuries to key players pla- gued the Falcons as they limped to a 3-3 record, good enough for fourth place in the SICA East. The Falcons entered confer- ence play with thoughts of re- peating as conference champs in SICA East. However, early losses to 1-1-F and by an odd 2- O count to Thornton derailed the Falcons championship ex- press. The turning point came when the Falcons trounced arch-rival and pre-season con- ference favorite Thornwood 35-14. However, co-captain and star full back Stevie Blasin- game was lost for a large part of the season with a broken hand. ul have been tackled a million times, but it was just that one time that my hand gave in and broke, stated Bla- singame. ln addition to that, Lonnell Mackey, who gained 574 yards for the season, was ham- pered by a shoulder injury. Some players turned in out- standing individual efforts. Mike Koontz, the other co-cap- tain, was also the team's MVP. Leading the team in pass re- ceptions with l7, he was an all- conference selection at safety. Despite missing half of the season Blasingame led the team in scoring and was an all- conference selection. Bernie Sebok and Renaldo St. lames were named as the team's best offensive and defensive line men. Coach Harold Glson summed up the season, l'lt's unfortunate that we ran into so many injuries that affected our team. On the positive side they didn't quit and were able to fight through adversity, even though our record doesn't re- flect it. The sophomores ended the year with a 7-2 record. Fresh- men were undefeated with a 7- O record. SCOREBOARD TR Opponent 34 'Chigaco Lindbloom 22 8 'Rockford Boylan 2O 6 Homewood- Flossmoor 20 O Thornton 2 35 Thornwood 14 14 Eisenhower 7 14 Bloom 21 33 Bloom Trail 24 14 Rorneoville 41 'forfeit victories over Shepard and Richards 5 wins 4 losses 1 1-I Top: Bill Borgo tries to scramble away from being sacked by a Bloom oppo- nent. Midd1e:VStevie Blasingame is carried off the field after he suffered an ankle injury, Above: Varsity Football: Front 132 Football Row: Andy leleniewski, Stevie Blasin- game, Tyrone Webster, Gary Grana- dos, lim Pachuta, Brian Frank, Kurt Patzer, Todd Carlson, Wallace McMil- lan: Row 2: Deontray Cox, Bill Borgo, Bernie Sebok, Steve Powell, Mike Koontz, lohn Pattison, Frank Yates, Tim Ulanowski, Tom Harmon, Lee Belcherg Row 3: loe Spiller, Bill Tos- chi, Lamen Adams, Lonnell Mackey, Lance King, Bolden lones, Rich Whit- tington, Velar Mayfield, Maurice Thomas, Hollice Childress, Don Ha mermeisterg Back Row lim O'Bria Renaldo St. larnes, lim Willson, lo Plebanski, Don Gardiner, Nick Zakul Michael Beckham, Eric Ernd, Scd Fowler, Dan Tyrrell