Linn High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Linn, MO)

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Boys balance wins with losses Practice, perseverance and pain marked the boy's basketball season at both the beginning and the end. Practice started out with both perseverance and pain as Coach Dave Pfeiffer required that anyone interested in basketball had to start their training early by joining cross country. Through these hours of early practice, the boys were able to build up their endurance and when basketball season finally came, the boys were ready. .A Both teams won and lost incon- sistently throughout the season. One problem they faced was a lack of teamwork. We had some good players but we never really came together as a team. lf we had, we would have played much better, said Mike Nolting, senior. The varsity season was a story of one point. ln December they went up against arch-rival Fatima only to Holding districts in Linn made us all a little tense, said Mike Bunch, junior. lose by one point, 53-52. Three months later they met again. What seemed to be a grand finale saw the Wildcats get their revenge, defeating Fatima by one point, 47-46. The Varsity closed with a ll-15 record and the Junior Varsity finished with a 7-IO record. Districts were held at the Linn Fieldhouse. ln district competition the team pulled together. Their spirit flowed over resulting in a positive response from the spectators. The fans really pulled us through, said Mike Bunch, junior. Even the Junior Varsity turned an early 55-54 loss to Fatima around. They smashed the rival 51-36 to end their year. The end of the season was also an end to the leadership of Lonnie Thompson in the basketball program. He resigned as head coach in March. With his eye on the ball, Tim Cavendar guards his man. Conjuring spirit, Coach Lonnie Thomp- son and team members prepare to reenter the game. Junior varsity members are Qfirst rowj Craig H I Jerry Goans, David Moffett, Steve Brandt, Greg Samson, Steve Patterson, Coach Dave Pfeiffer, fsecond rowj Michael Jurd, Mike Brandt, Doug Luebbert, Tom Rhoads, Darren Schenherr, Barry Hendrix and Joe Goans. 30 f Sports 1 .iiafe 1' NMC .--vb-xxx . V xi 1 Q 4: ' ,.,f u rf 1 N

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. a 11-15 y finished the Linn impetition 'heir spirit a positive ors. The igh, said turned an ia around. -36 to end as also an Jf Lonnie I program. n March. Staying low to the floor, Mike Bunch sneaks past his opponent. Members of the varsity team are ffront rowj Manager Jack Tynes, Tim Cavender, John Lemmel, Darren Patter- son, Shannon Campbell, Manager Steve Wilmesherg Qsecond rowj Spencer Kemmer, Doug Luebbert, Mike Bunch, Tom Brandt, Mike Nolting, Brian Gentges, Scott Homfeldt, and Manager Tim Monroe. Flying high, Mike Nolting goes up for the shot, Ai:-mar Sports ! 31