Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Left: Bill Vargo, leading butterfly swimmer, rides high in the water. Below: J.C. Shegog, sophomore, placed 10th in the varsity diving sec- tional. i s 1 f- 1 - . -swgs X X X Qs xx, X A ssc em Y X X . Nt C N N , X v w N X X X X if 6 R N X X 7 2 s X Nw s GS Q X K X G iQ BER w NQ N QXN t at tt W1 M Q .. . .Nt C 1 : ti ..,, Z L ti K A H K: i i is V 3 ' I-2:- -':1 ':at f .i -': 'faY2Q: -2 CQ ' 3 . M it M Left: Varsity Boys Swim: Front Row: Tom Turek, Rob Graham, Mike Small, Chuck Smith, Bill Vargo, JC. Shegogg Back Row: Flich Whittington, Larry Callahan, Joe Jaques, John Jan' owski, Vinram Wade Bey, Coach Al Hull, Coach Frank Walsh Boys Swim 153

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Seniors lead experienced team he senior-dominated boys swim team ended its season with a record of 6 wins and 4 losses. Hav- ing 6 seniors on the team ad- ded to experience and team spirit, stated Coach Al Hult. Leading the team were cap- tains Mike Small, senior, and Bill Vargo, senior. Although Small placed 2nd in the 50 yd. freestyle, Vargo 3rd in the 100-yd. butterfly, and the 400- yd. freestyle relay consisting of Small, Vargo, Joe Jaques, and Rich Whittington placed 2nd, the team could manage only a 6th place in conference. We have a very tough confer- ence, and we got beat by the best in the state, commented Top: Bob Graham, senior, swims his best time of i:O8,3 in breaststroke. Middle: Sophomore Boys Swim: Front Row: Coach AI Hult, Chris Oderio, Scott Burk, Vince Greenlee, Harry Handing, Tim Vargo, Coach Frank Walshg Back Row: Darin Clau- son, Ron Ballard, kevin Lantlng, Bay- ford Wilkins, Fred Niedermeyer, Chris Pearson, Scott Lovell Right: Tom Turek reaches to achieve his best time of 1:07.2 in backstroke. 152 Boys Swim Vargo. The team ended its season on a good note at Sectionals as everyone's times dropped. The boys really swam well at Sectionals. They were well- rested, and their times dropped consistently, stated Coach Hult. Vargo placed 2nd in the 100-yd. butterfly, and Small placed 3rd in the 50 yd. frees- tyle, each only .4 seconds away from qualifying for State. Small also flirted with the 50-yd. freestyle school record of 22.6, but could only come within .3 seconds. The sophomore team ended its season with a record of 4 wins and 6 losses. Opponent Homewood Flossmoor Elsenhower University High Andrew Beavis Thornwood Hillcrest Thornton Bloom 6 wins, 4 losses Boys Swim TR 59 - 99 99 ' 46 95 ' ' ' 57 99 Bloom Trail 54 72 129 72 ' 74 63 94 B6 ' 63 87 85 83 69 M 4..., ,W s ., N. ww. Q. . my ssh. .W- .gi we . sggtfm, S RQ no .i 4 - is 4 ' . S t nn -t ts.. . as ..-:. t .4 . . ts..- ,sw .. ... , , .. S X f . ' tl.a. .,..t . . .4 .ssit ','- ftt . . lz..

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Team rebuild , gains experience he golf team, ending a disappointing season with a record of 3 wins and 8 losses, consisted of four seniors, three juniors and three sophomores. The un- derclassmen did well and also gained valuable experience, stated Coach Sam Tortorici. Highlights of the season were a 4th place team finish at the Thornton Township Tour- nament and a 5th place finish by Dave Pijarowski at confer- ence. l was really sick at con- ference so I was lucky to come away with 5th place. I might Top: Ken Poison, senior, swings away for his best game of 39. Middle: JV Golf: Front Row: Ken Maday, Mike Owczarzak, Kevin Yott, Joe Mosele, Steve Schaeferg Back Row: Paul Levin, Jason Simmons, John Larson, Coach Bill Hardlannert, Mike Pijarowski, Alan Quirk, Chris Pawlowski Right: Varsity Goll: Front Row: Joe Spiller, David Mosele, Pete Oulrk, Tad Mossellg Back Row: Dave Pijarowski, Tom Frazier, Brian Blackmore, Ken Poison, Tom Ballatore, Coach Sam Tortorici 154 Golf have been able to do better, but I was happy with my per- formance, commented Pijar- owski. The team finished 6th at conference. We didn't prac- tice enough during the sum- mer and our scores reflected that. We had a rebuilding year and most of the attention was focused on the underclassmen so that they could gain valua- bel experience, explained Ken Poison, senior. The JV team ended its sea- son with a record of 3 wins and 8 losses. Golf TR Opponent . 187 T. F. South 169 181 Homewood- Flossmoor 165 Thornton llllana Christian Thornwood Eisenhower Bloom llliana Christian Shepard Argo 176 187 177 ' ' ' 175 180 169 177 ' 195 1723 166 171 Bloom Trail 165 168 ' ' ' 173 167 161 174 171 3 wins, 8 losses .. ..... ...gt 'l5?lK1 ' f' Y if f f yg3g,. ,, -1 V, ,. , 7 r 4 in an . X. .. ,, ,V . .,. lm- 'R ' 'if xo . ,ye Q find'