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South musicians travel to State The opportunity of a lifetime came to four Maine South musicians on the weekend of January 27. Senior su-ing bass player Phil Maniaci, senior oboe player Robin Paredez, senior second tenor Mike McGarry, and junior bass Matt Krause traveled with choir director David Danckwart to Peoria. The trip took five hours because of poor weather conditions due to snow and ice, yet the four participants felt the trip was quite worth while. Phil Maniaci participated in the All State Orchestra; playing first chair string bass. Although Phil does intend to pursue a career involving music, he did not feel tremendous amounts of pressure or nervousness before participating. Phil had no visions of being in the Honors Orchestra, he only wanted to place well during his bass tr>'out. With only half an hour to kre-familiarize himself with the music, Phil was chosen first chair, quite an accomplishment from a student who did not expect much. Senior Mike McGarry did expect much more than what he discovered in Peoria. In a place where the finest musicians in the state sing together, Mike was surprised to find the lack of musicality within the singers. Yet, all in all, he found the experience very positive and rewarding. To Mike, it was a great opportunity to work with people who truly appreciate the music, not just for its sound, but also for its emotion. Mike is not seeking a career in musuc, but he has discovered a new appreciation for music; he hopes to continue singing in a community choir. Matt Krause, who also sang in All State Choir, but as a bass, does hope to use music in his future. Even though Matt was worried about being compared to the other singers and not being their equal, he did quite well. The experience was very educational and well worth the time spent in long rehearsals. Upon arriving in Peoria on Thursday, January 25th, the rehearsals began immediately from 7:30 to 10:30, and on Friday they lasted for over eight hours. On Saturday at two o'clock, the long awaited concert was finally I performed in the Civic Center Arena in Peoria. "The whole performance was the main focus of tlie trip," says senior Robin Paradez, who also received a special honor by playing in Honors All State Band.
Junior Matt Krause, senior Robin Parudez, and senior Mike McGarry, along with .senior Phil Maniaci (not pictured), competed in all-state music competitions in Peoria on January 27. Going into the auditions, Robin was not he definitely does want to continue playing nervous at all; he was there to enjoy the the oboe. musical experience and to work hard. Robin Overall, all four musicians fell it was a expected a lot of hard and serious work from worthwhile and enhancing experience; Robin the trip, but that's not new to him. became the second to qualify for All State As an oboe player for nine years, and a Band in the school's history, and Phil, Mike, member of the Chicago Youth Symphony and Matt have helped carry on the tradition of Orchestra, dedication and hard work are excellence in the Maine South Music Departfamiliar to him. Although Robin does not ment. intend to major in music in his college career.
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We had the time of our lives on the way to having the time of our lives by Mary Moore The ride was going to be a long one. Five hours on an open highway. Four girls who really had no idea where they were going as far as direction. We were headed for the time of our lives. We had planned to leave Park Ridge at noon, after our last final of the semester. But, as luck would have it, we did not get under way undl 2:00. After a quick lunch and a stop for gas, we were on our way. Four girls, one car, no parents, and a trip to Indiana. It was destined to be an ideal weekend. The four of us—Mary Beth, Amy, Natalie and I—had decided to take this trip as a sort of last-minute decision. Amy had to give her friend some things which he had left behind. I had to see the campus (lU is where I plan to
go next year). Mary Beth and Natalie were just planning on having fun. Fun was an understatement. All four of us were tired from ourfinalsand were more in the mood to sleep than talk. After a while, however, the conversation began to go from trivial things to things with substance, things that had some meaning. Talks of parties, guys, and high school turned into those of life, college, the future. It was suange that the four of us who had been friends for so long knew so little about one another. I don't know how these talks got to be so serious. I think we were all so stressed about the finals that it was a relief to talk to real people rather than filling in Scantron dots. We
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laughed and cried, and corny as it may sound now, I realize how much these girls meant to me. I have never fell so close to anyone as I did to them that particular day. The drive turned out to be a lot shorter than expected. We missed a few exits, made a few stops, ate at the McDonalds in Lebanon, Indiana—and, yes, grew a little closer. We did make it to the campus in about five hours. Our night was fun, but cerutinly not as memorable as the drive. I think it's wiser not to go into the details of those conversations in the car, so as not to incriminate myself. I am sure, though, that all four of us will remember that drive as a learning experience, to say the least. It was, to be sure, the time of our lives.
