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uzecn costume.Girls of St. John Snare State Track ChampionshipUsing a well balanced team effort that produced points in 10 of the 14 events the St. John Crusaderettes earned the first State Championship ever in the school's history. The girls won the first annual TCIL State Track Meet held Saturday at the Jesuit Prep track in Dallas by over 20 points St. John had qualified in all 14 events but won the meet by winning only two events and using the depth of the squad for the balance.Individual winners were Janet Vick with a heave of 9H’]” in the discus and Theresa Trojacke with a leap of 32' in the triple jump Other medalFuneral services for Mrs. Gwen Kanton Galaviz. 36, of Vidor, who died in anautomobile wreck near Silsbee, were conducted at 3 p m Sun day at the Waxahachie Boze Mitchell Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev David Kimberly, pastor of South Prong Baptist Church, officiating Burial wasin Sardis Cemetery.Mrs Galaviz was born on Feb 2, 1936, and attendedWaxahachie public schools She had lived at Vidor the past 1H months and formerly lived at HoustonSurvivors include her husband, Ray Galaviz of Vidor; two sons, Larry Joe Johnson of Vidor and Gary Jack Carnes ofWaxahachie, her parents, Mrand Mrs Bob W Ranton of Knnis, three brothers, Lewis HRanton of Gainesville, Geraldwinners were Cindy Prachyl in the 880 run second with a 2:48 0; Cathy Trojacek in the 80 yard hurdles second with 12 1; RitaVlk in the 440 third with 67.2,triple jump second w'ith 30’8V and broad jump second with 147” and Patti Zmolik in the discus third with 90’9:V’. Other points were earned bv the milerelay team of Carolyn 7'oth,Diane Bouska, Theresa Patek and Rita Vlk fifth w'ith 4:44 6, 880 relay team of CathyTrojacek, Patti Zmolik, Donna Patak and Theresa Trojacekfourth in 1:59.4; TheresaTrojacek in the 220, 6th in 29.5; Donna Patak, 440, 4th in 69 0,Ranton of Sardis; and two sisters, Mrs Weldon Fckeberger of Waxahachie and Mrs James B Alexander pfLa PorterCountian Is In Service in German AreaArmy Specialist Six Billy M McWhorter, son of Mr and Mrs Billy F McWhorter, 212Virginia, Waxahachie, Tex,, is serving with the 57th Artillery in Germany.A launcher repairman withheadquarters battery, 4th Battalion of the Artillery, he entered the Army in October, 1964, and was last stationed at Fort Bliss, TexCindy Prachyl in the triple jump 4th with 30’4s4” and Patricia Banks in the shot put 6th with 25‘8”.St. John came within O of a sweep in the triple jump but instead finished 1-2-4 This event produced over one fourth of the team 86 points Top pointproducers for St John were Rita Vlk 23, Theresa Trojacek 13, Cindy Prachyl 12. CathyTrojacek and Janet Vick 10 each Also scoring were Patti Zmolik 8, Donna Patak 6, and Theresa Patek, Carolyn Toth, Patricia Banks and Diane Bouska 1 each. Donna Galetkamade the finals in the 60 but failed to place Susan Krajca, Philip Becker and Tony Odlozil accompanied the team to perform the many tasks that arc necessary during a meet.Donna Patak of the Crusaderettes had qualifed in five events but a muscle pull in the opening prelim forced her to withdraw from the high jump and into sub-pen performances in the broad jump and hurdles She did. however, run in thefinals in the 440 and 880 relayplacing in both events.Coach Mark Chesley expressed pleasure at the performance of the team and had praise for the way they haddedicated themselves to this task The hard work obviously paid off with the state championship Team standings were as follows St John (Ennis) 86; Bishop Dunne * Dallas) 64, Notre Dame 'Wichita Falls); Kelly (Beaumont and Incarnate Word (Corpus Christi) both 54, Lynch 'Dallas' 48, UrsulineSee ST JOHN page 5Wreck Victim DaughterOf Ennis Couple BuriedRanton of Ferris and James
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Ennis Daily News
Ennis, Texas, US
Mon, May 08, 1972
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