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F re s h m a n top runners for cross-country

By Holly Pearson

his year's Big Sky Confer­ence /N C A A D is tr ic t VII

C h a m p io n s h ip m e e t fo r men's cross-country was held in Salt Lake City. The Universi­ty o f Montana m en's cross­country team took sixth place.

F re sh m a n D av id M o rris placed twenty-first in a fie ld o f

57 runners. Morris was consis­ten tly the team 's top fin isher in every m eet during the sea­son. O ther team fin ishers in ­c luded C lin t M orrison , Ray Hunt, Le if Larson, Robin Mac- al, Paul Marron and Bill Bal­linger. Jeff Downing

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At right, Ray Hunt and Paul Mar­ron enjoy the scenery while com­

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David Morris, freshman in cross-country, finishes first in a race at the University Golf Course.

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T h e wom en's cross-country team finished third in the 1988 Big Sky Conference Cham pionship,

which was held in Salt Lake City. The wom en's team h as com e to be one of the top contenders in their conference. On October 29, the Lady Griz beat Montana State by seven points, a feat of which they are proud.

"Montana State always h as a good team , it was a big victory for us," said senior m em ber Loreen McRae. McRae also said that the team h as grown to be a close bunch.

"We have gone through a lot together, and m ost of my best friends are on the team ," sh e said.

"Coach Dick Koontz is laid back, but he gets us to do what we need to do," said Vonda Harmon.

Harmon also said, "Team support is what keeps us going. When you are o ut there and you ju s t want to quit, it helps to have som eone yelling for you."

C ross-C ountry Women take third

"Team unity is important to our success," Vonda Harmon. (Photo taken before the Big Sky Conference Cham pionship.)

Left to Right: Loreen McRae, Vonda Harmon, Terri Rodgers, Jennifer Walters, Ann Monaghan, Michelle Barrier, Jeanine Crabtree, Cher Des Jarla is

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Start of the Big Sky Conference Cham pionships in Salt Lake City. The Lady Griz placed third.

Coach Dick Koontz before being thrown into the equestrian pit.

Celebrating and releasing a little stress, the UM Women's track team throw Coach Dick Koontz overboard.

Coach Dick Koontz towels off after being the subject of the team 's celebration.

oung team achieves best record

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By Holly Pearsonhe University of Montana W omen's volleyball team achieved its best-ever conference record, 12-4, with a team com prised of

underclassm en. Overall they had a record of 16-9. There were only two returning s tarters from last year, ju n io r Mari Brown and so p h o ­m ore Jennifer Pinkerton.

Brown lead the team in kills, digs and service aces this season . Freshm en Ann Schwenke and Angie Bellinger also played a big part in the team 's success. Both women played in 95 ou t of 100 m atches — Schwenke as a se tter and Bellinger as an o utside hitter. These are the two m ost im portant positions.

In the post-season Big Sky Conference tournam ent, the Lady Qriz lost to Weber State in the first gam e.

Tarleton yells, "Qot i t , ' while Anne Schwenke m akes an attem ptteam m ates wait for the to recover the ball spiked by theoutcom e. University of Idaho's squad.

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One of the early team s in the University of Montana football history sports 15 players.Opponents included Bonner lumber workers and YMCA team s from Spokane. Arthur Bishop holds the ball. (Courtesy of University Archives.)

T h e Bears' grow into fighting Grizzlies

By T om B en sen

he first athletic team s were few in num ber at the University of Montana. Male sports included

football and basketball, though the school did not have an official schedule and played gam es when the opportunity arose, subject to a faculty vote of approval. Although the women formed a basketball team, they were not allowed to play in public.

Som e original opponents in football included the University of Idaho, lum ber workers from Bonner and the YMCA from Spokane. The 1904 Grizzlies, coached by M. B. Conibear, beat Mon­tana State by the largest margin in the team s' rivalry, 79-0. This was the first season the football team was known as "The Bears."

