Marion High School - Warrior Yearbook (Marion, KS)

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Their Tom Moore rounds the curve, giving hi$ all to run faster. Talents GIRLS' TRACK TEAM-FIRST ROW: fill Thole. Jo Shepek. Sheri Bina. SECOND ROW: April Ogden. Diane Vantuyl. Debbie Socolof- 9ky. Michelle Thole. THIRD ROW: Darla Evans. Katrina Moore. Nancy Swartz. Leann Snelling. BOYS' TRACK TEAM—FIRST ROW: Richard Fine. Jeff Harper. Jeff Fitzpatrick. Dale Heidebrecht. Manager Mike Ottensmeier. Senior Leann Snelling catapults out of the SECOND ROW: Tom Moore. Mike Bina. David Hett. Brian Kramer. starting blocks, intent on reaching the tape Paul Jackson. THIRD ROW: Travis Hett. Larry McLain. Kenny tint. Miller . John Smith. FOURTH ROW: Carl Abbott. Ryan Walker. Dean Baldwin. Tim Trowbridge. Troy Thrasher. Marion team members Tim Trowbridge and Troy Thrasher sandwich the competition as they whiz around the curve.

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Track Team Tests Faces were contorted with intense effort and sometimes pain. Bodies were pushed to the limit of endurance—and then farther. Muscles hurt, crying out for rest from the continual strain. Throats ached with the need for water. Rain or shine, stillness or wind, hot or cold, it was time to head out to the track for practice every day after school. Eleven girls and twenty boys comprised the 1985 MHS track team. Head coach Rex Wilson was assisted by coaches Marion Ogden and Brian Kraus, to hone the talents of each team member into a winn- ing edge. Wilson felt that sprints were the strongest area of the boys' team, supplemented with some success in the distance events. The girls' team was strong with returning stars Leann Snelling and April Ogden. Practice wasn’t all serious for the team, though. Swan dives into the track performed unintentionally by Carl Abbott and Sheri Bina provided painful but hilarious entertainment. For April Ogden and Richard Fine, practice brought special rewards. Both earned berths in competition at the state track meet, where Ogden placed fourth in the 1600 m and second in the 3200 m runs, setting new school rec irds in the process. Jo Shepek is caught in mid-leap as she concentrates on the finish lino at the end of the stretch. WARRIOR TRACK RECORD Meet Boys Girls No. of Teams Marion Quad 3rd 3rd 4 Berean Quad 3rd 3rd 4 Hesston Invitational 11th 6th 14 Little River 2nd 2nd 4 Halstead Invitational 9th 6th 12 Peabody Quad 2nd 1st 4 CVL 4th 4th 5 Regional 12 th 6th 16 State — 12th 64 Ryan Walker grimaces as he battles the wind. 28 Track

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Which ball is mine? Joe Bolte takes careful aim in the wind to nudge his golf ball precisely into the hole. )oe Graham eyes the golf ball as it trickles toward the hole. Golfers in the Swing of Things Taking first place at five of their eight regular season meets, winning the gold medal at CVL, capturing the top spot at Regionals and placing 7th in the State was the impressive record of the MHS golf team as they swung through the 1985 season. Eight golfers plus Coach Bill Pickering composed the squad that achieved such success. Team spirit fluctuated up and down during the season, according to Pickering. He added however, that the team felt competent of winning most meets. Practice time was spent im- proving the particular weak points of each golfer. At times though, track meets seemed to have greater attrac- tion than working to perfect expertise on the greens. Spring rain interrupted golfing plans for the MHS team. The Marion meet was not completed because of the soggy course. The State meet brought rain again as the six-man team, composed of Chris Webb, Joe Graham, Gary Raleigh, Joe Bolte, Kevin Burkholder, and Brian Dan- nenfelser, earned the right to com- pete. The chips didn't fall their way however, as they finished below teams they had defeated earlier in the season. Although they didn’t play “up to par, the squad placed 7th out of 12 teams competing. If not being all they expected, the MHS golf team nevertheless bagged a 6-4 win-loss record for the season, proving 1985 to be a winning year. Ballet dancer? Kevin Burkholder follows through his swing in fine style, watching the results of his shot. GOLF TEAM — FIRST ROW: Gary Raleigh. Brian Dannenfelser. Chris Blackman. Mike Iordan. SECOND ROW: Kevin Burkholder. Chris Webb. Joe Graham. Joe Bolte. Coach Bill Pickering.