Houghton Lake High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Houghton Lake, MI)

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Powderpuff participants trade places Down! Set! Hut 1! Hut 2! The ball is snapped into the delicate hands of the quarterback on the cold, crisp evening of October 12th. The quarterback snaps the ball to one of the nimble wide receivers downfield. If this sounded like a football game play-by-play, it should. But there the similarity ended. The players in this game were all girls. This play-by-play described the fourth annual powderpuff football game, one of the major festivi- ties of Spirit Week. For one day the girls became football players and the guys became cheerleaders and honey candidates. The game has grown in popularity over the past four years and competi- tion between upper and underclassmen reached record proportions. The first two games ended in ties and last year the upperclassmen won 6-0 with the old Statue of Liberty play. This year it seemed the upperclassmen, coached by math teacher Barb Sheeler and varsity foot- ball coach Dan Boals, were destined to win again as they scored early in the fourth quarter. The score came on a sneak play by senior Pam Leszczynski. It looked bad for the underclassmen, but they rallied late in the fourth quarter, led by strategies devised by their coaches, Principal Ron Szewczyk and Assisitant Principal Dick Brown. Sophomore quarterback Karen Spurgeon scored on a Statue of Liberty play. As time ticked away, the upperclassmen attempted a final score but failed, ending the game in another tie. For halftime entertainment the guys showed the more gentle side of themselves. Dan “Kinda Kinky” Kelly, Troy ‘‘Holly Hotlips” Housenga, John ‘‘Burning Buns” Bourdow, Dan ‘‘Dainty Dotes” Newsom, Dan ‘‘Robust Roberta” Roberts, Kirk ‘‘Sexy Seams” Stowell, David ‘‘Curving Cariotta” Carr, and Paul “Protruding Paulette of the Islands” Romanowski competed for the Homecoming Honey title. The student body voted ‘‘Holly Hotlips” Housenga as 1982 Homecoming Honey. ‘‘Hotlips” re- ceived his crown and flowers from reigning honey Kevin ‘‘Kuddles” Kronner. “Hotlips” exclaimed, “I don’t believe it! I really won! I’m glad I have so many friends and I really think it’s a great thing to remember in my final Coach Dick Brown watches carefully as his team attempts to defend the line against the upperclassmen. Brown took charge of the defense while Coach Szewczyk commanded of- fensive action. Photo by Catherine Cory. Lori Klumpp. Kelly Gross. Kristy Davis, Mi chelle Renaud, and Nannette Trader, members of the upperclassman team, look mean during pre-game warm-up. It didn’t scare the underclassmen enough to capture the win. Photo by Jim Gonzalez. Underclassman team members decide their strategy with the help of their coach. A new rule in high school football allows the coach to enter the huddle to set up his team. Photo by Jim Gonzalez. Reversed Roles POWDERPUFF FOOTBALL-13

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12P0WDERPUFF FOOTBALL Rah! Rah! Guys dress the part for a turn at cheering the powderpuff girls. These lovely upperclassman cheerleaders include senior Ron Smith, junior Tom Maude, junior Dan Frost, senior Ed Kelly, senior Lee Studebaker, and senior David Manley. Photo by Jim Gonzalez. 1982 Homecoming Honey “Holly Hotlips” Housenga waves to his spirited fans after his ride around the field. “Hotlips” received his coveted title from 1981 Honey Kevin “Kuddles” Kronner. Photo by Catherine Cory. Coach Boals explains a call to Head Coach Sheeler. The upperclassmen scored early in the fourth quarter, attempting to win for the second year in a row. Photo by Catherine Cory.

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14-HOMECOMING Newly crowned 1982 Homecoming Queen Pam Leszczynski braves the wind and sleet to beam proudly for spectators. Pam was voted queen by the student body earlier in the week. Photo by Jeff Raymond. Senior Pam Leszczynski shares her joy after being named queen with her parents and her brother Larry. Larry stood in for Pam’s escort, football player Troy Housenga, during the halftime ceremonies. Photo by Dale Vermillion.