The best years for wins in the early years were 1914, 1930, 1936, 1937, and 1941, when the Grizzlies played such team s as Butte Ramblers, M ontana and Utah State, Gonzaga and Willamet­te. W ashington, State, Oregon State and north Dakota soon appeared in the pairings.

Through the years until 1988, the Grizzlies won 50 gam es to Montana S tate 's 32; 19 to 11 against Idaho State; 17 to 9, Weber State; 14 to 7, Port­land State; 11 to 10, northern Arizona, and 9 to 4, Eastern Washington. Against Idaho University, the Grizzlies did not fare so well, with 18 wins and 48 losses. The first coach was Fred Smith in 1897, followed by Sgt. F. B. Searight, Guy Cleveland, Frank Bean, Dewitt Peck and Conibear up to 1904.

Since then, the coaches have been F. W. Schule, Albion Findlay, Roy White, Robert Cary, Lt. W. C. Philoon, A. G. Heilman, Jerry n issen , Bernie Bier- m an, J. W. Stewart, Earl Clark, Frank Milburn, Bernard O akes, Doug Fessenden, Clyde C arpen­ter, George Dahlberg, Ted Shipkey, Ed. Chinske, Jerry Williams, Ray Jenkins, Hugh Davidson, Jack Swarthout, Gene Carlson, Larry Donovan and Don Read.

In the individual career records, in rushing, Monty Bullerdick in the 1977-78 year led with 433 yards in carries and Rocky Klever with 2 ,228 in net yards. Marty Mornhinweg in the 1980-84 seaso n s led in passing with m ost attem pts, m ost com ple­tions, m ost yards, m ost touchdow ns, m ost p as­ses intercepted and h ighest com pletion average — 58.9 percent.

Karl Stein in 1969-70 intercepted 21 p a sses for a record high. In pass receiving, Brian Salonen, 1980-83, led with 151 and with m ost yards, 1,882. Mike Rice with 14 touchdow n receptions achieved a historic high in the 1985-86 season.

Scoring records were a s follows: m ost points — 196, Bruce Carlson, 1974-77; 194, "Wild Bill" Kelly, 1924-26. Kelly in the sam e season had the m ost touchdow ns, 31. Del Spear was second with 21 in the years 1973-76. Bruce Carlson with 35 led in the num ber of field goals. His years were 1974-77. Dan Worrell with 102 led in the conver­sion kicks, 1968-70 seasons.

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rizzlies record third winning season under Read

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Front Row: Dale Bullock, Marcus Bowen, Renard Colem an, Lee Barrett, Mac Hum phreys, Q uinton R ichardson, Lorenzo Glenn, Marc M onestime, Steve Quilici, Mikael Collins, Mat Doss, Matt Clark, Todd G orm an. Second Row: Dan Edwards, Alex Hunter, Rick Sullivan, Ron Marceau, Hate O lson, Jody Farmer, Jo e Kalafat, Paul LeProwse, Kirk Murphy, Kyle Mirich, Dwayne Hans, Britt Fred. Third Row: Jo n Willett, Mike Rankin, Michael McGowan, Greg Hygren, Brad Salonen, Tim Hauck, Greg Ginnini, Tony A mtson, Kevin Bartsch, Clay Clausen, Jo h n Wilson, Jim Kostecki. Fourth Row: Scott Waak, Mark Sulser, Pohai Lee, Steve Collins, Carl Almond, Grady Bennett, Jake Schloesser, Chuck Shepard , Terry Bunn, Erik H enduckson, Ja so n Ray, J . C. Cam pbell. Fifth Row: Greg Ferguson, Kelly Tvedt, Bryan Payne, Tim Polich, Jay Fagan, Scott Hartman, Kirk Scrafford, Tim Bradford, Mike T revathan,

