Hastings High School - Tiger Yearbook (Hastings, NE)

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'75 Gridders Have Respectable Season Hastings High fought through a year of struggles and tramas to a respectable 2-6-1 season. Teams that met the Tigers on the gridiron knew they had fought for what ever they got. These were your Tig- ers in '75. The Tiger gridders played East 12-6 and East went on to win the State Championship. Consistent defense was the mainstay of the young Tiger team, they pursued and gang- tackled very well, commented Tiger Coach Norm Sheets. The offense was led by running backs Chip Findley and Gary lVlonson, on the line John Hill was a consistent player. A new look on the Tiger team was a sophomore starting at quarterback. Kurt Finley came in halfway through the season and directed the Tiger offense, quite a job for a soph- omore to undertake. The Tiger offense took on its own new look with a split end and a slotback this year. Rich Portwood, all East Big Ten split end, was a game breaker for the Tigers. This years team captains picked by the team were Wes Nlohlman, Chip Findley, and Chuck Fast. Q .. 31 .ss 35. HASTINGS FOOTBALL: Back Row: Head coach N. Sheets, K, Second Row: coach J. May, D. Norton, R. Portwood, E. Minnick Shreve, J, Stine, T, Lambert, J, Callan, J, White, M, Gilbert, D. Rasmussen, R. Foster, J. Andreasen, R. Jones, M. Fast, R. C, Fast, C. Findley, S, Engelhardt, J. Hill, G, Nlonson, B, Little, POPPG, Nl. HarYiS, R. Sadd, G. NFSISOI1, D. Claf1Cy, D. Patterson T, Bruna, K, Cook, M. Alexander, L, Ackerman, coach B, Mc- student manager C, Steepleton, Front Row: N, Brickner, M, Auliff. Third Row: coach D. Lacey, M. Hayes, T, Hohnstein, Z, Hainy, Nl. Hohnstein, S. Christensen, K. Finley, D. Persinger, D Lowe, C. Nlarsh, S, Borden, W, Mohlman, J, Eichman, S, Hul- Vrana, L. PGYSWQSY, J. Wa6Cl1'teY, R. POPPG, B. 0SbOI'l'l9, C. tqulst, J, Steinke, D, Harms, E, Kleiber, R, Nlinnick, M, Kar- BaChmarl, lVl. Hartman, T. Gerritson. loff, B, Norton, T, Coulter, P. Hoppens, coach B, Congrove.

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Defense Was Key To A Pine Season Defense was the outstand- ing part of this year's Junior Varsity team, commented Coach Benny Congrove. A real tribute to the defense is that they were never 'out of' any game. The split end-slotback em- ployed this year worked well for our offense with the speed we had in Zac Lowe Csplit endl and Rusty Poppe Cslotbackb. lt open ed up the middle for our running game, said Coach Congrove. Junior leaders on the team were Joe Callan, Mark Alex- ander, Tom Bruna, Dave Clan- cy, and Mitch Gilbert. Sophomore leaders were Chris Bachman, Mike Hayes, Scott Christensen, Lowe, Pop- pe, Jerry Eichman, Marvin Fast, Brad Osborne, and Jeff Steinke. Scott Hultquist to Kurt Finley--the combination that started the Junior Varsity offense rolling. Quarterback Kurt Finley calls the play in the huddle to his attentive teammates.