Logan High School - Aerial Yearbook (Logan, OH)

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BOTTOM ROW: Sheryl Hawk, Cindy Beery, Tina Thompson, Theresa Albert, Patty Rider, Melody Fuller, Lynn Wisecarver. ROW 2: Coach Debbie Bridgewater, Lori Williams, Cindy Dennis, Becky Brown, Kim Kellar, Jerri Lee Lehman, Sherry Dougherty, Debbie Hite, Manager, Laura Jarvis. BOTTOM ROW: Jenny Cassady, Patricia Riggs, Cindy Jamison, Patty Gallagher, Holly Hunsaker. ROW 2: Coach Barb Boley, Jerri Lee Lehman, Becky Kuhn, Jenni- fer Bell, Sandy Keller, Jamie Mara, Carol Huffman, Trina Sparks, Coach Debra Bridgewater. OPP. PAGE, TOP: Becky Kuhn, who was selected for second team honors in the SEOAL gets a pass off to Jamie Mara, who received honorable mention. OPP. PAGE, LEFT: Center, Sandy Keller, stretches to make this shot. TOP: Most Valuable Player in the SEOAL, Cindy Jamison shows just why she was selected for that honor. CENTER: Sheryl Hawk makes a break for the basket. FAR RIGHT: Jennifer Bell tries for two. RIGHT: Tina Thompson adds two more for the Logan reserves. Sports 29

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Chief+ainet+es Stand Tall Amidst all the publicity and rec- ognition the boys' football and bas- ketball teams received for their much deserved championship sta- tus, it seems that the highly suc- cessful girls’ basketball teams got unjustifiably ignored. Both the varsity and reserve squads had fantastic seasons with equally impressive records. The varsity roundballers finished with a highly respectable third place, and the reserve gals captured the 1977- 78 SEOAL reserve championship laurels. Coach Barb Boley’s varsity squad just kept getting better throughout the season, bouncing back to beat teams that had previously defeated them in first round play. Such was the case when the Chieftainettes took to the court on a cold Tuesday night to challenge the highly touted Waverly Tiger ettes. The Tiger- ettes led at all three whistle-stops, but the never-say-die effort that has brought Logan teams the sweet smell of victory so many times before prevailed again in the fourth quarter. Logan was down by three points with less than two minutes to play, but a shot made good by Cindy Jamison, and a spectacular steal and lay-up by Becky Kuhn put Logan up by a single point. Two free throws by Jamison increased the lead to three. Waverly fought back to within one, but it wasn't enough as the elated Chieftainettes won 45-44. It was, without a doubt, the best game of the season. The reserve roundballers were a complete surprise to everyone. In her first year as an LHS coach, Debra Bridgewater led her champi- onship team to a 7-6 record. Attain- ing that record was no easy task. The Chieftainettes faced some pretty stiff competition throughout the season. Take for example the Ironton Game where the gals held off a fourth quarter Tiger-ette onslaught to win by a single point and Gallipolis where the girls fought through three overtimes only to lose a heartbreaking 31-29 decision. The losses were few and far between for both teams, and they deserve a hearty congratulation for their contribution to the athletic program at LHS, in this, The Year of the Chieftain. 28 Sports

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RIGHT: John Albert lays the ball up for an easy two. FAR RIGHT: Steve Walton handles the ball as he faces his Jackson defenders. BELOW: Scott Gasser, up in the air to shoot for two. We Are the Champions When the ’77-’78 basketball team opened the season with a dis- appointing loss to the Hilliard Wild- cats, little did the fans realize the winning streak they had ahead of them. For the next games the spunky, hard-working, and talented athletes proved themselves with victories that were well deserved. Last year’s team, which ended with a 16-4 record, had established the pattern for first-rate winning basketball. I'm sure that this team, having continued in that winning pattern, will have contributed to the continuing success of Logan High School basketball. The coaching staff, headed by Coach of the Year, Scott Fitzgerald and assisted by Mark Shaw, received more than able assistance from reserve coach. Chuck Kemper, and assistant Don Richardson. This fine group of young coaches, work- ing as a single unit, was largely responsible for a super team record. There were many games which highlighted the season, but there was one game in particular which practically every student will remember. As the Chiefs proudly paraded onto the floor for warm- ups, there was a definite air of excitement present. The cheering section was fantastic. They sup- ported the team throughout the whole game yelling at the top of their lungs. This was also the game when the w-o-o-o-s-h tradition started. Every time Logan would come to the foul line every fan would raise his fist, and when the foul shot was made he would rap- idly thrust his arm down in a w-o-o- o-s-h-manner. This was the game Logan had to win in order to estab- lish themselves as a threat to the Southeastern Ohio League crown and the physical Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine. As is customary with a group of winners, we took charge early and domi- nated the game throughout. In a battle of the SEOAL unbeat- ens, the Logan Chieftains, using an aggressive defense and a super night by Dave Lehman, proved to one and all that they deserved to be ranked number one in the SEOAL league with a stunning victory over the Waverly Tigers. The Chiefs pointed all year to the second Waverly game knowing full- well that the final decision was to be determined by this game. The decision was never in doubt, and the “Fighting Chieftains,” with an aggressive defense rebounding like demons and a controlled offense that paid a high premium for shoot- ing selection, gunned down the Waverly Tigers, who had been favored to win the SEOAL. Victory was oh-so-sweet. SEOAL crown, number three in a row, belonged to the Chieftains. Athletic success, whether it be on the diamond, hardwood, or grid- iron in any school must receive the support from the total community, from the school administration down to the lowest fan. No school probably has more going for it in this respect than Logan High School. Heavy support comes from the administration, particularly the athletic director, Kelly Stilwell, who has blended together a group of first-class coaches who are not only willing to work together but even sincerely like and support each other . . . proof of the pudding is this third consecutive SEOAL league championship. 30 Sports