Mark DeBourg, Tyler H angas, Jo se p h Ferish. Sixth Row: Kelly McCallum,Tim Farley, Ja so n Eggart, Rick Erps, Todd Sprosky, Chad Germer, Scott McCoy, Fred Snodgrass, Blu Santee, Kurt Ursich, Broyce Batchan. Seventh Row: Jo n Davidson, Tim Winter, Don Holbrook, Quinn Carver, Mike See, Rob Kunka, Scott Engler, Russ Allen, Rob Lee, Sean Brickley, Sam Davidson,Troy Franks. Eighth Row: Jo h n Huestis, Troy Rice, Dam ian Flaherty, Corey Pilsch, Greg Sm erker, Hels Kludt, Todd Hovak, T had Huse, Kirk Duce, Jo h n Wagner, Robbie Laird, Brad Lebo, S hannon C abunoc. Hinth Row: Steve Hackley, Bob Beers, Robin Pflugrad, Tommy Lee, Kraig Paulson, Bob Hauck,

Je ro m e Souers, Bill Sm ith, Bruce Read, David Reeves, Jo e K luceurich, Bill Venard, Don Read, Bill Schw anke, Dave Guffey, Dennis Murphy, Mike McKay.

Grizzlies make playoffsBy Holly PearsonT he 1988 University of Montana football season began

with Grady Bennett and Scott Waak com peting for the num ber one quarterback spot. Then a week before the season started , Bennett broke his hand. This was the deciding factor in who got the spot, and for the next four weeks Bennett was out until Waak sustained a neck injury in a gam e against South Dakota State. This m eant Bennett was autom atically put into the num ber one spot. Waak decided not to further pursue a football career because of this injury.

The Grizzlies won their first four gam es, then a t the low point of the season , they lost fo Hevada-Reno. But their next gam e against Eastern Washington was the turning point for the Grizzlies, when they defeated Eastern Wash­ington 30-6. The Grizzlies ended having the third best record season ever. They also accom plished to m ake it to the MCAA Division I-AA playoffs. Only one team from the University h as ever d one that. They played Idaho and lost 38-19. But as quarterback Grady Bennett said, "We had a great year."

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Behind the scenesBy Kelley Wunderlichw hile Head Coach Dan Read ponders what to do,

Jaso n Ray is on the phone wanting the facts. Ray, starting senior defensive tackle, was lost for the sea ­son with torn knee ligam ents. "The Grizzlies m issed Ray's leadership and his outstanding athletic ability,'' Read said.

On the lighter side of the rough and tough sport, the Griz group got together after every hom e gam e to sing the school song, "Up with M ontana.”

Mike McGowan, known as "Spike” to many people, was an outstanding linebacker, who played a lot a t the safety position. McGowan is shown here with his little buddy Shane Riley, who ju s t wanted to catch a free ride. Greg Hygren, senior safety, sm iles and looks on to see when it's his turn.

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Lady Griz keep winning record alive

By David W. Sirak'T ' he Lady Briz basketball team finished the

regular season with a 26-3 record and then went on to win th e Big Sky Conference cham p­ionship.

Vicki Austin was voted the league 's Most Valu­able Player in the cham pionship series. Center Lisa McLeod was nam ed the league 's Most Valu­able Player for the season, guard Austin was new com er of the year and forward S hannon Cate was nam ed co-freshman of the year along with an Eastern W ashington player.

The Lady Griz were paired against the Califor­nia State Titans for th e first round of the MCA A tournam ent. They advanced to m eet U of Texas, but lost tha t gam e.

Success is not som ething new to th e Lady Griz team , as they have m aintained a winning streak for many seasons. Senior Lisa McLeod attributes the team 's success to Robyn Selvig and the determ ination of the squad.

According to team m em bers, the Lady Griz can look forward to maintaining the streak with good underclass talent.

Liz H a h nMarti Kinzler beats the press to Senior Lisa McLeod fights for the pass the ball on. rebound with a player from Nevada

Reno.

