Topeka West High School - Chevalier Yearbook (Topeka, KS)

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cKee Leads West In State Led hy defending' state cham- pion jeff McKee. the Topeka West wrestling team had a suc- cessful season with a 6-2 dual meet record and an llth place finish at the state meet. The Chargersi only losses were to Leavenworth in a close contest and to Emporia. They placed second at the Highland Park Invitational. second at the Sunflower League meet and third at the regional meet. At the league meet. Xlcliee and his younger hrother jay hoth captured first place. Tony Starr and Rick Fry placed sec- ond. At the regional meet. McKee placed first. Starr and Ron Harding placed second. At the -IA state meet, Xlcliee retained his title of state champion while Starr captured third. New this year was the grand state meet. which pitted the top four wrestlers in each weight class ol each ol the state s live divisions against each other. Both Nlcliee and Starr qualified for competition. hut Nicliee lost in the second round and Starr lost in the semi-finals. ,H .X . . L., i T Ti 13,33 ' a i SFASUN RECORD ' RH - - - X s 'IN i , A I N 37 Seaman 7 K TT 4 42 Manhattan l-8 20 Leax enuorth 26 Q55 210 Topeka High il fs 30 Lawrence 27 30 Highland Park 25 Ilfi Hai den I5 S lrlmporia 4l T0l'llX:KNl ICYTS Highland Park lm itational ind SM South lnxilational 4th Sunflower League 2nd Regional Zlrd Stale l lth Grand State 32nd Uri l any ' r- Q l sq- 4. I'rru1dlx llhlillll rug the chart wlnt-Ir pl x hun state elianip1on'iu the I Il tlassi I ll Xlrk lltulkxx H' is QI 5 Q' K Q lf' 1-1' ight lnux llardm iw ut tn m itnh 176 -..s il, 5 5-i i l x -.,, 3 uri e- 1 .Fl

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Tozer Takes Chargers To State For the Topeka West swim team this year, everything was changed, but nothing was changed. True, girls were competing alongside the boys this year for the Chargers, and they made considerable contributions to the team, but once again it was Bob Tozer who singlehandedly placed West fifteenth in the state with a ninth place finish in the 100-yard backstroke. The Chargers ended the sea- son with a 5-6 dual meet record, over 50 per cent better than last season, and the girls shared some of the load. No fewer than five times this season either Paula Smith or Heidi Harris finished first in her event, ahead of both her male team- mates and male opponents, and both girls placed consistently all year. In the Salina 4A Invitational, which is equivalent to a state 4A championship, the Chargers placed fourth with Bob Tozer placing second in the 100-yard backstroke and third in the 200- yard individual medley. The Chargers placed seventh in the Sunflower League meet, with Bob Tozer placing third in both the 100-yard backstroke and the 200-yard individual medley and Paula Smith plac- ing fifth in the 500-yard freestyle. -,f- ,. Q ABOVE: After a race, ,ig Q Bob Tozer catches his 5' Q breath. RIGHT: Bruce ,Q y Frazier demonstrates 5 ' the butterfly stroke. ' 1 fr'- , i 1 az 178