Cowley College - Tiger Daze Yearbook (Arkansas City, KS)

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STRATEGY-Head coach Russ Gilmore outlines a defensive plan for the Tigers. HELP ME, l'M FALLIN'-A dive for a loose ball puts Gary Thurman over the top. GOT IT-Pulling down a rebound, Jerome Lillard makes certain the ball is his. Tiger season good despite mishaps by Pat Henderson The Tiger basketball team had an impressive season this year, despite a number of mishaps that could have really set them back. The season started out at a pretty good pace as the Tigers beat Kansas Newman. But in the second game of the year they lost to Barton County. Mark Lolar, a member of the team, said, A lot of people counted us out after that, when head coach Mike Ferone quit to take another iob right in the middle of the season. Ferone's position was taken over by Russ Gilmore, who had been the assistant coach. Ron Ryer, an ex- Tiger, assumed Gilmore's former role. It didn't really strike me very hard when Ferone left, said team member Mark Lolar. I had a great deal of con- fidence in Gilmore, who led us through a good season. Also, the other players knew what they had to do for us to be a success in the Region VI Conference. But the Tigers took another hard knock when three players: Bob Graves fstarterl, Kenny Sherman, and Mike Shea, were declared ineligible at mid-term because of their grades. This left the Tiger squad lcontinued page 28l SPORTS!Men's Basketball 27

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MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM. FRONT ROW: Jerome Lillard, Gary Thurman, Bill Houston, Gary Boldra. BACK ROW: Head coach Russ Gilmore, Wayne Smith, Eric Thomas, Mark Lolar, David Scott, assistant coach Ron Ryer. www-f - -1 ,,y,,, 4 ., ,',. 5, fr -X10 'fi . 74' XSEQ5, QSERJ .f .. ,,.,.,f.-,,..MM2 Mmurosnu- ' ' ' x...s.a-I' Mffmvwvwwwnduuuuia -V9 ' V ' 'Y--4.-if rm Z .- Y s M.. .11 QQ2' QQ- f , 4 ry h , v 4 -' - .se: ?v W' 1 , , - . S Q- S ' . ,. ..,, , '- ,41- H-A :jj ' ' 91.5 zjxfffc I ,fgwg . 'ef W4 J, ,- ,e14,., .Jfy a Twp. sd qi rv: Xing, , ,gif 'ik . its. g , '. J, ' 'A : Q. -Q .gap ,,, 1 Caja . 43, -' ' , fy, 1 ,. ' 1 4, ! f . 1 .mv ,K f-'uw ' J-if ' v 1 1' 13: V ,,,-TNQ 5 A - . . 3, I Z..-i' J: g V .. , ,,,. , :TV , V -132 Q, -:gv.Q:-744' I 1 V,, f Hzlfr 1 1 Il ,V .V 1 W , Qs, ,gtifgb 4 -' .. by L' ff -mrigimf ,fr wk Q- -fum , if , - 1 l x f I Ai Lf' W 5 5 33' ,E xi, R 5 f 4 Q A ,. M '? ' ' J JA ff' Il7, 'f,, T213 , 5 , ' AW' 3 .f :'V ' - .Q WG:-in ' ' H 9 at 3-... Y5,,,l H. nf.- t . , , . I . . . , .. . A -- - - fm-A , ,,,, . e 'HBV l 4-ww '. f. - T 26? M - Q-we . ivy 'fp 11' ff If 1 H Ay.-f Q1 1 f - , un, N . - 4' y '. 52? f J--wi .. A 'A T. fy . I Llzziiyylk -J , 7 f W ,- ., .- -' , Q w f 1 i -f P ' ' M., -N: 1 A - 7 Q -.- . . 1. D t , .,?f,fi,.. ', 4, LZ,- :j , rj- . ll. .,..,.v.,. . -f 4' no . 1 ,- , . 4 . . A 'ffvil' 42-l5'1'ax .A 5, V an S' t -v 4 .9 . ' ft, , flgltk' Z , V- ' . Q 1 ' ' g,, ., ,, ,- ,fly .- ' ,. 4, N g,',,,,f .v L.. -fl f . ,-M., . ,f . I fi , ., .....,Q-gh..L j1g-,I-:,:','.4',,,!,,,-U3 V' 1 X ,W 'Qy '2--' ' P ' I I ' 2 -Lvlll22.:L4b554,QpH:-. 'Jlf'lg'.llfwyfa Mi -,. . - -. ., 1 , , f Q-,,'.,. . 5'!7v',-,vt , . .'-1 , A ' ' ' : N -Y' A . 4 Q ' ' -1 ' '--. f 4 ' si-4 .1 X ff ' H .1 1. f I , 110: 'hz , fx' ,, ' W K fl !'2 ' ..KfL'3V1s'P!E1 ' ' V f MY

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DOUBLE BUBBLE-Releasing the tension ofa tough ball game is made easier for head coach Russ Gilmore by a sturdy piece of bubble gum. SIGN OF THE TIMES-Spirit signs in the Auditorium-Gymnasium tell the story of the basketball team's efforts following the cut of three players at semester becabse of grades. ffrom page 271 with a mere eight players. Never- theless, they went on to take second place in the Eastern Division Con- ference and to be the playoff runner ups in the Eastern Division. Two of the Tigers received special honors during the season. Lolar, a sophomore from Arkansas city was named an All-conference unanimous choice and Bill Houston, Cincinnati sophomore, was a unanimous All- conference choice, All Region VI choice and an All American choice. Houston also set a record for the most points scored by a Cowley County Community College guard by chalking up 536 points for the season. CCCC 1980-81 Record Opp, Kansas Newman JV 72 Barton County 91 Butler County 72 Frank Phillips 69 New Mexico 98 Northern Okla. 110 Johnson County 71 Kansas City 62 Allen County 62 Hutchinson 105 Butler County 89 Hutchinson 78 Barton County 74 Neosho 69 Coffeyville 88 Independence 70 Fort Scott 87 Allen County 73 Johnson County 86 Kansas City 64 Neosho County 69 Coffeyville 53 Independence 65 Fort Scott 67 Allen County 76 Johnson County 85 Kansas City 71 Coffeyville 70 Independence 98 IN A JAM-Tiger guard Gary Boldra war- ds off two Fort Scott Greyhounds in a drive for the basket. 28 SPORTS!Men's Basketball I1 .5 :faq I H Pnl if fi N y ,4 f 4