Owensboro High School - Owensboroan Yearbook (Owensboro, KY)

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--Q- Freshman finished the year as the medalist for the go team. He averaged 39 for the season. -P is-' f K! ff K .Q I . .. .f Mr:-5 ee.e , averaged 40 for the season to rank No. 2 for the 1978 OHS golf team. Boys Swing Strong, But Have Losing Season OHS 163 OHS 165 OHS 160 Z Central City 161 OHS 170, Daviess County 171 Apollo 169, Hende Madisonville 152 rso Big 8 - Finished Fourth OHS 167, Daviess County 168 I1 OHS 167, Madisonville 163 OHS 166, Catholic High 166, QOHS won in sudden deathj Regional - Finished Fifth Coach Ron Peyton W 1' fr : t,,, 3 K, 11. Boys' golf team members are ffrom lefty: Coach , Ken Finch, Bill Gre r Bobby Wil- Ron Peyton, Drew Augenstein, Nick Nicholas, son, Eric White and Brett Fredericks. -1 x -gli' Battling the combination of tough area teams and unsuitable weather, the boys' golf team completed the sea- son with a 5-6 mark, including a fifth place finish in the regional meet. Wilson finished the season as a medalist for OHS as he averaged a 39. David Depp averaged 40, Nicky Ni- cholas 41 and Finch 43. When asked about the season, Coach Ron Peyton replied, We have young golfers and we will have six returnees for next year's team, includ- ing freshman standout Bobby Wilson, who could easily be the next Jim Vin- cent fthe 1977 state championjf' The boys began swinging the clubs April 17 at Madisonville. The opening match wasn't very pleasureable as the boys dropped the decision 152-163. David Depp won honors as medalist with a 38. At Central City the following day, the golfers dropped a close decision to the Golden Tide, losing by four strokes, 161-165. Depp and Wilson led the team with 40's. After having to cancel two matches because of rain, the boys defeated Da- viess County at home on April 26 in a tight match 170-171. Depp shot a 40 and Nicholas a 42. OHS competed with Apollo and Henderson at Henderson and finished in second place with a 160, beating Apollo by nine strokes, but Hender- son was nine strokes better than OHS, shooting a 151. Wilson became medal- ist for the second time by shooting a superb 37. Nicholas also had an excel- lent afternoon as he shot a 38. The Big 8 was held in Henderson on May 1 and the boys struggled to a fourth place finish out of a field of six teams. Wilson was second high in the tourney, shooting a 78. After the Big 8, the sun began to shine for the boys as they posted their second victory over arch-rival Davies County on May 2, defeating the Pan- thers 167-168. Wilson led OHS with a 41. The clouds fell in the following day as Madisonville defeated OHS 163- 167. Depp and Wilson shared honors with 4O's. The boys got back in the winning column the following day by defeat- ing Owensboro Catholic in sudden death. Depp won honors as medalist for OHS with a 39. - By Scot Gaither Boys' Golf!

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After playing only two of ten scheduled regular season matches and the Big 8, the OHS golfing girls sur- prised everyone, including Coach Ron Peyton, as they captured the regional crown at Glasgow on. May 8. The girls finished the regional tour- ney with a 400 total, defeating favored Glasgow by four strokes. The tourney was held at the Glasgow Country Club. Kathryn Nelson led the girls with an 89 which netted her a fourth place overall finish in the tourney. Behind her for OHS was Cathy White with a 99, followed by Melissa Wilson with a 105 and Lenda Hisle who scored a 107. The girls went down to Glasgow with a positive attitude and they were determined to win and that's just what they did, commented Coach Peyton. Two weeks later the girls struggled to finish 11th in the state tournament. Kathryn Nelson registered a 176 in the state. Louisville Ballard won the tourney. Earlier in the season, the chance of the girls winning the regional title looked slim as the girls had no area competition because the area schools did not have a team. In the two matches, the girls faced Central City and Greenville OHS beat Greenville 246-266, but could not get by Central City as the Golden Tide totaled 207. Nelson was the medalist with a score of 48. The other regular season match for the girls came on April 28 at Hender- son. The girls dropped the match to Henderson 188-217. Cathy White won honors as medal- ist as she shot a 45. The Big 8 was held May 1 in Hen- derson and the OHS girls finished second behind Kathryn Nelson's 45. Henderson won the tourney. The girls finished the season with a 1-2 record, a regional crown, a second place finish in the Big 8, and an 11th Girls Were Surprise Winners In Region Season Record 1-2 OHS 246, Greenville 266, Central City 207. OHS 217, Henderson 188 Big 8 - Finished Second. Regional - Finished First. State - rinished 11th Coach Ron Peyton 1O6!Gir1S' Golf AIA' , M WV place finish among state tourney con- tenders' - By Scot Gaither ,tg -2 GW an 1 ee- M , , Melissa Wilson shot a 105 to finish third for nal. k .Vx p if N-v-:.x.,,,,w- ' lf... 3' all J. A' M f Kathryn Nelson shot an 89 to lead OHS to the Cathy White was the No. 2 performer for OHS 'regiona title. She was fourth in the regional field. in the regional tourney. Girls' golf team members are Qfrom leftjz Coach Rondlfiggs, Melissa Wdson and Lenda Peyton, Cathy White, Kathryn Nelson, Hisle. '-'