Howard SkaggsFront Row (L to R): J e a n McNulty, C o lleen McNally, Vicki A ustin , Shelli Sniffin, J u lie Epperly, Marti Kinzler. Back Row (L to R): S tu d e n t A ssis tan t C oach Dawn Silliker, H ead C o ach Robin Selvig, T erre Tracy, M arietta B ahnm iller, S h a n n o n C ate, Linda M endel, Kris H aasl, Lisa M cLeod, C heryl B randed , A thletic T ra iner Mary McElwain, A ssis tan t C o ach A n n e tte W hitaker,

Seth KantnerCheryl Brandell a t te m p ts a layup.

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" S h e did it."By David W. Sirak

n Feb. 18,1989, Lisa McCleod broke the record for the m ost points scored.

McLeod, a senior forward, said "It is an ac­complishment 1 am proud of, but a lot of the credit has to be given to my teammates. They are a part of the record."

McLeod came to the Lady Griz program as a freshman and gained an early lead. Scoring in all-time rebounding, number one in point scoring and second in number of blocked shots are ju s t a few of her career bests.

McLeod attributes her four years of pro­gress to Head Coach Robyn Selvig.

'Robyn can take anything and turn it into success," McLeod said.

In addition to breaking the all-time scoring record, McLeod has been voted Most Valuable Player in many games.

"I have been here for four years, and it is time for me to move on. I have m ade a lot of friends and I never want to lose touch with them," McLeod said. "It's sad to leave be­cause the program has been so good to me."

Outside of basketball, McLeod, who is earn­ing a degree in Health and Fitness, hopes to find a job planning corporate health pro­grams.

Christian M urdockMcLeod looks to se t a goal with her fake to the right of an Eastern Washington player.

Guard Vicki Austin was voted the league's newcomer of the year.

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By David W. SirakH r h e M en's B a s k e tb a ll te a m f in ish e d th e

1988-1989 season with a 20-11 record. A loss to the Idaho State Vandals in the Big Sky Conference Cham pionship put an end to the Grizzlies' season.

The men squeaked by the Montana State Bobcats to advance in the tourney. A three-point sho t m ade by jun io r John Reckard in the final seconds tied the gam e and sen t it into overtime.

"When I first went up, I was praying it was going down, but when I released it, I knew it was in." Reckard said.

In overtime, the Grizzlies took a three-point lead and won 87 to 84.

Head Coach Stew Morrill leaps off the bench to encourage the referee to watch his calls.

K. C. McGowan, a forward from Missoula, puts up a shot from the paint.

Tony Reed m oves in on his opponent towards the basket. Reed is a senior guard from Anchorage, Alaska.

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A t the close of the 1988-89 season, 6 10" forward Wayne Tinkle's goal was to help h is team win the

league and advance to the NCAA tournam ent. Tinkle, a senior from Spokane, has se t and m et m any goals during his four-year career.

During Tinkle's first year a t the University of Mon­tana, he worked to improve his skills.

Tinkle said, "1 think tha t ju s t adding weight has really helped me. When I first cam e here 1 was m ore of a f in e sse p layer. T h ro u g h p lay in g with Larry Krystkowiak and the help of Coach Morrill, they have helped develop m e into a power player."

Tinkle h as com e a long way since his first year and has turned into an all-around player. A personal goal of his was to win the league's Most Valuable Player award. The title of m ost valuable player is not new to the team 's leading scorer. He has grown accustom ed to it over the years.

Tinkle scores big

David W. Sirak Tony Reed m oves the ball around Alonzo Stevens during the Griz/Cat gam e in Missoula.

Senior forward Wayne Tinkle puts a sho t up.

Freshm an Daren Engellant has been called “the new Kryskowiak" because of his shooting ability.

