Kickapoo High School - Legend Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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Understanding the game has a lot to do with winning or losing, stated sophomore tennis player Glenn Foster. Keeping your eyes on the ball helps you hit with better sophomore Brad Pitt. accuracy, said qw. 9 ' ' 3, ,Z ,., , Ha,-'A w' 1 '-,J 5 3 fi V4 .I 3 35 ' . ,i-1,3 ,,as E 5,5 3 f 1 'il i' in f' -'5 ii t -Ili... gl A Ji., und., ig ,lil .V v 1 , - f..-2. 1 ' ' rf ' , , . fi , , 1 Q. N-I -L ' I , Fi' J I --'4' is , I Mi- ' V j. , fc. y ,ew A it c ' - ,,,,' ,W . ' Q 1 'ajax ff , f V e ' 4 ,Lg , '- 7 2 I J--A V VV f ff.. . , . I if iw' v iii 5 if ,I 1, .. 4. . f gg, ..aff....l. ' ' ' , I iw' ' 5-. , yy ga, , ' 55241.-jggj:. if Swing Around the Green 0ne of the more understated scholastic sports is golf, but not ac- cording to sophomore Craig Setzer who said, Golf is less strenuous than foot- ball, basketball, and wrestl- ing, but it takes just as much time and effort. I thought we might have had a fair chance. Sometimes we played great, sometimes we didn,t,', stated coach Jim Pearson. 150 X Boy Tennis-Golf In the Ozark Conference, the team finished second, and beat Glendale by two points. Coach Pearson said, Wfhe boys worked real hard at their game. We're a team to be reckoned with, is what tennis coach Jim Spr- ingston felt the 1979-80 boys' tennis team had become by the end of the season. awe weren't considered a real threat before the season started,', stated sophomore Brad Pitt, abut we were at the endf' An overall record of nine wins and three losses, taking second in the Districts, and first in the Conference, showed that KHS really was a team to be reckoned with. Robbie Dean, senior, proved to be a key factor in the success of the team. He placed first in the Con- ference and District tournaments and fourth in State competition. aWe were a really young team with little experience behind us, noted freshman Rodney Kowis. But this didnit hinder freshmen Jeff Wingo and Rodney Kowis, who placed third in the Southwest Missouri State University Relays while the team took first place honors. .

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. 'i5?S1z.35J ' . A , f,sef'?,.V, '- in I' ir '4We started out with what l considered basically a rebuilding year and finished up with a championship track team, stated track coach Horner Askins. 'alt may have been our best year here at Kickapoo. The track team proved that it would not settle for urebuildingw by winning first place in the Ozark Con- ference meet for the first time in nine years. lt broke four school records, and sent nine boys to 'Alt takes a lot of hard practice, but it's worth it when you take first, explains track member Tom Collins. , ..,,.Mwmsu,m J state - more than any other school in Springfield. gilt was a complete team effort,,9 said coach Askins, we were stronger teamwise than weid ever been. HWhen cross country started two years ago, guys mostly ran to get in shape for track or other sports. Now, it's grown into a sport all by itself, stated Kevin Bartholomaus. We had an outstanding year in cross country team wise, BOYS' CROSS COUNTRY - Front Row: Keith Spiva, Todd Killingsworth, Eric Austin, Tony Laffoon, Kevin Bar- tholomaus, Martin Beeler, ,lim Deatherage, Tom Collins, Troy Robin- son, Marty Hoisington, Darren Dunkle, 1 , ,. 4- finishing no worse than se- cond throughout our regular schedule, explained Coach Askins. They qualified a team to sectional and a senior, Kevin Bartholomaus, to State. Kevin finished 27th in state competition. HWe had a senior dominated team this year, but the underclassmen had a big part in the varsity pro- gram, said Coach Askins. Coach Askins. Back Row: Jeff Massey, Clay French, Darren Roubineck, Brian Fallas, Tom Sanderson, David Shuler, Jeff Gigax, Kerry Scott, Todd Westphalen, Greg Daniels, Tod Ahrens, Todd Davison. ll Q as BOYS TRACK , s 15, , Meets ' x ,Kickapoo ..,' i Q . Invitational ' 5 A X 0 ... , 4- , . ...,- . ,pn Relay? , '-ci Relisys ggi' tfgm-ff,-V,L,-g.g'fz -fwf2?:v?f21:ff 9'-+f,. ,.,,,Qf:,2.L.f .55 ' 'f' 45-if-'uf 44 f 4.af.41,aa215Wf V 9-egfefz. W5 .5 gf sf r'e' gs atte n ' My ' I. ft f ?7 z3?? ?1twhuggHZKamas Sliaizfsvxtational - , 152 f Boys Track BOYS' TRACK -Front row: John Pen- ny, ,loe Lierz, Kevin Bartholomaus, Brent Wilkinson, Thad Brown, Marty Hoisington, ,lim Henley, Les Lile, Burleigh House, Scott Bunn, Darren Dunkle, Hal McClelland, Mike Danzer, Marlon House, Alan Broddle, Tom Col- lins, Ben Blades, Steve Edwards, Duane Fulps, Todd Killingsworth. Row 2: Gary Perkins, .lon Blankenship, Brad Roberts, Rob Cole, Clark Holden, Lynn Williams, Kraig Day, Kelly Allison, Troy Richardson, Kerry Scott, Jeff Massey, Chris Bernet, Jeff DeVries, Brent Elmer, Mark Frazier. Row 3: Tod Ahrens, Mike Whitescarver, Tim Hicks Jeff Stone, Tom Bowler, Bob Hagan, Scott Parker, Brian Falls, Greg Pon- tious, .lim Deatherage, Tony Wilson, Jeff Horned, Steve Gassel, Barry Hagan, Q Bobby Macer, Todd Ball, Bill Jones, Marc Haswell, Coach Askins. Back Row: Mark Brixey, Jeff Gigax, David Shuler, Darren Roubineck, Chris Lane, .lohn Sullivan, .lim Kellet, Jim Krueger, Martin Beeler, Todd Westphalen, Mark Freeman, Lance Hunton, Julian Bailey, Greg Darren, Jeff Murphy.