Hector High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Hector, AR)

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SPORTS HALL OF FAME The Hector Wildcats won their dis- trict basketball tournament the first year they had a coach. It was in the spring of 1927. Teams from all sizes of schools played in one division in those days. Hector High School only went to the tenth grade at that time. Hector won dis- trict the next two years also. Wildcat gym replaced in 196S One boy, |oe Garrigus, on this team made all state’s first team his first year in college at Arkansas Tech and later made the All Southern first team and honorable mention on All-American while at Louisiana State. Hector High School had one other boy, V. O. Story, who later did as well as Joe at the same schools. The Hector Wildcats again won their district tournament in 1966 with Coach Berry. 1966 Wildcat team Top row: Donnie Ford, Bill Linton, Larry Morris, Jerry Bynum, Ronald Bewley, Butch Hays, Roger Boyer— Manager. Bottom row: Coach Berry, Clifton Beavers, |erry Dean, Tommy Tyler, Tommy Goates, Gary Rowlands, Keith Allison-Scorekeepcr. Hector reinstated football in their senior varsity sports program this year after a lapse of 49 years. The community has been working to raise money for an athletic field to be completed hopefully this spring. The Wildcat baseball team that still holds the school record is the team of 1965. They won district and went to the state tournament. Coach Berry was their coach. 12

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OLD GOLDEN RULE DAYS 1949 Basketball King and Queen with court from left to right Maxine Dollar, Gearl Cooper, Shirley Tripp, James Biblcr, Wanda Rilev. Glen Hickman. King Rowden Coffman. Queen Vada Stokes, Burl Trigg, Bobbye Gray, David Hill, Sherrill Rowlands. 1954 FHA Officers from left to right Lois Church-Parliamentarian, FHA Initiation 1954 Maxine Dollar-Historian, Venoda Bartlett-3rd V. P.f Marilyn Cagle- 2nd V. P., Glenna Bibler-President, Carolyn Caudle-lst V. P., Onita Aday-Secretary, Shirley Helton-Reporter, Anita Hill-Treasurer. 11

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TWO GIRLS’ TEAMS IN STATE COMPETITION 1969 Girls' team won district and played two games in the state tournament. They won the state scholastic trophy given to the team that has the highest grade average. They were coached by Coach Frost. In 1974 the girls again went to state and played two games. They won the sportsmanship award at the state tournament and were coached by Rick Gray. 1969 Wildcats Front row: Francis Riley, Brenda Bull, Karen Burch,Sue Gregory, Peggy Gregory. Middle row: Barbara Allison, Ann Wooten, Debbie Thompson, janis Murdoch, Brenda Coffman, Melita Cagle. Top row: Coach Frost, Sharon Freeman, Linda Payton, Julia Morris, Donna Cochran, Kathy Swaim. 1974 Wildcats from left to right: Paula Rye Bookkeeper, Virginia Parham, Anita Burris, Sherry Aday, Sammie Gregory, Ann Cochran, Jane Sikes, Kathy Aday, Sheila Churchill, Nina Allison, Sharon Parham, Gail Fclkins, Thersia Kirk, Lola McCuin-Manager, and Coach Gray. In the district track meet at Conway, April 19-20, 1928, Hector won first place. Boys and the events they won were as follows: Joe Garrigus (High hurdles—first), Hale Danley (High hurdles—second), Clyde Rowlands (Low hurdles-first), Johnnie Voss (Shot put—first), Odis Churchill (Discus-first), Clyde Rowlands, Floyd Churchill, Dewey Bell, Joe Garrigus (Mile relay—first), Clyde Rowlands, Floyd Churchill, Dewey Bell, Dobson Hickman (One mile medley-first), Coach Escol Horn. SCHOOL TRACK RECORDS Discus 126’ Bucky Snider 1966 High jump 5 10 ’ Darrell Duvall 1965 Shot put 48W Buddy Coffman 1970 Broad jump 19 7” Richard Spence 1966 100 yd dash 10.6 Lannie Prince 1970 440 yd relay 46.5 J. Bynum, R. Cochran, 220 yd dash 23.8 Lannie Prince 1970 J. Carr, G. Hopson 1966 Ed Condley 1973 880 yd relay 1.37.8 J. Bynum, R. Spence, 440 yd dash 55.4 Robert Cochran 1966 J. Carr, G. Hopson 1966 880 yd dash 2:04.2 Larry Freeman 1970 Mile relay 3.39.1 J. Bynum, R. Spence, Mile run 4.39 Gary Rowlands 1966 B. Linton, R. Cochran 1966 13