Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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Putter Robbins Captures State Golf Championship Owl Linksmen Undefeated In Regular Season Play Tennessee State Champion Golfer Putter Robbins watches intently as his putt rolls closer and closer to the pin on the 18th green during the Big Ten Tournament at Brownsville. ' 1 Once again in 1975, MUS had one of the strongest golf teams in the state. The team won all its regular season matches and sent representatives to both the regional and state tournaments. Paced by the play of seniors Sam Lewis and Putter Robbins, the Owls began their season with a 25-stroke victory over Auburndale, followed by a phenomenal 84-stroke victory over an inexperienced Collierville team. In both matches, Sam Lewis was low scorer, shooting 75 and 70 respectively. The Owls continued their winning trend, defeating weak Bartlett and Germantown teams. Putter Robbins was low scorer in each match. The linksmen showed their depth in the next matches. Because his top four players were already scheduled to play at Brownsville, Coach Larry Shurlds was forced to send a second group of younger Owls to compete at Harding. Buddy Stimson, Robbie Preston, Bruce Stein, and Marshall Clark defeated the varsity Lions by two strokes, with Buddy Stimson firing an even par 71 to lead the group. On the same day Robbins and the older Buzzards won the Big Ten Championship at Brownsville. The Owls closed their regular season by winning the Shelby County Invitational Tournament. Here Putter Robbins had his best tournament, shooting a 69 and 68 on the two days of play. Having completed an undefeated regular season, the Owls turned to the District Tournament and were promptly defeated by the CBHS golfers by only one stroke. CBHS went on to win the state team championship. Bret Weaver, Putter Robbins, and Sam Lewis, however, progressed individually to the Regional Tournament; Robbins made it to the State Tournament in Nashville. With a two-day total of 148, four over par. Putter Robbins won over Brit Gober of Nashville McGavock to become Tennessee ' s champion golfer. 16 SPRING SPORTS

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THE 1975 VARSITY TRACK TEAM: (back row) Ronnie Kirkpatrick, David Reed, Bill Mathieu, Kyle Fisher, Tiff Miller, John Pitts, David Dunavant, Gib Wilson; (middle row) Harvey Kay, Bill Barnett, Bruce Bolton, Steve Taylor, Keith Sellers, Chip Austin, John Newton; (front row) Conrad McCrary, Forest McCurdy, Chuck Chambers, Rene Bourgoyne, Bill Dunavant, Tommy Christenbury, and Steve Thomas. THE 1975 JUNIOR VARSITY TRACK TEAM: (back row) Chuck Chambers, Brad Adams, Chris Schmeisser, Bobby Pidgeon, Stewart Cox, John Erb, Bill Bruce, RoUin Riggs, Stephen Pridgen; (middle row) Forest McCurdy, Bob Robinson, Bill Dunavant, Stuart Wesland, Ted Powell, Jeff Peters, Skipper Pridgen, Ronnie Banks; (front row) Newton Allen, Steve Malone, Lee Quails, Jim Mitchell, Gordon Summerfield, Stuart McGehee, Jess Ossorio, and Henry Caldwell. Junior Varsity Enj oy s Winning Season Varsity And JV Combine Efforts Throughout Year The MUS Junior Varsity Track team proved itself strong in 1975, finishing the season with a 3-1 record. The team opened its season with its only loss, to Harding ' s Junior Varsity team, 78 to 58. On the very next week, however, the JV Owls defeated both Bolton and CBHS in a triangular meet. Depth proved to be the decisive factor in the meet. Although MUS and CBHS had an equal number of first place finishes, the Owls won over CBHS by a 26 point margin. Next Collierville and Auburndale fell to MUS by sizeable margins. The Owls placed first in 15 of 17 events and scored 111.5 points in the meet. In the last meet of the season, MUS faced Germantown and Bolton. Once again the younger Owls won with ease, amassing 100.5 points and winning twelve events. Steve Thomas, a sprinter, led the JV team in scoring. Close behind him were Dudley Schaefer, Conrad McCrary, and Bill Dunavant. As the season grew older, the Varsity and Junior Varsity teams merged more and more. The stronger JV team members participated alongside Varsity team members in many meets. TRACK 15

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Bm i The Owls ' Bret Weaver eyes a crucial putt in a match with Germantown. This shot began the Owl surge which enabled them to defeat the Red Devils by 18 strokes after a fairly even start. GOLF 1975 7-1 311 Auburndale 336 Lewis 75 296 Collierville 380 Lewis 70 296 Bartlett 375 Robbins 69 301 Germantown 319 Robbins 72 297 Harding 299 Stimson 71 1st Shelby County Tournament 1st Big Ten Tournament 2nd District Tournament (to CBHS) After trapping his second shot on the 18th hole, Courtnay Rudolph blasts the ball to the fringe of the green to finish with a 75 in the match against Bartlett. THE 1975 GOLF TEAM: Gregg Drew, Sam Lewis, Putter Robbins, Courtnay Rudolph, Marshall Clark, Bret Weaver, Dan Brown, Cecil Godman, Rob Preston, Bruce Stein, Buddy Stimson, and John Atwood. GOLF 17