Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 1983, Page 118

Description:	Blades havebest season:state secondThe Bloomington Blades —a hockeyteam composed of BHS North, South,Edgewood, and Martinsvilleplayers —had their best season ever in1982-83.Highlights of the season were theteams 17-14-2 record and its second-place finish in the state AA hockey tournament, both of which are the best in theteams history.The Blades opened their season on apromising note by defeating perennialstate power Carmel 1-0 in a jamboree.This was the teams first victory everagainst Carmel.In early season the Blades hoveredaround the .500 mark against strongcompetition until a rematch withCarmel, in which the Greyhounds gotahead early but the Blades came back tomake the match a 5-5 tie on a last-minutegoal by South senior John Legault.In the state tournament the Bladeswon two close games in semifinals,squeaking past Lawrence Central (54)and Ft. Wayne Northrop (6-5) to set upanother match against Carmel, this timefor the state championship.Carmel jumped to a 5-0 lead, whichproved insurmountable. The Bladesrallied to cut the deficit to 54, but timeran out with Carmel still a goal ahead.The Pampas, Bloomingtons travelingunder-16 soccer team, traveled to tournaments to get ready for state competition June 18.The team traveled to St. Louis, Mo.,and Washington, D.C., to competeagainst teams from around the country.These tournaments do not counttowards the state championship.TOP: Sophomore David Oclanderwatches for a scoring attempt.MIDDLE LEFT: The BloomingtonBlades celebrate after a goal.MIDDLE RIGHT: Sophomores EricFranz and Khalil Stewart race afterthe ball.BOTTOM: The Blades defenseholds up.118 Soccer/Hockey
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