Kickapoo High School - Legend Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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Season Rebuilds The basketball season has been a season of rebuilding for the varsity Chiefs. With a record of 5-16 over all, and placing 2-5 in the conference, the Chiefs may not have had the most impressive scores but they did play good com- petitive games, said Coach John Rotenberry. Forward Mike Blakeslee said, We lacked varsity ex- perience this year. A lot of our experience left with last year's graduating players, but we did play excellent defense. Darren Roubinek, junior guard, said, We didn't play up to our capabilities all of the time, but when we did, we could have beat any team. We had the talent to win more games than we did. But we lacked the attitude Junior forward Mike Blakeslee ignores a Sedalia player and concentrates on putting two more points on the board for the Chiefs. Senior Joe Peters avoids an eager to stuff Glendale opponent and puts it up for the Chiefs. that comes with a team. There will be a good nucleus returning next year to play varsity basket- ball. I am optimistic about the future, said Coach John Rotenberry. Joe Peters, senior center, said, I am a little disappointed that our season ended so poorly. It was my senior year, and I will not be going on to play college ball. I enjoyed the season, it was a lot of fun despite our record. John Penny said, The record does not show the capability of the team. We gave every opponent a good game all the way up to the final buzzer. I think everyone gave their best effort to win and that's all you can ask. 77 lpn .,,, , .,,,,,. BOYS' VARSITY BASKETBALL KHS Opponent 5 1 Nevada Glendale Lebanon Hillcrest Parkview Central Memorial Sedalia Parkwood Glendale Republic Hillcrest Tourney 3rd Holiday Tourney 4th .ui Boys' Varsity Basketball 1 1 1 1

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Glendale opponents watch in awe as senior Mark Terrell goes up high to put in a swoosher for the Chiefs. V W WA! if Q 'F 1.2 if 5 is ,Q , f ll, 4, wr' 4 1 ff ff ff- f ff 4 . . , we f 4 gf 1, 7 f , ff .-:Y 'flu P, f A it 1 10 1 Boys' Varsity Basketbaii Junior guard John Penny heads for the basket for a possible basket off of the fast break against Sedalia. 9

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Scott Cullens, junior, Iimbers up before stepping up on the block of the 50-yard freestyle. GIRLS' SWIMMING KHS Opponent 298 All-City Relays 99 Central 70 59 Glendale 1 1 5 100 Raytown 70 88 Sedalia 83 243 Hickman 201 1 1 3 Blue Springs 74 1 1 3 Hillcrest 57 1 25 Parkview 35 BOYS' SWIMMING KHS Opponent 2nd All-City Relays 3rd Bartlesville Quad 97 Hillcrest 73 3rd Hickman Tri 109 Webb City 62 105 Parkview 64 85 Blue Springs 96 2nd Webb City Quad 68 Glendale 104 107 Sedalia 63 1 08 Central 60 60 Bartlesville 108 124 Central 43 60 Bartlesville 108 1 24 Central 43 - WC., 1 Q ' 2' Z Swimmers Achieve ln her 1981 swim season, Susan Hanson placed 5th over-all at State Championships held May 15-16 - as a sophomore. lt was that type of achievement that leads Coach Jim Twibell to feel, Susan has a great chance of being Champion next yearg l'm sure she will en- courage the other girls, as well as boys, to achieve more. Other achievers were Julie Newman and Elizabeth Bell, sophomoreg Jenny Dye, sophomore, and Nancy Helm, junior. These girls round out the 112 f Boys Girls' Swimming five lady qualifiers for state competition. The boys team also pro- ved successful, as Scott Cierst and Cliff Cox, sophomores, Steve Cox, Chuck McGinty, and Joe Lierz, juniorsg all qualified for State Championships in Columbia on Feb. 26-27. Coach Twibell said, Next year, l think we are capable of bringing home honors because we have the talent now, and we can do it if we work at it. lf our team works as a unit, cooperates, we can be champions! -uric Sophomore Scott Gerst is about to ex- ecute an inward dive. Scott ranks 12th in state for his diving ability. Pam Arnold, sophomore, performs the breast stroke during the 200 l.M. Relay in competition at Blue Springs. ? 'f'1' -.S ' .4 3 iu!G ' ., . . E My A, , . 1 ,f A 45, , '75-wiv, f Tiff ' ' fr r , ,sift 4 . . A if-f . . 'f- 7 7 . ' .f':. :'if ' -XT f- fi if . - A. J if- 6 1 i -0205 A , gy? ff- 4 ,s . V'e5?, 'L X A' ., ' 1- ,, rf.,-sr Zf- JM.. y ,ga 4, . Q. ..lg'ij', .- -6,-1 ,Q .wi-1 ,,: ,W 'zf, .y,.,f'g, .. ,, 'f.,.,,Hif .M .fray - ' ,ff , ,S-g4!'sr'45-P-V ny, P- V . f 1067 7, Wm. yy J ,,+..ViJlw , lly.. , ,N ' ,.,. y .4-W ' . f. if , ,,,,. -.55-, -U, , :- wig f l