Valley Central High School - Viking Log Yearbook (Montgomery, NY)

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VARSITY FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD 7-13 Middletown 29-6 Minisink 0-6 Goshen 0-28 Washingtonville 0-33 Port Iervis 3-14 Monroe 13-11 Warwick 33-6 O'Neill 12-14 Cornwall 41-0 Saugerties Total 4wins 6losses loss vvin loss loss loss loss vvin wvin loss wvin fBelowj Minisink Valley collapses 29-6 under a VC rush. Mike MCCleom f72j, Clyde Lince f52j, jim Pcmoro 6541, Bob Steele M62 ond Doug Owen f25j break through Minisinlds defense. Players its worth say die Team proves 52 SPORTS

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Tennis team Gcldberg coaches winners circle felt surprised that we won the championship because we were one of the worst teams in the league until recently, admitted lean VanWyck. lean was surprised, everybody was surprised. And pleased. With their de- termination, the girls were able to squeak by the stronger teams to win the division. With the division win behind them, came Terry Wegniak's and Ianet Sat- kowski's most important match of the season. The team was vying for the championship against Middletown. After six matches, both teams were tied. Terry and Ianet were the last doubles to complete their match, and both were conscious that theirs was the decider. When the match was completed, Terry and Ianet joined the winner's circle, and the VC tennis team won the championship. After three years, Coach Goldberg had the championship team she hoped for. Since many of the players will be returning for next year's season, she hopes to have one again . . . soon. When Mrs. Mary Goldberg first de- cided to coach Girls Varsity Tennis, she set a goal that she would have a championship team in three years. In her third year of coaching, with hard work and determination, Coach Gold- gerg led her team to the Orange Coun- ty Championship in the fall of 1978. The girls started their season in September hoping to have a good team. They had no delusions: they knew it would be a long, hard road to winning the title. Most of the girls were returning from last year's team. People like Ian VanWyck, her sister lean, Sue Engels, Terry Wegniak, and Ianet Satkowski were all expected to do well whether they played singles or doubles. As it turned out, Ian VanWyck finished sec- ond in the county and also had the chance to play in the sectionals. Terry Wegniak and doubles partner Ian Sat- kowski also competed in the section- als. In past years the girls' tennis team has not been marked as a winner. QAboveJ The members of the Iunior Varsity Football Team are: tfrontj Sherry Clark, Sandy Smith, Donna McMann, fsecondj Bob Conroy, Iohn Iessup, Mike Mondello, Chad Tompkins, Iim Goddard, Rich Vano, Tim Crowley, Pete McComb, Bill Iackson, tthirdj Coach Robert Zifchuck, Mark Bond. Keith Winchell, jeff Miller, Ieff Vogt, Iohn Lyrell, Eric Scott, Guy Rose, fbackj Greg Stellwag, Mike Lemin, Darnell McClearn, Walter Clark, Bill McClearn, Todd Dubois, Kyle Tucci, Bob Krepplin, Ioe Finn, Steve Brescia, Coach john Vogt. gurls to top Some people thought that this year would be no different, and the girls knew this. As Ian VanWyck said, No- body thought we would win because there has never been a girls' cham- pionship tennis team here. But we proved to them we could. The girls had many tough matches. Schools like Port Iervis, Middletown, and Highland Falls returned with strong teams. Although the girls acknowledged what the skeptical thought, they didn't let it bother them. Instead, they con- centrated on playing their best. BOYS IV FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD 8-16 Middletown loss 6-7 Minisink loss 22-21 Goshen win 8-23 Washingtonville loss 8-33 Port Iervis loss 8-34 Monroe loss 11-8 Warwick win forfeit by O'Neill win 7-0 Cornwall win 33-0 Saugerties win Total 5 wins 5 losses GIRLS TENNIS SCOREBOARD 4-3 Port Iervis win 5-2 Ellenville win 4-3 Minisink win 5-2 Monticello win 5-2 Goshen win 7-0 Minisink win 2-5 Middletown loss 2-5 Monroe loss 4-3 O'Neill win 4-3 Washingtonville win 4-3 Ellenville win 5-2 Port Iervis win 6-1 O'Neill win Total 11 wins Zlosses SPORTS 51

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if 2 S . rustration, tension, low-morale, excuses, short-tempers - common symptons of any losing team, right? Right. With one exception. Yes, the varsity football team struggled through another season against heavy opposition, but the players responded with unending enthusiasm, dedication, and a hunger to win. 'iThere's pride in it, remarked re- ceiver Shayne Crowley. We didnlt want to be at the bottom of the league. We wanted to prove that we could win - what other reason is there? The rest of the squad could answer that question with any one of a hun- Hoff- dred reasons. Co-captain Todd man philosophized, Quitting a sport is the same thing as quitting on your- Doug self, and senior running back Owen commented on his love for the gk A . Fsitff ,ie . I sport. He plans on playing in college and making a career of it. Co-captain Bob Steele asserted, We had a strong team, and I knew one of those days we would pull it together. Iunior Q.B. Dan Crowley expressed yet another viewpoint: We wanted to prove something - probably by beat- ing Cornwallf' That explains the motivation. Now, what about the enthusiasm? As the losses rolled up, the boys rolled on - took it in stride. How? Coach Coates introduced new drills designed to psyche them up. The players main- tained that Coates' innovations got them sky high . The 5'Bongo Drill, Monroe Drill, and the locker room chant were integral to good team mo- rale. Starting with the first game, Coach Coates' list of goals for the team shrank. But as each goal became unattainable, the team pointed itself towards another with every bit as much intensity. We wanted to prove something by beating Cornwall, since that was the last game of the season, Dan Crowley said. Ironic, huh, because they may have proved more about themselves than any other team in the league. fBelowj The members of the Varsity Football Team are: ffrontj Lynn Weller, Bill Cooper, Bob Hoffman, Dan Crowley, Todd Hoffman, Randy Diehl, Mike Toth, Doug Owen, Mike Hurling. tsecondj Coach Tinker Bunting, Stan Handzel, Todd Lawrence, Bill Christiano, Randy Webb, Gene Brown, Clyde Lince, Steve Kazcmar, Matt Damon, Shane Crowley, Coach George Coates, fbackj Coach Iohn Hunter, Glenn Campoli, Iohn Carulli, Harold Stellwag, Bob Steele, Dave Harris, Nick Stagliano, Iohn Calvert, Mike june, Mike McClearn, Iohn Hausenfuss. fBelowj Starting quarterback Randy Diehl injured his left leg during practice. Dun Crowley f7j, who replaced Diehl, executes a Crowley-to- Crowley pass for a touchdown. X , . ',,' 'f ' . 7 . . , , . ' ' f ,,, . .L , s - . cv Y ' ,mf ' ,Q . ' . -,. 1 rm I , W I 'H .t..u..t-H . -2-ff rw: W , ' ', .' . . 'L Y .,, .- B.. 55175 ,MI ., .. 'K-gk: , , I q . .. ..-,. IA.. A Af, , , - my Lv. ,- 44 -, , Jifa. 'cf4 '1 .1. ' , 9' U- . f. t. .Lv 'mu -ff 'K Nsw: -.-,., I . .- .4.... A SPORTS 53