East High School - Echoes Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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,i .D- ff' f'-4 an-A - Juniors Bruce McCray and Chris Butler lead the pack of Aces onto the field to begin the victorious Homecoming game against Northwest, crashing through the paper sign and showing the same enthusiasm as the team and the school did all season. Senior Karen Potter follows through on a serve while Senior Marilyn McBride shows composure as she calmly tries to sink a tough putt. practicing on East's newly painted courts.

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New coaches add to fall sports The history of Wichita High School East is highlighted by excellence in both individual and team perfor- mance. The 1981 year added another chapter to that story of success. There were many new faces shown in the athletic spotlight at East. Leading the group was Bill Himebaugh, new athletic director, formerly of Wichita South. While at South, Himebaugh led the Titans to three consecutive state basketball championships. Perhaps the biggest addition to the coaching staff was Chuck Porter, who said, near the beginning of the season, We have, I believe, laid the foundation for making East High a football power in the City League and Kansas. And he proved that predic- tion to be true, beating Southeast for the first time in 12 years, tying them for the City League crown and going to the state playoffs. But, not to be outdone by the foot- ball team, the cross country squad, also under a new head coach, made a remarkable showing. lt was my first year as head coach. l had an ex- cellent group to work with. We started the season unknown as a city league competitor. As the season progress- ed we had beat all the city league teams and went on to take third in the city, said Steve Sell about the cross country team's most successful season in several years. D'Ann Ftedo, a student teacher at East last year, was the new head gymnastics coach, working to rebuild the team. And, under the guidance of Coach Ernie Taggart the girls' golf team had a good year, as Taggart led them to a third place in regional action. Taggart had this to say about the year: The season ended in a high note, placing third in regionals and going to state competition in Kansas City. One of our goals at the beginning of the season was to place high enough in the Regionals to go to State. Carolyn Dillon prepares to do a back walkover Senior Brian Baresch, junior Paul Hornback and sophomore Evan Edenstrom endure another two mile run at Ark City during a cross country meet

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F Sports outcome has ups, clowns in winter, spring team contests Writing about a season before it is over, or even begun, is risky business. But wanting to cover winter and spring sports in color while meeting a January color deadline demands skills of predicition on our part and understanding of our limita- tions on the part of our readers. The basketball season proved a mixture of highs and lows. The JV and sophomore teams did very well, as did the women's varsity basketball team. But the men, who lacked height and experience, with only one return- ing Ietterman, did not fare so well. With the help of some returners off of last year's men's city champion- ship winning swim team and some talented new faces, the aquatic Aces got off to a great start. Another team that showed promise was the women's swim team, with eight returning letterwomen. Five of those returnees qualified for state last year. The varsity wrestling team seemed to have some good individual effort, but they could not capture the team wins. The JV wrestlers, however, showed great promise for the future. The men's tennis team showed promise as they were to have five returning Iettermen as well as a pro- mising freshman. Another sport promising great things was both men's and women's track. The strong cross country team sent many on to the spring sport, and the men's team expected 10 return- ing lettermen. The women's team also would draw from cross country and return 12 letterwomen. Soccer, still a young varsity sport, was an unknown quantity in January as these opening pages went to press. This was also the case with baseball and softball. Overall, the winter and spring sports programs seemed to reveal JV and sophomore teams which showed promise for future varsity ac- complishments. Juniors Chris Butler and Dennis Schumacher sky for a rebound. Senior Victor Lindell practices on his backhand, as senior Randy Smith awaits on the opponents' return