Raymore Peculiar High School - Panther Yearbook (Peculiar, MO)

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JV gains valuable experience Mike Ruth runs in the St. Joe- Eye??? msin'heVStzJoe-Laf- ; Lafayette Invitational. y e Vltatimat. The junior varsity cross-country team engaged in a successful 1985 season. Led by Ty Erickson, Mike Ruth and Scott Smith, the junior varsity boys captured 2nd at the conference meet in Warrens- burg on October 24. Juniors Doug Duncan and Chris Molendorp were the only regular junior varsity runners. Freshmen Brian Freesz and Shawn Windes also ran in sev- eral freshman races. On September 17, the junior varsity cap- tured fourth in the Raymore-Peculiar Invi- tational. Ty Erickson led the team with a fourth place finish. On October 8, the junior varsityvboys placed third out of 20 teams at the Excelsior Springs Invitation- al. Ty Erickson medaled with a 24th place finish out of 160 runners. Mike Ruth said, This season was the most fun I have had, I wasntt the best run- ner, but just being around my friends and being able to compete was enough for me? Overall the team enjoyed a successful 'season and prepared the underclassmen for the varsity level. Doug Duncan, Brian Friesz. CMS' Molendorp. Scott Smith, Mike Ruth, Ty Erickson, Shawn Windes. ,, M ves a medal at the Invitatlml Chris Molendorp strides to the finish line at the Ray-Pec Invitational. L 161

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; i :? i M 7x H .513 .1; lM I ! W? W, i, Shawn Windes strides toward .the finish line at the Ray-Pec Invitation- al. k ; f. ' ' .w' v .3 ; .5 ; kgwx k QQ V 3k Mike Ruth receives a medal at the St. JoeLafayette Invitational. 160

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An outstanding season Varsity girls played a very successful season. Dana Sutcliffe and Teresa Gaston replied, ttWe accomplished more than any other team has in the past because we all worked together, mainly its because of our good coach? J ulie Dean said, ttWe had a good season, but we could have done bet- ter than we did? During the season they won two trophies, placing a first and a third. Win- ning first in the Winnetonka Tournament was their most outstanding achievement. In that tournament they played Blue Spr- ings, winning 15-11, 15-7; Park Hill 15-4, 15-9 and Excelsior Springs, winning 15-11, 15-7. Their 3rd place trophy was won at Belton Tourney. For an entire season Dana Sutcliffe fin- ished with the most number of serves, Ericka Storms with the best hitting per- cent, J ulie Dean with the most number of blocks and Michelle Cox with the best in- dividual setting percent. They finished the season with a 16-9-2 overall record. Front row: Michelle Cox, Teresa Gaston, Trisha Houchen. Back row: Shaman Diggs, Dana Sutcliffe, Julie Dean, Ericka Storms, Stephanie Dickenson, Brenda McKeown, Julie . Shields, Coach Smith. 2m No. 2, Michelle Cox, bunts the bailu the opposing team.