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^ Wake up and smell the beer! by Matt Krause Monday, January 22,1990 was certainly a day to remember. For those of you who have seen or heard about the annual music awards held that night, (and you know who you are!), you know exactly what I am talking about. Yes, I'm referring to the ever-popular heavy metal rock group Guns N' Roses. Just for the sake of you who were lucky enough to miss this interesting spectacle, I'll quickly run through what really occurred. When the group won two awards, two of the members, named Duff McKagan and Slash (which happen to be their real names, too) walked...or rather stumbled up to the stage in front of America with beer bottles. To everyone's surprise. Slash accepted the award with a few, well, extreme words that I don't think have ever been mentioned on free television before. I am not at liberty to actually print such exclamations, but I'm sure your local bathroom stall will give some fairly accurate examples. Fortunately, Slash was
interrupted before he got to say anything that we are actually not used to hearing everyday of our lives. Sure, I was disturbed to hear someone use profanity as Slash did on television, but I honestly wasn't too surprised. Contrary to what you may be thinking, it's not because of the person that said it-I'm sure "Slash" is a very morally uprightcitizen-but because I've always expected that this would happen. Bob Greene of the Chicago Tribune summed it up perfectly when he said that "People have been using foul language forever. The one place they have not used it, though, has been television". I figured sooner or later this language would creep into our lives through the tube, and it has. Any eightyear old child who owns cable is quite capable of seeing the most dirtiest programs with the touch of a button, and I think it's about time that some people wake up and realize this! If I would tape record all of the hallway
conversations that I hear in the course of a normal school day, and played the tape back for, say, a fifth-grader, I wouldn't expect much of a reaction from him. In fact, I wouldn't exactly be shocked if he used the same language himself on the swingset during recess! I hate to burst some people's bubbles, hul...yes...THINGS DO CHANGE!!! (gasp), whether or not you can accept it. And unfortunately, we are almost powerless when it comes to changing the progress of such things. The unwritten social standards of life are obviously changing quickly and have been ever since the first homo sapien walked on this planet. Restrictions on this kind of profanity could certainly be made in the television networks, but, conu-ary to belief, not on the playground!
Model U.N.: a hair-raising experience "Resolution PS/01/01, with a vote of 58 to 3 in favor, clearly passes!" These are the words any delegate longs to hear in a committee session, whether it involves controlling the proliferation of nuclear weapons or limiting deforestation. Once again, several Maine South students were on a mission to try to solve international problems currently being dealt with in the United Nations. The Second Annual Model United Nations, held at the Palmer House Hotel, look place on January 25-28th. The conference was run by students from the University of Chicago who were majoring in either political science or international relations. This year, students from Maine South represented Canada and Thailand in various committees. The Canadian delegation consisted of Michael Robinson (who couldn't make it due to the flu), Natasha Siddiqui, Margie O'Connor, Vida Gosrisirikul, Georgia Lamar, April Aiossa, Brenda Saavedra, Imran Siddiqui, Lori Lutzer, Marty Voss, Margaret Metzinger and Jim Lawson; the Thailand delegation consisted of Brian James, Dan Chan, Alex KeÂŤnan, Anna UliI assi, Kristina Gielaski, Sophie Stokes, Pat Hallihan and Kristin Jacobs. Delegation advisor, Mrs. Jo Ann Bondi, was responsible for helping the delegates and being "mom" throughout the conference. Some of you may ask, "What's the purpose of the Model United Nations?" Other than the
obvious purpose of giving students a chance to study in-depth about a country's policies, the M.U.N, also allows students to develop their public speaking skills and learn parlia-
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The .Maine South delegation representing Canada and Thailand stands in front of the Palmer House.
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Big-screen dreams come true for young star by Charts Runnels When four year-old Danny told his mother he wanted to be a movie star, she naturally believed it was some sort of a phase, and didn't do much about her son's proclamation. But after four years of persistance, Danny finally convinced his mother that he was serious about becoming a movie star. To convince her son how difficult it is to do so, she took him to an open casting call in Chicago. Much to their surprise and delight, eight year-old Danny was cast in the role of Alex in the movie Without A Trace. Now, seven years, four feature films, and three made-for-TV movies later, 15 year-old Dan is now attending Maine South. Who is this person, one might ask? Sophomore Dan Corkill, one might answer. And if so, one would be right.
