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mh9uVICKI SHAW Tinley ParkRHONDA SHAW Tinley ParkJULIE MILAN* Tmley ParkKAREN WALSHOak For**fCINDY VOS SandburgDEBBIE MACEY SandburgTHERESA ATHY SandburgMARY BYARS SandburgKAREN ADR * ANBremenJULIE PLOWMAN BremenJOYCE STAOTER BremenNow that the conference results are in, area girls can get down to the business at hand — namely, qualifying for state.Swimmers from 13 teams I not 15, as originally scheduled i will be entered in Saturday’s IHSA district meet at Oak Forest high school, 151st street and Central avenue.Two Chicago Public league schools, Kenwood and Fenger, were assigned to the local district, but had to be Scratched. Their programs got started too late after the Chicago teachers strike settlementSO OAK FOREST’S team will play host to Tinley Park, Hillcrest, Bremen, Thornridge, Thornton, Thornwood, Richards, Oak Lawn, Evergreen Park, TF North and Sandburg in Saturday’s event, which will begin with diving preliminaries at 9:30 a.m.After a lunch break, doors will reopen to the public at 12:30 p.m. and swim finals will begin at 2. Tickets are priced at $1.50 per session for adults and $1 for students.Spectators at the Bengal pool will get to see an outstanding array of talent. Girls swimming has come a long way, baby, and the contestants are in great shape with the IHSA’s first state finals coming up. That was evident in Tuesday’s conference trials.“I think the south side is about to get some notice for the first tune,” said Oak Forest Coach Vita Meyer, whose school will runSome of the area standouts who will try to qualify for state in IHSA district swijn meet Saturday at Oak Forest.Conference results on next page.the meet. “The north suburbs have dominated all the recognibon in swimming. We may change all that.’’SHE FEELS THE “north suburb” mystique is overrated. For starters, Hinsdale Central is the monarch of boys state meets, and Hinsdale is not exactly up north.And as for the “deep South,” some mighty fine swimmers have been produced in these parts, y'all “We’ve always been strong in diving, Meyer pointed out. “We've had the last couple of state champions, with (Doug) MeCaskill and (Kandy}Mastey.The state meet will be a new experience for the Illinois girls, although there was a “state invitational” last fall for girls from the northern half of the state Many area girls were standouts in that affair.For the district meet, the Oak Forest coach sees three teams fighting it out for the champioaship — Sandburg, Tinley Park and Thornridge.“ANYONE WHO WINS after that would be a pretty big longshot. Oak Lawn might be the next best Still, they beat us in a dual meet, but we beat them in an invitational.Sandburg won the SICA West conference title Tuesday and has a fleet of fine swimmers, led by record-breaking senior Debbie Macey. Other standouts include diver Marv Byars and swimmers Theresa A thy, Cindy Vos, Cindy P«ers, Kathy Brennan, Inger Nelson, Sharon Hoffman, Kim Lynch and Ijsa Krula. The Eagles won the recent Thornridge Relays as well.Tmley Park was nosed out tor first place in the SICA South-East meet, but had three winners in junior Vicki Shaw, sophomore star Julie Milam and a fast 200 medley team that also includes Dawn Muys and Mary Simon. Dawn Muys and Vicki’s sister Rhonda also could be district contenders for the Titaas. w ho were unbeaten in dual meets this season.TTiomndge has a quick medley team in Jan Polowski, Sally Lynn, Jill Isaacson and Carol Segvich, and other fine swimmers in Chris Hollernan, June Merritt, Pam Russell and Gwen and Brenda Eriksen, Diver Maxine Mastey (Randy's aster) will face Sandburg's Byars, Tinley s Debbie Bettenhausen, Oak Forest's Cathy Kaye and others for district honors.OAK FOREST HAS ONE of the meet’s (and perhaps state’s) top swimmers in junior Karen Walsh, and other strong individuals in Julie Graham, Maureen Clancy and Brigid Klockowski. Oak lawn’s best bets are two standouts. Cory Bo vie and Jane Fox.Hilkrest’s district bid will be led by Carrie Petersen, Kit Lee, Mary Ellen Wuellner and Sue Souffrant, individually and together in the 400 free relay, where they have a fancy 4:06.8 time to their credit.Bremen will be headed up by Julie Plowman, Karen Adrian and Joyce Stadter, with Cathy Diddens joining them on a speedy medley relay.TTiomwood is topped by Val Fernandez. Lynn Steinberg, liori Michaels, Sharon Gill and Carol Kulczyk Thornton has standouts in Kim Herman, Debbie Keeler and Carol SmithOTHERS TO WATCH FOR include Mary Ellen Shefton and Mary Zellmann of Evergreen, Kathy Schwieger and Sue Barry of Richards, Nancy Radivojevich of Eisenhower, and,especially, a freshman from TF North named Dawn Rodighiero, who turned in two dazzling times at Tuesday’s conference meetHie first finisher in each individual event or relay, plus those matching or surpassing state qualifying standards, will adcance to the state finals next weekend at New Trier East in WinnetkaQualifying standards are 200 medley relay (2:12), 200 freestyle (2:21), 200 1M (2:41), 50 free i 28.0), 100 butterfly (1:14), 100 free (1:04), 500 free (6:23), 100 backstroke (1:141,100 breaststroke (1:23) and 400 free relay 4:25).
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Tinley Park Star Tribune
Tinley Park, Illinois, US
Thu, Oct 23, 1975
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