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

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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

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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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Six days a week for three long hours the Boys' Gymnastics team strived to strenghten their skills to prepare for the upcoming competi- tive year. Both sophomore and varsity gym- nastics fought a tough battle at SICA North Conference. The sophomore squad conquered four out of seven events, while the Varsity placed fourth with only two contenders. Senior John Mance placed fourth on the floor exercise with a score of 7.60. The final first place was won by Keith McDonald who Won the parallel bars with a score of 5.45. With a little patience and expert coaching skills, Dick Foerch guided the team to an over-all fourth in Dis- tricts. I think we will have an ex- cellent team next year because of the success of this year's Sophomore team who finished with a record of 14 and O, stated Coach Foerch. Above: Striving for the perfect form Joe Da- vis maintains his balance during a difficult handstand. Above Left: Mixing physical strength and mental concentration, Tom Davis completes the last movement in his ring exercise. FRESHMAN GYMNASTICS: Front ROWI Robert Turner, Willy Trozzy, Kevin Shee- han, Tim Santoro, Paul Gannon, Ray John- son, Mike White, Coach Ron Bennett. Second Row: Scott Schoof, Bryan Eytcheson, Dave Born, Dan Dejulio, Steve Kwapich, David Ra- quet, Joe Grzybowski. Back Row: Steve Sten- genga, Paul Chevlin, Herb Terry, Marc Smith, Steven Mitchell, Brian Hommes. BOYS' GYMNASTICS 115