Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Mackey 4th in low hurdles he boys varsity track team placed fst at the Thunderbird Invitational and 2nd in the Thornton and Bloom Trail lnvitationals as they opened the season on a powerful note. The season continued well as the team comprised a con- ference record of 3-3 and a dual meet record of 9-3. Al- though the conference record was split, the teams placed in the top five in each invita- tional. We tried to go into each invitational as if it were the state meet, which made us stronger than the other com- petition, stated Michael Bayr, junior. Some strong individual per- formances in conference were turned in by Fred Neal, 1st in conference in the 800-meter run, Stevie Blasingame, 1st in the shot put, and Daryl Foster, tst in the long jump. The team took 5th in confer- ence against Thornton, the Top: Junior Michael Beckham re- ceives last minute correction in shot put from Coach Terry Kennedy. Right: Byron Robertson and Dan Col- lins take time to talk about their strate- gy for their mile race. Middle: JV Track: Front Row: Corey Bowen, Randy Holndoner, Dameon lvery, Dave Ramirez, Kyle Nelson, Scott Bergforsg Row 2: Robert McCar- thy, Eric Thomas, Johnny Westbrook, Darryl Thompson, Chris Urban, Greg Scherzinger, Brian Framptong Back Row: Jim Yamka, Guy Weiss, Otis Magee, Kirk Wayner, Steve Lloyd, Ralph Capriglione, Brian Magnavite, Coach T.J. Shirley 126 Boys Track number one ranked school in state and Bloom Trail, the number two ranked school in state. In Districts, the harriers placed 4th out of thirteen schools and qualified five indi- viduals for state. They were Neal in the 800-meter run, Foster in the long jump, Lon- nell Mackey in the 300-meter low hurdles, Joe Sepeczi inthe triple jump, and Blasingame in the shot put. Mackey, the only one to place at state, took 4th in the 300-meter low hurdles. Even though the team wasn't ranked high in state their presence was felt. Se- peczi stated, For our being such a small team, I felt that we left an impression or an im- pact on the tough teams, such as Thornton and Bloom Trail. The frosh-soph team had a conference record record of 5- 1 and an overall dual record of 6-6. l l 'Lf am ww f -'.,j 4 ,- .45 w. 9., 40 VV- ',,' i . - ' tl it-wat f il.a lrii.fi. T ,T rrrr K W,F'.b. E V, yy ,A . ', E' , -1 .LV 'i t'f' ,,,. ' h i m ,, U '- . .......-- I ?, jmj,,f. W T t ' - . tl 't'i . H -:'-- . . 'fr' t r .N T , . T jk 'els

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Player skills spark season he girls varsity softball team, consisting of 7 seniors, 7 juniors, and 2 sophomores, ended its sea- son with a record of 7 wins and 14 losses. Our piching was in the process of improv- ing. Although it was not the cause ofthe record, it was cer- tainly a factor, said Coach Sam Tortorici. Despite the losing record, there were some exceptional individual performances. Sen- ior Aimee Callanan was select- ed to the All-Conference team as a third baseman for the second year in a row. Also, Ju- lie Osborne, senior, was awarded Honorable Mention All-Conference for her perfor- mance in the outfield. Leading the team in batting was Missi Luri, sophomore, with an average of .362. Junior Lynn George f.338l, Osborne f.279l, and Callahan 1.2713 also did well with the bat. The team really stuck together through some tough times. lt was a rough season, but we made the best of it by working together as a team, stated Luri. The varsity team ended its season with a conference re- cord of 3 wins and 9 losses which put them in 6th place. They lost their first regional game to H-F. The sophomores had a sea- son record of 9 wins and 9 losses. The freshmen's record was 4 wins and 6 losses. Top: Spirit prevailed when the chips were down. Above: Sophomore shortstop Kim Akerman covers second base on a pickoff play. Middle: Freshman Softball: Front 128 Softball Row: Christy Laws, Lisa Sikora, Stacie Friberg, Stacy Sellas, Kim Living- stone, Dena Mazgaig Row 2: Linda En- gelsbel, Tanya Krawiec, Cassandra Zachocki, Jennifer Cleveland, Dawn Barr, Tina Felski, Jennifer Grayg Back . .,,.,,.R...-Q. 9 J 3 me-is 4 4 t fl . J 'sf 1 Row: Coach Sharon Deveranez, Ka- ren Schwartz, Brenda Chapman, Tina Bona, Torya Britter, Sabrina Nance Above: Sophomore Softball: Front Row: Cheryl Marciniak, Vicky Driskill, Kim Akerman, Ginnie Hartman, Betty Threattg Row 2: Laurie Merritt, Jill Ar- mour, Pam Decker, Diane Laist, Jenny Kausalg Back Row: Coach Nancy Lo- pez, Tarshwa Cooper, Mia James, Maria Mokry, Julie Carlson