West Leyden High School - Shield Yearbook (Northlake, IL)

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Every tissue of muscle pulling against the water current has Patty Durante producing even more of an effort to put forth another record breaking timing. ..-, • ■ ' TJV . fi-i »■!►. Taking advantage of a few precious seconds Junior Patty Durante stops to quickly regain her breath in between relays during a meet against East Leyden. f - Girl ' s Varsity Swim Team: Front row: Barb Oddo, Debbie Durante, Patty Durante. Row two: Diane Betterman, Kathy Brula, Veronica ,y Waitkus, Pam Neuzil, Karen Miletich. Row three: Marty Dickens, Amy Perkins, Linda Keith, Cathy Trimborn, Cheryl Mucher, Coach Peggy Michalowski. Pain and exhaustion are just a few of the things in the swimming world as Pam Neuzil demonstrates in one of the many swim meets the team participated in this year. Swim Timers: Front row: Carol Kapusta, Ronnie Waitkus, Debbie Durante, Lisa Flood, Karen Miletich. Row two: Cheryl Mucher, Maureen Brigham, Kathy Trimborn, Jim Graehling, Rich Laren, Sue Thomasson, Amy Perkins. 53

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A year of surprises Finishing their season with a record of three wins and eight losses, the girls Varsity swim team is looking to the future with great promise. The 79 season was a building year with more surprises coming up each meet, commented Varsity coach Miss Peggy Michalowski. The team consisted of 22 girls, predominantly freshmen and so- phomores. The following girls set school records during the season; Debbie Durante, Patty Durante, Marty Dickens, Cheryl Mucher and Barb Oddo. We ' ll miss our seniors; Pam Neuzil, Ronnie Waitkus, and divers Linda Keith, and Norine Faticante, commented team members and coaches Miss Michaelowski and Mr. O ' Donnell, but all are looking forward to a more experienced and successful team next year. Bl CDiJtiJlJCCB Exhausted, but determined to go on, Ronr Waitkus takes a breath of air as she completes a lap of the pool with her freestyle swimming event of the day. Splashing water sprays Cheryl Mucher as she heads down the stretch of a race in which she does the backstroke, an event where she gives her best to win. Gasping for an intake of air, Sophomore Karen Miletich swims lap after lap trying to break another school record in their upcoming meet against Hinsdale South. 52 HHHi

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Bt tijajqjBUijBB Two records broken Long hours of intense, serious training, coupled with a strong team concern for improvement contribut- ed to the varsity gymnastics season. In addition to the accomplishment of a 500 plus season, the squad was successful in breaking the team scoring record twice. The final record that was broken boosted the total to an impressive 124.38 points in the meet against the East Leyden Eagles. Improving over last year ' s season, .he Knights won seven meets and lost six. Kevin Bedard added to the team ' s accomplishments when he qualified for the Sectional meet with a score of 7.4 on Floor Exercise. Receiving special recognition was Mark Mallo, who placed first in the DPVL Conference for his routine on the Still Rings. Mark, along with Tony dementi, were named most valuable players by Coach Keith Fuerst for the ' 78- ' 79 gymnastic season. Led by captain Jeff lannacco, this year ' s squad was considered different from previous squads because they had more depth. Although we didn ' t have any real standouts, our depth enabled us to break our scoring records twice, explained Coach Fuerst. Flying high over the top of the high bar. Senior Mark Mallo goes through a routine during a tough conference meet against a top DPVL contender, Addison Trail. Supported by one arm. Junior Roger Bain twirls over the pommel horse in his routine for the varsity gymnastics team during one of their season meets. Varsity Gymnastics: Jeff lannacco, Rich Urbinati, Bedard, Dan Serra, Joe Rossi, Marc Emerson, Roger Bain, Phil LoDolce, Jim Fredrickson, Kevin Mark Mallo, Tony dementi. Coach Keith Fuerst! 54