Kickapoo High School - Legend Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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7 ,,-qui? Junior tennis ace Marianne Purcell is in deep concentration as she returns a shot during a crucial match. This is the way it is done, says Coach Jim Springston as he instructs his team on the fundamentals of the game. Get That Serve An impressive 8-2 record was compiled by the boys' tennis team led by Coach Jim Springston in the 1981 season. Kickapoo tied Glendale for first place in the con- ference tournament. John Greene placed second in singles while Mike Blakeslee and Jeff Wingo, both '81 sophomores, plac- ed second in doubles. KHS took first place in districtsg Wingo-Blakeslee captured fourth. John Greene won the singles championship and Rodney Kowis placed third. Greene was the only player from KHS that qualified to attend state Paula Klender, one of only two freshmen on the varsity team, prac- tices before a match with Cen tral. but lost in the first round. Ms. Fran Salsman coached the 1981-82 girls' varsity tennis team on to a 12-4 winning record. KHS came in fourth in the districtg and Beth Rye, third-year tennis ace, won third place in singles competition. The jay-vee played four matches and won three of them - losing only once to Glendale. They defeated Ozark twice and Central once. According to Ms. Salsman, There were a lot of new members this year, and I was very pleas- ed with the blending of the old with the new. Boys', Girls Tennis f 97

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Almost a IO Compiling a 38-6-2 com- bined record is a pretty good accomplishment, as proved by the year's volleyball team. Led by Coach Sue Schuble, the varsity squad had an im- pressive 22-1-1 record. Jay-vee, 13-3-1, was coach- ed by Anita McCoy, a graduate from Kickapoo. The C-team, coached by Becky Smith and Tana Haitt, compiled a 3-2 record. Tournaments proved how excellent Kickapoo's teams really were: jay-vee captured first place in the city, while varsity won the Kickapoo Classic. They won first in conference, and first in districts also. We took one game at a Sophomore Beth Drewry sets the ball to sophomore spiker Susan Brent. Jay- vee won this match by beating Sedalia 11-15, 15-11, 15-7. 98 f Volleyball time, and we never took any team lightly, this is why l think we had such a great season, stated senior Stacey Holland. Receiving honors were first team conference Stacey Holland and second team conference Ann Mabry, Julie Warren, and Tanya Stites. By the way things started out at camp and the beginning of the year, we weren't sure how we would look, but after we won the first couple of games, we knew we could play as a team, quoted junior Ann Mabry. Varsity netter De De Caffey attempts a spike, as the lady chiefs' are en route to a clean sweep over the always-tough Park wood Bears. w '---N .,.. . ,uhm