Oneonta High School 1967 Yearbook (Oneonta, NY) - Full Access

Practicing a double cut and catch 011 the parallel bars, joe Knapp exhibits one stunt he performs as an all around competitor. After capturing first in floor exercise at the sectionals, joe continued on to take fourth in the state meet at Buffalo. Sophomore Rick Collins executes a fly away dismount from the horizontal bar, one event in which he competed as an all around. 114 Undefeated in the league this year, Lou Loterra lowers to a planch. Moves of this difficulty placed Lou second In the State. Gymnasts retain title, present co-ed exhibition The gymnastics team, in only the third year of its existence, came through a strong schedule with a nine and one record and climaxed the season by retaining the Mohawk Valley Gymnastics League Champion– ship and by taking a second place finish in the Section III Tournament. Coach Edward Konopa got a well balanced effort out of his team led bv Tim Chase on the side horse, Lou Laterra on the ;ings, Jim Couden on the high bar, and Joe Knapp in floor exercise, vaulting, and on the parallel bars. A promising crop of underclassmen bolstered the team throughout the season. Seventy boys and girls on the combined gymnas– tics teams presented the Third Annual Gymnastic Exhibition. The program included eight Olympic events; a Fibpino folk dance, tininkling; a Danish gym routine; and a display of gymnastics movements done with luminescent ribbons and special lighting in a darkened gym.