Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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. Ist, .kifir tii 1. N ' W . J- , Y - 3 tg -: wx l XS i' st-4-N. N9 K Q tl xt? X xg N X .2 K X E k X A w X Q cast is N Q to state: records b oken Led by a strong group of seniors, the varsity track team placed in every invita- tional and ended with a dual meet record of 4-2. The team also finished sec- ond in the Conference and Sectional meets and quali- fied two relays and four in- dividuals for state. We ran better than we thought we would. It was an exception- al year and the seniors came through at the end and performed very well, said Coach T.J. Shirley. Captain Vinram WadeBey led the two mile relay team consisting of John Gifford, Mike Bayr and Otis Magee to state. The other state qualifying relay team was made up of Reggie John- son, Phillip Russell, Lamen ax if ry GLASS in Adams, and Leroy McMil- lan. Individuals qualifying for state were Senior LaChon Cunningham in the long jump, Senior Joe Kapitany in shot-put and Sophmores Johnny Westbrook in the high hurdles and Eric Thomas in the triple jump. Tough practices before and after school helped me prepare for state where l was one place away from getting a medal, stated Thomas. ln addition to being rec- ognized at the state level, all state qualifiers were named to the Thomridge All-Time Top Ten List. The froshfsoph ended the sea- son with a record of 5-1. Top: Vinram WadeBey broke the school record for the 400 meter dash. Left: Varsity Track: Front Row: La- men Adams, Maurice Thomas, Vin- ram WadeBey, John Gifford, La- chon Cunningham, Corey Beck- ham: Row 2:Reggie Johnson, Ralph Capriglione, Johnny West- brook, Otis Magee, Terrence San- didge, Chris Urban, Dave Bjork, Phillip Russel:Back Row: Coach Terry Wells, Coach T.J. Shirley, Joe Sepeczi, Mike Bayr, T orey Pat- terson, Joe Kapitany, Mike Beck- ham, Floyd Clark, Rob McCarthy, Coach Terry Kennedy Lower Left: JV Track: Front Row: Dave Ramirez, Corey Bowen, Matt Malmquist, Alex Peterson, Blair Hall, Kyle Nelson, Kevin Skalman, Row 2: Chakir O' Neal, Rodney Chambers, Scott Bergfors, Eric Jablonski, Robert Lear, Clifon Luckett, Andre Gallion, Jose Mo- rales, Steve Lloyd: Back Row: Coach T.J. Shirley, Coach Terry Wells, Eric Thomas, Chris O' Derio, Alex Bustos, Reggie Ward, Terrence Hersey, Johnny West- brook, Coach Terry Kennedy Boys' Track 161

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-3 1 MacDonald, Jarard to state For the second year in a row, two players from the boys tennis team competed in the state tournament. Playing doubles, senior Doug Jarard and freshman Chris MacDonald won sec- tionals which advanced them to the state touma- ment in Mt. Prospect. While Jarard played at state for the second year in a row, MacDonald exper- ienced his first state compe- tition as a freshman. In the double elimination touma- ment, they won two of four matches. Although the competition was tough, I was pleased with the way Chris and I played since it was the farthest anyone had advanced at state, stated Jarard. The varsity team ended in 4 -as - img, I, ,, ,,, ,, ,, , . ff ffff f H V V 9 1 ,, I 'f an ,WW I .. , I Q My Left: Varsity Tennis: Front Row: Bob Ramirez, Chris Mac Donald, Doug Jarard, Ray Elmore: Back Row: Jeff Greco, Henry Treliiz, Bri- an Glowacki, Jamie Bhatty, Coach David Konkol Above: Junior Varsity Tennis: Front Row: John Bhatty, Eric Fran- third in conference with a respectable 5-1 record and an overall 9-4 record. In sectionals, Jarard and Mac- Donald took first place, while junior Bob Ramirez and Jamie Bhatty took fourth. In the Sectionals doubles teams consisted of Jarard and MacDonald and Bhatty and Ramirez. Jeff Greco and Ray Elmore competed as singles. I was happy about the season and how well we played at the tour- naments. We played up to our potential and expect to be number one next year, said Greco. The junior varsity team had a winning season as they finished with a 15-2 overall record and second in conference. , I .,,, , . 9 'W w ,A ,,..,,.,,M, .,.., W, ,...,,,,,.,, , g .. , . A 4- ..- 5 .W A M- .. ,, In -ag. , son, Diep Nguyen, Anthony El- more, Back Row: Mike Owczarzak, Tom Ballatore, Roger Phillips, Bala Ramiah, Coach William Mc Gonagill Top: Senior Doug Jarard played in the State tournament two years in a row. Boy's Tennis 165