Owensboro High School - Owensboroan Yearbook (Owensboro, KY)

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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

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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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333 til ll! ! Qtilhlll Diane Depp fleftj exhibits the form that won her sec- ond place in the high jump in the state track meet. The OHS sophomore lbelowj was a standout all season for the girls. Q 8 X' :. i 3: . 5 I :T if . . , E 1. 7k,, ,. Q Q' KQK L. A .Z S gk P., --.- A xkkx Zed? ' Til . . --9: W i - 1 . ,1 A . Q . , j .ali ,s The 440-relay team finished second in the re- Barbara Hinton Linda Winstead Nadine Riley gion and was sixth in the heat at the state meet. and Melanie Humphrey. Members of the relay foursome are Kfrom leftj Members of the girls' track team include ffront row, from leftjz Sara Wade, Karen Crowe, Kay Beard, Karen Daniel, Nadine Riley and Melanie Humphrey. Second row: Kathleen Rouse, Lisa DeWitt, Lisa Bittel, Wendy Morton, Anita Grif- fith and Debbie Howell. Third row: Barbara Q Hinton, Mary Todd Horrell, Stacy Humphrey, Robin Fisher, Linda Winstead and Gazetta Woods. Fourth row: Dorothy Jackson, Maureen Whitten, Bea Brown, Dianne Depp, Ellen Beard and Becky Moorman. In back: Coaches Bill Jury, Patty Fitzhugh and Kim Reed. ill Bad luck hit Coach Bill Jury at a bad time . . . during the regional. The re- gional was held at Daviess County and the OHS girls placed fourth. We had some misfortune as our relay teams dropped the baton a few times, we hadn't done that all year, and I feel our relay team had a good chance at state, but we just came up with some bad luck, said jury. Sophomore Diane Depp, a standout all year, won the high jump in the regional. Wendy Morton came through in the 440 and the 440 relay team, composed of Melanie Hum- phrey, Nadine Riley, Linda Winstead and Barbara Hinton, and also won a first place finish in the regional. The state tournament was held at the University of Kentucky and Diane Depp finished second in the high jump with a height of 5'4 for the only points for OHS. In the regular season, the girls opened up with Madisonville and came away with a 72-42 victory as Diane Depp won both the long and high jumps. Stacy Humphrey fin- ished first in both the 110 and 60 hur- dles, and Karen Daniel the 880 and the mile. OHS beat arch-rival Apollo 72-46 as a tune-up for the City-County meet. In the City-County meet, the girls edged Daviess County 58-57 and Apollo was third at 42 points. The Big 8 was held at Henderson County and the girls finished fourth. The top three event participants for the year were: Diane Depp in field eventsg Karen Crowe among the sprintersp and Karen Daniel as a dis- tance runner. - By Nicky Nicholas Finishing 'Pourth': Portrait Of A Season OHS 72, Madisonville 42 Paducah Invitational - OHS finished third OHS 72, Apollo 46 City-County -- OHS 58, Daviess County 57, Apollo 42. Franklin County Invitational - OHS finished fourth. Big 8 - OHS finished fourth. Regional - OHS finished fourth. Coach - Bill jury Girls' Track!