Mexico High School - Mascot Yearbook (Mexico, MO)

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Vin lfYlPn rig' i The Williams brothers, Clyde C421 and Warren l50J, show their domination of the backboards while Alan Van Wyngarden 1541 and Randy Williams look on in seeming amazement. 1968-69 VARSITY BASKETBALL SQUAD: IBOTTOM ROWQ Steve Leeper, Clary Fennewald, Mike Lankford, Randy Williams, jim Kal- Lenbach. IROW TWOJ Coach Gary Filbert, Steve Neely, manager, Charles Fountain, loe Meyers, Alan Van Wyngarden, Warren Wil- liams, Clyde Williams, Tom Shrader, Coaches lim Valentik and Lynn Cundiff. Athletics 155

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Bulldogs Are 3- in Tourney Pla , 23-5 for Season In his last year as head coach at MHS, Gary Filbert led his team to a fantastic 23--5 record. Led by seniors Tom Shrader, Gary Fennewald, Randy Williams, and all-stater Alan Van Wyngarden, the Bulldogs began their successful season by defeating the host team and taking first in the annual Wellsville tournament. They continued their winning ways, never losing two in a row, and won their next two tournaments. After a first place in the Capital City Tournament, MHS again took first in its own Mexico Holiday Tournament by defeating jefferson City. With a fine record in the regular season, the Bull- dogs entered the Columbia Regional Tournament with high hopes. Their I dreams, however, were crushed as the team was. unable to conjure up a re- peat performance against the Hickman Kewpies in the semi-finals. Coach Gary Filbert left his final mark on MHS- 23-5-a fitting tribute to a great coach. Warren Williams labovej, Cary Fennewald, and Tom Shrader are held spellbound by the antics of the ball 'on the rim of the basket after Warren's shot. The Williams's clash as Mexico's Randy Williams fright? draws a personal foul from jefferson City's Sammy Williams as Randy attempts a lay-up.

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HS Matmen Set a 6-3-1 Record Leon West and Lee jolly shared the agony of defeat and the thrill of victory as co-captains of the 1968-69 varsity wrestling squad, compiling a 6-3-1 record. Columbia, one of the stiffest opponents, downed Mexico in both dual and tournament competition, although the Bulldogs didn't give their matches away. In both duals, Mexico lost only by small margins to the Hickman team 21-23 and 'I7-20. jeff City, greatly improved over past years, gave the Bulldogs a scare by tying the score in the last meeting of the two squads in dual competition. Quincy High, always a tough team, beat the 'Dogs by only three points in their only meeting. In the district meet, held in Mexico for the first time, Hickman took first place by a comfortable margin of 102-80, grabbing away the title the Bulldogs had held for four years in a row. Mexico qualified six for regional action-Leon West, David Levingston, and Paul McCann with firsts and Greg Miller, Tom Balser, and Randy Means with seconds. At the regional in St. Louis, West made the best showing but did not place. .M is sf, m y f, C' , . 'P lifts , Leon West struggles for a Flying Dutchman against Dave Daugherty of Columbia Hickman to take first place in the CEMO Conference tournament. tabovel Paul McCann maneuvers his jeff City foe to a cradle position. 156 Athletics