Grandview High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Grandview, MO)

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Football ' i-lam, Ho proud we arei Concentrating on his passing technique, quarterback Tom Evans warms up before the Fort Osage game. -Photo by Michelle Campbell. :- 28 I Football IKKJ

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to fcont.l And he did. Likewise, team members excelled as individual runners, despite a losing sea- son. Grandview's results weren't too rosy compared to other teams. Howev- er, timewise compared to their own previous times, everybody did a com- mendable job. They all PR'ed lpersonal recordl a cou- ple of times, Bob Smith, coach, said. But Smith was quick to add that they com- pete against the best in the city all the time- even in dual meets. Call to hurt Renee Bonk, Grandview East Junior High freshman. Her conference victory combined with a PR of 20:12 earned her the varsity record and a position on the Kansas City Star Honor Roll. Nobody expected a little 5-foot kid to be able to go out there and win, Bonk said. So what makes Bonk so good? She's just a very competi- UThey tive person, Smith said. compete She's got against the best in the city all the time. -Bob Smith, coach And with only three seniors, Grandview was a relatively young team. This hurt. Running varsity put a lot of pressure on the younger guys like Rohloff and sophomore David Hoffman, who had to compete against older, more experienced runners. But, on the other hand, it makes the future look brighter, Smith said. This varsity pressure did not seem Girls Varsity Park Hill Liberty Southeast Excelsior Springs Ruskin Conference Lee Summit District 'denotes no team score . , . INVITATIONAL Pl-ACE Belton-Center Triangular 3 ' 15 ' 10 25 ' 18 3 ' 8 18 that some- thing you wish all your athletes had. And with that some- thing Bonk set the scene for her final race of the season-the state meet at Jefferson City. As they drew closer to the finish line, the 184 best Missouri runners ex- perienced a feeling of pride beyond words. Just qualifying for state was an accomplishment. But for Bonk it was an outstanding end to an even more outstanding sea- son. She finished 11th in state and num- ber one in Kansas City. -Text by Lisa Curry QKOD Cross Country I 27

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5 to b Bulldog -'f 3 f ei V, 4,,-,,,3r,,,.,.,+ . , , X,,, ,i ..2,. 1 4 , ,. i 3 .g..,- ' ,aa -' Y ormation of 7-on-7 flag foot- 'fball ushered in summer competition, unique to metropolitan Kansas City. This low-key game situa- tion was structured to sharpen offen- sive skills with more intensity than in pre-season practices. Since the sophomore program was banished due to limited athletic funds, this program assisted in giving sopho- mores experience, according to split- end Bill Barnard. However, regular practices began August 17 with sessions lasting from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. for two weeks. Despite suffering blistering weather, Bulldog spirits remained unscorched. Coming through the 1980 season with a 7-3 record, head football coach Sam Brown was optimistic about the team's future. Drawing closer to the highly anticipated Center game, the Bulldogs were under watchful eyes. Grandview Bulldogs opened the 1981 season with Center, a team they had not faced since 1967. The face-off was selected by WDAF-TV as the sea- ' Grandview 9 . v 1, .c,,,,,NMss..4...z..1. ...... . ,.,..,,,, ..,,.. ...sw . . . .. Y ljfsl . , . ' ,,, -f J- it .rf . ,.,1m,f3l:r, Qi?r., lL,,e,,,,. G. . gg...5g.g ,Ag-a.f .! ., , - Ac- 1 r .P Q 1 ' s.,' Center sons' first Game of the Week. Both teams were under this stress in addi- tion to normal first game pressures. Sportscaster Gordon Docking visited midweek practice, and Bulldog determi- nation was apparent. The next evening students watched as Brown and co-cap- tain Tom Evans evaluated the up-com- ing game. When I was being interviewed I tried to think out all possible answers. I also tried to give credit to as many fContinued next page, QKKJ FootbaIlf29