Redwood Falls High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Redwood Falls, MN)

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TOP ROW: Jim Sheimo. Ric k Schlapkohl. Ronald Perry Tom l ed Schablin. Bob Stancer, Ricardo Petry. Jeff Stancer. Gary Buckley, Mr. Hollister, coach. BOTTOM ROW. Rick Schablin. Kodet. Over The Hill And Through The Woods In its eight regular meets, the RFHS cross country team failed to come in first. Yet this squad, loaded with underclassmen, managed to give every team, including strong competition from the Southwest conference, a real fight. It would have been called a building year with boys like sophomores Jeff Stancer and Iom Buck- lev gaining momentum with every meet. Stancer came in first in several meets with Buckley close be- hind, but still the Cards couldn’t tally enough points to win. In the region the Cards placed a respectable fourth, but failed to have an entry in the state meet. If the sport, which is relatively new at RFHS, can come up as fast as it has in its first years and if the younger members can provide a solid core of harri- ers, the coming years for cross country at RFHS will be f ruitf ul. 27

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KNEELING: Lee Patten, I .vie, Sparowgrove, Dan Braken, Britt Klienart, Mike Zschunkc, Buuh Soupir, John Knudscn, Joe Bronson, Gregg Helgeson. STANDING: Mr. Duckstad, Coach. Kick Wegner, Herb Huhnerkock, Bill Boots, Chuck Walters, Jim Otto, Henry Huhnerkock, Jim Enabnit, Roger Nordby, John Smith. Mr. Thompson, Assistant Coach. Soupir Makes All-Conference Freshman, Lee Patten, rounds third base and on to home to give the Cards a run. As expected, 1966 was a rebuilding year for the Cardinal baseball team. Six regulars, including two All-Conference players, of last years Southwest Conference Champi- onship team graduated. Seniors Butch Soupir and John Knudsen and junior Bill Boots were the only returning lettermen. The remainder of the lineup was filled pri- marily by freshmen. The Cards finished the season with a 3-11 record with victories over Sleepy Eye, Tracy and Lamberton. The Card Baseballers heat the Lamberton Blackhawks in the first round of the district tournament hut were sidelined 2-0 by Fairfax in the quarter finals. Jim Enabnit, a junior firstbaseman, led the batters with a .300 average while fresh- man Dick Wegner was second at .275. Butch Soupir, a secondbaseman-outfielder, was the only Card named to the All- Conference Team. 26

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A BASK K I BALL: BOX TOM ROW: Ken Kempfert, Steve Walling. Jim (.arson, Jim Lnabnit. Dale Kempfert, Charles Curtis, Kevin O leary. Brad Bcrberick. TOP ROW:]ctt Even- From Under The Hoops Left with only one returning starter, center Ken Kempfert, the Cardinals were inexperienced and were expected by many to have a dismal rec- ord. I he season was characterized by several one-point losses, which could have given the Cards a .500 plus record. Instead, the Redwood cagers finished the regular season with a 6-12 record, the same as the more experienced team of the previous year. For the most part, the Cards were strong in the first half but lost their zip in the final two periods. I he Cardinals, who displayed a starting line-up of f ive seniors, were led by co-captains Craig La- bel ee and Rick Schlapkohl. The team, coached by Bob Thompson, had a quite evenly balanced scoring attack with Kempfert, the leader with a 20 point average. I he Cardinal cagers met stiff resistance from the tough teams of Southwest Conference. They did win a favorable margin of their District I en tilts. The Cards bowed out with a 65-43 loss to Gib- bon in the district quarter-finals. 28 son. Bob Weimore. Sian Viergutz, l.ee Hollister, Bill Tripp, Rit k Schlapkohl, Craig I.aberce, Bob Thompson, coach.