Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Team takes 5rd in conference Three individuals were named All-Conference from the girls softball team that struggled to achieve third place in conference. 'il feel we had a success- ful season and we worked with a lot of potential as the season progressed. We be- came stronger because our pitching improved im- mensely, and we estab- lished a set line-up. l'm proud of our third place standing and our three All- Conference players, said Mr. Sam Tortorici, head coach. T Named All-Conference were Lynn George, second baseman, Stephanie Neher, first baseman, and Ginnie Hartman, pitcher. Named as special mentions were Lisa Martell, left fielder and Missi Luri, shortstop. A!-N The team, consisting of 5 seniors, 10 juniors, and 5 sophomores, supported one another to play up to its potential. This was the best team as far as spirit goes. We were like a big family. I was really happy to recieve All- Conference Honors: it was something l really wanted, stated Cap- tian Lynn George. The varsity season ended with 7 wins and 5 losses. Even if our record wasn't number one and even when we lost, our team spirit was always at its highest. lt was a great season, stated Heather Gilliam, sopho- more. The sophomore team had a record of 5 wins and 7 losses, and Freshmen fin- ished with a record of 0 wins and 6 losses. Top: Bev Walski pitches for varsity for the second year. Left: Varsity Softball: Front Row: Vicky Driskill, Wendy Nye, Cheryl Marciniak, Heather Gilliam, Betty Threatt: Row 2: Maria Mokry, Jill Armour, Pam Decker, Kathy Cie- cierski, Ginnie Hartman, Bev Walski: Back Row: Coach Sam Tor- torici, Michelle Brovim, Julie Carl- son, Stephanie Neher, Lynn George, Beth Tashjian, Missi Luri Softball 157

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Winfield 2nd at state meet Conference and Districts seemed to be the goal of the girls' varsity track team as they finished their sea- son with a conference re- cord of 4-Z5 and an overall record of 17-17. A sixth place finish at the Crlenbard West Invite, a first at Hillcrest, and a sixth at Reavis Relays added extra competition for the girls to prepare for Conference and Districts. Exposure to some of the best teams in the state at the invites gave us excellent opportunities to see the level of talent that we would face at the state meet, commented Mr. Llorenz, head coach. In the fifth place finish at Conference Rachael Smith placed second in the 800- meter run and Rim Winfield was second in the 400-me- ter dash. Smith and Win- field, along with Megan Al- len and Adriene Hayes, were second in the 1600- meter relay and first in the 5200-meter relay. QP The fifth place finish in district competition was highlighted by the fact that Smith, Winfield, Hayes, and Allen qualified for state meet in both the 1600-me- ter relay, fourth in districts, and the 25200-meter relay, first in districts. Winfield placed second in the 400- meter dash, thus, qualify- ing her for the state meet. State seemed to be an- other success story for Win- field, Hayes, Allen, and Smith. The 1600-meter re- lay placed third in state while the S5200-meter relay placed eleventh in state. Winfield was second in the 400-meter dash. Going to the State Finals meant com- peting at the highest level of physical and mental ca- pacity possible in high school, stated Rachael Smith. The freshman-sopho- more team ended the sea- son with a conference re- cord of 1-2 and an overall record of Z5-11. Above: Girls' Varsity Track: Front Row: Cathy Wagner, Julie Popu- Iorum, Lisa Gawrych, Debbie Beck- man, Tonya Colquitt, Keisha Cox: Row 2: Allessande Hall, Michelle Wozniak, Megan Allen, Rim Win- field, Tonya Scott, Wendy Almeido, Naomi Harden, Back Row: Coach Toya Wyatt, Rachael Smith, La- 8 veme White, Ellen Poppelaars, Ju- lie O' Neill, Adriene Hayes, Kristin Tomiello, Virginia Thornton, Coach Al Llorenz Top:Julie O'l'1eill was fourth in discus at Districts. Left: Rachel Smith, Adriene Hayes, Megan Allen, and Kim Winfield took third. in State. Girls' Track 1 59