De Soto High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Desoto, KS)

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h she yden Jgers Klm cond row man Not mach Zelle Haynes' Pace Z milers The eleven man Cross Country team mcludes Chr1s L1ndsey John Paul Elder Brlan Hamner Matt Haynes Mrke Haynes Mrke Zemrtes Rodney Kraus JeffW1lde Jeff Seuferlmg Chrrs Montgomery and john Mogusar On your mark get set GO' Iumor Jeff Seuferlmg and Sophomore Mrke Haynes are on thelr way to a vrctory rn the league meet at Lansmg With hopes of sending several to State, cross country was off to a start Coach Mark Chrpman gave hrs team the motto Open the door to State IH 84 Not only was th1s theme carrred through by twrns Mrke and Matt Haynes who also partrcrpated 1n football but Mrke went all the way to f1n1sh1ng nmth and thus was selected to the All State team Another member of the team who stood out was freshman Chrrs L1ndsey the lone female on the 11 man roster L1ndsey s best t1me was clocked at 13 39 a school record Roundmg off the roster were sen1or Rod Kraus jumors Ieff Seu ferlrng Brran Hamner Chrrs Montgom ery Ieff Wllde and John Mogusar soph omores Mlke Haynes Matt Haynes Iohn Elder and M1ke Zemltes Overall the team made great rmprove ment over last season They managed to f1msh fourth at the Lansmg Inv1tat1onal and league tournament They also f1n rshed srxth out of eleven teams at the Regronal meet How d1d Cross Country make you feel? Everytrme I f1n lshed a race I felt an mner feellng of accomplxshment for just f1n1sh1ng As the season progressed I could feel myself garnlng both physrcal stam nmg actually let me relax Mrke Zemrtes KM Q Il ' I II , . I I Q 1 . - . : I z . 2 . . - 1 1 ' 1 I ' I I , l I ' so I ' I ' .itl'er3 I 'W ' ' C ina and self confidence. Run- glyjfilifg Q ,, I Y x 'TJ X .'f-f'.'.,. S S I X I

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Improvement Leads Lady Netters Toward Success Tennis is a great game - a life long sport. Coach- ing gives you an opportunity to work with girls in a more relaxed manner, commented Mrs. Zeller, first year tennis coach. The team grew from nine to twelve players in its second year as being a sport at DHS. They retained five netters from the initial 1983 team: juniors Ja- mey Gulley, Kim Farmer, Trisha Johnson, and sen- iors Margaret Freeman, and Kim Montgomery. Ashley Hughes, the only freshman, sophomores Cindy Weller and Heather Downs, juniors Steph- anie Harris, and Jackie Rogers, and seniors Ana C- Sain and Jessica Hamilton rounded out the roster. Ana C-Sain's presense on the team marked the second year that a foreign exchange student had been on the team. The dedicated girls traveled to Tomahawk an average of five days a week to make for a successful season. They refined their skills and went from just hitting the ball over the net to incorporating strate- gy into each game. When asked at which meet she felt the girls did their best, Coach Zeller felt, They did their best at all of the meets. They achieved the most success at the Gardner Invitational on October 9th, where our number one doubles team took first and our num- ber two doubles finished in a tie for first. Trisha Johnson and Stephanie Harris highlighted the season by placing third at the regional tourna- ment hosted by Topeka-Hayden and qualifying for the State Tournament. Margaret Freeman backhands the ball back to her Gardner opponent. The eleven Hamner, M Seuferling, Q Stephanie Harris pauses for a return during a match in which she and Trisha Johnson play against the undefeated Topeka-Hayden team. On your rr on their w First row: Heather Downs, Cindy Weller, jackie Rogers, Kim Farmer, Trisha Johnson, and Stephanie Harris. Second row: Ana C-Sain, Jessica Hamilton, and Margaret Freeman. Not pictured: Ashley Hughes, Kim Montgomery and Coach Zeller.

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Magic Allures The night of Gctober 12 marked the annual Home- coming game for the Green and White. At 7:30 p.m. the Wildcats started their march toward a 17-5 finish against the Basehor Bobcats. Halftime drew the crowd into silence as Michelle Zemites introduced the 1984 Homecoming Royalty: Kim Montgomery, escorted by Todd Freeman, Marga- ret Freeman, escorted by Dickie Marx, who replaced injured Darrin Weimer, and Sherleen Melendres, es- corted by Rod Kraus. Within minutes the crowd rose in applause as Sherleen was crowned Queen, When asked her feelings, she commented, l felt excited, surprised, and honored to have been crowned to repres sent the school. In Spirit Week activities, the senior class captured the hall decorating competition with a dual theme of Senior Magic and Deck the Bobcats. The parade had a new look with decorated cars replacing class floats. The fifth hour art class stole first using the theme Bobcats Busters to decorate junior Jeff Wilde's car. After the game, students were invited to attend the Homecoming dance sponsored by StuCo. The colors red, black, and silver accompanied the theme, Mag- ic. Video-Trax provided music along with a six by eight video screen Injured quarterback Darrin Weimer is comforted by the smiles of the Homecoming Queen Sherleen and her attendants Margaret and Kim. Attendant Margaret Freeman and her escort D' k' M h . . . lchle arx Onor Queen Sherleen Melendfes Enjoying a relaxing moment after the crowning wit an enco ' ' uragmg Smlle' of the queen are Attendant Kim Montgomery and escort Todd Freeman.