Upper Arlington High School - Norwester Yearbook (Upper Arlington, OH)

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Scoring goals in the pool and on the court Varsity games may have gathered much crowd appeal, but two lesser known sports provided just as much excitement and action as the others. Intramural basketball, advised by Mr Bill Witney, allowed students to play on Saturday after- The kids really got it together and did aery well. They showed a lot of potential in their style. noons from Christmas to spring break Mr Witney worked with Athletic Director Richard Fryman to organize and schedule games as well as oversee them Participants put themselves into fifteen teams divided into (our leagues according to grade level Teams played against one another in the new gym for several hours each week Unlike last year, there was no tournament to determine a championship team, although several went undefeated Senior Tim Farber, who played on the Silver Bullets, remarked. “It was fun A lot of good teams with good players made it really challenging.” Returning for his second year as water polo coach. Mr Richard Noble led a team that overcame many difficulties and saw much improvement through the year The nineteen members finished their fall season with a 2-5-2 record Four tournaments and nine games provided opportunities for experience and progress. Mr Noble commented that the team, which placed second in the district and fourth in the state, “had im- proved every game, especially at the state meet The kids really got it together and did very well They showed a lot of potential in their style The team worked around various obstacles such as conflicts with the swim season Consequently. many players did not start practicing until the season was well underway. Lack of equipment and time were also barriers However, parental support was superb, and 1 was especially pleased with the enthusiasm of the freshmen. added Coach Noble Although both intramural basketball and water polo were the only coed sports available, no girls went out for either team. Nevertheless, both provided chances for competition and good sportsmanship outside of the stan dard extra-curricular activities UA Season Record 2-5-2 OPP 5 Westerville 6 4 Princeton 9 9 Sycamore 9 4 Napoleon 16 11 Findlay 4 20 Worthington 7 10 St. Francis 10 7 Napoleon 13 4 Canton 10 2nd District 4th State To start the second hall of then in tramural game. Dean Do a laps the ball over the outstretched arm ol Kyle Wilcox Out of the fifteen teams that par ticipated in intramural basketball, only three managed to stay undefeated They were the Purple Aces, Team Rambts. and the Silver Bullets Members of the Silver Bullets mclude (Front Row): Greg Roll. Tim Farber. Dave Frnlmg (Second Row Ebnght (Back Row): Jim Hanneman 240 OlMFfMOfllFIlO

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Swimming: (Front Row): Davr Wood. Dave Lamon. Scott Sloan. Will Parsons. Glenn Voelx. Owen Maddox. Chm Day. Mdie Fenton. Steve Estelle, Keith Berend (Second Row): Coach John VanVoorhls, Matt Davis, Kevin Brown. Ted Steiner. Oup Smith. Scott Morgan. Steve VanVoorhls. Ron Hosenleld. John Diax. Mark Hillman (Third Row): In one fluid motion. Doug Dickerson shoots water airborne during the 100-yard backstroke As one of the captains. Dickerson helped lead the Bears to their first state championship Coach Peter Linn. Paul Fcduchak, Dan Dragin. Steve Molnar, Chris Burt. Bob Houser. Phil Smith. Will Inglis (Back Row): Doug Wnght. Craig Leesman, Willie Kocher. Chns Rose. Dave Colombo. John Miller. Doug Dickerson, Terry Hendershott. Greg Simpson. Christian Feduchak MBOvDGmtagj 239

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Water Polo: (Front Row): Tom Gut mann. John Carmichael, Christian Feduchak. Dave Colombo. John Miller. Chris Row. Doug Dickerson, Terry Hendershott (Back Row): Coach Richard Noble. Steve VanVoorhiy Matt Davit, John Diar, Chip Smith. Mike Reaser. Chris Burt. Bob Houu r. Chris Day. Scott Foreman, Steve Estelle (Miss ing from picture Ed Steiner I Before returning to the water. Christian Feduchak questions a previous call made by the referee A Sycamore player it well guarded by Bear defender Ed Steiner and another defensive player The game ended in a 9 9 deadlock W®ta?[p®0® 241