New Prairie High School - Prairie Life Yearbook (New Carlisle, IN)

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Rebuilding season for Cougar basketball

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B-team ROW 1: Brenda Goodman, Chris Burns, Kim Loucks, Chris Kratz, Becky Warrington, Coach Cor- tier. ROW 2: Chris Widup, Nancy Small, Jean Ward, Sandy Krout, Pam Brown. Girls’ basketball introduced to NP Varsity: ROW 1: Tracy Bush, Chris Kulasa, Mary Ekovich, Cindy Kuta, Debby Singleton. ROW 2: Lannete Cowley, Janet Sch- roeder, Leslie Kring, Sue Carr, Pat O'Brien, Lisa Smith. A victory over arch rival Jimtown was the highlight of the season as our girls took to the court for the first time in basketball competition. It was New Prairie 37 and Jimtown 23 ina spirited bit of action. Coach Chris Cortier directed this sport and was well pleased with the progress shown by her feline five as they engaged in v arsity competition. Three seniors, Lanette Cowley, Janet Schroeder, and Jeri Lambert sparked our N.P. girls. Janet Schroeder was named captain of this squad. Pat O'Brien received the most valuable trophy and ' Sue Carr was recognized for being the most improved. Tracie Bush, Lanette Cowley, Mary Ekovich, Chris Kulasa, Cindy Kuta, Jeru Lambert, Deb Sin- gleton, Lisa Smith, and Leslie Kring were the other members of the team who won varsity letters. 19

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Varsity team: Manager Gary Evans, Rob Zelasko, Coach John Starks, Jim Gadacz, Manager War- ren Tipton; BACK - Dan Gilpin, Mike Swift, Rod Swank, Greg Hofer, Curt Swank, Bruce Peterson, Jim Bunton. This was strictly a rebuilding year for Coach John Starks and his young Cougars. Gone from the Bi- County championship team were nine graduates. Undaunted by this task, the underclass-dominated cage team launched an ambitious campaign and came up with seven wins in a strenuous season. In- cluded in their losses were six games which were decided by seven points or less. The Cougars demonstrated their steady progress by virtue of their win over Concord's Minutemen. This 65-61 decision on the losers' home court avenged an earlier 69-55 NP loss to Concord in the Gos- hen holiday tourney. Jim Bunton, junior guard, scored the most points in a single game when he swished 31 against Concord. He was also the leading scorer for the season with 304 points. Seniors Greg Hofer, Bruce Peterson, and Paul Zahl saw plenty of action and were reliable performers. Greg had a hot hand against Mishawaka Marian and arched in 22 points, Bruce was a steady work- man on the boards, and Paul utilized his quick starts to choke off fast breaks. Bunton and Curt Swank, both juniors, were recognized for their talent by being named to the All-Con- ference team by the vote of the Northern State coaches. 21