O Gorman High School - Knight Legend Yearbook (Sioux Falls, SD)

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Underclassmen improve skills Under the leadership of soph- omore head coach, Jerome Garry, and assistant coach, Steve Krier, the sophomores gained some valu- able experience for future years. They improved their athletic ability greatly, but need to work together more as a team, said Mr. Garry. But as for next year he feels that the varsity team will combine a bunch of gutsy little seniors who will be leaders, with a group of big hard-nosed juniors in search of a goal, making a very respectable team. The win over Sioux City West highlighted the hard fought 1-6 season. A less tangible reward involved seeing the sophomores improve through the year. Almost 50 anxious freshmen went out for football this year and all of them got to see action on the field. The frosh opened their season at Harrisburg and shut them out 32 and 0. The 10 to 8 come back win over the Mitchell Kernals, also highlighted the season. There are some leaders, some fine athletes, and some excellent attitudes among this class of football players, comment- ed assistant coach Gordon, The future looks promisingllf' Mill ' , fri? 1 1 iff' Ju Sophomore Football Washington Lincoln Sioux City North Sioux City West Sioux City East Mitchell Freshman Football OGHS Harrisburg Brookings Lennox Brandon Lu verne Mitchell Can ton OPP OGHS OPP 12 26 8 22 3 8 34 1 4 8 22 12 Sioux Cl ty Heelan 41 14 41 32 ' 0 6 20 0 1 4 6 20 8 1 4 1 0 8 1 4 1 6 Clockwise starting left: SOPHOMORE FOOTBALL TEAM Front Row: Rich Wilka, Mike Lalley, Ken Mork, Mike Wetrich, Rob Morgan, Jeff Meert, Dan O'Connell, Regan Smith, Mike Pyper, Shawn Kunkel. Mlddle Row: Jeff Clapper, Dave Barr, Todd Lamberty, Jim Harris, Bill Dunn, Jim Clayton, Joe Derr, Pat Rogers, Tlm Jergens, Chuck Weis, Carl Thamassen. Back Row: Assistant Coach Steve Krler, Blalne Larson, Chad Soldatke, J.J. Ochsner, Marty Mapes, Keith Ollnger, Steve Sabers, Bryan Bornhoft, Dave Bruhn, Scott Schneider, Head Coach Jerome Garry . . . FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM Front Row: Travis Thle, Steve Walsh, Jim Glenskl, Mark Sullivan, Jeff DeVaney, Ted Jaeger, Blll Saunders. Second Row: Tom McGraw, Tom Momsen, Jeff VanHove, David Kennedy, Paul Stensland, Joel Bornhoft, Pat Ament, Kenny Platt. Thlrd Row: Bob Dougherty, Jim Mack, Mike Buehler, Pat Thill, Tim Brown, Jan Famstad, Dan Fester, Tom Schnetter, Mark Curley. Fourth Row: Assistant Coach Jeff Gordon, Head Coach Mike Engels, Jim Baker, Scott Ceretti, Scott Fromm, Mike North, Scott Abdallah, Kevin Stoll, Kevln Clnk, Pat Obele, Troy Soldatke, Dan Rotert . . . VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM Front Row: Shawn Hart, Wlllle Oswald, Todd Smith, Ron Hayes, Chris Murray, Tlm Jurgens, Tom Slattery, Kevln Treanor, Mike Fleming. Second Row: Jeff Meinen, Tom Welsensee, Joe Dardis, John Wlnklepleck, Steve Johnston, Dan Shafer, Dan Healy, Jim Sorrell, J.J. Ochsner. Third Row: Pat Ronan, Tlm Lorang, Scott Jones, Brian Hunter, Nell Hleblchuk, Dave Butler, Jeff Sprlggs, Joe Fleming. Fourth Row: Scott Soldatke, Mike Rooney, Shawn Boyle, Steve McGraw, Tom Kogel, Pat Rogers, Jeff Elyea, Paul Skadson. Fifth Row: Jason Schmitz, Mark Walsh, Steve Murphy, Jlm Hayes, Pat Welsensee, Mick McKinley, Jim Soukup, Sean Callahan, Sixth Row: Dan Weight, Greg Becker, Assistant Coach Steve Kueter, Head Coach Bob Burns, Assistant Coach Rod Garrison, Todd Dubblede, . . . Sophomore action at its best. 131

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I Varsity continuedj Warriors help O 'G win SIC Our big motor is gone, but we'll still carry on. We're coming in on a wing and a prayer, Coach Burns commented. This concerned the absence of Pat Weisensee which proved to be true when the O'G squad maimed the Crusaders 17-7. Lorang and Johnston scored touch- downs and Tim Jurgens kicked a 22 yard field goal. On defense, Kevin Treanor made a big play by sacking the quarterback on the Knights' 20. Tom Slattery recovered two Heelan fumbles and Joe Fleming intercept- ed a pass. With this win over, the Knights tied up the race for the SIC title. lt made it 1 loss apiece for Heelan and O'Gorman. The following week, Washington's win over Heelan clinched the title for the Knights. The Orioles didn't tweet a cheerful tune but rather the funeral march as the Knights shot down Lennox 8-0. But the people will remember the weather the most from the Hrst annual Meat Bowl . Despite the climatic conditions, 0'Gorman's offense plunged in Eve yards for the only score of the game. To close the regular football season, O'G slaughtered the Lynx. Brandon Valley took the lead in the first quarter but that didn't last long. Fleming and Lorang scored 2 touchdowns apiece and Spriggs and Johnston made a conversion each with our other conversions failing. 130

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Clockwise starting at right: VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM Front Row: Head Coach Steve Krler, Bob Fleming, Jeff Melnen, John Billion, Jim Vlereck, Assistant Coach Greg Talcott. Second Row: Joe Fleming, Paul Skadsen, Mike Rooney, Shawn Boyle, Dan Healy, Dave Bruhn, Tom Kogel, Mark Walsh, Pat Costello. Not pictured: Scott Jones . . . Scott Jones performs hand to hand combat with a Lincoln player for a rebound . . . Dan Healy anticipates the rebound . . . Joe Fleming hurls himself In the middle of the Lincoln defense to make a basket. 'NA 5 af 'F K .egg 93? ' 4 . Q t Ng X Q 3 lx? vu? 132 ' F' 2' ,,.,unv .Cu 'fa is