Wichita Heights High School - Talon Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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.LL . ,M Pr I 51 f Baseball-Softball l. Coach Neal watches and waits as Heights takes the field. 2. Mark Nickel, '80, prepares to bunt. 3. VARSITY SOFTBALL First Row.'V. Zeigler, S. Hayes, C. Johnson, N. Talbert, M. Schick, D. Willie. Second Row: Coach Cheryl Neal, M. Johnson, D. Ellison, B. Ballengee, L. Lusk, B. Logan, R. Larkin, J. Mathews. 4. JUNIOR VARSITY SOFTBALL First Row: S. Scott, T. Winegarner, B. Banks, R. Jones, V. Meyers, L. Isbell. Second Row:Coach Steve Car- michael, C. Wells, J. Terflinger, C. Tibbs, M. Brady, L. Ellison, A. Antoine, C. Johnson, S. Elmore. 5. VARSITY BASEBALL First Row: J. Wine- garner, G. Allen, S. Henley, T. Duncan, K. Banks, A. Franklin, D. Matson, M. Corns. Sec- ond Row: Coach Houston Haynes, C. Robinson, M. Nickel, E. May, K. Fisher, T. Holloway, C. Shirley, T. Mahan, A. Martin, B. Mathis, Coach Scott Pearson. 6. J-V BASEBALL First Row: Batgirls - A. Alexander, L. Saunders. Second Row: S. Lies, S. Smith, S. Kester, T. Bonner, J. Turner. Third Row: Coach Jim Paul, J. Gallen, D. Edwards, J. Cowley, M. Bassett, M. Huebert, R. Rail, S. Scott. 7. Lisa Lusk, '79, throws home. 8. Scott Kester, '80, slides into second.

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50 f Baseball-Softball Softball Team Snares Regionals, Three Players Named All-City Having lost only three games throughout the season, the girls Varsity softball team took second place in City League and captured the regional title. They were ranked in the top eight teams in the state by the end of the year. Three players were named to the All- City First Team: Carolyn Johnson, '79 utility fielder, Shawn Myrtle, '79, short- stop, and Debbie Ellison, '80, outfield- er. 9 Ewa, 'rr rrter Sim lm, Q, r ,V 'Q 'W rzf ' 'f'i'f3f4-new pf , fy-2 ,W 1 'fr 1 lii ,W 1, 1'Q ' my , ,,, my ,,,,,, 5' , fill ggt, QQ 1 rr.' The boys baseball team fared less well, The team won their first two games against Winfield early in the sea- son in below freezing weather, but er- rors and inexperience finally led to the downfall of the team. Bright spots for the squad were Kenny Fisher, '79, who ended the season batting .454 and Mike Corn, '79, who consistently batted over .300 throughout the year.

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52 f Swimming Determination Guides Finmen Knees bent, arms cocked back, and eyes fixed on the water. Yes, the thoughts of a determined Swimmer. That's one thing the boy's swim team had plenty of -- determination. Even though they may not have won State, the swimmers scored more points in meets than they had in years. In fact, the team took second place in the Tri- angular Collegiate Meet held in New- ton, an event in which they had not placed in four years. Still, the team failed to win any meets, though they came only three points short of beating North. New swim coach, Mr. Steve Woodman claimed that, the team started out the season with a lot of spirit despite the record of the past years. They felt that they weren't just compet- ing against the record, but just wanted to do their best. The girl's team, though lacking in depth and experience, managed to place fourth in the City League and sixteenth in State. Because there were so many inexperienced swimmers, Coach Ernie Drawatsky felt that the team's potential lay in the group strength of the squad, not in individual swimmers. y ac at 75 Ark,