Venango Christian High School - Saga Yearbook (Oil City, PA)

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Sports Spot Tik e Strang eft Tilting J4appened... Photos by Ted Szalewicz Patrick Fletcher, JV CHEERLEADERS: Sandy McDonald, Linda Heath, Mary Stone, Karen Guyton, Connie Logue, Carol English We couldn't help but have a winning season this year. We got off to a blazing start’ The fire gleamed brighter and brighter; spirits grew higher and higher. The JV cheerleaders of Venango Christian were leading an enthusiastic group of students at s This year the Vikings started off their season with a bang and a win! The days of pointed fingers and mis- placed criticisms are all over now. The team's standings for this year are 4 3 which means we had a win- ning season. We opened the season with a home game against Cambridge Springs. We penetrated the Devils defense for 110 yards passing and 135 yards running for a grand total of 245 yards. Not bad! “Boomer Baker had two touchdowns while John Klesczand Ray Brezinski had one apiece. The final score showed a Viking triumph at 26-13. The sec- ond game we traveled to Randolph where the weather wasn't too sharp- and neither were we. The Vikings faced their first defeat 13-0. bonfire held September 11 on the eve pr For the third contest we ventured to Erie to face Saint Mark's Semi- nary. We found our way quickly into the scoring column when Steve Trout ran 91 yards with a kickoff for a touchdown. Tom Pett tacked on six more points with an end run, while nimble Mike Schneider recovered an enemy fumble for the Black and Gold's final score. Hard-hitting George Nalepa and Bob Faunce helped holding the score down for the Seminarians. The final score was 20-13, and we were riding a horse called 2 wins and 1 loss. It was a delightful feeling. On October 3, VCHS boosted Elk County for our fourth game of the season. The Vikings hit for two »ding our first game. TD's before Saint Mary's knew what was coming off. John Klecz and Steve Trout gave the Black and Gold the offensive punches. Yet despite the fact that we netted 259 yards, the Crusaders triumphed 29-13. 1 re- member a nursery rhyme about for the want of a horse a rider was lost or something like that. I n our fifth game, we met the tough Bradford Ramblers. Tom Boomer Baker's passes to Jim Garin added 150 yards plus two touchdowns to our offensive attack. Tome Baker's sneaking behind George Nalepa plus Sam Leta's constant running attack gave us two addition- al scores. The Rambler powerful line was too much for us, however, and they handed us another defeat.

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The Barque On... A Bow Vow by Mary Ann MoffeU THESE LITTLE THINGS... by Deborah Lee High school days make up one of the most important parts of our lives. There are so many big events! Then, too, there are the countless little things, reminding us of you, Venango Christian, which we shall never for- get: That steno course, ''strictly grade school stuff,' that turned out to be so ridiculously tough; That cherished first place in the cafeteria line that was sought by me, but never mine; Those hours of detention after school—simply because I broke a single oP rule; The gym classes that kept me physically fit-and showed up most when 1 tried to sit; The glee club days with an in- variable screech from some poor kid who didn’t quite reach; The chills we got from the fire drill they held in the snow; we ar- gued and reasoned and pleaded and coaxed, but we had to go; The games where everyone yelled and yelled, and then went home with a throat that swelled; The typing teacher you could ne- ver please: she didn't approve of peeking at the keys; The French class we thought was such a blast, until we learned that no one had passed; The money invested in chemistry class, which went to the fund for broken glass; But the long last minutes we counted down waiting for the bell to ring, was, needless to say and undoubtedly the most pleasant thing. TO A TOKEN MACHINE To you I li ft up mine eyes, O one- armed bandit who art stationed in the cafeteria. Behold! as the players eye the dealers, As the bookies watch the horses. So we, attentively, watch you, lest we be cheated by your rent. Have pity on us, for we are more than broke by our efforts, and around us is poverty, induced by your swindle. by Virginio Aaron I try. Honestly I do; it's just no use. Pve bought the most expensive meat, the best clothes and Pve even read the latest books on dog care, but, as I said before, it’s just no use. I can't get our dog to like me. 1 guess the main reason is be- cause he knows deep down in I don't like him. But then, I have good rea- son not to. HOW WOULD YOU feel if a dog had seniority in your family? My sister, his master, prefers him to me. Every other morning I get up at 6:00 A.M. and let him out because he decides it's extremely necessary. (It seems to me he could use the bathroom; he does everything else the family does.) I've tried ignoring him, but he knows all the tricks. Usually it fol- lows this pattern. First, he scrat- ches on the door and whines: if this doesn't work, he pulls the covers off, and if this fails he uses drastic measures and licks my face. He knows I can't stand to have a dog lick my face. So without hesitation, I get up and let him out. In fact, I kick him out. However, there are ani- mal lovers who think I'm cruel. Be- fore you j udge, let me tell you more. I like turkey. It is my favorite meat. Guess who gets the biggest share when we have it? That's right! My sister claims it's his favorite too, and, therefore, he has as much right to it. So, in our family of se- ven, where every portion counts, I am allowed to watch a 2 00-pound Irish setter wolf down his weight in white meat. TO TELL YOU the truth, I could probably even learn to live with this. But, there is one thing I am sure I shall never forgive. When the disk- jockey on the radio plays a recording of my favorite singing artists, “The Beatles; that dog of ours lies on the floor and howls. That, my friend, is the last straw. Therefore, I rest my case with complete confidence, based on the a- bove information, that you will find me innocent and him guilty, remem- bering that The Verdict Is Yours. 13

