Northwest High School - Silvertip Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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Basketball team finishes in 5th spot Despite the losing record compiled by the Varsity Basketball team, their 6-10 record put them into fifth place in City League ac- tion, the highest in the school's history. Improving from last year's record of 0-16 brought respectability back into the basketball program at Northwest, said Head Coach Art Louvar. Hard work and team togctherness was the key to our suc- cessful season. The Grizzlies got off to a good start, but dropped the opening game 67-69 to the North Redskins. According to Team Cap- tain Senior Todd Fugate, The first part of the year we lost several close games because of the lack of experience. As the year pro- gressed we learned to handle the ball better and became more aggressive while on the court. Overall, the Grizzlies finished the season with a record of 8-12. The team played well against the No. 1 ranked team in the State, losing by only three points in the last quarter of the game to the West Pioneers. At the El Dorado Tournament, the Grizzlies finished second, winning games against Rose Hill, El Dorado and losing only to Kapaun 49-so by a last second shot at the buzzer. junior Eric Love led the team in shooting and averaged 17.8 points a game. He was selected as an All-City Second Team member. Honorable Mention was given to junior Steve Wynn. Fugate was chosen Most Valuable Player by his Grizzly team mates, Wynn was elected Most Improved Player, and Dave Nave was voted Most Inspiritional Player. 'Cr Perched on the edge of their chairs, Coach Art Louvar and members of the varsity team anxiously watch the close game. 70 ' Varsity Basketball Attempting to shoot a free throw, Senior Todd Fugate concentrates on the game while Grizzly fans watch in suspense. He is the team's MVP. 13 ra W ,, I W8 +......-

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VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM: fFront Rowj Manager jeff Cummings, Assistant Coach Wes Shultz, Head Coach Art Louvar, Manager jeff Wiggins. fStandingj Rex Anderson, Eric Love, Terry Knox, Steve Wynn, Darrin Caw, Troy Rochat, Todd Fugate,jeff Fasching, Steve Cooper, Devaughn Brown and David Nave. While passing the ball off to another team mate, junior Steve Wynn hopes the team will have thc opportunity to score two points. After being fouled by a Carroll Eagle, Coach Art Louvar instructs junior Eric Love on the precautions he must take in order to pre- vent fouling out ofthe game. After scoring two points, junior Steve Wynn quickly moves to the other end ofthe court. Varsity Basketball ' 71