Hemingford High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Hemingford, NE)

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BELOW: Dave Engel tackles a Minatare running back on an end around. BELOW LEFT: Coming back after a partially block- ed punt return Roger Armstrong and Tom Stull tackle the Minatare ball carrier. LEFT: Charlie Lliteras gains 21 yards on a kick- off return after the opponent scores. ill V a U ' • Bobcats downed hard with 1-7 record Suffering several injuries the Gridsters ended their season with a 1-7 record. Hemingford had eight games with 77 total points for the year. Their season was very long with 7 consecutives losses and the one and only win was over Harrison the last game. Team wise . . . The squad passed 121 times completing 45 of them to give an aerial average of 5.5 yards. Also the Bobcats rushed for 646 yards in 287 carries to give them a 2.2 yard rushing average. The cats booted off 29 punts with each kick averaging 29 yards. Hemingford lost 12 season fumbles. Head Coach Paul Zelenka lettered 24 Varsity gridsters and three student managers. 27

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Five x-country men Letter in tuff year Rough terrain and hills made up the course of the first year cross country team. Five young men under the coaching skills of Mr. Mike Vahrenkamp comprised the team. To letter, individuals must par- ticipate in a meet larger than a triangular and place in the top ten or the entire team must place first in such a meet. All five lettered meeting these requirements. ABOVE: After two miles of strenuous run- ning David Buskirk strains for the finish. TOP RIGHT: Runner and coach share the agony of defeat. RIGHT: Relaxed and fresh the Cross Country men leg out the start at the District meet at Bridgeport. MEET H.H.S. PLACINGS Gering Inv. 4th Alliance Inv. 3rd Scottsbluff Inv. 2nd •Bayard 1st Bayard Pan “C 2nd Kimball Inv. 1st Bridgeport Dist. 4th •denotes Dual Meet 26

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Coach Reisig gives Letter to 11 JV’s Mr. Steve Reisig coached the Jr. Varsity to a 2-3 record. The two wins were taken from Alliance St. Agnes and Pine Ridge Job Corp. Hemingford gave out Jr. Varsity letters with the coach awarding 11 men. 28