Kickapoo High School - Legend Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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State qualifier Randy Boyce, senior, displays his wrestling ability by putting his opponent on his head, 104 I Wrestling ,

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Teams Rack Wins Hard work paid off for the junior varsity football team this season as they posted a record of ix wins and only one def t. Their 6-1 record was good enough to give them a share of the junior varsity league title. We had small numbers but good quali- ty, stated jay-vee coach Neil Pittman. We had a lot of team pride and con- fidence which really helped, added sophomore Courtney Puchta. Although team pride and hard work are in- dispensable parts of a foot- ball team, it takes more than that to be a winner. One must enjoy the game and have a deep desire to play. There are different The freshmen football team gathers beneath the goalpost before their game with Glendale, which ended in a tie. aspects of the game that each player enjoys. l en- joy the contact most, said sophomore Jesse Lierz. The thing I like best would have to be carrying the ball, explains jay-vee Jay Shurtz. l just like hit- ting people, remarked sophomore Kurt Ziebell. While the jay-vee played to a tie for the champion- ship, the freshmen also posted a winning record of three wins, two losses, and one tie. This season was a good learning experience and helped prepare us for next year, stated freshman Bill Blades. Our work this year should pay off next season, remark- ed freshman James Brown. JAY-VEE FOOTBALL KHS Opponent 41 Hillcrest 0 32 Lebanon 6 14 Parkwood 28 26 Central 6 28 Parkview 6 27 Memorial 0 23 Glendale 6 FRESHMEN FOOTBALL KHS Opponent 6 Hillcrest 0 8 Parkwood 22 16 Central 14 6 Parkview 0 14 Memorial 14 12 Glendale 12 Jay-vee, Freshmen Football f 103

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Wrestlers Take Hold Such terms as pin, near- pin, reversal, and takedown probably have little meaning to most peo- ple, but to wrestlers, they are a part of their normal vocabulary. The wrestling Chiefs, under the direction of Coach Charles Sanders, completed a successful season with an 11-2 dual meet record. Coach Sanders commented on the season, I was real pleased with the boys overall effort. I think 11-2 is a great record. Aside from having a fine team record, senior Randy Boyce lwrestling at 126 poundsj had an outstan- ding season, qualifying for the state meet and finishing with a record of 23-5. State was exciting, said Randy, it was hard, Sophomore Shawn McCarthy tries desperately to escape the headlock of David Groover, freshman, during an after school practice. i f , 1.4 , fat Q 1 Greg Hession, junior, has control over his opponent in an important match at the district wrestling tournament. Senior Mark McCain struggles for posi- tion during the district wrestling tour- nament where he placed third. Q 1 and there was a lot of pressure. In order to succeed in wrestling, it takes a dedicated person, as junior Kent Freeman notes, Wrestling is hard because you have to lose so much weight. You work out real hard to try and lose it, then you're not able to eat and you're so tired, but you're so weak that you can't even sleep. If wrestling is so hard, then why do it? Son, I don't knowg I'm still trying to figure that out, stated Kent, I guess it's the challenge, and the satisfac- tion that you get from working hard and doing good. Randy enjoyed wrestling for a different reason. I like it because it's both a team and an individual sport, and if the team isn't doing real good, you can still go far. WRESTLING KHS Opponent 48 Memorial 47 Parkwood 48 Parkview 39 Carthage 5 1 Aurora 4 1 Sedalia 5 1 Aurora 52 Hillcrest 2 1 Neosho 39 Carthage 40 Lebanon 38 Central 34 Glendale ,IW Wrestling I 105