Doss High School - Myth Yearbook (Louisville, KY)

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Wrestling Top row: B. Lenhart, K. Hawkins, T. Kirby, G. Shipley, B. Hawkins, D. Jones, R. Kirby, S. Henderson, T. Druin, T. Lenhart Bottom row C. Richter, F. Kopatz, D. Murphy, M. Warren, S. Preston, M. Seaton. Not pictured: K, Hart, B. Hamilton, D. Reynolds, Coach M Hinds rl .Je . V' QA .AQWM Doss 10 Doss 24 Doss 1 2 Doss 32 Doss Doss 59 Doss 26 Doss 40 Doss 41 Doss 19 Doss 2 1 Doss 24 Doss 19 Doss TEAM RECORD 3 WINS 11 LOSSES Central Fairdale Fern Creek Pleasure Ridge Park Waggener Shawnee Thomas Jefferson Moore Corydon Westport Stuart Valley Western North Hardin

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MarCh1ng Band The accomplishments of 1979, has truly made this the year of The Dragon. The Flaming Dragon Marching Band began competition at the Ky. State Fair and was rewarded by their placement in the Ky. Band Hall of Fame. Challenged by their early success, the band entered several area competitions and finished among the top three bands in every contest. The highlight of the marching season was winning lst place in the Moore contest. For the first time in several years a new look was added to the half-time football entertainment - Flag Girls. The band marched in various parades, including the Opening Day Parade of the State Fair and the Homecoming Parade. Homecoming was another banner event for the band. After sponsoring the highly successful bonfire, the band's float, in keeping with the tradition of the past few years, won lst place. Tiresome hours of practice . . marching in sun, rain, mud, snow . . . long, uncomfortable bus rides . . . lugging heavy musical instruments - all represent a side of the marching band few but members really know. However, this is the price that must be paid to keep the Flame burning bright.

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ABOVE: Coach Hinds and Billy Hamilton shout S' RI' I 15+ Y' 3 Q- wr Ma.- ---ni. instructions. RIGHT: Ronny Kirby trys to break away. I ag, r-'vw -4 -.W a f Q ABOVE: Senior Brian Hawkins cradles an opponent. ABOVE RIGHT: Senior Fritz Kopatz waiting for referee's signal. BELOW RIGHT: Soph. David Jones trys to get untangled. BELOW: The team warms up before a match. The Doss wrestling team took on a whole new look this year, starting with a new head coach, Mark Hinds. The team underwent somewhat of a rebuilding year, since it lost ten varsity wrestlers from last year's region winning team. The team's dual meet record of 3-11 reflected the inexper- ience of the team, but there were some bright spots through the course of the season. For instance, they placed 12th out of twenty-one teams in the Jefferson County Tournament of Champions, with Fritz Kopatz finish- ing second and Brian Hawkins fourth. In the district tournament, Doss had three individual champions: 112 lbs. - Brian Hawkins, 132 lbs. - Fritz Kopatz, 145 lbs. - Billy Hamilton. Along with the three district cham- pions fwho are all Seniorsl, Doss qualified three other wrestlers for regional competition: 98 lbs. - Tommy Kirby, 119 lbs. - David Jones, 126 lbs. - Ronny Kirby. ai O pf X ' Q-. To Ji h v