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Dave Byars sails up, up and away for Palos-Orland in sectional diving competition Friday at Palos Municipal pool, and when the boys were through on the diving board . . .VictoryPalo,s-Orland swimmers and divers splashed their way to championship trophies in the sectional finals of the Des Plaines Valley swim conference last weekend.POSA swimmers hosted the diving competition at the Palos Municipal pool on Friday, scoring 70 points to outdistance South Stickney (57), Joliet Inwood (27) and Park Forest (16).'1716 divers, coached by Brian Vandenberg, were shooting for berths in the upcoming conference finals. Qualifiers, and where they placed at the sectional, were (age 10 and under) Nanette Caravette and Dave Messrnaker, first, Jean Kettman and Mike Smetana, third; (11-12) Cara Faber, third, and Pegi Faber and Dave Byars, fourth; (13-14) Lee Carter, first; Mary Byars, second and Tom Smetana, fourth; (15-18) Sue Smetana and Jim Mantell, first; Cindy Messrnaker, second, and RalphAlbores, third.AT PARK FOREST on Saturday, in the swim trials, Palos-Orlanri tallied 648 to Joliet Inwood’s 540, Park Forest’s 463 and South Stickney’s 283. The top six swimmers in each event advanced to the conference finals coming up Saturday at Willow Springs.Qualifying from POSA were: Freestyle: Jenny Bozich, first; Connie Mate, third, and Robbie Smetana, fourth (8-under); Jean Kettman, third; Bill Brennan, third, and Mark Smetana, second (9-10); Kathy Brennan and Frank Bozich, first; Kim Marousek, third, and Ron Brackenbury, fourth (11-12); Becky Bozich, second, and K. Appell, sixth (13-14) and Peggy Cox and Al Gillbert, first, and Una McDonnell and Gary Flondor, third (15-18).Breaststroke: Lauri Andrew, first; Gail Matthews, fifth, and Robbie Gunberg, sixth (8-under); Glenys McDonnell, second; Barbara Henely, fifth, and Chris Outlaw, fifth (9-10); Ron Brackenbury, first; Janina Szpitalak, third, and Sally Crewe and Joe Brennan, fourth (11-12); Tom Brauer, first; Theresa Athy, fourth, and Patty Henely and Rick Andrew, sixth (13-14); and Gail and Gloria Johnson, fourth and sixth; GaryFlondor, third and Tom Gee, fifth (15-18).INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY: Jeff Zuschlag, third; Janina Szpitalak. fourth, and Carol Palmer, sixth (11-12); Dan Prosken, first, and Theresa Athy and Rick Andrew, sixth (13-14); Dave Prosken, first; Ken Koidenhoven and Marilyn Staehle, second and Sharon Hoffman, sixth (15-18).50 Freestyle: Martha Jahn and Bill Andrew, second; Joe Bozich, first and Pam Brackenbury, third (9-10).Backstroke: I^uri Andrew, first; Jim McGrath, third; Gail Matthews, fourth, and Steve Outlaw, sixth 18-under); Bill Andrew, first; Dave Lund, second; Pam Brackenbury, third and Kathy Mate, fifth (9-10); MikeBozich, first; Carol Palmer, second; Sally Crewe, fourth and JoeBrennan, fifth (11-12); Becky Bozich, first; Mike Henry, third; Rick Roach, fourth and Sally Daker, sixth (13-14); and Dave Prosken, first; Marilyn Staehle, second, and Jim Henry, third (15-18).Butterfly: Jenny Bozich, Martha Jahn, Joe and Frank Bozich and Al Gillberg took firsts; Jeff Zuschlag and Peggy Cox, seconds; Connie Mate, Glenys McDonnell, Kathy Brennan and Una McDonnell, thirds; Andy Andrew and Kim Marousek, fourths; Mike Henry and Bill Brennan, fifths and Linda Kettman, sixth.IN THE MEDLEY relay the 9-10 girls and boys and the 11-12 boys were victorious. Winning freestyle relays were the 8-under girls, 9-10 boys and girls, 11-12 boys and girls and 13-14 boys.POSA swimmers are coached by Alan Gillberg, Steve Schroeder and Mike Green./«x-x-r... the girls took over and here Mary Byars springs off the platform as she gets set to execute a dive. (Photo by Rich Faverty)• • • * ■ *V•;lt;-SV. lt;m
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Orland Park Star Tribune
Orland Park, Illinois, US
Thu, Jul 26, 1973
Page 34
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