Mexico High School - Mascot Yearbook (Mexico, MO)

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n I I Athletics 171 ,Nw gm? 1969 BASEBALL SQUAD: KFIRST ROW? Sid Conklin, manager, Randy Monson, Mike Fennewald, Don Fuemmeler, Tom Brown, lim DeLong. KSECOND ROW! Lawrence Cooper, Tom Shrader, Keith Laws, jerry Black, Tom McCormack, Bruce Knipfel, Gary Fennewald, Roger Mantle, Mark Thoenen. ITHIRD ROWQ Coach jerry McFar- land, Wayne Walker, lim Hodgson, David Miller, Dennis White, lack Holtman, Gary Rahmeyer, Chuck johnson, Assistant Coach Lynn Cundiff. KNOT PICTUREDJ Paul Brower, Steve Hagan, Keith Camp- bell, lohn Webber, john Taylor, Roy Smith, Earl Wilfong. KLEFTJ It is difficult to say what is happening on the field considering the three totally different reactions shown on the faces of sid Conklin, David Miller, and Everett Trabue. Senior Tom Shrader CBELOWJ begins his slide in an attempt to beat the throw to third base as part of the action in a game with Columbia Hickman.

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Glovemen Advance Farther in State than Ever Before The 1969 version of the baseball Bulldogs will go down in history as the first baseball team from Mexico High to ever reach the quarterfinals in state playoff competition. Mexico had never before been able to get past the district playoffs, but this year, the Bulldogs scrambled to a 7-3 victory over. La Plata to take the district championship. This was followed closely by a 4-3 sectional win over Columbia Hickman, despite a no-hitter turned in by the Columbia pitching staff. That win vaulted Mexico into the state quarter- finals where they went down to defeat at the hands of a very powerful Webster Groves team, by a score of 7-0. This year's squad, with a 10 and 8 season record, was spearheaded by five returning lettermen in sen- iors Bruce Knipfel, Clary Fennewald, lerry Black, Tom Shrader, and Keith Laws. Deserving special notice was senior Tom McCormack, who stepped into the pitch- ing rotation and became one of the winningest pitchers in recent Mexico history as he totaled 7 wins and 3 losses with an even 2.00 Earned Run Average. Batting honors went to four year letterman, Bruce Knipfel, who led the team with a .349 average backed up by fifteen RBl'S. Coach jerry McFarland will have seven returning lettermen to form his squad around next year. They are junior Paul Brower and sophomores Keith Camp- bell, Lawrence Cooper, Tom Brown, james DeLong, Mike Fennewald, and Mark Thoenen. Bulldog catcher Cary Fennewald, tabovej warms up his pitcher be- tween innings of the sectional playoff game with Columbia. Star first baseman and heavy hitter, Bruce Knipfel jumps high into the air to bring down a wild throw. 170 Athletics

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Sports Scoreboard . Mexico 61 Montgomery R-ll 53 M ' 74 S'l 47 BASEBALL M2152 Vllgllsville 64 Mexico HlCl4m8f1 Mexico Van-Far 37 Mexico Hlckman Mexico Moberly 51 Mexico QUWCY CBC Mexico Hannibal 71 MGXICO Q,U'f'CY CBC Mexico jeff City 59 Mexico H'CFma'1 Mexico Rolla so Mexlco Qulncl' Mexico Silex 25 Mexmo Qumcy Mexico Louisiana 70 Mexlco Westnfn Mexico jeff City 56 nigga E2 Mexico Montgomery R-ll 48 I - Mexico Rolla 38 mexfco lAAlarll15X'lle Mexico Hickman 55 exico M ' Hel' 2 53 Mexico Keytesville M2222 Fultgi 42 Mexlco Sedalla Mexico Helias 53 MEXICO Sed-al'-H Mexico Hickman 54 Mexico Lifplata Mexico Sedalia 39 Mexico wclgman G Mexico Jeff city as MeX'CO e stef loves Mexico Hannibal 47 M ' H' k 60 Iuniofvafsiw M2222 fjitofan 70 Mexico Hallsville Mexico Sedalia 50 Mexico Hallsville Mexico Helias 51 Mexico Hlckman Mexico Moberly 57 Mexico Hmkman Mexico Hickman 72 Mexico Sturgeon Mexmo Sturgeon lunior Varsity-Sophomore Basketball Mexico 33 Van-Far 31 Mexico Quincy 66 Mexico Moberly 33 BASKETBALL Mexico Hickman 54 Freshman Mexico Hannibal 43 Mexico Fulton Mexico left City 59 Mexico Moberly Mexico Rolla 44 Mexico Hannibal Mexico Silex 24 Mexico Paris M . S th C H 36 Mexico Montgomery R-ll exfco OU , 3 away Mexico Bowling Green Mexfco Hanmbal 55 Mexico West junior Mexico Montgomery R-ll 52 Mexico Hannibal Mexico Rolla 24 Mexico P21fiS ' Mexico Hickman 49 MGXQCO Cemffilla Mexico Hickman 42 Mexlco Q leH.C'ty Mexico Helias 36 Mexlco Hellas Mexico Sedalia 43 Mexico jeff City , Mexico Moberly Mexfco Troy 44 Mexico U-Hign Mexico Montgomery R-ll 67 Mexico Moberly Mexico Jeff City 38 Mexico leff City Mexico Clopton 33 Mexico F h I Flfltoc D Mexico Hannibal 45 I res man- unior arsity Mexico Quinc 79 Mexico M0b8 Y Mexico jeff Cilty 31 Mexico Hannibal , H , Mexico West lunior Mexico le. CKY 45 Mexico Hannibal Mexico Hickman 55 Mexico lef-f City Mexico Fulton 46 Mexico Mobefly Mexico Sedalia 53 Mexico leff CNY Mexico Helias 46 172 Athletics 1.