Next for Dan came the part of Orlop in the science fiction fantasy Dune. This movie, filmed in Mexico, was probably the least favorite of his experiences. One major reason for this was the fact that it was a very uncomfortable movie—because of the nature of it, rubber suits made up many of the costumes, including Dan's. To further the understanding of the problems offilmingin the desert, Dan explained how "when guys would unzip their rubber suits, sweat would literally POUR out—it was pretty gross." Mrs. Soffel. a movie in which Dan poru-ayed Mrs. Soffel's (Diane Keaton's) son, Eddie, was the next of his featurefilms.This movie stared Diane Keaton and Mel Gibson. Refieciing on meeting these "movie stars", Dan described Gibson as pretty boring, but he thought Keaton was "a real nice lady—real strange, but fun." At age 10, Dan portrayed Turtle, the best friend to lead character Darryl in the film D*A*R*R*Y*L. This movie,filmedin Florida and London, was one of the best experiences Dan has ever had working on a movie. An interesting incident that took place during the filming of this movie was when he was walking around the swamp-like pond that he was soon to be filmed swimming and wading in. While wandering around the tall grasses, Dan came across an alligator skeleton with a pitchfork stuck through it's middle. Needless to say, for 10 year-old Dan this was quite a scare! A stunt double was quickly found to portray Turtle in the few moments of film where he was swimming in the swampy water. After this, two TV movies encorporated Dan (left) with some of his "family" from Dan in their scripts. In Between Two Women, Mrs. Soffel starring Farah Fawcett and Colleen Dan started his movie career at the age of Dewhurst, Dan plays Fawcett's son, Sandy. In eight when he landed a small part in the movie Alex, the Life of A Child, a true story about Without a Trace. He plays the role of Alex, a Alex, a young girl with cystic fibrosis, Dan small child that is kidnapped. Although the plays Alex's brother Chris. Because this was plot revolves arould Alex, he is only in the based on a true story, Dan was able to meet the very beginning the very end of the film. Dan kid whose character he was playing, a most immediately fell in love with acting in front of interesting experience. The next and last film that Dan was in is a camera lens, and decided to continue his Rock of Gibralter. with Burt Lancaster. He pursuit of movie acting. The next year was very busy for Dan. played Lancaster's oldest grandson, Cain. Throughout this year he appeared in two Thisfilmwas made two years ago when Dan major films and one PBS made-for-TV was 13 years old. When asked why he hadn't appeared in any movie. The PB S mo vie was A Matterof Principle, films recently, Dan explained that he has a Christmas movie with Alan Arkin about a chosen not pursue his acting career any furfamily in the Appalachian Mountains. It was ther. filmed in Chicago. Dan played one of the "I've almost declared myself retired," many young children. Slated Dan. He has enjoyed the fun and the
laughter and the friendships and the memories, but he realizes the chances of his "making it big" would be very slim. His experiences have taken him to London, Florida, Mexico, Los Angeles, Toronto, and New York.
Dan, 10, as Turtle in D*A*R*R*Y*L Dan has made many friends that he still ' corresponds with. Along with the many crew people,technicians, guardians, and others he met, he has also met "big name" stars. Among these are Mel Gibson, Diane Keaton, Chaka Khan, Craig T. Nelson, Burt Lancaster, and Colleen Dewhurt. Also included in this list is Michael McKean (who played Lenny on the popular TV show "Laverne and Shirley"), who still calls and writes back and forth with Dan. Realisticly, Dan does not hope to be an adult movie star. He has had his fun, and has enjoyed his many experiences. In terms of career goals, Dan wishes to major in some form of business management, for he wants to become a general manager for a sports team. He claims to be an "absolute sports fanatic", and somehow hopes to be involved with the sports field. Dan, through his various experiences in feature films and TV movies, has done what some people dream about doing throughout their entire lives. Dan is, whether he will admit it or not, a "movie stiu-"—he has been in films that millions of people have seen. *** So if you are wandering around Blockbuster Video and happen to sec a face sUiring back at you from one of the movie boxes that looks surprisingly similar to that guy that sits behind you in the cafeteria, don't be surprised—it just might be Dan Corkill.
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Sadleir skates his way to state—again by Chans Runnels For most people in America, their chance of becoming a member of the U.S. Olympic Speed Skating Team is about as great as their chance of seeing Elvis in their Cheerios; it is next 10 impossible. But for freshman Jack Sadleir, this Olympic dream may soon become a reality.
