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

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VARSITY BASKETBALL: LEFT T0 RIGHT: Manager Joe Tomanek, George Thoreson, Bob Cortesi, Wally Streid, Gary Flaudabaugh, Bill Fry, Dave Rushton, Coach Stoner, Jim Mahr, Flon Murphy, Mark Skipworth, Jeff Conner, Flon Dowariz, Tom Hicks, and Manager Bill Sokup. Cagers' Youth ls No Factor The Willowbrook varsity basketball team is one of the youngest in the area. With four starters returning next year, Willowbrook should be one of the top teams around. Despite the team's youth, the boys improved steadily as the season progressed, achieving a 14-10 record. The Warriors received some bad breaks with the forfeit of three games and injury to Jim Mahr, who was out most of the season, but they had some highlights as well with the winning of the Consolation Championship in the Proviso West Christmas Tournament. Bob Cortesi set a school record by scoring 471 points in one season and averaged 19.6 points per game. George Thoreson was the leading rebounder getting 210 rebounds, while Tom Hicks, sophomore, got 201 rebounds. Thoreson also led in percentage of baskets made by getting 55 per cent, which is also a school record. Sophomore Ron Dowiarz also greatly contributed to the team's success. Back-up men such as Wally Streid, Jeff Conner, and Bill Fry helped the team's strong attach. Captains for the 1968-69 season were Bob Cortesi and George Thoreson. All-Conference honors went to Bob Cortesi, while George Thoreson received All-Conference Honroable Mention. The junior varsity team was also a group of inexperienced players at the beginning of the season, but they improved tremendously as the season went on, winding up with a 10-9 record and fourth place in the Conference. JUNIOR-VARSITY BASKETBALL: FRONT HOW' Dave Paulson, Ray Spann, Gary Kasper, Tom Mann, and John Hillan. BACK ROMA Mark Cummings, Greg Weaver, Karl Ludeks, Ken Carvvell, Ron Sanne- man, Pete Krogh, and Coach Evans. 28 m nnn -1

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1 1 . 31 K., a VARSITY GYMNASTICS TEAM: FRONT ROW: Manager Robert Ruffle, Pat Comerford, Steve Stein, Philip Fass, Robert Wrozek, Tom Underwood, Robert Borsellino, Dan Pusateri, and Mitchell Maniglia. BACK ROW: Coach Llewellyn lffland, Jeff Taylor, Gerrick Vazquez, Jeff Olsen, James Gulliford, Robert Johnson, Craig Batzer, Tom DeForest, Jeff Meskan, and Mana- ger Pat McClusky. Gymnasts Take First in Conference The Warriors' gymnastics team posted a fine season record of 10 wins and 3 losses. The team took first place once again in Conference. The gymnasts started the season slowly by losing three out of their six meets. Then they sparked by winning seven straight meets with scoring reaching the the one hundredth point or higher. Junior Steve Stein contributed between 20 and 25 points per meet, and Senior Bob Borsellino averaged 15 to 17 points per meet. The rings team strongly averaged 17.5 points, which was extremely good, considering they lost their first man, Rick Vazquez, because of injuries. Individual first places went to Steve Stein on tramp and tumbling and free exercise, Phil Fass on ringsg and Jeff Taylor on side horse. Rich Vazquez made his comeback and took second place on rings. All in all, our gymnastics team obtained victory with hard work and dedication. This season the sophomores finished with a score of 9 wins and 4 losses and proudly took fourth place at the Wheaton Central Invitational. The team was good all around, but many individual Conference championships were won by team members. Tony LeGare took first on the horizontal bar, Mark Vazquez mastered the parallel bars, and Paul Martz took the Conference still rings championship. Next year's varsity team will benefit from these champions. The future looks even brighter considering that the freshman team finished this season undefeated with the record of 6-0. SOPHOMORE GYMNASTICS TEAM: FRONT ROMA' Manager Dan Barronne, Al Pepe, Ken Henrichs, Tony LeGare, Jim Stratton, Chuck Stewarts, Mark Vazquez, Paul Martz, Bill Witt, Russ Kornack, Peter Kruse, Paul Weber, and Manager David Christian. BACK ROW: Mike Tassio, Mark Reid, John Lustrup, Bill Feuerst, Doug McClintic, Gary Brenn, and Bill Preisel. NOT PICTURED: Andy Nelson and Chuck Steinbach. FRESHMAN GYMNASTICS TEAM: FRONT ROMA Bill Erlenbaugh, Andy Speder, Virgil Breedlove, Jam Smith,Gary Mason, Ken Dahm, Gary Johnson, Wayne Greider, Gregg Robinson, Steve Heard, and Harvey Jordan. SECOND ROVM Dane Hansen, William Roglin, Rich Nichols, Jim Szczesny, Joe Fike, Frank Verstat, Gary Mason, Paul Higdon, Bill Sexton, Tom Bremer, and Greg Tramotine. BACK ROVlk Manager Dan Barrone, Russ Yeregin, Dom Serge, Gerald Egan, Rich Brogdon, Homer Bachman, Mike Earnest, Jim Cox, Paul Englebaugh, Mike Pusateri, Tom Pusateri, and Manager David Christian. s . a e e Q a . B - 1 I ' V5., ' -rf 1,16 A4 W til illf-Q ,eg fs li - ' f V165 1- l rf ' - I' Q iillffis 4 f t.-fi 2 f i x? 1 M ' X-N N 'l 1' ' A V2 ' ir 1.5.3 1, 1 isfi i lgia f - llgllllf' ' .f .kzf ,,,L' i ,, 'ill -fl' 1 ' ' ' 135 WT- Q7 wwr.Ai . ... ss.. f-PJ A P J- A it-riff . ' '--51 -a 7 -it -

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SOPHOMORE BASKETBALL: FRONT ROMhManagers Bill Francik and Roger Sieloff. BACK ROW: Nick Severino, Stan Stevens, Dave Christianson, Mike Meranda, Mark Stapleton, Mark Kassner, Mike Rowland, Ken Owens, Terry Torrence, Dan Davis, Randy Mucha, and Coach Yavorski. FRESHMAN A BASKETBALL TEAM: KNEELING: Managers Greg Weber and Ron Schnurrp STANDING: John Hudecek, Don Tauchen, Dick Bergman, Tom Vann, Mark Chandler, Ray Selcke, Rich Delmastro, Bill Constein, Ray Severino, Ron Porter, and Coach John Hamann. NOTPICTURED: Noel Nobayashi. E W .SZ .35 FRESHMAN B BASKETBALL: FRONT ROW: Gary Leonhardt, Jeff Lococo, Tom Earl, Mike Segreti, Mike Paulson, Ken Slama, Mike Contorno, and Larry Sandford, manager. BACK ROW: Coach Langellier, Milt Litomisky, Manager, Alan Szymborski, Tom Kinsella, Keith Mansk, Gary Wawak, Bob Falls, Janis Ludeks, John Heck, Steve Kolwitz, Don Brodt, and Drew Peterson, manager.