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49-25. George Nalepa helped by Bob Faunce and Ozzie Mizwa held the Bradford middle attack to a minimum. For the game with North East, we travelled to their city on a Sun- day afternoon. Early in the second quarter, Sam Leta plunged across the goal for the Vikings' first score. Steve Trout raced 61 yards for the second T.D. and the conversion to Fletcher was good. Another 11 yard run by Trout was good for the third score, and the extra point to Flet- cher was complete. In the third quar- ter, Dave Henderson scored and the extra point pass to Tony Horos was good. The fifth score was made up of a Bill Eckert pass to Pat Flet- cher. Henderson completed the scor- ing with an intercepted pass. The defense held St. Greg's to 1 yard while Boomer Baker completed 8 out of 11 passes. The final score was 39-0. The last game of the year showed us host to St. Michael's of Greenville. Early in the first quarter Sam Leta put the Vikings on the board with a T.D. A pass from Baker to Trout was good for the second T.D., and Nalepa hitched the extra point. Trout intercepted a Greenville pass and scampered 75 yards for the third and final score. The defense held St. Michael's to 50 yards. The final grid showed the Black and Gold victors at 19-0. T ▼ T ▼ T O o O 0 0 6 © © i ©■ 1 • • .! O Anatomy of a Touchdown A touchdown to many people looks like a stroke of luck, but it really isn’t. Every man on the field has a special pre-assigned job to do. Split-second timing plus realistic fakes are usually the differences between a rou- tine play and a touchdown. The first thing necessary to understand is the number system of denoting plays. Each of the circles has a special number that identifies each of the backs. Now, if the quarter - back wants the no. 3 back in the no. 4 hole, he calls a 34. The first number is the back running the ball; the second is the hole he is going to run in. So, if after a football game you hear someone say 34 was great, you know what he’s talking a- bout. Now, about the pre-assigned jobs. I would like to explain them using our first string play- ers. First no. 5 Ozzie Mizwa giv- es the ball to no. 8 Baker. He fakes it to no. 4 Pett in the no. 2 hole and no. 6 Jim Bruce gets their end and no. 8 Boomer gives it to Leta in the no. 4 hole. Nal- epa no. 9 takes his man left and Schneider no. 10 takes his to the right making a clear hole. On a 34, the blocking looks like this: Low Budget Sports for Low Budget Schools Patrick Cihon Nowdays, any school that has a good reputation has to have a num- ber of athletic teams-such as foot- ball, basketball, baseball, track, cross-country, wrestling, and golf, to name a few. This, however, presents a problem to schools with low bud- gets. It costs money to buy the equipment, maintain a practice field and gymnasium, and to hove the in- surance coverage needed to engage in athletics. I will now propose a solution to this problem-low budget sports for low budget schools. The teams for these low budget sports would incl ude a Monopoly team, a Scrabble team, and a Tiddley-winks team. Expenses would be almost non- existent. The Monopoly game or Scrabble game would be the only equipment needed. It wouldn't be necessary to have insurance cover- age because very few injuries would result from these sports, and a dic- tionary would be the only necessary practice equipment. The Monopoly team would be made up of the tap economic students; the Scrabble team would include the best English and spelling students; and theTidd- ley -winks team would be composed of the expert spitball and paper wad throwers in the school. By using the low budget sports plan, the poorer schools could be known for their win- ning teams with only a fraction of the expense of regular athletics. 15