Marion High School - Warrior Yearbook (Marion, KS)

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Cross Country: A New Beginning A shot was heard, followed by a burst of speed and a cloud of dust as the newly formed Warrior Cross Country team began the race set before them. A new addition to the athletic department at MHS for the 84-85 year, the cross country team boasted a total of eight Warrior members. Mr. Rex Wilson was designated as coach of the new born team. The team did very well for just getting started, said Coach Wilson. “With a little more publicity and work cross country can expand into a very successful pro- gram. The new sport was offered at MHS for boys not involved in football and girls not out for volleyball. The team trained five days a week with one-half mile warm-ups. stretching exercises, timed runs or overdistance and warm downs. The team attended seven meets, in- cluding a regional cross country where April Ogden amd Mike Bina qualified for state competition. Representing Marion High School at the state meet in Manhattan.Ogden received an 8th place medal and Bina brought home a 12th place medal. Coach Wilson was very pleased with the outcome of the first season. “This new program gives students an opportunity to compete in a state spon- sored activity at very little cost to the school district. We have the people with the ability to run, now they have the opportunity to excel, commented Wilson. f Carl Abbott and Craig Mueller u9e their last ounce of energy to stride across the finish line. CROSS COUNTRY TEAM—FRONT ROW: Shane Holub. Dale Heidebrecht, |ohn Smith. BACK ROW: April Ogden. Mike Bina. Craig Mueller. Carl Abbott. Troy Thrasher. Cross Country racer April Ogden takes advan- tage of the familiar surroundings of the Marion Co. Lake by not slowing to admire the view. 16 Cross Country

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Season Falls It would seem that the best way to prevent the agony of defeat is to undergo pain of hard work and prac- tice. but that’s not the way it turned out for the 1984-85 Varsity Boys' Basketball team. Each week provided hours of drill- ing for the team, but according to one. team member, the varsity came one step closer to losing total confidence in themselves everytime they lost a game. As the season came to an end. Coach Ogden displayed disappoint- ment. Everyone did not give total ef- fort everytime they took the floor. He said they should have been 16-5, but With a powerful 9tride. Mike Bina controls the play to the Warriors end of the court. Short of Expectations instead,when the final call was made the varsity team closed the season with a 6-15 losing record. The team had two players. Jeff Harper and Chris Webb, tie the record for the most steals (8) in a game. Although this year's ball did not pan out as expected. Ogden showed op- timism when commenting on next year's outlook. “We will be short, quick, and pretty good shooters. We must develop team leadership and play as a team always. Facial expressions tell the story as the Warriors keep their eyes on the ball. Chris Webb takes a jumper for two against a Chase County opponent. 18 Boys’ Basketball Kevin Burkholder eyes the clock as the Warrion strive to win. even in the last seconds.