Willowbrook High School - Centurion Yearbook (Villa Park, IL)

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':3 VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM: FRONT ROW' Mr. Ed Wilmowski, Head Coach, Terry Tucker, Chuck Rizzo, Chuck Carpenter, Bob Krem- pasky, Rick Dorney, and Mr. Clint Evans, Coach, SECOND ROW: jeff English and Mike DiFiglio, Managers, Bill Wagner, jefl' Conner, jim Hanna Rich Samek and Cliff Tanner Head Manager' THIRD ROW Ron Cottone Captain' Roger McGrath Bill Prentice Rick Leonhardt Denner Gage Chuck Hanson jim Moorehouse, and, im Ryan Brooks Hope for a Repeat Performance ThisJfyear's Battling Brooks are off to another Fine start. So far, they have a 2-1 record, with wins over Fenton and York. jay Lonngren, Rick Leonhardt, Bill Wagner, and Chuck Hanson make up the Warrior pitching staff. Seniors Rick Dorney, Terry Tucker, Ron Cottone, Scott Sparks, and Denner Gage form the nucleus of this year's team, while Rich Samek Chuck Rizzo Chuck Tassio Bob Krem pasky Chuck Carpenter and Sophomore im Ryan provide excellent support Best of luck to Coach Wilmowski and the entire Var- sity baseball team. fllfl P I' C X -Y -fs ..iz.' l f X?-I 71 Q' VII 9 WI,

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- A i , .4 V , Qui 1 314 wtf, , 1 N il ,. A .. s 4 illowbrook 26 Addison Trail illowbrook 23 York illowbrook 21 Glenbard East 27 illowbrook 31 Downers Grove l SEASON SUMMARY 23 23 South 19 illowbrook 25 West Leyden 16 ti SOPHOMORE WRESTLINGI FIRST ROW' SCO!! Dennis Neuendorf, LAST ROW' Bruce Darr, Dennis Andrews, Al Hughs, Tom Skawski, Gary Carnahan, Joyce, Tim Obright, Keith Williams, Bruce Dusenbury, Tony Abruscato, and Bill Iwamig SECOND ROW: Rick Ralph Briska, George Thorpe, and Coach George Lonigro, Manager, Dennis Sugino, Manager, Steve Spy- Leonardi. rison, Mike Wolff, Dale Finke, Craig Arend, and Underclassmen Take Third Sophomore matmen finished a fairly successful season with a record of 5 wins, 5 losses, and 1 tie. Their Conference record was 5 wins and 3 losses, which put them in a tie for third place. The co-captains were Rick Siegfried and Dennis Neuendorf. Rick Siegfried, who was also voted most valuable wrestler, lost only one match all season. Ralph Briska was undefeated in dual meet competition, with a record of ll wins and no losses. Awards were given to the following sophomores: Al Hughes, Tom Skawski, Tom Larson, Craig Arend, Ralph Briska, The Freshmen Wrestling Squad has shown that it has what it takes. The freshmen wrestlers, coached by Mr. janoski, beat many good teams like our arch-rivals Glenbard East, York, and Addison Trail. They finished the season with an overall record of 7 wins and 3 losses. In Conference they took third with 4 wins and 2 losses. Leading the freshmen wrestlers were Bob Stuart, Tim McDermott, and jim Prusa. The squad elected Bob Stuart and Jim Prusa as co-captains, They also elected Tim McDer- mott as most valuable wrestler mainly because he finished the season undefeated. Tim Obright, Steve Spyrison, Bruce Dusenbury, Dennis Neuendorf, Rick Siegfried, George Thorpe, and freshman Scott Andrews. FRESHMAN WRESTLING: SEA TED: R. Fry, S. An- G. Copenhaver, R. Grant, T. McDermott, Rylands, drews, T. Johnson, J. Constantine, M. Novak, J. Morris, Geisemann, and T. Venezia, STANDING: D. Bidle, J. King, M. Dunning, M. Foster, G. Spry, and P. McCombsg Janes, G. Sandsbury, R. Stewart, W. Warren, W. Gill, KNEELING: Manager T. Wetzel, Manager S. Carvell, P. Mayton, J. Prusa, W. Carvell, R. Hansen, D. Wolf, Pedersen, L. Taylor, T. Matherly, R. Jett, B. Chromek, Leckelt, and Coach Ed.janoski. QQ? SEASON SUMMARY Willowbrook 45 Willowbrook 39 Willowbrook 26 Willowbrook 30 Willowbrook 19 Willowbrook 26 Mt. Prospect Addison Trail Glenbard East York Downers Grove S. East Leyden

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'E5 .M - ' t.....J SOPHOMORE BASEBALL TEAM: FRONT ROW: Bob Gates, Bill Sprague, Rich Lonigro, Gill Golub, Rick Vazquez, Gary Raudabaugh, and Coach Clint Evans, SECOND ROW: Art Tessmann, Rich Sitts, jeff Beilfuss, John Warren, Bill Walkup, Dave Harrington, and Glen Grote, THIRD ROW: Bob Cortesi, Vern Bissett, Bill Fryhjim Mahr, Bill Prentice, Bob DeWolf, Larry Shissler, andjeff Conner. Underclassmen Anticipate Good Season The sophomore baseball team, coached by Mr. Clint Evans, started the season off on the right foot by beating the Huskies of Oak Park by a score of 3-1. After losing their second game to York 7-4, they bounced back to beat a strong Wheaton Central team by a score of 2-O. The pitchers, jeff Conner, jim Mahr, and Bob Cortesi, are looking for a Fine season. In their first three games, the pitchers let up only one earned run. The usual starters are Dave Hare Harrington, Vern Bissett, Bill Prentice, Gill Golub, Rick Vazquez, with Bill Walkup and Rich Gourley alternating at number nine. The freshmen, coached by Mr. Lloyd Scholl, are a strong-looking team. After dropping their First game to York 6-4, they came back and crunched Weaton Central by a score of 8-1. Good luck to both teams. FRESHMAN BASEBALL TEAM: FRONT ROW: Tom Matherly, Bill Tews, Joe Contorno, Rick Riccardi, jim Carter, Bob Piekarski, Steve Gehrke, and Mike Dunning, SECOND ROW: Coach Scholl, Manager john Claypool, Manager Harvey Hanson, Ron Samek, Al Brandenburg, Dave Paulsen, Dave Muraski, Manager Wayne Gill, and Manager Ed Chadag THIRD ROW: Tim McDermott, Randy Lusk, Gary Goebel, Ray Spann, Steve Gehrt, Frank Chroschere, Mike Pearson, and joe Giagnoriog FOURTH ROW: Bob Stewart, Gary Kasper,-Iohn Hillen, Bob Hansen, George Thoresonhlim Field, Mark Cummings, Wally Stried, and Glenn Fencl. P -'lla 'Liuffi ,, I .....J 4 R KQPQ-771:31 'If T , gl Q13 ,, 5:4 . 1,5 ----4 ,J '?J-11 4 , ,, .1 . .,. 5 ' X u . vi, ,wtf- ' , . , , r... . 1 f T fl -. A. T- . I - .' A. S psf ...I -Y A ge