Columbus High School - Discoverer Yearbook (Columbus, NE)

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LETTERMAN Brad Nelson LETTERMAN Dave Kincaid LETTERMAN Doug McGee LETTERMAN LETTERMAN Scott Nelson Brian Nelson LETTERMAN Charles Dicke The undefeated dual team included Brad Nelson, Doug McGee, Charles Dicke. Scott LETTERMAN Nelson. Dave Kincaid. Brian Nelson. Brad Berlin. Coach: Scott Cowgill. Brad Berlin 16

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The newly-formed junior varsity team included runners (STANDING) T. Saafeld. M. Wolfe. D. Miller. T. Robinson, and (KNEELING) G. Olson. T. McCarthy. K. Davy. R. Brown. Varsity harriers jogged over hilly country to build stamina and endurance. Veteran Cross-Country Team Finished Strong Daily workouts included calisthenics, led by Coach Dave Stevens. Coach Dave Steven's cross country team, one of the strongest harrier teams ever at Columbus High, ended the season with a successful 2-2 dual record. Seventeen runners, the largest turnout in the school's history, included a newly-formed junior varsity team composed of sophomore and junior athletes. The Discoverers were led by seniors Doug Becker and Dan Bernt. Becker placed among the top ten individuals of every meet, while Bernt ran in the top third of all the runners in every meet. They led the team to a third place finish in the Bryan High Invitational, and first in the Fremont Triangular. Becker took the A-l District harrier title for the second year in a row, breaking the record he had set in 1968. CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE Columbus — Fremont Dual 2nd Fremont Invitational 5th Lincoln High Invitational 7th Fremont Triangular 1st Columbus — York Dual 2nd Columbus — Central City Dual 1st Omaha Bryan Invitational 3rd Big Ten 7th District 5th State 15th 15

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Quickness and agility were results of dedicated workouts by the doubles team of Nelson-Berlin. Doubles players Brad Nelson and Dave Kincaid practiced diligently to improve winning form. Racketmen Compiled 5-0 Dual Record First-year coach Scott Cowgill demonstrated to the team the forehand grip of the tennis racket. TENNIS SCHEDULE Columbus-Norfolk Dual 1st Columbus-York Dual 1st Fremont Invitational 5th Columbus-Grand Island Dual 1st Columbus-Fremont Dual 1st Columbus-Norfolk Dual 1st BigTen 2nd State 2nd The Discoverer tennis team, under the first year coaching of Scott Cowgill. ended this year’s season undefeated in dual competition. The racketmen were edged out of the Big Ten Tennis Championship title by one point and finished second in state Class B competition. The netsters were the first tennis team in the school’s history to finish the season with an undefeated record of 5-0. They were also the first team at CHS to defeat Fremont, with the dual victory of 6-3. Five returning letter-men who contributed to the team’s success were seniors Brad Berlin, Dave Kincaid, Doug McGee, Brian Nelson, and Scott Nelson. Discoverers Brian Nelson, Doug McGee, Charley Dicke, and Brad Nelson ended the dual season with undefeated singles records. The doubles teams of Dave Kincaid-Brad Nelson and Brad Berlin-Brian Nelson ended the dual season with 4-1 records. The doubles team of Dave Kincaid-Brad Nelson copped the state Class B doubles title, while singles player Brian Nelson finished third at the state Class B meet held in Lincoln. 17