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Krystkowiak's number retiredBy Holly Pearsonr P his was the firs t year a basketball sh irt num ber o f a

player at U o f M was retired. Larry Krystkowiak played for the U o f M 1982-1986. He ho lds the record for m ost points in a single season (709), m ost free throws made in a single season (204), m ost points in a career (2,017; 4 seasons), m ost free throws m ade in a career (619); 4 seasons), and m ost rebounds in a career (1,105).

After playing for the U o f M, Krystokowiak was drafted in the MBA second round by the Chicago Bulls, and la ter traded to the San Antonio Spurs. Because o f contract d ifficu lties with the Spurs, Krystkowiak played in Italy for a few m onths. While visiting the US during a break, he was drafted by the M ilwaukee Bucks. Krystkowiak is now a starting forward for the Bucks.

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Hal Sherbeck played 1951-1952.

Bob Cope played from 1947 to 1950.

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Ed Chinske who played 1928-1930 was inducted 1951.

Steve Lowry played for U o f M 1961-1963.

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Practicing his hockey skills is sophom ore Lance Lehto.

Doug McDonald spikes the volleyball during an intramural volleyball m atch.

Two UM Jeste rs practice before the upcoming Maggotfest.

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Students find ways to play

A lthough cutbacks in athletic departm ent funding during recent years reduced the num ber of sports

offered a t the University, s tudents jo ined clubs and signed up for intramural gam es to get in playing time.

The Jesters , UM's rugby club, dem onstrated "solid play" throughout the season, according to Keith Pereira, Jes te rs ' spokesm an, even though they did not move to the top in the Maggotfest. The Maggotfest is to get people to enjoy the gam e and com e out and play. "There's m ore com radery than com petition, Pereira said.

Half the fun of intram ural sports seem s to be the nam ing of team s. In cham pionship gam es, the Mixed Doubles' Volleyball team M-Squared defeated Right Stuff; and in soccer, UM International defeated the SAE Lions.

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The Missoula All-Maggots (black uniforms) are in a scrum with the UM Jeste rs (striped uniforms).

All-Maggot Brad Smith tackles a Jeste r trying to capture the ball.

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M ichelle R. MuirJunior Colin McMullin sharpens his skills during practice.

Howard SkaggsWomen's Tennis Front Row: Kersten Cham-A-Koon, Stephanie Katzell, Owen Watson, Back: Kris Fiord (Coach), Lisa Parks, Cindy Hill, Sue Peper, Tori Stahl, Pam Register, Randy Ash (Assistant Coach).

Flaying close to the net, Qwen Watson returns her opponent's hit.

VV omen's and Men's Tennis have up's and

down'sBy Holly Pearson

T he final season team record for the 1989 Women's Tennis team

was 11 wins-10 losses. Early in the season they lost the ir #1 seed, Cin­dy Hill, to a knee injury. The in jury kept Hill ou t for the rest o f the season. The team failed to qualify for the Big Sky Conference Tourna­ment. They closed the season on Saturday, April 22, with a triangular

meet against Montana State and Boise State in Bozeman.

The 1989 Men's Tennis team competed in the M itsubishi-Golden Rule Big Sky Conference Champ­ionships to get a berth in the Big Sky C o n fe ren ce n o r th e rn R eg iona l Tournam ent held in Cheny, Wash­ington on April 21-22. The team ended the season with an all-confer­ence record o f 3-23.

Pam Register ju m p s to return a h it.

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Men's Tennis Second Row: Kris "lord, coach; Dave Offermann, Colin McMullin, Kevin Slovarp, Howie Kendall, Hunter Fugua, Randy Ash, assistant coach. Front Row: Joe Rubin, Sean Fampton, Curt Verwolf.

