Kickapoo High School - Legend Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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GIRLS' JAY-VEE BASKETBALL 35 Hillcrest 23 Central 18 Parkview 37 Glendale 36 Hillcrest 35 Central 37 Lebanon 1 5 Sedalia 50 Halfway 36 Memorial 43 Parkwood 33 Ozark 40 Glendale 28 Central 32 Willard 27 Hillcrest BOYS' JAY-VEE BASKETBALL KHS Opponent 43 Hillcrest 48 Central 64 Memorial 47 Nevada 40 Glendale 5 1 Lebanon 34 Hillcrest 39 Parkview 59 Central 42 Central 68 Memorial 59 Sedalia 49 Parkwood 4 1 Glendale 58 Republic 38 Hillcrest 69 Branson 5 1 Parkview 108 f Girls Boys' J.V. and Freshman Basketball Shooting to the Top There were a lot of defensive and individual improvements, said freshman coach Jim Hagan while describing the boys freshman basketball team. According to freshman Dick Rippee, We made a lot of mental mistakes that freshmen make, and lost a few games that we should have won. They ended the season with 15-3 for A team and 9-3 for B team, also bringing home the winning victory from both the Kickapoo and Springfield Freshman tournaments. The boys' jay-vee team took third place in the Jay-vee Conference tour- ,QP 0.0.6.0 nament. Junior Darren Roubinek said, . . it was pure team effort all of the way. Jay-Vee coach Doug Bloch said, We've always been good competitors 79 ..- The girls' jay-vee was composed of freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. According to freshman Debbie Deskin and junior Stacey Frost the team got along and played really well together being a young and inexperienced team. The girls' jay-vee team was supervised by Coach Sue Schuble and coached by Anita McCoy, a Southwest Missouri State University P.E. major. A, Z agA,,F,,f,f-w1.- V- -jp. -V 1 72.7, ' ' , 5' .'f49w,fg,'f' , ,Qf ff3-1 yd, , ,X -4 fi C' Y . ' ' 2 . rf-E F V jg M ix. .. ,mg if f .Q iid' : 2' K '7 N: 1 ,f If 5 U .f .- 'na Freshman Tad Lawson shoots past his Parkview opponents as the freshmen compiled the best record in Kickapoo history. HHH? 5 el ' ZH

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Going for the Croal Inexperience was the name of the game for the girls' varsity basketball team. But the young Chiefs rose to the occasion and managed to keep themselves around or above the .500 mark all season. The team con- young kids and they blend together to play well in the end, stated head coach Sue Schuble. I don't think our potential was reflected in our record, added Cathy Lairmore. The lady Chiefs receiv- ed an enormous lift from a GIRLS' VARSITY sisted of three seniors in- pair of freshmen. BASKETBALL cluding Stacy Holland, I didn't know how well ORPONENT Diane Kennedy, and I'd do but I gained a lot of 2Z'i?g:,:2f,e Michelle Jones, who was experience this year, 5:?l:?::le lost at the close of the stated center Shelly Allie, Glendale season due to a knee in- who led the team both in jury. The rest of the team rebounding and scoring. Halfway was made up of juniors Forward Terri Mabe ended Q:r:i'::f'me Julie Warren, Ann Mabry, by reflecting, We had a Lebanon and Tonya Stitesg lot of young players, but sophomore Cathy Lair- we matured throughout Memorial more and Beth Drewryg the season and played Grove and freshmen Terri Mabe, good team ball at the grazed and Shelly Allie. end. Ozark We played a lot of . Willard 3712 fifliffiiiiZ'ZlL1'?I,fetfe'?ZZi Hillcrest home game of the season. at ml rf f Freshman forward Terri Mabe goes one on four as she launches a shot over the Hillcrest defense. Shelly Allie shows good hustle as she dives to the ground in order to corral a loose basketball. - I Girls' Varsity Basketball! 107

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F Ht .ff E M, . .- D , fa, 533, 4. ny: 3, R .1 .3 'pt J. , -UQ' ' rr ,tg MN' 129 . Juniors Darren Roubinek and Stacey Frost engage in a game of one-on-one, Final score: Frost 10, Roubinek 21 Beating Glendale was the greatest highlight of the year, said freshman Lynn Elmer giving her best shot at her free throw. f M .wfi,3,,,,,.,V5, !::f.i,,,,, rv .. . I 7' , 1. U YM fm, Q 9 5 59 BOYS' FR OSH. BASKETBALL KHS Opponent 28 Memorial 36 Central 47 Parkwood 24 Parkview 38 Glendale 45 Hillcrest 52 Republic 38 Glendale 55 Central 46 Republic 54 Parkview 37 Hillcrest ,,f, A f f 'V ,V-f,:,t,,'1' mwwffffwmaff HKU f ,. In ' . 1 ' 1 Va, I w 'ig va agus' , ' 21 f 4 ,Q ,WV fngii Q f sv Nr 3. Striving for a lay-up is sophomore Rodney Combs who later said, Competition has been greater this year than ever before. lllfp V' . -1 be Girls', Boys' J.V. and Freshman Basketball! 109