Blue Springs Junior High School - Wildcats Yearbook (Blue Springs, MO)

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Ro Rob Rob n Robyn Ratcliff Elini gd' M' ,Jw Ro Hob During practice Sean Mclntyre tackles Jeremy Lowe Coach Bond lines the field before a game ln the intersquad game Lou Shepherd is run ning an end sweep with Brian UJerhng and Bob by H eyes pursuing him and Matt UJiggins block ing for him i' Hff u 4.4 0 I I Coaches Helly, Marble, and Hopkins discuss the upcoming plays with the team. Setting up a return on a kickoff is Jason Coffey and Matt LUiggins. They are blocking Jimmy Cain. Eighth Preface as , , ,,, Y ,,.,,.,,,...,,-.... ,...... ..- F-.. ...,.---..-...--,...... .-.-.., , . L... ....... .-.-1....--Y-i.....,...e--1.----1

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, g A-W-I,.,mQ ' ' '- u. 9: U 4.4 0 I C D- D O OL' Coaches Hosick and lVlcL aughlin care- fully watch this group of 9th grade players practice their tackling skills. Quarterback Greg Schnakenberg loosens up before practice begins. C alisthenics is one way the team loo- sens up and prepares for the proc- tice. e place to begin They started in f-iugust slamming heads into large, metal objects, and sweat streaming down their deter- mined faces. Ves, these were the eighth and ninth grade football players, laboring daily, hour after hour, to lead the UJildcats to victory. Practice included a series of stretching exercises and calisthenics, 64 Ninth Practice after which the players divided into sections, based on their individual positions, and worked on various skills, such as passing, blocking, and tackling in addition to developing physical skills. The team and their coaches also devoted a great deal of time to discussing lectures and plans. Despite the seriousness of their practices, the players and their coaches found occasion to show off and even crack on occasional joke. Haren Pojmann ' ' , , ., . L ,.,. .. -,azi.a...--.-.. ....,....,-,....,....--- . -....Lf.-...s-....,.....,.

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