College of the Ozarks - Soto Yearbook (Point Lookout, MO)

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LEFT- Val jackson out jumps the opponent to gain possession of the ball. BELOW- Karen Tabor is shocked that no foul was called. CENTER- Diana Thomas reaches high for the jump ball. BELOW LEFT- The Lady Cats move into position to get the rebound. BELOW RIGHT- The team gets rallied before a big game. if 0 J: s sr ' ,, , .K - :gif K E. K j 7 A - is . as . A ini, ' . hsviri E, eeee u se E s 1 f- A 4kk.k X kk ss--L 5 . 2 E- E 5? as E E if isii -f twwsww X 5 . ,.. A Q - E et so ' Nt 553355 . Essffi: 593.- 2- wwmm ,,L, M.. ,,,.,, , . -f,, YV W ,, 4, we f ,,,h Competition 8

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, V, , 0 rn e n Q I . It M I felt this season was a tough tran- r , 'ts ,I I . . ..r. ,,,.A sition for the players, they worked . , I - - - 1 , I very hard and made positive strides , g . toward improving their individual ,rr r rfft ' if fl ., 7 game and the overall program, was v r, I v rvr , the way women's basketball coach Grace Welch summed up the sea- son. She is very proud of her wom- en's team, pleased overall, but not satisfied. We've gone further than any other S of O team has gone. Finishing a 17-14 season, ten of those loses to nationally ranked teams, the Lady Cats won their conference in the Missouri Women's Athletic Con- ference, beat Evangel at home, which had not been done in over two years, and advanced into the second round of the play-offs for a second consecutive year were just some of the seasons highlights. But why stop there? Next year Welch wants to increase our intensity, lev- el of competition and improve our overall record. ...M ' TOP RIGHT- Coach Welch gives an encourag- ing pep talk during a time out. CENTER LEFT- Weary expressions are shown by Kathy Helle and Diana Thomas during a tough game. CEN- TER RIGHT- Shelly Garrison puts the ball up for two more points. ABOVE- Even though closely guarded, Karen Tabor takes a shot. RIGHT- The team scrambles for rebound po- sition after Val jackson shoots a free throw. 86 Competition . ' . 24 f ,M 24 ,,. f lr: , , . I ff rr 7529? , 5 f 4. 4,298 un..-AP or v . -' Z

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Baseball We played the toughest season we've ever played, said baseball coach Bob Smith. We knew it would be tough and we ended up with a 26-23 season. Having had to play the former national champions, several division one teams, and such teams as Kansas State University, Northeastern Oklahoma, MO. West- ern and MO. Southern, Smith said his season was disappointing in that we set out to win district and go to the series but we did win the Ozark Collegiate Conference outright and we made the district playoffs again. Smith had some definite highlights in his season which included beat- ing: Arkansas Tech. in a double header, University of Wisconsin of Oskosh, Kansas State University, Central MO. State and shutting out Southwest Baptist. But the biggest thrill of the season for coach Smith and his team was when they came back trailing MO. Baptist 11-4 in the bottom of the seventh and won 14- 13. TOP LEFT- Coach Bob Smith trys to decide what he should do next. TOP RIGHT- Team- work is even carried off the field as Cass Simp- son helps Bobby Hoeft out by scratching his back. CENTER- During a tough game, tension is shown by the team in the dugout. ABOVE- Scott Acker concentrates on putting another batter in the K-corner . LEFT- Picking out his pitch, Todd Riedel closely watches the ball. 88 Competition