Charles M Russell High School - Russellog Yearbook (Great Falls, MT)

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' •i SHEER EXH . 1 face of senior s - COMfETiriOM The comperirive spirir ron deep in CMR ' s orhleres. Comperirion, rhe force rhor drove eoch person ro ochieve personol besrs, dso broughr eoch reom rogertv er. The reonn sporrs, bosker- boll, foorboll, ond volleybol compered os o unir, using each person ' s rolenr ro ae- ore o reom wirh unique obiliries. Cross counrry, wresring, gymnosrics, rrod golf, and rennis were classified as indi- viduol sporrs. Eoch person received o seporore score rhor wos odded ro rhe ream score. So every per- sonol besr also helped rhe ream ro vicrory. From unbroken defer ses ro oursronding rebounds, perfecr scores ond persorx]! records each ream creored disrincr shades of competi- tion. » 1 v ON THE BOTTOM middle, Russell foorboll W Lv ' itttttilJx 1 .TR p . .i 1 v b£ ' m ■ K m P ■™ . 5PC«T5 17

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Guts, dererminorion mode rhem store chomp: When rhe 1985 foor- boll season opened rhe CMR Rusriers were rop ronhed bur rhe people involved, orher rhon rhe players rhemseives, had a lor of pessimism obour rhe year. The Rusriers rolled over second ranked Ka- lispell 16-0, ond rook off from rhere. The f usrlers wirh on 11-0 season in 1984 were nor occus- romed ro losing, bur rhe fourrh game of rhe year was a shocker, wirh rhe Rusriers losing ro Billings OVERJOYED FANS sworm ■ne foorboii ream ofrer rhe srore chompionship gome w ' n ' ch rhe Rusrlers won 30-7 Senior (rhe worsr ream in rhe league). The Rus- rlers buckled down ond gor ready for some reol dog fighrs. The nexr knock down drag our dog fighr wos in Dillings ogoinsr rhe Wesr Deors. Ir wenr down ro three over- rimes, wirh rhe Rusriers coming our on rop. Thar nighr on unomed re- porrer wrote, Friday nighr moy hove n lorked rhe end of CMR dominance as we know ir rodoy. Well, rhe re- HOGS AT WORK CM Russell Hogs which is the nick- name for rhe linemen or CMR create a seom for sen- or fullbocK Tony Ser- porrer was wrong, wirh rhe Rusriers soundly de- feating Heleno Capital ond Heleno High. Wirh one week re- maining in rhe regulor seoson rhe Rusriers hod rhe roughesr procrices rhey ever hod. Their foe, rhe Greor Foils Dison. The Rusriers were pidsed to win. The gome was o defensive struggle and come down ro the finol seconds with o 7-6 win. The Rusriers wenr up ogoinsr Missoula Dig Sky nexr for rhe play-offs. Afrer wiping rhem our quina(34) ro run through. The Rusriers rolled over rhe Dison 30-7 ro win their sec- ond srare title in a row. they waited for rheir nexr opponent. Afrer on upserting ond contro- versial win over Heleno Copirol by rhe Helena High Bengals rhe Greor Falls Dison were inro rhe playoffs. They defeared rhe Kolispell Droves and for rhe second time in Monrono hisrory the schools of rhe some city met for the store cham- pionship. The Rustlers were our ro prove rhot the Greor Falls Dison gor lucky losr rime by stay- ing so close ro rhem. Wirh 8,000 plus people worching, rhe Rusriers pur on o show. And when the dust cleore rhe Rusriers were sran( ! ing roll, ond rhe slougf i rered Dison sronding mc rionless. The papers soi ir would be onorher de fensive srruggle bt rhey were wrong ogoii wirh o 30-7 blow-our. And so ended or orher foorboii season fc the Mighty Rusriers, with o 10-1 record, and c 22-1 rwo-yeor recorc The Rusriers shouk dominore foorboii foi onorher couple of dec odes or so, rhor is as lone OS Heod Coach Joel- Johnson is coQchinc rhem. STUDENT TRAINERS Se lors Micnelle Will erson, Jome LePord, Porri Mehrens, and 18 SPO( T5 head rrainer Wiley Kendle srand by in case of injury ro o Russell foorboii pioyer. VARSITY FOOTDALL TEAM- ROW 1 Monoger Seon O ' Fallon, Tom t o- lorer, Jeff Neil, Don Scorr, Aoron Dehne, Tom Poymenr, Dob Kim- mell, Scorr Sconson. DJ Loucks, Tom Morono, Tony Serquino, Jugg 5o- moy. Cooch Sporky Korike, Troiner Porn Mehrens. ROW 2-Cooch Jim Flies. Cooch jQd Johnson, Sruorr Nerhery, Joe Lloyd, Mike Dunko, John Homilron, Tom Power. Chris Ponnell. Chevy McMohon, Djorn Lorveir. r ick Perrir, Scorr Jonzer. JK Olson. Cooch Denny Dovis, Troiner Michelle Wjlkerson ROW 3- Cooch M.or hteili, Cooch Don Dleskin, [ ich Ulias, John Nelson, Dove Johnson, Kenr Vilke, Troy Meode, Doug Dockrer, Eric Srevlingson, Joe Kalo- for, Tim Scorr, John Harris, f on Orion, Jim Hilliord, Don DIossom, Heod Troiner Wiley Kendle, Trainer Jomie LePord. ROW 4 Cooch Gory Lowry, Dob r ichordson. Duff Mo- honey, Joe Horner. Orion Friend, Perry Wolsh, Mirch Srimoc, Joson Longe, Shon Henderson, Allen Thor son, Mike Perersen, Tim Tofr, John McKenno, Sreve Srevenson, Durke Herseim, Aoron Hogen, Cooch Mirch Moki, Coach Tony Coldv ell ROW 5- Eric KIdohl, Gory Greno. Jomie Sourh, Allen Johnson, Jorud Moloney, Keirh Tubergen, Mike Chulyok, Gordy Higgins, Jim Pever elle, Scorr Clinger, Jeff f idgely, Jim Joyner. Joson Hinsz, Don Thurber, r ondy Dempsey, Mike Monrgom- ery, John Srevens ROW 6 Mike Dovis, Don Hirning, Jim Seomon, Tom Goerz, Jon Oloemendool, Gregg Smerker, Scorr Adorns. John Cislo. Chod Miller. Mike Cichosz, f on Hogbom, Thod Tudor, Sean Dorchers, Greg Deeler, Mike Diede, Jim Krolich, Derek Senger