Salina South High School - Preener Yearbook (Salina, KS)

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Sometimes the hardest part of winning is shaking the reputation of being a loser. The Cougars set out to change this reputation. When the season opened, the team was highly rated by many newspaper polls. When the season had ended the team had endured an exciting but disap- pointing year. In his final year as Cougar head coach, Jack Dean saw his teams vi- sions of success go down the drain. The season was almost an instant re- play of last year with the team losing many close games in the final few minutes. The team had potential in the form of six returning lettermen, five re- Basketball turning starters, and two transfers who were to help the team immense- ly. But the spectre of losing remained with the team until the final few games. The last six games saw the Cougars play their best basketball of the year. The Cougars won four of these six, losing to McPherson by two in overtime and a 50-48 heartbreaker to Central. With the four late season wins the team ended with a 7-14 re- cord. Next year the team will have a new coach, Larry Forsythe, and a new sys- tem. The new system will hopefully enable the Cougars to change the ways of the past. mush 3 9 basketball 'S

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1. Del Duran sets up front liners with a high volley. 2. Hours of practice paid off as the team celebrates their second victory over Central. 3. Determined freshman Cecelia Pivonka goes for a spike. 4. Sophomore Kathy Olson makes a successful knees-down save. 5. Good form was stressed at practice sessions and Diane Tho- mas shows she leamed her lessons well. 6. Mona Smith supplied some of the much need- ed heighth for the girls volleyball team. 7. The 1974 Girls Volleyball team members are: IST RO Wg Robin Hinde, Lisette Sackrider, Sandy Kelley, Del Duran, Valerie Jones, 2ND H0 Wg Kim Glasgow, Mona Smith, Kathy Olson, Debbie Schomber, Diane Thomas, 3RD RU Wg Beth Rhaesa, Nedra Goodman, Pam Liepitz, Kay Hanchett, Lea Schmidt, 4TH RU Wg Cece Pivonka, Anne Backstrom, Jeanine Mimick, Kim Bingham, Cheryl Smith, 5TH RU Wg Mary Maxwell, Cindy Maxwell, Sally McCar- gar, Miss Lysell, Miss Burkle, ,,,,,,,,,,,m, M.. ...W -5 1 .. O 'ipqnkw volleyball 1

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in 1 M !,,,.-- i 1. Transfer player Dolphus Holcomb takes a jump shot over a Great Bend player. 2. Junior J.J. Miller drives the middle against McPher- son. 3. The 1974-75 Cougar basketball team members are: Ist ROW, Tim Pivonka, Mark Cather, Fred Dye, Bob Kennedy, Greg Miller, Dave McKee. 2nd ROW, Ron Knight, Coach Ken Miller, Mark Knight, Jeff Culley, Dol- phus Holcomb, Mike Gay, Mike Kroneberger, Coach Jack Dean. 4. Mark Cather launches a shot in the sub-state win against Manhattan. 5. Mike Gay entered the starting lineup after Christmas and became the leading Cougar re- bounder. 6. Ball handler Fred Dye looks up court for the open man.