Thornwood High School - Thunderbird Yearbook (South Holland, IL)

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if T1 XX 1 a ws- VARSITY RESULTS TW OPP. RICH SOUTH , . .... 168 .... 176 RICHARDS .,.. .,.. l 71 .... 178 EISENHOWER . . ,... 164 .... 181 RICH EAST .... .... 1 60 ..., 160 T.F.NORTH .. .,.l6O....l67 BLOOM ....... . . , 158 .,.. 178 SHEPARD .... .,.. 1 72 .... 176 HILLCREST . . ..., 172 .,.. 180 SANDBURG ... .... 169 . . .. 163 T. F. SOUTH ,.. ,... 177. . . . 172 W L T VARSITY ,,.... ..... 7 ...2,.1 FROSH-SOPH .....,.,.......,.. 8 . , . 2 . . O I Above: Teeing off is one of the most impor- tant shots in golf. Pete Bukowski executes a firm grip and a sweeping motion while team- mate Bill Purcell anxiously awaits the result of his tee shot. VARSITY GOLF: Front Row.'Jim Morrison, Vince Walczak, Dan Kujovich, Pete Bu- kowski, Marty Freeland. Back Row: Coach Snyder, Scott Matheson, Dave DeGroot, Rich Heersema, Tom Holobowski. Above-Left: While his teamate Bill Purcell putts, .lim Morrison judges the distance and angle that would be needed to complete the shot. BOYS' GOLF l 13

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Golf team places second in state meet Hard work and determination paid off once again for the 1980-1981 boys' golf team. For the fifth con- secutive time, ThornWood's varsity golf team advanced to state competi- tion, taking a second place standing. In preparation for a victorious sea- son, tryouts began two Weeks before the beginning of school. Varsity coach Jim Snyder cultivated the tal- ents of the individual team members which led to many of the team's out- standing victories. It took every- one's help by contributing their skills to get us Where we are now, noted Coach Snyder. The opening varsity invitational at Peoria resulted in an impressive seventh place standing out of 45 schools. Scott Matheson placed sec- ond with a score of 110 out of 27 holes. Senior Scott Matheson took first place standing in conference. First in conference for the frosh-soph team was sophomore Scott Ward. Through much concentration, a steady arm, and a close eye on the ball, the Thornwood's varsity boys' golf team came through with a final standing of second in state. Above: one of the most frustrating areas of a golf course is the sand trap. Dave DeGroot successfully escapes this territorial snare. Top Right: Conference champion Scott Math- eson tees off while teamates offer their sup- port. FROSH-SOPH GOLF Front Row: Bill Zien- tara, Jim O'Brien, Steve VanKley, Pete Van- Vuren, Jim Pushala. Back Row: Dan Wilford, Mark Magon, John O'Brien, Tom Kosich, Scott Ward, Dave Jordan, Coach Hiner. Right: Watching carefully as the ball travels across the green, Jim O'Brien hopes for a birdie. 1 12 BOYS' GOLF 4 S if J 'mf ' it N- ,P Sk X af xt' if

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oys' gymnastlcs take fourth in district VARSITY RESULTS TW OPP. RICH CENTRAL .... . . . 92.49 15.25 THORNRIDGE .... . . . 86.40 120.81 LINCOLN-WAY . . . . . 86.03 95.59 OAK LAWN ..... . .... . . . 98.42 95.60 HINSDALE SOUTH ........ 97.45 117.95 HINSDALE CENTRAL .... 97.45 136.72 REAVIS ........,........... 93.50 88.28 ANDREWS ................ 93.96 73.50 RICH EAST .,.............. 93.96 81.26 HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR 104.19 110,13 CARL SANDBURG ........ 96.66 92.81 W L T VARSITY ........ . . . 6 5 0 SOPHOMORE .... .... 1 4 0 0 FRESHMAN . . . . . . 4 1 0 Above: Showing his flexability Joe Davis ex- ecutes a split during a floor routine. SOPHOMORE-VARSITY GYMNASTICS Front Row: Jim Denney, Greg Lollock, Joe Davis, Kurt Erchinger, Second Row: Phil To- lar, Ron Detmar, Keith McDonald, Brent O'Connell, Greg Stockman, Coach Foerch. Back Row: Coach DeValk, Fred Book, Tim Case, Marc Zivat, Mike Buchalo, Al Terrazas. FBI' Right! Keith McDonald prepares his horizontal bar routine with the help of Coach DeValk. Right: Endurance is an important part of a gymnastics routine. Brent O'Connell per- forms a difficult maneuver on the rings. 114 BOYS' CYMNASTICS