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

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LUhen a shot goes up, there is always alot of action at the basket. 5 i M . st-- .,,-...,,,.,...a.-- ,.,. 1 ff ., 7 l B 81- 14 I QS la. Z'-1 6 MN --'---- -vi- ...,i.. - .i,.. . ...?s.-,-...,- .--,-..........-,.....,......-.-..-....,..,.--v.-.- -.. , . -.- Front row: Hyle Mai, Tony Esposito, Brice Jewell, John LUhite, Jason Bew, Jason LUard. Bow two: Heith Goble, Greg Schnakenberg, Ste ve McCartan, Eric Bose, Bill Eckholm, Danny Smith, Jason Bn- derson, Tom Phillips. Third row: Coach Mayfield, Brian Horton, Bryan Pratt, Sean Vokley, Mike McCarty, Bart Harris, Scott Crum, Ben Hamm, Scott Osborne, Chuck Barnes, Jeff Moreland. Not pictured: Coach Beatty and Byan Barnard Cats score with winning spirit They were hard, but fun. We ran a lot, and it really was a test of who could last and who couldn't. That is how Bryan Pratt, a 9th grade bas- ketball player, described the basket- A TEAM SCORES BSJH OPP. 41 47 Fort Osage' 52 36 Baytown outh' 61 47 Park Hill 58 51 Ftaytown 58 63 Lee's Summit 45 49 Shawnee Mission NW 57 43 Fort Osage ball tryouts. These tryouts were held 47 34 Truman the first two weeks in November. fggfvlzgffggsbur mega These tryouts were designed to 37 38 Kansas City fast were find the very best players to repre- 54 37 Center Sent 61 Park I 0 ahead ' 54 42 Shawnee Mission West most of All of the players had great 45 34 WiIliamiChrisman the mst expectations for the season, but 5493421 Mmsn half lost Bryan Pratt described the feel- 53 58 Rockhurstf- the 'lead il1gS best when he simply said 'Fort Osage Toum. - 3rd place that the team is Qoin9 to be 1'cEag'g!gQdT0U ' 'uh mace Caamg S1121 very good! When asked B TEAM 30042153 only to lose who he thought would be BSJH OPP, their toughest competitor 44 33 Pad' H? a Very Close ' 36 Gf'andVleW East Bryan Pratt quickly replied, 43 74 Grandview wear ' ' 54 46 Baytown Lee S 3Lfmm: .T fi?' are 44 40 Lee's Summit' our tradmona 'Wa - 43 48 Shawnee Mission NW Hickman Mills was undefeated at the time. That The 25 players on the 52 29 Fort Osage 36 32 Truman A and B teams attended 61 46 Kansas City East and did well In Several 42 37 Shawnee Mission South' 56 65 Shawnee Mission West' 38 44 Park Hill 68 69 Baytown South 42 44 William Chrisman tournaments around the area, including those at Fort Osage game was prob- ably the toughest allyear, explained Coach Mayfield about the game in- -f 'snawnaa Mission south VOIVIUQUIGA leftm- and Raytown' ' We Tourn. - 2nd Tplace When asked which had 3 really tough Blue Springs ournament game he thought was game against Huck- 8-6 Record th t h 1 C Ch man Mills inthe QSIEQQSCORES B ue 3339.236 Sire . i Rawown tol-'ma' 58 14 Grandview East ea y S ' y 60 30 Grandview West 2-O Record --M ...-,.. -....-.....-........ ....-.. ..............f........l..-.-.--1i..d., all tough! The A team ended the season with a 10-8 record, the B team ended with an 8-7 record. We had the potential to win every game, but we just didn't have the teamwork, commented Bart Harris. Tom Phillips agreed and also added, We had a great season. We knew that if any starter got into foul trouble, anyone could come off the bench and do a good job. Both teams put forth a great effort and devoted a lot of time to doing the best job they could. Coach Mayfield and Coach Beatty were pleased with the outcome of the season. We worked hard and I saw a lot of im- provement in a lot of players, both A and B, Coach Mayfield expressed. Coach Beatty enthusiastically said, I was very pleased with ou rwork habits and our work attitude and this pre- sented us with a winning record over- all. Kim Lonsbury Ninth Boys Basketball 75 ,.4.,.k,i.......,..., ....,..,.a.,.....-...,--. - ,-...- ,. , .,,, ,

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Q fN,-+-WKwf. v,,.v4swq-kQim-Qi1,vvs1pfQ,r.-.v-.Q -F-,..-...,.--.-.1-vo..-.-.. .-.- J-- Doing leg lifts is one of the manu exercises the 9th grade bous do during practice. 9th boys managers. l-Tmu Messer, Hiersten Homon, Him Lonsguru, Lori Crouch, Hmu Goodwin, and Hnita Oiberding. 4 1 .5 Teamwork stressed Beginning November 14, 1987, 140 enthusiastic eighth and ninth grade bous began to learn how to work as a team. Ht the beginning it was tough, 75 kids all working hard to make the 9th grade team. The whole season we had to work hard, stated Jason Rew. 76 Ninth Bous Practice Teamwork was what practice was all about for the eighth and ninth grade basketball teams. These two teams worked long, excruciating hours truing to perfect their tech- niques in shooting, dribbling, pass- ing, free throws and rebounding. Sometimes, the bous and coaches staued on Saturdaus in addition to their dailu two hour practices. Those weekend practices supplied extra time to sharpen skills and build stami- na for game competition. To condition for the strains and exertions of their sport, the eighth and ninth grade teams did leg lifts, stretches and an exhausting amount of running to build up endurance. Scott Crum jumps with all his might to perform a layup during practice. Basketball practice was full of hard work, commented Greg Schnakenberg. Each and everu dau we worked to our full potential even though we sometimes struggled in games, we never gave up on our at- titude of wanting to win. The coaches were great and most important of all. as a team we had fun. Jason Rew sums up the feeling of the team when he said, The whole season was a competition. LUe were all a team working together to win, and most importantlu, to learn and to have fun, Christie Fidkins, Him Lonsburu, Jim Mitchell, Brian Ogilvie . . . , . . . . .,..... .....,,.,.,-- ...........-...,.,,Q,iSi. .??..+...:,.aa.+aLQai+- Q-eie....g4,-a-,-4..i---.,.,tL.........,,, ,fha-,V ,,,-,.,,,.,,,,, K