West Albany High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Albany, OR)

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Clockwise From Left: Forrest Reid is off to a great start. Kevin Shaha and Steve Ludwig rush forward at the start of the race. Jeff Wimer keeps ahead of his South Albany opponent. Forrest Reid gains speed as he passes opponent. Kevin Shaha helps to gain points by beating his opponent. Runners take off at Coach Rudzik's signal. 25

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Cross Country Harriers experience losing season Bottom Row: Ken Horn, Brent McMorris, Marty Tucker, Russ Hill, Steve Rolland. Top Row: John Hayes, Bob Parsons, Kevin Shaha, Mark Vanderford, Steve Ludwig, Forrest Reid, Jeff Wimer, Coach Ralph Rudzik. Not Pictured: Mark Beach. Cross Country South Salem Me Nary West A Ibany Crescent Valley West A Ibany North Salem West A Ibany South Albany Lebanon Corvallis Sprague West A Ibany 22 56 71 21 41 55 30 30 79 26 42 55 Lebanon Invitational 4th plac Hudson Bay Invetational 4th p The cross country team began practicing long, hard hours in the hot August sun and late summer rains. They ran through mud, rain, and sultry weather to get in shape for the season a-head. It was a long one for the unexperienced team. With only two letterman returning from last year, pressure was put on the experienced to gain victories. There were some great moments for the young team. They tied rival South Albany 30 to 30 and placed well at invitationals. The harriers added another trophy to the collection as the J.V. won the North Marion Invitational Oct. 4. At district Kevin Shaha finished 25th as West Albany's top runner at the meet. As a team they placed seventh. Bob Parsons and Forrest Reid, two other Bulldog runners who entered the race, were unable to finish due to injuries. Coach Ralph Rudzik said he hoped his team would peak by the time district came and they did; but to their misfortune, so did the other teams. Steve Ludwig said, The best part of the season was tying South Albany. Plus, everyone tried their personal best. I enjoyed being on this year's team.

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Gymnastics Boys gain district championship BOYS GYMNASTICS WA Op. 65.83 Corvallis 57.38 66.0 North Salem 52.46 63.75 South A Ibany 63.60 68.35 South Salem 38.75 70.32 Lebanon 34.25 78.20 Sprague 56.62 74.30 Crescent Valley 54.48 75.28 McNary 69.26 75.21 McMinnville 1st. District 44.81 86.20 Bottom Row: Doug Knight, Tim Knuths, Aaron O'Neil, Roger King, Randy Asai, Rusty Thompson. Top Row: Dave Marshall, Derrick Cox, Steve Edmiston, Kent Sykes, Paul Galvin, Mark Messmer, Coach Jim Costello. Not Pictured: Vaughn Pieschl. To begin the season, the boys gymnastics team was faced with a problem. Bob Buchanan, last years coach, had another job, and in July, the team was on their own. Coach Jim Costello took on the difficult job of coaching an unfamiliar team and with the effort of team and coach they came up with an undefeated season and a district championship. Five returning seniors combined their experience and talent with those of young members to win the title amid stiff competition. Vaughn Pieschl, Aaron O'Neil and Derrick Cox were three outstanding performers who fared well at state. Summing up the sentiments of everyone, Coach Costello said, We are not looking as individuals; our goal is to get the whole team to state. And that's just what they did. Composed of freshman and sophomores, the girls gymnastics team was faced with a difficult season. There was much individual talent but the opposition were all more experienced and knew the pressures of competition. Winning only one meet the whole season, team morale ran low but the dedicated gymnasts never gave up. Sabina Loeffler, Tammy Cate and Laura Groves were three outstanding performers who consistently gained points for first and second places. Those points were not enough to win the meets, but several times there were no more than one or two points between winning and losing for the young team. k 26