Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Sofibdll TR Opponent O Rich EasT 18 3 Rich EasT A 2 llliana ChrisTlan 7 J T1 6 TF SouTh Q'-71 2 TF SouTh 12 2 Crere Monee 12 9 Crere Monee 12 7 Romeoville 0 7 Romeoville O 20 TF NorTh 21 21 TF Norih 14 1 Homewood-Flossmoor 18 0 Homewood-Flossmoor A 16 Thornion 3 20 ThornTon 4 1 Thornwood 11 2 Thornwood 12 1 Oak Foresr 18 3 Oak Foresi 13 6 Eisenhower .2 5 Eisenhower M,2 2 Bloom 3 4 Bloom 5 2 HillcresT 7 1 i-lillcresf 8 6 Bloom Troll 5 2 Bloom Trail 12 Q wins, I8 losses New eqglipment added Hartman 2n A new field, a new baTTing cage, and new uniforms. WhaT more could a Team ask for? IT was abouT Time The girls goT Their share of fa- ciliTies. The new field and baTTlng cage gave us a chance To improve our- selves even when The weaTher was bad, sTaTed Julie Carlson, junior. The girls' sofTball Team cansisTed of Ten seniors, six juniors, and Two sopho- mores. 'TThe Team did noT play as well as expecTed, buT The girls compefed againsi some Tough Teams, said Coach Sam TorTorici. ln addiTion To The new fa- ciliTies, exTra pracTices were fi 2 -,,.. W' J x T 7 Utne, , hw! 5 A V V affcvr arf V X 115 E S no 4, In Y 'bf 4 Mr: lk? K I v ll VV Y Q 7 A bn . l J V - . y 5 ,,,, , ,, V YIWT4 ffrfr- 4 Y ' ' v .V A N1 ill 4 A ' W f I I L L A l KT J Varsity Softball: Fronf Raw: Cheryl Marciniak, STacy Sellas, Ginnie Harl- man, Brenda Chapman, lvlissl Luri, HeaTher Gilliam, Wendy Nye: Row 2: Diane O'Donnell, Laurie lvlerrirr, Linda Engelsbel, Jenny Kausal, Deb- Sophomore Soffball: FronT Row: Gina Slough, Rachel Jones, Rhonda WaTkins, Anessa Milzarek, KrisTin La- Fleur, Sharon Tobecksen: Row 2: Mi- chele Lawrence, Andrea Freese, Char Engelman, Laura STeele, Kim Danielewicz, Colleen Flemingg Back ble Gordon, Carhy Ciecierski, Pam Decker, Vicky Driskillg Back Row: Coach Sam Torforici, Jill Armour, Tonya Burk, Julie Carlson, STephanie Neher, Lisa Drzewiecki, Marla Mokry Row: Dawn Ruisz, Laura Grindler, Marion PiTTs, Lori LaTTa, Karen Karc- zewski, Coach Ron Bauer Leaping into The air, Laurie MerriTT caTches a line drive, which sTops The runners from advancing. year all con added To The schedule. The Team no longer lusT prac- Ticed in The afiernoon buT meT for baTTing and fielding pracilce before school. Seeing TorT aT 6:30 in The morning was beTTer Than breakfasT, buf on The serious side, l feel ThaT The baTTlng pracTice helped The Team as a whole, explained l-leaTher Gilliam, junior. The i'lfc?1ii!'lllliEilCfl and boi'- Tlng CQYUQQ ingliiiwi as Ci chance To improve aurseives even when The vveaiher was badfi -- Julie Carlson ference The Team placed fifTh in conference and ended wiTh a record of five wins and seven losses. The Team should have done beTTer Than whaT we did, buT we jusT didn'T work like a Team, said Ginnie HarTman, piTch- er, who was The only mem- ber named all-conference. Jill Armour, shorTsTop, Gilliam, cenrerfield, Laurie lvlerriTT, second base, and Sieph- anie Neher, firsT base, were named all-conference han- orable menTion. The sophomores ended wiTh five wins and seven losses and The freshmen wiTh Two wins and six losses. 'Y i ' ' M . 'f-fi'ifMw4Q.Qv . 7m.M5.,,7 , ,, , , f , ,T , .. I I W: K , V , .,,,,. V V V K H A A V V .. f 1 7 ,, ,.,1.,,,,J f i ,, ... Whig, , ii A V , , . ., W . 451 , I A V , W , ,W 8 H , 'V -1 v. 422 L 1 2 A . 4 A i 7 . k . ' r H is ri

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Boys' Tennis TR Opponent 3 Stagg 5 Hillcrest 4 Richards A Gordon Tech 2 T,F,South 'l Homewood-Fiossmoor 4 Rich Central 3 Lockport fl Downers Grove South 5 Thornton 4 Thornwood 2 Eisenhower 4 Bloom A Bloom Trail 3 University High 'li wins, A losses Team 2nd at Sectional Super season sends 3 to State Ie vel Running sprints and lifting weights were part of life on the boys' tennis team, which concluded the year at 'li-A and sent three people down state. Mike Owczarzak, junior, stated, Being a varsity member was different since we would start practice by running a mile and end it with a half hour of sprinting. There was a real emphasis on endurance and skill. The team as a unit missed advancing by placing secs ond in Sectionals but state qualifiers were Chris Mac- Donald in singles and seniors Jamie Bhatty and Bob Ra- mirez in doubles. MacDon- ald, a sophomore in his sec- 'l2A Boys' Tennis ln his second consecutive state qualifying year, sophomore Chris MacDonald participated as a sin- gles player. ond year on varsity, said, l enjoyed the year because l faced a lot of tough com- petitors and gained valu- able experience. Other starters were John Bhatty at 2nd singles, Owc- zarzak at 3rd singles, and Tom Ballatore and Roger Phillips at 2nd doubles. Phillips commented, l liked playing doubles with Tom because 'Beiltg C3 varsity rnerns ber was rrliiiterent since we would start props tice by running C3 miie and and it with sprintingf' -W Mike Owczarzok our styles were so different we made a good team. At Conference every player advanced in the first round. Jerry Bouslog and Ra- mirez at ist doubles and Owczarzak at 3rd singles took third place. Second place was captured by MacDonald at 'ist singles, Jamie Bhatty at 2nd singles, and Ballatore and Phillips at 2nd doubles. Overall the team took a strong second place. Coach Dave Konkol was pleased with the season. This was the best of any team l have coached and l am glad for that, he said. S i i 5 3 i s fs Sk Q 5 E it S S