Kickapoo High School - Legend Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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I I l D N f :AN ka I I I I D 0 , , mon-ll' ' ol pl' V Suits l Carly, eert all gplafe. iPr doulll go doll. bfwl f tballlf M5011 'f thrill li l yoflilll I jl all l Putting forth tremendous effort in order to expand the lead with another two points is junior Mike Blakeslee. Basketball coaches John Rotenberry and Doug Bloch dress in tuxedos to show up P8l'lKVleW,B C03Cl'l B0h BI'0WI'l. photo courtesy of Springfield Newspaper ,, if U -va ,ai . , 122 'I 1 1 In 5 4 Front Row: Phil Wampler, Paul Green, Kerry Middleton, Brad Rozell, .leff Massey, Chuck Bramwell. Row 2: Coach John Rotenberry, Scott Loveland, Hal McClelland, Tom Carlew, Rick Elmer, Danny Jones, Coach Doug Bloch. Back Row: Mike Blakeslee, Preston Stringer, Jeff Gigax, Scott King, Mark Terrell, .l oe Peters. With a lead in the game it was nice to sit hack and watch the rest of the team performf' comments Jeff Gigax. Varsity Basketball X ll

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Tipping m two more points, semo f ward Scott Ki t d th Ch f' l d Ilg6X6l'lS 6 over Parkviewis Green G ts Going up with a soft touch off the glass, B guard Hal McClelland prepares for a fast nd furious second half. Varsity Basket hiefs Shoot for Victor Due to a tremendous 12-1 start, the '80-'81 var- sity Chiefs compiled the best basketball record in Kickapoo history. They also established themselves as a tournament-winning team. During the season, the Chiefs captured first place in the Hillcrest Roundball, Greenwood Blue and Gold, and Aurora Tournaments. The Chiefs not only were winners on the scoreboard but were winners as players. They showed this when they were awarded the sportsmanship trophy in the Greenwood Blue and Gold. The Chiefs didn't stop their victorious ways at tournaments though. They proved to be a major force in the Ozark, finishing with a league record of 21-6. Kickapoo fans had to wait nearly two months after the basketball season started to see their Chiefs at home. But exciting, high- spirited games made it well worth the waiting. Coach John Rotenberry said, I was real pleased with the team this year, but I hate to see them go. I was referring to the outstand- ing senior members who will graduate soon. Among this superb list of players were Preston Stringer, Scott Loveland, Hal Mc- Clelland, ,Ieff Gigax, Scott King, and Tom Carlew. All have had very successful high school careers and will be difficult to replacef, 6'We had a good season. I really enjoyed playing this year, remarked Preston. There is no doubt that this year will go down in the record book for Kickapoo basketball. Win- ning makes a season seem short. Maybe that's why this season flew by!

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Braves, Warriors trive for Success Judging from the per- formances of the freshman and junior varsity teams, Kickapoo fans will have a lot to look forward to in the future basketball seasons. Even though the freshman Braves lacked in size, they made up for it with speed and determina- tion. Coach J im Hagan said his team made a lot of pro- gress during the year. MI enjoyed working with them. Theyire a hard- working bunch, and Iam real pleased with their record. The Braves MA team finished with an im- pressive record of 10-5, while placing third in the 164 X JVfFrosh Basketball 1, f X ya, - ' ,v 4444. , f fs, IW Freshmen Tournament. Kickapoo's freshman uB'9 team compiled a respect- able 4-8 mark. If thrilling, down-to- the-wire, genuine barn- burner basketball was what a person longed for, there was no trouble finding it at Kickapoo junior varsity games. Even though this brand of basketball can turn a new coach's hair gray, it provided excite- ment that almost wore the fans out before the varsity game started. That new coach was Doug Bloch, who although admitted it would have been nice to win a few more of those close games, was satisfied with his teamis record anyway. uI'm really pleased with their progress. We're here to learn, and thatis what weave done,', stated Bloch. Comprised of one freshman, nine sophomores, and one junior, the Warriors ended their season with a fine record including a second-place finish in the Junior Varsity Tourna- ment. Even though Braves will become War- riors, and Warriors will turn to Chiefs, the produc- tion will be the same - winning Basketball! nuff, 21 S , .Mm 'fy ' .rf ' .s...-'......V...,.-,ws-. Q... Searching the court for an unguarded teammate is freshman John Felton waiting for a chance to pass the ball. ...WW-,, . 5, F -nw -1 we 3, I' N, ...al Driving through the defense of the op posing team is freshman Jay Shurtz scor ing two points for the Braves.