Hemingford High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Hemingford, NE)

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Cindermen Show Progress, Promise for Next Season Starting with a squad of 22, head track coach, Larry Sweet, worked diligently throughout the short season to build up both the physical and mental stamina of the cindermen. Although the team was un- able to win any of the meets this year, many boys showed outstanding individual efforts. Charles Danbom set a new standard in the shot put with a toss of 48’ 2”, which bettered the old mark set by Gary Riggs in 1967. Mike Hudson tied his own record of 2:01.2 in the 880 yard run made in 1969. Above: Bob Smith takes the baton to start his leg of the mile relay at the Alliance Invitational Track Meet. Right: Sophomore Ken Hucke wins his heat in the 440 yard dash as teammate Bob Coplen battles for second place. 28

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Wrestling in Its First Year Sends Four to State Meet Above: Rick Wacker fights to break the strong hold of a Harrison wrestler. Hemingford won this dual meet 28-24. Wrestling, a sport that has never gained much recognition in the past at Hemingford High School, came into the spotlight this year during its relatively short season. Tim Morava and Monte Case, both graduates of Crawford High School, coached the team; Mr. Glen Kotschwar served as their sponsor. Numbering slightly over a dozen, the boys began practice two weeks late in the season. Un- experienced, but with a will to win and the de- termination needed in any sport, the wrestlers went on to capture the only winning record in a varsity sport during the 1969-70 school year. Tim Brost, Duane Davies, John Garcia and Jim Burri, all in their first year in the sport, quali- fied to attend the State High School Wrestling Tournament in Lincoln. Burri, a junior competing in the heavyweight class, brought home the school's first wrestling medal with a fourth place rating at the tournament. Overall, Hemingford placed 22nd of 40 schools participating in class C action. HHS WRESTLING RECORD 3-2 WE THEY 24 Hay Springs 38 24 Harrison 28 35 Hyannis 18 28 Harrison 24 43 Hay Springs 13

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 Above: Mike Hudson, the team’s highest point maker, fin- ishes second in the 440 yard dash to qualify him for state. Top right: Tom Prochazka attempts to clear a new height During the regular season the team competed in seven track meets, the last one being the dis- trict track and field meet held in Bayard. At this meet one individual qualified to attend the state track meet in Kearney May 22-23. Although Mike Hudson placed second in both the 880 yard run and the 440 yard dash at the district, he placed among the top ten in the 880, but failed to place in the 440 because of a leg injury. in the high jump at the district track meet. Above: Determination and a final effort give Bob Smith a few more inches in his broad jump. Although talent and determination were obvi- ously present among the individuals on the team, the best showing they made during the year was a fourth place rating at the Chadron High C Club meet. Other meets included the Bayard Invitational, Scottsbluff Relays, Alliance Invitational, Panhandle C at Bayard, and the Mitchell Invitational. They did, however, place above half in all but the Pan- handle C and the Mitchell meet. 29