Choctaw High School - Faces of the Future Yearbook (Choctaw, OK)

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.WW pi 'U Trent Smith smashes the ball for a hit. at 1987 Rteg1onal,Champs!!! A Choctaw 7 Moore - 8 Choctaw 10 Shawnee-ifif-Eyliaz? - Q 1 . .. Choctaw 8 Guthrie Q Choctaw 10 Putnam City West Choctaw 11 Noble ,- . .Choctaw ,. ij 6 Mustang' . . Choctaw M18 Mustang! W Choctaw ' 5 Shawriee Qef' Choctaw 15 'City North or Choctaw 22 Putnam City North - Choctaw 12 El Keno C Q Choctaw 9 Yukoni -1 Choctaw McAlester Choctaw McAlester i S Choctaw Putnam City West, ij,g,g. 1 . Choctaw Moore J 1 Q j V Choctaw U.S. Grant K' ' 12 . Choctaw Choctaw Choctaw 10 Choctaw 12 Choctaw Choctaw 11 Choctaw 10 Choctaw 14 :Choctaw Choctaw 8 Choctaw 16 Choctaw 12 Choctaw 5 Choctaw 14 Choctaw 10 Choctaw 14 Choctaw 5 Choctaw Choctaw Shawnee Bdmvnd City City 1' , 1 , Moores f Midwest City - if . Yukon A ' 1 Carl Albert Guthrie ' Bixbyi Q 53911 H f Harrell: ' . Lawton Ike Del City Del City Tulsa nion ,Midwest City Owasso 1987 Metro Conference Champions 1987 Choctaw Invitational Tournament Champions 1987 Midwest City Invitational Tournament Champions 1987 Regional Champions 1987 Class 5A State Runner-Up 38 Baseball Talk About the Won That Got Away!!! The Choctaw Yellowjackets became 0klahoma's glamour team in 1987 with a 32-4 record, 11 of those games being shutouts. The season brought with it more than just outstanding layers and numerous awards, it also became a year we'lJl never forget. The remarkable performance of the team was due to quality players at ever position that worked together like poetry in motion. Tliiese poetic pilots of the baseball diamond were crowned one of the top ten teams in the United States by the Collegiate Baseball Magazine. The Iackets were on a 22 game winning streak up until the final round of the state tournament. It turned out to be a nightmare for the Iackets and all Choctaw fans. It was top of the 6th and the bases were loaded as Brian Ellis stepped u to the plate, and hit a roller toward the Owasso shortstop. A controversial interference call against Choctaw pinch runner Craig Wanish eased what would have been a go-ahead run. According to one sports writer, the toughest team the jackets faced this season was MWC but in the o inion of many others, the toughest team Choctaw facedp was the team of officials at the State finals. ll I' H Below: Shaun, Thad and Kyle relax before playing Bixby. E O ll S :FQ D 4

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I QT' ' 0' 1 s 1 , , .,,.gfg3L:.L.- .. srnercot J. 2 - .4JL'!4tl?x',- . I 'L Nb' -.-A . Nl, -. ' Fi . . Tracksters Have Rebuilding Season Back Row: Nethercot, T Hilton, E. Ne son, D. Black, I Hilderbran, T. Runkle, I Rickey. Third Row: G. Day, S Sadler, R. Harris, W. Foust, B Dawson. Second Row: C. Mur- ray, M. Gummow, S. Williams D. Russel, L. Brewer, I. Hull Coach Lawrence. First Row: D Krug, Lee Runkle, D. Welch, M. Smith, M. Wheeler, M. Porterfield. The track teams had a lot of quality athletes on this year's team but by being young and unex- perienced they were not always top of the charts. There are a lot of underclassmen who have shown their abilities and they 'should be a great prospect to next year's team. Eric, Brian, Shane, Iody and Donnie relax during a track meet. Trock 37

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