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

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Without the floats that the Junior and Senior high students worked so hard to prepare, the parade would not have been as successful as it was. The 8th graders won the float competition with the theme of their float that was inspired by the popular movie “Star Wars” 12

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TOP LEFT: A mass proposal? No, it’s the Mellow Fellows! CENTER LEFT: Rebel CENTER RIGHT: The Queen and her court dance the night away. ABOVE LEFT: Phil Oman assists Queen Lisa as she arrives at the game. ABOVE RIGHT: Students showed lots of enthusiasm during Homecom- ing Week. Homecoming week got off to an enthusiastic start with the queen’s coronation held on Monday, Oct. 6. Spirits were high as the program began with introductions of the football, volleyball, and tennis teams, the CC runners, and their cheerleaders. Lending his talents as Master-of-Ceremonies for the evening was Mike Peterson. The Mellow Fellows provided the entertainment with their interpretation of “Viva L’Amour”. Retiring Queen Mary Miska wished luck to the teams and to the candidates before relinquishing her crown. The tension was at its height when Lisa Schweiss was crowned 1978 Homecoming Queen by team representatives Dave Heiling (football) and Mike Koehn (CC). Before giving a few words of thanks, Lisa was serenaded by Kelly Maguire with “Three Times a Lady” accompanied by Pat Hess. The Homecoming festivities drew to a close with the dance on Friday night. The music was provided by “Rebel” and enjoyed by all. Another successful Homecoming has come and gone leading the way to a promising year of memorable activities. 11

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It was a beautiful Friday night for football. The game was billed as “The Battle of the Cardinals.” It pitted a perennial conference powerhouse in Luverne against Redwood Falls, which had an impressive 1-4 won-loss record at the time. To the surprise of many, the game was a dogfight from the start. Redwood Falls’ superior defense stacked up the potent wishbone attack of Luverne throughout the game. On the other hand, the Redwood offense sputtered and backfired against Luverne which featured a 275 and 295 pound tandem at the defensive tackle positions. Then Redwood broke the game open when Tim Jahnke dashed four yards for a score, and Tom Zimmerman blasted his way for a touchdown from two yards out. The defense added a safety and when the dust had settled, Redwood Falls had won by the score of 15-6. It was an impressive showing by the Cardinals, a showing that turned the whole season around. Hopefully, it was also the game that turned the entire Redwood Falls football program around and set it back on the right track for a long time to come. 13