Along with local and state competitions. Jack, now 14, also competes at the national level. The weekend of January 27th & 28lh he traveled to Milwaukee and placed 5lh in the nation for 14 and 15 year olds. The following weekend he traveled to Lake Placid to compete in the North American Championships. Although talent and perseverance are key ingredients in his success. Jack's coach, Nancy Swider, deserves some of the credit.
Nancy, a 1974 Maine South graduate, has been a member of the '76, '80, '84, and '88 U.S. Winter Olympic Speed Skating teams. As for Jack, he wishes to continue his efforts and place in the top three for nationals next year. As far as the Olympics are concerned, let's just say that it shouldn't surprise anyone if Jack happened to see Elvis in his Cheerios tomorrow morning!!!
Lure of soccer in Europe beckonsand Andersen follows the call by Jim Rogers
irj'out," he replied. " As it turned out, Mr. One dream that many soccer players share Kenh was my coach. It was a total coinciis to play against the masters of the game; the dence. I think he is a great guy, and a great Europeans. Another thing which would make coach," he offered. the dream thai much better is playing in EuMr. Kerth had similar praise to offer for rope. Junior Kevin Andersen got that chance Kevin. "I met Kevin through Teams/USA, not and fulfilled that dream. school. It was a surprise to both of us that we Kevin played for TeamsAJSA, which is a also had Maine South in common. Kevin was group of several teams from across the U.S. one of the most valuable players I had in that tour different parts of Europe. The team Europe, because of his versatility. When you that Kevin played for competed in Denmark, play every day, sometimes twice a day, for 30 Norway, and Sweden, against teams from all days, you're going to have injuries and illover the world, including Brazil, Iceland, nesses, but Kevin stayed healthy all the time. Germany, and Scandinavia. When we needed a fullback, Kevin said, 'I can 14-year-old Jack Sadleir hopes to skate his "It was really strange. I've been playing do that.' When we needed a forward, he said, way to the Olympics. goalie since I was five, and I make a team like 'I can do that, too.' And he did. Then when Suprisingly, Jack has not been skating ever this, and I made it as a half-back," said Kevin. both of our goalies went down with injuries, Kevin stepped in and did a great job." In order to participate on the team, Kevin since he began to walk—only four years ago, Right now Kevin is playing with the Maat the age of 10, did he begin to speed skate had to raise the money himself by getting roons, the team that he has played with since pledges and sponsors. It cost about S3000. seriously. And how did he come across this opportu- he was five. And for the future, Kevin hopes "I got into skating by just trying it at nity? "I heard about it from Jason Chidister, to play for South next year, and hopfully play Oakton [Ice Arena]. I started out playing and then I got stuff in the mail. I sent the stuff in college. He also wishes to pursue a career hockey—I just tried it out." The skating experience Jack received back and tried out. It was like any other soccer in psychology. from playing hockey readied him for his competitive skating. Through determination, dedication, and skill, Jack quickly became a natural. Through iwo-hour practices three times a week during the school year and even more intense time comniiunents over the summer. Jack became fast enough to capture the title of State Champion in his age group his very first year of competition. Proving that his new-found title was due to skill, he has every year since again captured the stale championship. The type of speed skating that Jack has won these awards for is known as "long track" I skating. This simply means skating 400 meters against no-one but the clock. Although he has also participated in "short track" skating (100 meters against other skaters), he prefers Jong track. "It's [long track's] not as dangerous. I've Junior Kevin Anderson and Coach Kerth in front of a playing field in Oslo, Norway. gotten hurt quite a bit in short track."
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f.;,' An amateur radio club will be returning to i.Majpe South after a four-year absence. The i^ub. to be sponsored by Social Science Chairj'_fl[^,.,Mr. Otto Kohler, is open to any inter'• ested;student. •>.'; A^hough it is called "radio," amateur ra;i*d}(>differs greatly from AM & FM radio. In o'^^t^Stir radio, frequencies are exclusively for .."ryih-pipfit public users who are licensed by ih€!j'pjJderal Communication Commission ; (FGCX' However, amateur radio stations cannot be-heard on a normal AM/FM receiver; " instead, one must purchase a "ham" radio, ,'which can cost anywhere from 100 to 1000 •'••c^liars. '", A'm,ateur radio has many purposes, such as .helpirig rescue efforts during natural disasters, like-earthquakes andflashfloods.How; eVer, the main purpose is for enjoyment.