Kris Schmitt dominates season

By Holly P ea rso n

T he 1989 Women's Track team took third place in the Big Sky

Conference Cham pionship. Senior Kris Schmitt, from Qreat Falls, a high school stan d o u t, was nam ed the m eet's O utstanding Track Athlete. She won the 100 and 400 m eter hur­dles. She also placed second in the 100 m eter dash. Schmitt will run the 400 m eter hurdles at the HCAA m eet May 31-June 3, in Provo, Utah. She qualified on April 15 a t the Bob Gibb Invitational in Boise, Idaho, with a time of 58.16. She set th ree records with that time; the m eet record, sta ­dium record, and the UM school re­cord. Amy Williams, a sophom ore, won the 5,000 m eters, and she also placed third in the 3,000 m eters. The Big Sky Conference Cham pionships were held at Boise State in Idaho on May 17-20.

Loreen McRae concentrates on running a good race.

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Senior Kris Schmitt races on to victory in the 100 m eter hurdles event.

Senior Michelle Barrier se ts the pace and wins the 800 m eter run in the UM invitational.

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Dawn Silliker is in perfect form to hurl the sho t put.

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Competing in the long jum p, Mike Ellers extends in midair to m ake the m ost of his jum p.

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Distance runners Ken McChesney, Duane Matt, Leif Larsen, Jo e Clark and Joe Beatty round the curve in the 1500 m eter run.

Senior Tony Lambert breaks the tape at the finish of the 1400 m eter dash.

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A t the Big Sky Conference Champ­ionships in Idaho at Boise State,

the 1989 Men's Track team placed eighth. Seniors Joe Beatty and Gor­don Newman placed first and second respectively in the 1500 meters. The cham pionsh ips were held on May 17-20. The team opened the season on April 1, with a big win. They won 7 out o f 17 events. This was the first tim e since 1985 that the team won the season opener.

Freshman Richard Madison clears a hurdle as he heads toward the finish line in the 400 meter hurdles.

Concentrating on his throw, freshman Paul Pallas prepares to hurl the discus.

Kris Bruckner follows through on her swing before heading for first base.

Quy Kempthorne, sophom ore in Business M anagement, tries a Michael Jo rdan technique to get his pitch across.

Waiting their turn to play softball are Jill Melcher, sophom ore in Forestry, Shawna Triplett, freshm an in Forestry, and Leah Chamberlin, freshm an in General Education. K arl S u tp h in

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Stephanie Hamilton, a sophom ore in pre-Physical Therapy, sends a ball foul.

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Softball gives students a

break.By Holly Pearson 1VI any students enjoy playing -1 1 s o f tb a l l fo r in t r a m u ra l team s in their spare tim e during Spring quarter. Due to M ontana's u n p red ic tab le w eather, so m e gam es are played in light snow storm s.

The Men's Softball C ham pion­ship was won by Oral Sox over S igm a Chi and th e W om en's C ham pionship w inner was the Bee Bombers over Old Legs.

S tudents discover tha t softball is a good way to get physically fit for th e sum m er, to have som e­thing else to do o ther than hom e­work, to m eet lots of different people and to have fun.

Randy Taylor, a frehm an in pre-Law, warms up before a softball game.

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By Qina Boysun" \ \I e ve got spirit, yes we do,

w e've got spirit, how abou t y o u ? " This h as been chanted for generations. When put to th e Mon­tana Qrizzly fans, th e answ er is an overwhelming "YES, WE DO!" No one can ever accuse th e University of Montana of being spiritless. At

every event, w hether it be football or basketball, th e cheerleaders , Otto, and m any fans are there to support the team s.

Although each year brings a dif­ferent crowd, the fact do es not change tha t the fans will be up in the s tands and full of spirit to cheer th e Griz on to victory.

David Sirak Students show their school spirit during the first of two games against the Bobcats.

Boosters fire up Griz fans

Cheering the Griz on to victory over the Bobcats, "Otto" (Mark Sales) gets the crowd fired up.

Cheerleaders Tom Jordan, Randy Singleton, Mark Monaco, Ed Ashley, Brian Ellison, Greg Herschey, and Pete Chiampas display both strength and balance.

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