Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Carlson shoots par, takes 2nd at regionals Dale Carlson's 71, which was par in the regional golf tournament, earned him a sec- ond place finish. 1-le missed qualifying for state by one stroke. This was the first time a Thornridge golfer had shot par for 18 holes. Shooting par was the high point of all my high school golfing seasons. My improvement was greatly due to Coach Sam Tortorici's increasing practice time to bet- ter prepare the team for the season, said Carlson. The varsity golf team fin- ished third in conference and sixth in regionals out of 15 teams. With an overall record of 9-3, the golf team had a win- ning season. l thought that re- cord-Wise the season was good, but 1 wish that the team could have done better in re- gionals. 1 would have also liked to see Dale go down- state, stated Coach Tortorici. The golf team also placed seventh in the Thornton Frac- tional South lnvitational. 1 150 Golf wasn't satisfied with my perfor- mance during the season, but overall, this was the best golf season for the team 1've ever been a part of, said Eric Stahr. The 1.V. team finished the season with a record of 7-6 and placed fourth in conference. Opponent Bloom llliana Christian Homewood Flossmoor Bremen Thornton Thornwood Eisenhower - Bloom Bloom Trai llliana Christian 172 Argo 9 Wins 3 Losses Forfeit SCOREBOARD TR 171 174 177 ' T ' ' 186 177 164 163 174 189 T.F. South 183 171 175 170 173 168 166 174 183 178 1 184 182 Top: Varsity Golf: Front Row: Ken Polson, Tom Frazier, Dave Pijarowski, Shaun Wasso, lim Gorombeig Back Row: Coach Sam Tortorici, Dale Carl- son, loe lanz, Eric Stahr, Keith Matras Middle: JV Golf: Front Row: Mike Owczarzak, loe Spiller, Tad Mossell, Pete Quirk, Paul Levin, lohn Larson, Back Row: Coach Bill Hardlannert, Tom Ballatore, loe Bryniarski, Brian Blackmore, Travis Kingery, David Mo- sele Right: Dale Carlson was the first Thornridge golfer to ever shoot par for 18 holes.

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'N C Club makes comeback after 10-year absence Bringing back a tradition from ten years ago, athletes with varsity letters formed a club to give service and plan activities for the school. Meeting twice a month on Wednesdays during home- room, Varsity Club members insured good attendance by dropping anyone who missed three meetings. A constitution was developed concerning all qualifications for eligibility. At the meetings members discussed their activities in- cluding selling concessions at swim meets and basketball games, a sock hop after a bas- ketball game, and a volleyball tournament pitting Varsity Club members against teach- ers. The highlight of the year came at Christmas, when the club took presents to mentally and physically handicapped children at New Haven in Har- vey. Going to New Haven was really nice. lt was great to see the kids' faces light up when we gave them the pre- sents, stated Lynn George, vice president. Varsity Club was responsi- ble for changing the winter jackets back to the official school colors of columbia blue and grey. The club decided that it would be better to have the jackets available in blue and grey. We felt that they should be switched back to the original school colors, com- mented Mr. Ron Bonfiglio, sponsor. This was the first year Varsity Club had been established year round in nearly ten years, and the club worked hard to make this year as successful as the past. Top: Going over future plans, Lynda Sachs, president of Varsity Club, con- sults Mr. Ron Bonfiglio for ideas for the next meeting. Left: Varsity Club: Front Row: Mary Zic, Loree Balice, lulie Osborne, Tonya Colquitt, Beth Tashjian, Gail Graziolig Row 2: Kellie Powers, Karyn Holden, Michele Purcell, Dawn Salin, Maria Siadek Ctreasj, Michelle Brown, Koreen Bridgeman, Row 3: Mr. Ron Bonfiglio Csponsj, Cathy Crimmins, Adriene Hayes, Richard Stevens, Kristi F ranson, Lynn George Cv. presi, loelle Mendez: Row 4: Mrs. Kay Rampke, Cheryl Karczewski, Gary Lynch, lohn Gifford, Lynn Matyasik, Claudia Ma- cias, Aimee Callanang Row 5: Vickie Griffin, LaChon Cunningham, Chris luds, Steve Blasingame tsec.l, Dale Carlson, Tom Cooley, Keith Matras, Back Row: Bill Rodenberg, Brian Frampton, lim Nelson, Frank Dunigan, Mike Small, loe lanz, Fred Neal. Varsity Club 149

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ight: Varsity Bowling: Front ow: Lucy Wingfield, lanet Wester- nd, Sue Karczewski, Karen Furlan, ryl Karczewski Tracy Tatina, he , ack Row: Junior Varsity Bowl- g: lulie Talsma, Debbie Sylvestrak, arol Koehler, Laura Ortalian, Cheryl Wimberly, Audrey Kerr, Christy McCommack, Coach Mike Bortel Above: Varsity Captain Tracy Tatina had the highest average on the team. Top: Cheryl Karczewski rolled to a 156.9 average. Tatina, Karczewski make top 10 The varsity team, consisting ot three seniors, had their bags packed and were ready to go to the state tournament where they competed last year but they tell short by placing titth at districts. Coach Mike Bortel commented on this year's team, The varsity team had a ditticult season, however, there were some bright mo- ments. The three seniors will be missed very much. Special tournaments they played in were the Dixon lnvi- tational, where they placed third in the consolation brack- et, and the Eisenhower lnvita- tional, where they were sec- ond out ot 14 teams. They also played in the Niles West Dou- bles Tourney, where lanet Westerlund and Sue Karc- zewski took second and Tracy Tatina and Cheryl Karczewski placed third. At the annual TR Invitational, the team was sixth out of 32 teams. Tatina and Karezewski were among the top ten in conter- ence. Tatina was 9th with a 157 average, while Karczewski, holding a 156.9 average, was 10th. Practicing Monday through Thursday at Dolton Bowl tor two hours each day, their main goal was to be better than any other team in Thornridge his- tory. All in all we had a fun year, but very depressing be- cause we could have done much better, and we should have been in the state tourna- ment, stated Captain Tracy Tatina. The trosh-soph ended the season with a 6-4 conference record and an 8-4 overall re- cord. 1503 60 580 53 1 453 1 759 512 1457 1372 506 1641 Reavis Richards Thornwood Shepard Reavis Evergreen Park Eisenhower Richards Thornwood Shepard Bremen 1585 1616 1353 404 1710 1450 1 502 1 553 38 1 152 1 530 7 Wins, 5 Losses SCOREBOARD TR ' 1527 Eisenhower 1397 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Bowling Q