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f ,iff 55131 - ' ' Is.t H I' I ,, I .M-I . lf, 5 l 5 7 . . ,,,,,4 ' . ' Fjgfwgfv. '- ',',',:'g' ' Af' ir-f' rctr Although our season record is not that appealing, I am very proud of all the boys as they did a tremendous job this season. That was the season-ending comment of OHS 'ii S'f5,f.i.gf track coach Micky Mundy. 5. i1 'V 'ytr jwgf The boys finished the season by placing 10th in the state ,g f meet out of a field of 38 teams. , SWA Tom Yeckering was the standout at the state meet for if OHS as he Placed fourth in class AA discus competition by A f ti'r' A fi 'i ' ' hurling it better than 141 feet. I N I 'I ' I OHS had another chance to receive their second medal , r R ppp ggg: Q , ,. until Enoch Epison pulled up with a hamstring pull near the A iiiiiiiiiii f A end of the 180-yard low hurdles. Until then he and three other hurdlers were running neck-and-neck. A Two weeks earlier, the boys had to hustle to claim fourth ,A yy, K yy V A,,A? Am H s,. ....,z,s, -5 place out of a field of eight teams in the Big 8 held at Henderson. Again, Yeckering received a first place award for finishing first among the shot-put contenders while Epison captured first place in the low and high hurdles. A week later, the boys accomplished another fourth place finish in the regional meet that was held at Daviess County. Epison finished in first place among the high hurdlers and he also finished second in the low hurdles. Yeckering man- aged not only one first place finish, but he was first place in the discus and shot-put as well. The boys opened the regular season April 14 at Paducah where senior Sonny Jackson led the team to a seventh place finish out of 15 teams. In the Daviess County Invitational held April 22, Epison took charge for OHS as he led everyone in the high and low hurdles for a third place finish. my Junior Tom Yeckering finished fourth in the state class AA discus competition at Lexington with a throw of 141 feet, 3 inches. . 1 41 is . -- By Scot Gaither fi Q 'ts J' .., K... 3 -yas .V '-.. ..h. We-1. 'rm . Mil rfif' T ii 52' QF! . . . It Was An Interesting Season ' - El. we .. I , -1 I M2 -QW f vu.. L gi we Paducah Invitational - Finished seventh. ..,.. -,..........c.,sj Tell City - Lost. 'A Apollo - Lost. K, Daviess County Invitational - Third place. Big 8 Tournament fHendersonj - Finished N Q Fourth. ,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,. 545 ,.,,......,......,. Regional at Daviess County - Finished 5 ' ' Fourth. . 'S Q State Meet - Finished Tenth. 4' ' W' I jg? Coach - Micky Mundy Enoch Epison pulled a hamstring muscle near the hamstring pull, Epison was running neck and end of the 180-yard low hurdles to end his hopes neck with three other hurdlers. of ranking in the state meet. Until he suffered the from leftj Brian Benefield Sonny Jack row son, Manager Kendall Smith, Ed P ruce Law, Ronnie C nd . Tdfrow: Mark Smithson, James Moss, Cla-. rence Well aHz, Enoch Epison, Boys' track team members for 1978 were ffront , : ' ' , - , . ' -,.,each,..lL-, ering, Steve Lawson and . 108f Boys' Track