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

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Girls' track advances to state competition The Girls' Track team, coached by Mrs. Karen Haupert and Mrs. Mari- anne Pearson, raced through a very successful season as seven girls emerged from the IHSA District meet qualifying for the state compe- titon. Those qualifying were Diane de Groh, one and two mile run, Be- verly De Neal, 440 yard dash, Tra- cey Lofton, high jump, and the 400 meter relay team, comprised of Lyn- ette Davis, Kathy Raske, Angela Jones, and Virgie Bullie. At the State meet, Diane de Groh placed sixth in the mile run and eighth in the two mile. Debbie Zubic finished seventh in the shot put. Coach Haupert beamed proudly that though track is mostly individuals striving for the setting of records, it's team spirit that creates the in- centive to win. Both varsity and frosh-soph posted winning seasons with 10-1 records, placing second in the SICA conference with 8-1. Above: The thrill of victory is a great part of the excitement of a track meet, but often the shoulder of a teammate is needed for support. After an exhausting race, Diane de Groh em- braces Julie Rentz. Above Right: In an effort to gain the lead, hurdle jumper Kathy Raske springs over the hurdles pacing her strides in perfect form. FROSH-SOPH TRACK Front Row: Valerie Lofton, Karen Quillings, Rochelle Downey, Carole Herman Manager Sandra Dickerson. Second Row: Edy Ferguson, Barb Iaconelli, Peggy Clavio, Jen Ramos, Daria Ferrante, Debra Sewell, Stephanie Drayton, Dawn Douglas, Linda Mazzorana, Carol Bruene, Colleen Byrne, Sharon Irons. Back Row: Kel- ly Mazzorana, Cindi Knittle, Cathy Alessi, Karen Schueman, Carolyn King, Melody Col- lins, Sandra Walker, Vanita Haymon, Crystal Tousana, Maureen DeGraff, Coach Haupert, Coach Ferris. 138 GIRLS' TRACK

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15 Love. This was not a survey of the average number of times a tennis team member fell in love. The term 15-Love is a popular scoring expression used among tennis play- ers to indicate a score of 15 to 0. Everyday after school, Thorn- wood's courts were bombarded with bouncing tennis balls and swinging rackets as the girls strenuously strengthened their skills. As weak areas improved, spirit was generat- ed for a tough season. It takes the team as a Whole to Work together to produce a really superb team, var- sity head coach Ray Scott stated. Ef- fort, spirit, and determination, added to the abilities of the T-Birds perfor- mance. On October 20th, the Thornwood varsity team entered Districts. The T-Birds finished 3rd in their District, after the brutal competition in sin- gles, winning ll straight victories. Another team member, Lisa Lait, commented, After the strike, we really had to prove just how good we could be. Long and hard practices benefited in the long run as the girls actively completed another success- ful season as a team. Above: When playing in a match, all tennis skills must be properly executed. Lisa Lait demonstraes the proper form for returning a low forehand shot to her singles opponent. Above Left: State qualifier Sue Clune prac- tices the correct toss and form for her first serve while Coach Scott adds his criticism. FROSH-SOPH TENNIS Front Row: Nina Hurson, Lynn Pavletich, Cindy Suttie, Jane Nazimek, Cheryl Hiner, Jill Bukowski. Back Row.'Gayl Hurson, Karen Raske, Maria Para- gas, Cheryl Hutter, Diane Cochran, Jane Far- rar, Beth Frehling, Jill Turner, Doreen Pru- zin, Coach Scott. Not Pictured: Coach Pear- son. GIRLS' TENNIS 137

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VARSITY RESULTS TW OPP. , . . 59Vz 39Vz THORNTON .,.. . . 61 37 BLOOM ....,...... . 48 40 EISENHOWER ..... . 76 38 RICH CENTRAL . . . , 76 42 HOMEWOOD- FLOSSMOOR ..,.. . 85 43 CARL SANDBURG . . , 85 43 THORNTON ........ , 65 63 THORNRIDGE .... . 45 83 RICHARDS ...,... . 95 35 EISENHOWER . . . . 68 60 W L T VARSITY ....,.., . 10 1 0 FROSH-SOPH . , . . 10 1 O Above Diane Mateja springs high trying to break a record in the long Jump Top Left When running a relay race one of the most important factors is the passing of the baton. Lynette Davis hands off the baton quickly to Angela Jones in an effort to keep the teams overall time low. VARSITY TRACK Front Row: Peggy Kane, Jean Williams, Shirley Fain, Diane Mateja, Kathy Raske, Lynette Davis, Annette Vie- celi, Gloria Clark, Manager Sue Kuzdrowski. Back Row: Annette Giertych, Lisa Wostl, J u- lie Rentz, Amy Mat.son, Lisa McElmurry, Diane DeGroh, Angela Jones, Beverly DeN- eal, Tanya Tyree, Virgie Bullie, Teresa John- son, Tracey Lofton, Daphne Wright, Coach Haupert, Coach Ferris. Left: Teammates join together just before the meet to warm up and psych each other up for the meet. They stretch to prevent muscle cramping while running. This is a must for all good track runners. GIRLS' TRACK 139