Owensboro High School - Owensboroan Yearbook (Owensboro, KY)

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fr v ..-.?,,. wr- :. se- --7,-. IIIllI'I'I'l Ii IIS FIIII Il OHS Boys' Cross Country team consisted of several newcomers and were not really expected to have an outstanding season. But everyone, including Coach Mickey Mundy, was surprised when Buddy Vanover and Marvin Jump led the team to an outstanding first place finish in the regional meet held at Hillcrest Golf Course. We had a very young team, commented Coach Mundy, but we also had some good runners, although we were not expected to win the regional. It was the first year in OHS history that the boys cross country team had had two pairs of brothers. The Laws - Bruce and Byron - and the Vanovers - Buddy and Larry - were among the ten members of the team. Byron was a junior and Bruce was a sophomore. Another unusual feature of the team was that Larry Vanover, brother of senior Buddy Vanover, was an eighth grade' student at Estes and Coach Mundy tagged Larry as the most impressive eighth grade runner in the state. After the regional meet, Coach Mundy was hoping the team would run as well in the state meet as they did in the regional, but they did not quite reach the top as they finished in the fifth position. Marvin Jump led the team in the state meet and placed tenth overall. - By Scot Gaither This was the first year in OHS history that the boys cross country team had two pairs of brothers. Byron Qtop leftl and Bruce Law and Buddy lbottom leftj and Larry Vanover were the brother combinations. Larry was tagged by Coach Mundy as the most impressive eighth grade runner in the state. The 1976-77 OHS Cross Country team finished first in the regional meet. Members of the cross country team are ffront row, from Ieftj: assis- tant coach Ron Boling, Ronnie Clark, Bruce Law, Larry Vanover, Marvin jump, Buddy Van- over, John Quiggins, and Coach Mickey Mundy. fBack row, Ieftj: Mark Smithson, By- ron Law, Scott Whitehouse, Danny jones, James Lovett, David Clark, Robert Powell and Whitney Nall. A - ii, is I iff, LT ,:feS,:.h,g,,N' at s X' '- it . I if ,,. ...- i -,L - .ttf . .-... . I , Boys' Cross Country Team Wins Regional Owensboro Invitational - Eighth place Big 8 - Second place Daviess County Invitational - Second place Paducah Invitational - Third place Trinity Invitational - Eighth place Providence Invitational - Second place Lincoln Trails Invitational - Fourth place Regional Meet - First place l Western Kentucky University Invitational - State Meet - Fifth place fi Fourth place Coach - Mickey Mundy OHS runner john Quiggins seems to be ex- pressing, Is this the last lap? in the regional meet at Hillcrest Golf Course. Boys' Cross Country!

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lnjur, P When talking about the 1977 girls cross country team one thing comes to mind - injuries This was a year of injuries, said fourth year coach Bill' Jury, as he dis- cussed the cross country season. For example: Sophomore Cindy Richards, expected to be one of the top runners this year, had anemia throughout the season, Lisa Dewitt, an eighth grader had 40 stitches in her leg, and senior Charise Lord seperated her shoulder. This, plus a rash of sprained ankles, hampered the suc- cess of the girls. At the regional, the girls were beat- en by Apollo and eventual state champ Daviess County. Even though the team didn't make it to state, five girls qualified: Karen Daniels, Lisa Bittel, Julie Smith, Na- dine Riley and Sara Wade. Daniels placed seventh at state. She placed fifth in the Big 8 and fourth in the Christian County meet and was the outstanding runner on the team. - By Nicky Nicholas Sprained Ankles, Other Injuries ' Hamper Girls Louisville Invitational - Eighth Place Daviess County Duel Meet - Last Apollo Duel Meet - Last Covington Catholic - Eighth Place Owensboro Invitational - Eighth Place David Lipscomb Invitational - Fourth Place Old Hickory - Sixth Place Big 8 - Last ' Christian County - Seventh Place Regional - Last Coach - Bill Jury l'0ll OHS runners Julie Smith, Karen Dan- iels, Lisa Bittel,. Nadine Riley and Anita Sapp compete for the front-running po- sition in a cross country meet. OHS senior Charise Lord receives help from other schools after an injury she suffered during a cross country meet. In- juries were a big part of the 1977 OHS season. Girls' Cross Country team members in- clude ffrom leftjz Coach Bill Jury, Diane Depg, Lisa Bittel, Ellen Beard, Lisa A, Dewitt, Julie Smith, N Cindy Richards, Charise Lord, Karen Daniels, Sara Nvvaae and Kim t coach. ,Jfli ei' iffsx L 4 f flax w.':2 ,V,35f fm I! .?, 9 We . t - W. .g3.f:15? . '-. 9-.. rt ...af , an , 'ag . M., fs-., Z, 3. ,Za-'gs -, , fpzafii M:.. .gr m ' it fGirls' Cross Country

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.LELELBQXLQM , 5539555 .I 1 K 3 . f '41, S. I X. . .b.. ,-ff ff' Q MeaHiT.fss - i -- -',-b . ' :-:- .K A I ighf . K' ,W , S ,ik 112fSwim Team 1 -2. -aye fs.-. . es 'yisqssexe is . in ef riwitfs-'i' '-', g , . f OHS posted its highest swim team finish in the school's history in the 1978 state meet. The Devils were fourth in the state. We were just one point from being in third place and 17 points from second, stated Swim Coach Joe Iracane. The Red Devils were also the highest non-Louisville team at State, finishing behind champion St. Xaiver, Trinity and Ballard. The snow hampered much of Owensboro's season as the only other meets the team competed in were the Western Kentucky meet and the City-County meet. In the Western Kentucky meet, OHS finished a strong third behind Christian County and host Bowl- ing Green. In the City meet, OHS displayed their strength as they beat rivals Apollo and Daviess County. OHS had a total of 245 points while Apollo was a close second with 225 points and Daviess County, a poor third with a total of 24 points. Iracane couldn't single out one most valuable player. He included his top six as most valuable. Seniors Bleckley Dobbs, Brian Bastin, Bob Baker and Juniors David Dobbs, Jim Wofford and Tom Mullikin made up that list. OHS did not have a girls swim team this year. There was no team because of a lack of interest among the girls. - By Nicky Nicholas This threesome - Jim Wofford, Tom Mullikin and David Dobbs, plus Bob Baker, came in second in the 200 medley relay competition at the state meet. ' s f ' , .i ,g . .t N-fa-N-Q--.......-.., M B T- -Q1 1 . a. t xi' it f - T . 'Jr I Q3- 3!:'37.Ew .stair- , - -fts. Q i. T13 . . 5 'I -l 1 k.-,, ,rig .ii . .swf 1J1,.,Q. , -- sw- vlfiivi. iq Iunior Tom Mullikin had the top individual finish for OHS in the State Swim Meet. Mullikin was fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke competition.