Titusville High School - Optimist Yearbook (Titusville, PA)

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Enthusiastic swimming fans lrightl voice their encouragement to a local tanker before an important race at the YMCA. Awaiting an important foul shot, a tense group of basketball fans lbelowl holds its breath in anticipation of a Titusville lead. Waiting for the last runner to cross the finish line, Dave Rectenwald lbelow rightl takes in a local cross country meet. lt tg QM J .. .. ,T - ,. .. ct NKW. . . f 'c'i ..... J W V A Egg? X fe' it an it li 11 I 9O!spectators N29

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Psychological motivation sends several swimmers to districts 1976-77 BOYS' SWIM TEAM fleftl - Front Row: Jeff Ludwick, Matt Dittrich, Tim Ashley, John Ague, Ed Burt, Jay Gadsby, Flick Ebert, and Chris Gardner. Row Two: John Viglo fmanagerl, Coach Dan Fritz, Bruce Evans, Tom Crissman, Thom Sauber, Dave Leach, Don Shupe, Bill Ludwick, Alan Sauber, Greg Galmish,Joe MacKie, and Bob Crocker. Executing a forward dive with a one-half twist, Melissa MacKie ileftl concentrates on keeping her form together. Due to the weather-related gas short- age, the Section ll meet had to be can- celled. At the District 10 meet, the Rocket boys grabbed a third place finish in the team championship, while the girls finished in the seventh spot. Don Shupe repeated as District 10 champ in the 100-yard butterfly, set- ting a new school record of 55.9. He also finished second in the 200 yard lndividual Medley, again setting a new mark of 2:08.8. Alan Sauber finished a close second in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 50.7. The medley relay team of Dave Leach, Bill Ludwick, Shupe, and Sauber set a new standard in that event with a 1144.8 clocking while finishing third. The Rocket girls broke seven of ten school records en-route to their sev- enth place finish. Such a showing was foreseen, as the girls had been break- ing marks left and right during the sea- SON. swimming!89

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Local fan support enhances ' schoolis athletic competition 60 55 x,fQ1,,f :LUV Q 'Q Getting caught up in the pre-game excitement at a football game, Rocket supporters Ueftl anticipate the opening kickoff. Only in Titusville can you goto a foot- ball game and consistently see a high school stadium nearly filled to capaci- ty. Rocket athletes were not only blessed with nearly full football stands. Local fans also crowded swimming meets, basketball games, and wres- tling matches in numbers that could have only enticed better competition. Even the area's lesser emphasized sports like cross country and tennis grabbed a share of the local crowd, which followed along shouting their encouragement. Titusville athletes should be extreme- ly proud to live in an area with such fine support. Fan enthusiasm, like that found in Titusville, can only lead to greater athletic achievements. As a Rocket swimmer turns and heads back up the pool, local swimming enthusiasts lleftl do their best to urge him on to a victory, spectatorsf91