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

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Districts Won . . . On to State Winning all but two games, the varsity team had a great season. With their losses to Mitchell and Sidney early in the season, the Longhorns came back to overcome these opponents. Their final game against Mitchell, a tough opponent, took four overtimes to win. The team earned their seat in the state playoffs by downing Gering, Sidney, and Mitchell in the district competition. Mount St. Michael, an easy win, was the team’s first opponent in the state tournament. The semi-finals proved to be more challenging and the Longhorns lost by seven against Lincoln Pius. It was a tough game all around with the starters playing most of the game. The team kept the fans on their feet and had strong crowd support. Packed gymnasiums, echoing cheers, and rousing sounds from the pep band showed the excitement captured by this winning team. A) Soaring through the air. Bill Rolph puts it up for two. B) Getting encouragement from |im Koenig, John Soto is thankful for the pep talk. C) Mark Spargo and Stuart Quador show relief as the ball goes in for two. Bs door court game in which each of two teams tries to toss an inflated ball through a raised goal. Boys Varsity Basketball 11

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Boys Basketball Varsity KCHS Opponent 55 Gering 41 47 Mitchell 54 82 Morrill 42 67 Torrington 44 81 Seton 54 56 Chadron 42 51 Gering 39 72 Ogallala 54 69 Brush 65 43 Alliance 30 50 Ogallala 44 42 Sidney 58 71 Bayard 54 61 Gordon 52 66 Mitchell 62 44 Sidney 37 68 Chadron 43 DISTRICT 66 Sidney 50 52 Mitchell 47 STATE 50 Ml. Michael 44 63 Pius X 70 B B) BOYS VARSITY BASKETBALL: Front Row-Jeff Schneider. Scott Zeilinger, John Soto. Mark Spargo. Robert Cortney; Back Row—Vince Heeg. Scott Sowerwine, Bill Rolph. Stuart Quador, Mitch Daum. Rob Brown. Val Regier. C) Mitch Daum. praised by his coaches for his many high scoring games, reaches for another two points. C 10 Boys Varsity Basketball

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Freshmen Gain Experience As Coach Keith Staehr's freshman team compiled a 1-9 season record. Lacking offensive quickness and speed the team averaged only 30 points a game. The team lacked experience and confidence. By the season’s finale players had gained valuable knowl- edge and confidence to be used later in reserve and varsity basketball. Although it was not a winning season, teamwork was evident and several players showed strength which will be an asset to next years basketball. BASKETBALL FRESHMAN KCHS OPPONENT 21 Torrington 33 22 Scottsbluff 64 28 Mitchell 46 43 Torrington 29 26 Alliance 46 40 Gering 29 41 Sidney 47 30 Gering 51 11 Scottsbluff 39 A) FRESHMAN BASKETBALL TEAM: Front Row—Les Dunn. Doug Southard. Sheldon Buresh. Mike Graves. Todd |anicek: Second Row—Wes Dunn. Chris Gorsuch. Brett (anicek. Tom Wilson, Greg Thummel: Back Row—Coach Keith Staehr. Bryan Hoffman, Darrell Howitt. Dean Sterling. Marty Lukassen. Calvin Brown, student manager. B) Tom Wilson tries his hardest to block a shot without getting a foul. C) Doug Southard, consistently high scorer, aims for another 2 points. 12 Freshman Basketball