Knoxville Catholic High School - Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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100 60's cagers capture Irish spirit The Decade of the '60's found basketball a very popular sport at KCHS for both boys and girls, lunior Skip Plotniki vt named to the men's All-Tournament Team. Girls standouts found Co-Captains Evelyn Holliday and Kathy Decker as we Kay Shepard named to the District VI All-Tournament team. The school year 1960-61 saw the head coach position for Irish boys and girls given to Coach Bobby Shoffner. Tom Kirk and Kay Shepard were selected as captains of their respe teams. Senior Skip Poltniki led the men with a torrid 24.3 scoring average and was awarded a position on the All-State I But the sensation for the basketball year came when for the fourth time in five years the womens basketball team wa crowned District Six Champions. Kay Shepard, Michelle Bowman, and Mary lane Allen were named to the All-Tournan Team. 1961-62 also found numerous girls basketball players on the All-Tournament Team. lanet Keough, ludy Matlock Michelle Bowman, and Barbara Brimi - where KCHS secured a second place in the district. The womens basketball tea once again in 1962-63 completed an outstanding season with a 26-6 record and landed five players on All-Tournament teams. They included Barbara Brimi, Pat Cole, Captain Eunice lardet, Michelle Bowman, and Susan O'Connor. Basketbe 1963-64 found standout performance from Iohn Ford, Mike Byford, Iames Petrone, Barbara Brimi, Eddie Carter, Ed Not and Larry Rauen. In 1964-65 the men's basketball team was led by seniors Iohn Debakker, Tom Deatherage, Herb Hen and lay Clark, Betty Ann Rauen, Debbie Pressley, and Susan Lidell were leaders on the women's team, The roundballer 1965-66, without a senior on the team, finished with a respectable '12-9 record. loe Proctor won a spot on the A Divisi All-Star team, The Irish girls were in a rebuilding year yet still finished fourth in the district tournament due primarily to tl play of senior co-captains Gloria Childers and ldelia Proctor. The 1966-67 basketball team rated fourth in the state at season's end and went to the regional championships only to lose to Alcoa, the eventual State Champions, by 9 points team won 28 ball games, a record that would stand until the state-tournament teams of the 70's. Stars for the Irish wer incomparable loe Proctor, Elijah Sarden, Terry Parks, George Howard, and Bob Petrone. The highlight of the year was district tournament when Holston High's all-state player lim England and CathoIic's all-everything loe Proctor went one one at Stokley Fieldhouse for the district championship. Catholic lost in one of the most memorable games ever player Knoxville by the score of 51-49. The huge crowd went away thrilled by the brillant display of basketball put forth by eventual All-American England --.,, and the highly recruited Memphis State signee Proctor. Once again the Lady Irish fielded a competitive team with lean Ann O'Connor, lan larder, and Mary lo Provenza providing excellent leadership. The 67-68 basketball team, led by Captain Robby McCabe and junior Eugene Zanolli, finished the season with a 20-7 record. The girls team posted their best record in four years, finishing 15-7 for the year. lan lardet's 27 point average and Linda DeWine's stellar defensive play led to many of the - team's victories. The Irish basketball team, 1968-69, .. , X it ended the decade of the 60's with an impressive start by winning ten straight games. Unfortunately, injuries to 1 '. Eugene Zanolli and Nace Gettlefinger proved costly to the team which eventually finished the season with a 13- ' 12 record. Richard Beaver, Wilfred Seals, and Iohn Collins 5 played valliantly during the season. The Lady Irish, with captain Susan Cole leading the way, surprised many by v finishing 12- 12 with underclassmen playing a great deal of the time. 1 1 fx - ! 1.5 ' ' 1 s. J

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99 Uop photoj ln 1965 a Seymour running back is hit by George Howard 1821 and Ricky Greene 1631, while Herb Harrell takes on a blocker, L to R1 QMiddle photoj Enthusiastic Chris Cooper, Ed Noel and Louis McElroy get set to respond to Father Prescott! challenge, in 1963, QBottom, left photoj In 1965 a Seymour halfback is brought down by Irish Harry Underwood l 121 and Steve latkson 14 51, Frank McCall 1501 come to assist. QBottom, right photo1 1966-67 Football schedule presented by Tony Farmer and Meg Zanolli, 1-X i f'f'ik L12 . 2166. lates Fllklfzz ti HOMF KM' ft DULE ' il-l 2 Mll1v ff'ti N 8 b+'5illlNt,1l's '5 Tltuulxi HW il Home ' I5 WEBB i QURY Away I SEYMLVQ t I HAUS f Sl AWC1 I iii DAME p FIELD ff fu 1 jan A w

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lsite page, Hop, left photoj Lassie 'tv I All-Star lxay Shepherd lsite page, fTop, right photo, The 1964- Shamroc'ks -llst Rowj Ellen kennedy Manager Coach Shottner C Underwood I Davis V Harrell r llrdliowll Clark, l. lDeBakker,l Liddell, P. Wender, C.Ch1ldress Und RowlB Meehan M I Provenza I Lambertz C Willlams 1-lth RowlE 'ick,l lord, H Harrell,S Liddell, N Norris 15th Rowjll Greene M Byford F Reynolds lx Allen P Cole D Pressley ltvth RowlT lleztherage lb inor, A. Muse, B A Rauen, I. A C7'Connor l7th RowlL, Rauen B Brimi E Carter lsite page, fBottom photoj lsC.HS Nb I girls championship basketball team Pictured lback rowl Barbara Bnmi Fr xnclne lratc Ann Mercer ludy ck, Mary lane Liddell, Anne Crenshaw, Maureen McGovern and Cathy Croes ltront rowl Michelle Bowman Eunice lardet lanet lseough C aptain tepard, Mary Franc es Deatherage, Mary lane Allen and Coach Bob Shotfner left photoj The Nh I Seniors on KCHS boys' basketball team Pictured are Skip Plotniclcl C aptaln Tom lxirk and C harles Bollinger right photoj The W6 S boys' basketball team L to R are: lFront rowl Mike Bytord Phil Bowman llm Petrone lay C lirlc ind C oach Bob Shottner id rowj Tom lleatherage, Herb Harrell, Larry Rauen, llavld CJ Connor loe Busch lThird rowl Eddie C arter and Phil Malach Ile, left photoj ln N67 -E Sarden, C. Howard and B Petrone prove that they can get up and rebound wlth the bugger boys lIe,right photoj In this NBS Action Photo - basketball players pictured are lsenny DePersioli-ll lohn lJeBakkerl-Ui Elii ah Sarclen l will and lay lhiclden by l-1 ll tor Gibbs J m, right photoj Varsity Team in N65 pictured with Coach Bob Shottner lkneelingl are lim Mcllonalcl lohn lJeBakker llc rb Harrc ll Allen Cir ay Tom lerage, Kenny lJePersio, Eliiah Sarden, lay Clark, loe Proctor and Bob Petrone . mtl? ' W 5 bug? Vs 'l'c: .tx P of If - ir K vivk K MAA' '27 ,ff wt? 'xl-1 1 ,.,.:M,tM' ff ...ff ,. .ff , lac -J 1-1' 'K 'fnxy