Kimball County High School - Longhorn Yearbook (Kimball, NE)

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LONGHORNS LOSE IMPORTANT CONFERENCE GAMES, 1979 Varsity: (Front) Coach Frank Calise, Scott Kelsey, Mike Sakelaris, Tim O’Brien, Jay Dietz, Kevin Buescher. Dave Stahla. Rob Hilkemeier, Tom Bowman, Gary Franklin, Greg Brown, Todd Sterling. (Middle) St. Mgr Mike Crow, Paul Schadegg, Jon Pietsch, Ron Wasser, Paul Evertson, Peter Neven, Kevin Correll, Dan Hoppes, Doug Lange, John Burback, Terry McNees, Mike Peterson, Jon Kemlmg. Gary Mathiesen, Tom O’Brien. (Back) Head Coach Keith Staehr, Wade Evertson. Darrell Snyder, Bill Rolph, Tom Feemster, Scott Zeilmger, Carey Story, Ray Villavicencio, Jim Triplett, John Soto. Jerry Triplett, Mark Spargo. Sid Rohde, Steve Warner, Andy Knicely, Vince Heeg, Coach Jerry Begum. ‘‘Just flying’ through!” Greg Brown picks up the extra yards necessary for another first down. Pride and excitement radiate through Kim ball players after conquering their biggest foe, Germg. Hanging for all he’s got, a Torrmgton opponent prays for a tackle as Ray Villavicencio brushes him off. Jerry Triplett finds that a Bulldog’s bark is worse than his bite as he quickly sidesteps around him. 20 Western Conference Champs

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BULLDOGS BITE INTO PERFECT RECORD With another tackle, Dan Hoppes and Steve Warner sigh as their teammate is pulled down at the 25 yard line. Trying to get more yardage, Andrew Kmcely desperately tries to poll away from his opponent. . J 1979 LONGHORN FOOTBALL KCHS OPPONENT V R R V 7 16 Torrington 7 19 19 7 Gering 12 - 24 2 Alliance 0 13 28 11 Bridgeport 0 12 51 Mitchell 0 24 Gordon 0 14 Chadron 23 41 Bayard 0 0 27 Sidney 0 14 VARSITY RECORD 6 3 Keeping away from a perfect record, the reserves lost to the Gering Bulldogs in their second game, 7-12. Although their loss hampered their confidence, the team buckled down and put together one of the finest reserve teams since 1974. The team emerged boldly with three explosive shutouts, the greatest one being to Kimball’s traditional foe, Sidney, in a close game of 27-0. Although that one loss cheated the team of having a perfect record. Coach Frank Calise, was satisfied with their performance of 4 wins and 1 loss. Mr. Calise's casual dress seems to clash with his contemplation of the game Reserve Football 19

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BUT STILL KEEP THEIR PRIDE Barely escaping a sack. Kevin Beuscher shows that all he needs is his left arm to rip a spiral through the air. Pointing out thesimple fact that if you don't block, you don't eat, Coach Staehr shows where everyone is supposed to go, turning a Chinese fire drill into a quarterback sneak. The senior players show that they're not all blood and guts. (Front) Jay Dietz, Dave Stahla, Kevin Beuscher. Mike Sakelaris. Greg Brown, Todd Sterling. (Back) Coach Staehr, Tom Bowman, Peter Neven, Rob Hilkemeier, Gary Franklin, and Tim O’Brien. Even 70 Bulldogs weren’t enough to attack Kimball as the Longhorns pumped up to their sweetest victory of 19-6 over Gering. (Coach Calise commented that this was the first time we really beat them.) This was just the beginning of what seemed to be a great season, and the panhandle finally became aware of the Mighty Longhorns. They flew through the season, conquering teams throughout western Nebraska, until the Chadron Cardinals shot them down.” The 'Horns bounced back to beat Bayard, but were overcome by the Sidney Red Raiders in their final game. The Western Conference title was then split between Kimball, Gering, and Chadron. The Longhorns are losing 11 seniors, including Peter Neven, their unforeseen kicker from Belguim. Rob Hilkemeier, Kevin Beuscher, Gary Franklin, and Greg Brown were picked for All-Conference. Although they did not solely get the Western Conference title. Coach Staehr and Calise awarded the 1979 Kimball Longhorns as being the best team in five years. Varsity Football 21