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

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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

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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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Arms locked, muscles tense, Senior Jeff lannacco performs steadily on the parallel bars in a conference meet, doing an L-seat, which required a great amount of strength. Gym Knights: Brenda Gill, Wendy Toyser, Terry Peterson, Kathy Hovey, Sheila Cerami, Therese Hoskinson, Kathy Tolosko. Freshmen Gymnastics: Coach Ron Matrisciano, Lyie Lowther, Mike Chillemi, Chris Halverson, Jeff Cavanaugh, Tony Ligamari, Norb Ashby, Pete Ken Budzon, Bill Oliver, Mike Tippett. DeArcangelis, Scott Kowalski, Ken Trenhaile, 55