Monroney Middle School - Thunderbirds Yearbook (Midwest City, OK)

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T-Birds Sweep to Conference Crown SEATED: R.B. Jones and Jeff Emrich, managers. FIRST ROW, Left to Right: Darrell Chambless, Steve Chase, Gary Lindley, Bill Sparks, Steve Myers, Jack Lackey, Larry Murphy, Richard Gaylor, Gary Reid, Charles Maxey, Glen Gateley. SECOND ROW: Tom Faudree, Doya1D0uglas, Jim Prince, Stacey Loague, Pat Hanes, Johnny Johnson, Tim Kerlin, Joe Shaddix, David Porter, Brandon Ned, David Folsom. THIRD ROW: Coach Cecil Ned, Mike McCoy, Charles Hamm, Mike Novitsky, Jess Porter, Steve Gallant, John Brewer, Jesse Sherrell, Randy Gray, Coach Ned's 'Thunderbirds compiled a 15-6 record, won second place in the Monroney tournament, sack- ed up the Central Conference championship, and ran their three year record at Monroney to 55-8. T-BIRD STARS John- P V ny Johnson fat rightj i and Larry Murphy fbelowj show their ,. t shooting and rebound- . ing skills which paced the Thunderbirds to victory, ,- - - i .X , A , . ,-Eff' COACH CECIL NED talks to the team before tak- ing the court in a vital conference clash,

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FIRST ROW, Left to Right: David Pullian, Steve Overby, Randy Forney, Danny Bean, Robin Ameen, Hodge Wood, Kirk I-Iurst, Joe Droll, Johnny Clemons, Bob Steele, Tim Cluck, Robby Anderson, Butch Patchell, Jack Ashcraft, Kurt Lyles, Randy Ross, Jim Buchanan, Jimmy Lea. SECOND ROW: Mickey Trezise, Rodney Scott, Gary Richards, Scott Goodenow, Mark Morgan, Brent Price, Chuck Evans, Steve Moore, Dean Gandy, Gary Rouse, Forrest Parks, Eric Allyn, Billy Mitchell, Charles Allen, Billy Atkinson, Bill Blair, Mark Ash- bury, Steve Cok, Pat Trezise, Robert Day, TOP ROW: Coach James Johnson, Gordon Nelson, Jay Killough, David Rominger, Tom Mobley, James Vining, Sidney Sanders, Paul Burris, Nathan Bryant, Tom I-lesser, Randy Boswell, Mike Eagan, Jim Yonnes, Ted Campbell, Terry Wittner, Mike Russell, Alan Trussell, David Whiteman, Greg Forney, Otis Wokaty, and Coach George Ivie. A Wrestlers Run Streak To 33 in a Row Running their dual winning streak to 33 in a row over a five year period, Coach George Ivie's wrestlers also won trophies in tournaments at Mon- sen and Edmond. Their victory at Edmond is regarded as the state championship in junior high ranksg the unde- WRESTLING BEAU Terri' Winner Shows his Skill as feated T-Birds also walked off with the Central Jr. he rides an opponent for valuable points. High Conference Championship. SEVENTH GRADER David Whiteman also went through the season undefeated and UNDEFEATED FRESHMAN Mike Russeu compiled an our- Shows Promise of being an albfime T' standing record of 26-0 this year as he won first in five tour- neys. Bird great. roney, Del Crest, Carl Albert, Putnam City, Clas-

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Sth Graders Win Three Trophies Coach Leon i-lancock's '1'-Bird eighth graders placed third in the Jarman tournament, second in the Edmond tourna- ment, and copped off at fine season by nipping archrival Norman West by two points to win first place in the Mon- roney tournament. KNEELING, Left to Right: Jim Simmons, Gary Crawford, John Coker, Anthony Sardis, Mike Muecke, Danny Loon ey, Terry Wright, Bob Suellentrop, Rick Burnett, Brad Parrott, Mark Welch. SECOND ROW: Steve Noe, Coach Leon Hancock, Mike Ferrer, Jim Bauer, Craig Smith, Edward Chapman, Ronnie Wilson, PatMcCoy, John Howell, Jim Dunford, Eric Hanson, Emmitt Hall. Bob Sue11entropQ44Q and Anthony Sardis 1231 show off their lay-up shooting form. Suellentrop was the team 's leading scorer with 238 points. Terry Wright C351 and Rick Burnett f55J fight for rebounding position. They helped pace the eighth graders to a 15-10 season. . , .J l S . 7 we , ' , V 1. ' :IU M ' X A '. . 323 ' NN V Y f'