Bacone College - Warrior Yearbook (Muskogee, OK)

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oskctlmll irls Freshman players may have dominated the Lady Warriors basketball team, but that didn't stop them from improving over last year's record and surprising a few opponents. With the experience and leadership of sophomores Johnnie Sue Belcher and Lori Rhoden, the women's team started out the year with a strong start. However, in the middle of the season, they faced some tough competition, struggled during the games, and usually came out with a loss by six and sometimes two points. They seemed to have kept up their strategy The Lady Warriors cy H ll R e St ph B if - f I Kim Bailey, Sta i , Lori had n, e anie Smith, Johnnie Sue Belcher, Rochelle Austin, DeeAnn Dixon, Angie Cle- ment, Kathy Boney, Donna Fulsom, Sarah Harjo, Stephanie Wetselline, Sylvia Blake, and Julie ates. and strongness, but when it came down to the last se- cond the opponents came out on top. Coach Louie Jackson ad- mitted the Lady Warriors didn't reach the goals he thought they would have. Since we really had good talent I thought we would play a little better than five hundred ball, meaning we would win more than half of our games, Jackson said. Although the Lady War- riors ended the season with a 8-21 record, many highlights covered the season. One was the night freshman starter Stephanie Wetselline shot forty-three points at Westark. Others were the team's victories against Labette, in Parson, Kansas, despite many bad calls by the referees. Even though the team didn't reach some goals and didn't make the play-offs, they felt like they had ac- complished something. And with their success they ob- tained this year, the Lady Warriors have made Bacone proud and have helped con- tinue to make Bacone sports a tradition. By Jacinda Lane .5-7h

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,null oskctbnll ous Although the men's basketball team literally had a comedian for a coach, they were very serious about what they did and how they did it, and so was the coach. Starting from scratch with a team dominated by freshmen and new players, first year coach Ken Jones believed they would have a decent year. The hardest fact we fac- ed was the lack of a team leader, which hurt us tremendously. We played many close games that we should have won, and if we would have had a leader, we would have won, Jones said. But the Warriors did win games, and when they did they make them exciting and suspenseful. ln the Connors preseason tourna- ment they proved this by Randy Barber's last second three-pointer which defeated Connors. And, although we didn't win, the homecoming game against Westark was intensed by Darryl Roddy's last second three pointer to tie the game and put it into overtime. At mid-season, coach Jones believed if the War- rior's spirits lifted they might have a chance in the play-offs. That was their goal from the beginning, and the team had been working hard towards it. Bacone hadn't made it to the play-offs in ten years, so it would be a great ac- complishment for the War- riors. They did it, they suc- ceeded, they made the play-offs, and make Bacone proud of the athletic program. By Jacinda Lane Lets Get Em '! During a game at the C' ' C t , K Jones gives the boys' b k t b ll t friendly word of ad ' ,

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