"It lets you listen to average, run of the mill people's own programs," stilted Mr. Kohler. Another boon is that, according to Mr. Kohler, variety and types of programs is limitless. Maine Township's own radio station, WMTH, got its start as an amateur radio station in 1956. "In '56, we started with a few interested students, and the interest led to the forming of WMTH as a station on FM radio. It was exciting," said Mr. Kohler. "A lot of students were involved, and it led to some long-lasting friendships." Mr. Kohler decided to try to restart the club after receiving a call from Park Ridge resident Dr. S.A. Franzblau, head of the Northwest Amateur Radio Club. "The club was put to a temporary end (four years ago) because my time had become very limited. I had my hands full evaluating teach-
ers as well as my other duties," commented Mr. Kohler. However, after Dr. Franzblau talked to Mr. Kohler, his mind was changed, and thus, the club will resume within the next few weeks. The club will start sometime in the spring, and will go "full force" next fall. The reason of this delay is to get incoming freshman interested at the Feb. 21 exploratory open house. "We want to get as many students as possible involved, including incomining freshmen as well as uppcrclassmen," explained Mr. Kohler. Any student interested in joining the amateur radio club should talk to Mr. Otto Kohler, Social Science Department Chainnan. He can answer your questions and give you the necessary information.
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inquiry" and "point of personal privilege" just to speak in a meeting, gradually begins to grow on you and students often end up using these points totally out of context! Another formality is that delegates aren't .referred to by name, but by countries which ^ they represent. All delegates are given special name cards showing the name of their -committee and country; placards which show • the country being represented are also used in committee meetings. The over-all effect of people formally dressed, discussing possible solutions to world problems and caucusing among fellow delegates gives the conference an air of professionalism. Brian James served on the Special Political Committee, Natasha Siddiqui and Dan Chan on the Political and Security Committee, Lori (. Lutzer and Imran Siddiqui on the Security •i C.ouncil, Margie O'Connor and Alex Keenan ,;.on the Econ. and Financial Committee, and Georgia Lamar, Vida Gosrisirikul and Anna Uliassi on the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee. The Legal Committee was served by April Aiossa, Brenda Saavedra and Kristina Gielaski, the Natural Resources Committee by Margaret Metzinger and Pat , Hallihan, the Committee on Narcotic Drugs ; by Jim Lawson and Kristin Jacobs and Human „• Rights Committee by Marty Voss and Sophie •!;, Stokes. •j3 ! A lot gets done within a committee, which y,, lasts the whole day with the exception of J{ J)re^s during meal times. An example of the . proceedings in a typical committee are the proceedings in the Political and Security Committee. The first topic discussed was the
M ^ N V H * ^ ^'JU* M»A' ""^Ar issue on the non-proliferation of nuclear end and closing ceremonies were conducted. weapons. After three days of agreeing, dis- The chair (chairperson) of each committee agreeing, caucusing, compromising and presented ribbons to honorable mentions and painstakingly long hours of debate, three announced the best delegates in each commitworking pap)ers were submitted and two were tee. From Maine South, Natasha Siddiqui was finally joined together to form a resolution. awarded a best delegate certificate for her rep-' This resolution was produced predominantly resentation of Canada and participation in the through the efforts of the U.K., Canadian, Political and Security Committee. Over all, Czechoslovakian and French delegates and the Canadian and Thailand delegates took was later passed in committee by a majority their best shot at solving world issues. vote with only two counties against and one abstention. The second topic on treaty verification caused a lot of dissension among the delegates and eventually was interrupted by a convenient crisis. However, this was not the case for the Security Committee. These unfortunate Southvords is the student-pruduced iiewjpapcr souls, including Lori Lutzer and Imran Sid- of Maine South High School, Park Ridge, IL. diqui, were waken up at4:30 am (not all crises Utters to «h€ editor should b« delivtrtd to room occur during the day!), so those delegates V-130 or given to a member of the editorial staff were able to get a real taste of being on the below. Souihwords reserves the right to edit letters containing obscene or libcluus material. U.N.'s Security Council! After three days of committee meetings, a Editor-in-chief Natasha Siddiqui delegate dance was held on Saturday night where Jim Lawson and Imran Siddiqui News editor Maureon Shcchan sported the latest trends in hair styles: hair Associate Xcws editor. Imran Siddiqui standing straight up! But of course, they were Commentary editors Natalie Kuehn in good hands when they consented to profesMalt Krause sional stylists Georgia Lamar, Lori Lutzer and Features editor^ Charis Runnels Associate Features editor...Chris Sosnowski Natasha Siddiqui! Sports editors Amy Huser By the lime it reached Sunday, everybody Tom IJn was worn out and completely exhausted from Production editor Jim SBlsaVorn the long hours of work and lack of sleep. The Photo/Art editors Oreg Barrlngton crises set up in each committee conveniently Josh Anderson cancelled the General Assembly, where the committee resolutions should have been pre.T, R. Kerth Adviser sented to see if they would pass the G.A.. However, eventually the meetings came to an
