Owensboro High School - Owensboroan Yearbook (Owensboro, KY)

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X 553555 553553 Ill 2. Sophomore Talma e Hocker works out on the running rope in the locker room at the 11-12 Center, Ta mage was one of the standout sophomores that played Varsity and doubled on the jayvee team. ln the background are Juniors Robbie Puckett and Robin Owens. Junior Varsity didn't wear a uni- form of glory with a 2-3 record, but had a uniform of many colors. As Coach Don Schmied put it, During scrimmages against the var- sity we became Meade County, Catho- lic, Henderson County, Apollo, etc. and every other team our varsity played. We prepared our varsity for the challenges they encountered each Friday night. They were the epitome of Iayvee football players because they were willing to do anything that was asked of them to make the varsity a better team, said Schmied when explaining this year's team and their job. Their job wasn't an easy task as eight sophomore played varsity ball. The team was required to know 30 defenses as well as over 200 offensive plays. The coaches were given very little opportunity to work with funda- mentals and develop the players. The Sophomores fell to Bowling Green 12-6 with Jeff Ruth scoring the touchdown on a 60-yard fumble re- turn. -They lost to Catholic 8-0 in two overtimes and Henderson County de- feated them 24-0. The Iayvees got better with exper- ience and when the varsity players joined them, they scored two victories - a 24-0 win over Daviess County and a 22-0 victory over Apollo. - By Cindy Richards Iayvee Team Plagued With Losing Season Junior Varsity C2-3D OHS 6 Bowling Green 12 OHS O Owensboro Catholic B OHS 0 Henderson County 24 OHS 24 Daviess County 0 OHS 22 Apollo 0 Coach Don Schmied Varsity action. lla? ' 'feisty it J '? z:.: WM 'v-rf I eff Ruth exercises in the weight program for the Varsity football team. The ophomores were major contributor on the jayvee team and also saw Junior Varsity Football!

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??iSE gE?iQ5g ggi Q 62239 tmwf 'ra 3 DeWayne Bam Bam Smith ex- ploded on the field with a bam to help the Freshmen to a 5-1 record. He rushed for 824 yards to equal the mark set by Terrence Thompson last year and was the leading scorer with 12 touchdowns. Coach Terry Wigton credits his success to a lot of desire and speed. The Frosh limited the opposition to 265 yards in 141 times rushing while rushing 19.3 times for 1,434 yards. The Freshman completed 13 of 35 passes for 234 yards. Wigton attributes the successful at- tack to the team unity, Bam Bam deserves recognition but football is a teamsport and everyone should be given credit, explained Wigton. The victories started with the win over Madisonville, 48-O. The second DeWayne Bam Bam Smith 1225 trucks on down the field in the season-opening win over Madisonville. A record-tying rushing performance by DeWayne Bam Bam Smith found him gain- ing 824 yards for the year. He tied the rushing record of Terrence Thompson. Smith found the middle of the line tough against Morganfield. 98fFreshmen 'Bam Bam' Smith And Company Breaks Record Freshmen Q5-15 OHS 48 Madisonville O OHS 0 Owensboro Catholic 6 OHS 36 Morganfield 6 OHS 36 Henderson County 6 OHS 24 Daviess County 8 OHS 34 Apollo 14 Coach - Terry Wigton ei game put a dent into the Baby Dev- ils attack by losing to Catholic, 6-0. According to Wigton the game was lost by mistakes but the team snapped back to win by a 30 point margin against Morganfield, 36-6. The second half of the season showed a team of experience that could afford to play inexperienced players. The Frosh met their toughest opposition with a 36-6 victory over Henderson County. They handled Daviess County 24-8 and Apollo 34- 14. - By Cindy Richards Posting a 5-1 record, the Freshmen team mem- bers were: tfront row, from leftjz Cheerleaders Martha Adams, Melanie Humphrey . Mau- reen Whitten,rTracey McDonald, Nancy-,Iglan l5grry,'lcQLTlGojLt,xl.inda Ashby, Robin Fisher. Second row: Tim Teasley, MaTk lohigisn, DeWayne Smith, David Noble,4LE?yC1X.lN,e.tzel, Mike Ashby, Joe Wrightfdrient Cable, Robert Sutherland, James Sutton. Third row: Coach Terry Wigton, assistant coach John Beisel, Earl Adams, Alan Snyder, irCm+ Wenzler, Frank Wells, David Edds, Clint Main, Bobby Howell, Jeff Phillips, assi Mike Betten. Fourth row: Mike Browning, Troy Hinz, Fd Peach, Bobby Wilson, Brian Phillips, Carl Taylor, David Adams,fercy Clancy, Colin Durr, Kevin McCoy and Todd May.

