Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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ЕЁ vr d E ЕЁ o ү r Right: Sweat $ кеа anda Иге Ingram takes a minute. to catc 474 | breat wer Right: Linemen suffer @ of the sled and dummies, but finally get their chance against Valley of Des Moines. Football Practice 25

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Grueling ` Мо one ever likes practice, but it's a necessity in any sport.’ hough the old cliche, humidity like that of a sauna, practice makes perfect , practice opened in late August. didn't hold true for the football squad, that didn't Somehow a hot, muggy August day mean practice was any easier for didn't seem right lugging 15 pounds the players. of equipment around. ' D'wo-a-days | weren't so bad physically, | Football practice, it always seems, commented senior John Hackman. is ushered in on a heat wave, and It's just that we went crazy this year was no exception. With praying for a blizzard. temperatures in the 90's and the | It was not uncommon for players to | lose eight to ten pounds in an | afternoon. “Тһе heat wasn't all that unbearable, lamented Dave Crawford, senior, but the humidity — you felt like a soggy towel. Those were the days when nothing felt better than a cold shower, an ice cold glass of water, and a soft bed. There was one element of practice that has become a virtual tradition for one group of players. That, of course, could be nothing less than pushing the seven man blocking sled. This privilege is strictly reserved for lineman, both offensive and defensive. They seemed to take a special pride in pushing the 1500 pound piece of iron, pads, and springs over the field. Senior Tom Carney thought of it this way, “It’s the highlight of a lineman's practice. I love it so much I have a picture of it pinned up in my room. As the season wore on and the gridders found it hard to win; | practice could have become a real Above: Junior Tom Wandersee has one more long challenge, but a great attitude and look at the refreshing ice chest before going back : . to work during practice. Center: Coach Keith Bai- a desire to win pulled them through | ley is determined to teach his “уаһооз” (Steve the season. Practice always appears Stoecker, Jim Bump and Rick Ewan) something at the bottom of the list in new. | popularity. But as one player | stated, “Мо one ever likes practice, | but it's a necessity in any sport. So, though only a few may admit it, practice is a major part of the school's athletic success story. 24

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CONCERT BAND: Front: D. McCormack, J. McCully, J. Seidel, А. Beeman, R. Jones, P. Zbracki, J. Corbett, B. Joensen, K. Thomas, D. Brearly, D. Schiel, M. Read, E. Cross, J. Johnson, N. Sturtevant, K. Hansen, K. Kellog, A. Burckhardt, В. Pesek, R. Balmer, M. Allen, L. Allen, J. Frahm. Second: J. Tryon, D. Kline, J. Straker, B. Richards, Liming, W. Swenson. Fourth: J. Apel, P. Pady, D. Dennis, K. A. Seim, M. Johnson, J. Randolph, B. Smith.P. Greve, J. Cheville, A. Soderhold, L. Mangels, A. Wiggins, E. Beaudry, R. Harrington, J. Bonnicksen, C. Barta, K. Coria,T. Vandergaast, S. Greve. Third: T. Lewis, M. Anderson, B. Jones, S. Kendall, J. Larkins, M. Johnson, J. Edwards, S. Mendenhall, M. Pritchard, R. Robinson, T. Callies, D. Oschwald, Н. Gartz, D. Presely, D. Anderson, C. Thomson, S. Atkins, Zimmerman, D. Phillips, A. Trenkle, D. Fullhart, D. Wedin, P. N. Dowell, J. Kolmer, K. Heer. VARSITY BAND: Front: D. Stadler, J. Boston, C. Nelson, S. Rougvie. Third: C. Love, T. Game, D. M. Hansen, А. Young, Kniss, D. |) Campbell, С. Runge, В. Buss, С. Stout, J. Blum, A. Hulse, Т. Ortigies, Pope, A. McRoberts, N. Dahl, D. Wheelock, L. Imsande, S. Bran, M. na M. Schroeder. Second: P. Vandermatan, D. Stevens, C. Hofer, J. Klas, K. Nickel, M. Inouye, . Anderson, J. Oberecht, K. Powell, J. Standish, Om L. Roe, D. Spear, P. Bower, K. Rod, C. Dieckman, M. Zbracki, S. D. Sherman, D. Smith, B. Richards, G. Gleason. Fourth: J. Schlunz, K. f Stephen, T. Dornek, L. Sanders, P. Griffen, 5. Buchele, S. Davis, D. Pille, J. Adams, T. Clark. a 3 “.” с - 7 E E