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Track and Field begins long season The boys' track and field team will compete in their second meet of the young season this Wednesday against Glenbrook South. But the team is already looking beyond this tough meet and the long indoor/outdoor season to the slate meet, which takes place in May. Although the upcoming meets and invitationals are still significant, they rank low in the minds of this year's Hawks in comparison to the state finals. Among the members looking to make the state finals are senior Todd Lilleberg, who has qualified for the slate meet the past three years. This year, he is hoping to participate
and win the half-mile and mile runs. In addition, Chris Parks, who qualified for the stale meet in cross-country this fall, will now be aiming to become a state qualifier in the two mile run. The field events should also produce high scores for the team this season. Juniors Tom Maison and Mike Szwed will try to become state qualifiers in the triple jump and long jump, respectively. The shoi-putters, Brian Fennelly and Brian Kufner, also have their sights set on throwing well this season and in the state meet.
Finally, other Hawk runners on this year's team will strive to perform to their fullest potential and to send a two mile relay team to participate in the stale meet. In all, this year's dedicated athletes in track are looking forward to a productive season and the stale experience. "Not only will we have an exciting season," concluded Mike Szwed, "but also, nothing will be impossible for this year's team. This Wednesday's meet against Glenbrook South will be at home, with a 4:30 p.m. starting time.
Girls' basketball ends regular season As the Girls' Basketball season comes to a close, the efforts made by the team to make the season rewarding become apparent. From the beginning of the season with the competative Buffalo Grove Tournament, to conference and non-conference play, and to the end of the season with the State Tournament, each team member contributed her share which added to team improvement. Crippled with injuries, I the task of establishing team success was made more difficult, but with outstanding
play by both starters and bench, a respectable record just below .500 was established. In one recent contest, the varsity lost a tough battle to top-ranked New Trier by a mere three points holding the Trevians to a score of only 34 to Maine Souths' 31. At "Pack the Place" night, the Hawks trounced Glenbrook South 53 to 33 through excellent shooting percentage and tough defense. Without managers Cara, Emina, Karen, and Weeds, the Hawks would have had to rely
on Freshmen, or maybe even each other to lug equipment to and from games and to keep stats. The players: Yur-ria, Buck, Red Rider, PP, Vearon, Metz, Wee-Wee, Opus, Yur-in, Smitty, Janer, and Wanda have come together and worked hard to improve. By providing leadership,scoring points, pulling down rebounds, making steals, substituting, giving each other a breather, and cheering each other on, this team has genuinly become a family.
Wrestlers look forward to sectionals The Hawk wrestling team has had many ups and downs this year. After performing well at the Elmwood Park Tourney and beating Elmwood Park, 48-12, the Hawks have run into stiff competition in the past few weeks. The Hawks have lost successive meets to cross-town rival Maine East, Stevenson, and Loyola. However, Coach McCann still is optimistic about the future. "We're still work-
ing our hardest and our best. The big thing right now is that we're improving and getting ready for regionals and sectionals." The varsity squad's next meet came against conference foe, Glenbrook South. Although the meet was truly dominated by the Titans, the Hawks did have a few outstanding performances. Wins by John Bringis (103 lbs.), who won by a pin at 3:37, and Bill Ladra (112 lbs.) helped the Hawks score points.
While the varsity team was running into some tough problems, the freshmen competed very well in the Freshman Conference Tournament. The Hawks produced three champions in this tournament, Tony Feiter (95), Tony Catallo (125), and Clint Faldetta (171). After varsity regionals, the top three finishers in each weight class will move on to sectional competition, which takes place this weekend at Rolling Meadows.