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Ti W KX. SER Winning is the name of the game. At least, that is the game that Keith Augenstein has been coaching for the past 18 years. The 1978 season marked the end of an 18 year reign as a tennis coach at OHS as Augenstein retired from the game - a winner. What's in a name? For Coach Augenstein and the tennis team it means a long string of victories and almost complete dominance over the region. The boys' tennis team boasts an 83 percent winning per- centage with seven undefeated seasons. There have been 12 regional singles champions among the boys and also 12 runners-up. The doubles championships have been won 10 times by OHS with four runners-up. Highlights include a 45-game winning streak that just ended with a loss during the past season. Earlier in his career, Augenstein posted a 41-game winning streak. One player, David Schell, reached the semi-final of the State Tournament in 1973. The girls' team edged the boys slightly in winning with an 87 percent winning mark. Accomplishments for the girls include six regional singles championships and six runners- up. There have been five regional doubles championships with one regional doubles runner-up. The girls presently boast a string that includes four unde- feated seasons. In the past, Martha Bastin was runner-up in the state tournament, while doubles partners Martha and Nell Moore reached the semi-final of the tournament an- other year. What is the secret to Augentstein's successful game? In his career, Coach Augenstein has found that two im- portant factors have most helped him create winners. One factor, claimed Augenstein, is general athletic ability. If a kid has that you can teach them to do anything. Augenstein continued by saying that attitude is the most important factor. The kids know they are expected to win, and it makes a difference. Coaching is more than winning, though. He has a goal - to develop as good a team as I can. Winning isn't every- thing. I go by the book morally, etc . . . My players develop into young men and young women. No one in the past has disappointed me. , That past began when Keith Augenstein came to OHS as a teacher and was offered the job as a tennis coach. He had played tennis in college and had also coached baseball and basketball. At the time, tennis wasn't too accepted in high school. For many years there wasn't a girls team because not enough girls were interested enough to form one. Now tennis, ac- 10 XA Tribute To Keith Augenstein cording to Augenstein, is much more interesting and'pop- ular. I watched the region grow from six teams to 24 teams. This year I had to limit the tennis team to 20 members because of court space. For some coaches their philosophy would be it is not whether you win or lose - it's how you play the game. For Keith Augenstein, his philosophy can best be expressed in a comment from one of the mothers of the players: He is a winner and he makes winners out of all of his players. - By Cindy Richards 'The Winner' Boys Girls Won Lost Won Lost 1961 - 10 1 1961 -- 1 O 1962 - 11 0 1962 - 1 O 1963 - 12 0 1963 - O 1 1964 - 12 O 1964 - 0 0 1965 - 5 7 1965 - 1 0 1966 - 8 6 1966 - O 0 1967 - 8 5 1967 - 0 O 1968 - 12 2 1968 - 0 0 1969 - 8 6 1969 - O 0 1979 - 11 O 1970 - 0 O 1971 - 17 3 1971 - O 0 1972 - 13 3 1972 - 2 2 1973 - 12 O 1973 - 0 3 1974 - 10 4 1974 - 4 2 1975 - 13 2 1975 - 10 O 1976 - 13 0 1976 - 12 0 1977 - 15 0 1977 - 10 0 1978 - 13 2 1978 - 12 O Totals 203 41 Totals 53 8