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Special prGIS6 Minooka High School hold It* annual winter banquet Monday. The studentspictured above won special athletic honors. Standing next to athletic directorfor nilie Ron Lohman, (first row, far left) are: Bruce Miller, Reed Perry, Mark Mitchelland Rick Van Asdlen. Back row (left to right) — Dave Bretsch, Kirk Hunckler,Mi nook a students Joe Galloway, Dan Mason and John Underhill. (Herald Photo)lt; '* -yB\ BOB SONENFEl.D♦Herald Sports EditorMINOOKA — What happenswhen a high school hosts its annual winter banquet and the scheduled guest speaker fails to show up. the original plans peter out1If. as in the case with Minooka. a school has three basketball teams win Northeast Conference titles, a wrestling team winning its district and two mat members win state championships, there is little reason why anybody has to bite his or her nails waiting for someone else toshow.“The spotlight becomes more on the kids and more on the coaches, stated Minooka athletic director Ron Lehman, who placed the credit where itbelonged.As it turned out, Tom Porter, the University of Illinois wrestling coach and the scheduled speaker for Monday night, very likely forgot about keeping his appointment.One Morris wrestler. Gehrig Dergo, who Porter visited yesterday afternoon for recruiting purposes, said this morning that Porter planned to travel to Glen Ellyn last night to check up on wrestler Jim Morris.Minooka’s banquet ran smoothly, beginning with school superintendent AltonMattingly reading a letter from the board of education congratulating the athleticteams and ending with a standing ovation for the two state champs and their coachesDuring the course of the two-hour program the athletes were asked to stand in front of the large gathering while their respective coaches made short remarks.For wrestling Reed Perry and Mark Mitchell shared Most Valuable honors. Perry, whoalso was honored with the Dave DeCoste Memorial, won the 155-pound Class A state crown and Mitchell, a junior, won the 145-pound state titleRick Van Asdlen won the wrestling sportsmanship award and Bruce Miller was cited as the most improved matman.In basketball junior allconference center Dan Mason was named Most Valuable Plaver Dave Bretsch was cited as most improved. John Underhill won the sportsmanship award, Joe Galloway won the Wayne Thompson Memorialfree throw shooting (70.4 per cent) award and Kirk Hunclder of the frosh-soph won the Bill Rushton Memorial free throw award.Baketball cheerleading sponsor Cheryl Pillsbury introduced her squad members: frosh-soph — Cheryl Gladkowski, Brenda Cotter, Sarah Miller, Sharon Underhill and Robin Davis; varsity — Cheryl Miller, Donna McGee, Cindy Bennett, Lou Georgantasand Lynn Knudson.Wrestling cheerleadingsponsor Darla Engstrom introduced her squad: frosh-soph Diane Alberico, Kim Duray and Val Elenwood; varsity — Cindy Durkee, Maureen Fleming and Colleen Sichling. Mascot Charlene Mills also was honoredFreshman basketball coach Kevin O'Neil, whose team was 11-4 and conference tourney champs, introduced his award winners: Tom Amos, Pete Dean, Herb Fishburn. Bill Mathesius, Ed Rainwater, Dave Wehrle, Barry McMillin, Mark Bretsch. Kevin Feeney, Scott Hunckler, Brian McMillin, Ray Swiech and Scott Wilhelmi.Also receiving frosh awards were Ken Christensen. TimFeeney, Tim Pierce, TimThompson. Jim Schreiner andSteve Jebens.Rick Beeler, sophomore coach, introduced his squad They finished 18-2 with the NEC crown and Plainfield tourney title. The players included Tom Clennon, Kirk Hunckler, Joel Raymer, Tracy Tlt; dd. Dave Woodhead. Dan Daly, Chi Kovel. Mark Dean, Mark Underhill. Jack Dempsay, Bill Price, Paul Talkington and Terrv Underhill.Beeler said that his team fulfilled the high expectations he had for them and this was accomplished with a great deal of team depth.Frosh-soph wrestling coach Jim Butterbach, while saluting his athletes, called his team members among the hardest workers he ever coachedMinooka's frosh-soph mat-men, 8-8-1, included: JimStratz, Steve Ashby, John Staehling, Eric Buhle, Ted Hoffman, Steve McKendry, Greg Brown, George Goldasich, Mike Rittof, KevinSwiggett. Barry Anderson, I Harvey Bushby, John Geiss, BUI Kunke, Mike Mitchell, I Brad Immel, Don Roberts, Jay lt;Ludeman. Mike Alberico. Ray Collins. Steve Goss and BrianSatterlee.Head basketball coach Wayne Greenbeck. keeping in tune with the shortened speeches, briefly spelled out that hustle won a lot of ball games.Greenbeck s 1975-76 cagers won their first conference crown and they also won the Plainfield tourney. Award-winners were Joe Galloway, Chris Underhill, George Beutel, John Fillipitch, Larry Simotes, Steve Mauk. John Underhill. Dave Bretsch, Dan Mason, John Thorsen, Dave Mitchell, Gary Williamson, Scott Carnahan. Ed Norton, Wade Lloyd ; and Terrv Glennon The lt;* I |manager was Bob HoltzhauerHead wrestling coach Dave Decker, while introducing his grapplers, said the team effort in winning the district was most gratifying. The MCHS wrestlers finished 12-11 and fourth in the conferenceVarsity grapplers were Robert Eaton. Reed Perry. Tom Alberico. Mike Mattingly, Mark Mitchell. Jeff Powell,Steve Geiss. Rick Van Asdlen, Jacque Benavente, Scott McCoy, Steve Young, Ray Fonck, Dave Loskill, Bob Fonck, Dennis Geiss, Bruce Miller, Steve Porter and Gordon McCoy.Pastor Greg Dell of the Minooka Methodist Church gave the invocation The potluek dinner was held in the cafeteria and the awards presentation was held in the gymMinooka’s girls’ athletic banquet will be April 6 Thesoccer and vollevball teams%will be honored.
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Tue, Mar 09, 1976
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