Pavlik, Neisler on to sectionals on vaultwith a 9.1, third on floor with a 9.0, and fifth on all-round with an 8.63 average. The sectional meet will be held tomorrow, Feb. 10th, at Fremd High School. Possibly other members of the team will qualify at large. This team, with no seniors, will have varsity letter winners returning next year, including Annette Pappas, Frani Borchers, Jean Pavlik, Melissa Kinder, Kristin Neisler, and Monica Huettinger. Freshmen coach Stacey Sasso also did a At tlie Schaumburg Regional, Kristen great job with the freshmen team. It looks like the girls' gymnastics team has Neisler qualified on floor with an 8.95, taking Junior Jean Pavlik has led the Hawks, and will fourth, and Jean Pavlik qualified taking fourth a bright future ahead of them. advance to Sectionals tomorrow at Fremd. As the Maine South Girls' Gymnastics team wraps up another season, this year's leam has a lot to be proud of. The team, with new Head Coach Heidi Cain, finished fifth in their conference and, at the Schaumburg Regionals on January 30 sent two girls on to the sectional meet. As a team, Maine South finished second in their regional with their best score of the season, 133.45, beaten only by their crosslown rivals, Maine East.
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Swim team remains optimistic
Conference meet tonite As the boys' swimming season approaches neiir the end, the Hawks certainly are proud of their 5-7 overall record, which is their best record in three years. At the JV level, the swimmers have an impressive 8-4 overall record. The Hawks' record dropped to 5-7 overall with consecutive losses to Glenbrook South and Glenbrook North. However, Coach De-
ger is still very pleased with the efforts of his swimmers. "As a group, they've worked harder this year, and it's paying off. They have also become a little more self-motivated." The motivation was certainly evident when the Hawks captured 4th place at the Conant Invitational. Individually, John Overby won 1st place in diving competition, and Karl Flener contributed with 2nd place finishes in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle events. Other medalists included Karl Steinke
in the 500 free (3rd place) and Bill Barker in the 100 breaststroke (3rd place). The next meet for the Hawks will be the Conference Diving Meet tonight, in which they will hope to survive against strong conference teams such as Evanston and New Trier. However, with many Hawks swimming at or near their personal bests, the Hawks still remain optimistic. Looking past the conference meet, the Hawks will hope to win medals in tough sectional competition, where they will face Glenbrook South, Evanston, and Loyola. For the upcoming state meet, the Hawks hope that Karl Flener (50 freestyle) and John Overby (diving) will represent the team as individual state contenders. In summing up, Coach Deger added, "I'm pleased with the progress of the swimmers as athletes and as peoplc.there also seems to be more spirit on the team, now that they've found out that they can win."
Hawks win at 'Pack the Place'm With an overall record of 9-9, the varsity boys' basketball squad is not a team to underestimate. With the outside shooting of Paul Repak, Jim Rushford, and Bill Vrbancic, and the inside baskets from Mike Kallas, Bill Schmiiz, and sophomore Roy Johnson, the team continues to grow better game after game. Despite the youth on this year's team, the Sophomore Karl Flener splashes toward the finish line with an eye toward the state meet in the Hawks have been able to reach a 3-3 record in Hawks' best season in several years. conference. Their third win came when they - • • m^ m JF ff * defeated Glenbrook South, 78-60, at "Pack the Place" night in Maine South. Leading f 1 home contest scorers for the game included Bill Vrbancic (20),MikeKallas(I5),andRoyJohnson(15). Tiie. 2/13 Wed. 2/14 Sport Fri.2/9 Sat. 2/10 Mon.2/12 The Hawks didn't have very long to enjoy IMS A Gymnastics the victory because the very next night, the Sectionals Hawks ran into trouble against Niles West. Boys' Wheeling Evansion Despite the efforts of senior Paul Repak (19) Basketball :::::V/S:™-6:()0, andjuniorJim Rushford (14), the Hawks lost Girls' IHSA the game, 71-58. IH; A Sectionals Be gin Regionals Basketball "We're one of the youngest and most inexCSL Diving CSL Diving perienced teams in the conference, but we're Swimming V_Sw-5:(K) JV-10/Sw-l:00 improving every week. It's just a matter of developing and gaining the confidence and Wrestling IHSA Sectionals experience that we need," summarized Coach ^ k , Verber. ^ Boys' Fremd.'GBN The Hawks will play conference powerV/F-S-4:30 Track house Evanston tonight at home. The team Girls' Res./Maria will also stay home to battle Wheeling on Track V/JV—4;30 Saturday night.
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