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

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Cougars capture The old saying the third time is a charm came true for Coach Larry Forsythe and his Cougar basketball team. After having two 10-10 sea- sons, the cagers recorded the first winning season in South history, compiling a 19-5 record. Capturing the CKL title was the major goal of the team during the year. They accomplished this goal with a 6-2 league mark. Winning the title became more meaningful after the team learned that the CKL was disbandingg thus the cagers cap- tured their first and the final CKL trophy. Peaking near the end of the sea- son, the Cougars began to over- whelm opponents. They set the re- cord for the most points in one game with a 91-67 win over Dodge City. They defeated Junction City 75-53 to clinch the CKL crown. After accomplishing their prima- ry goal, the team gathered momen- tum which helped them win the sub- State crown. Winning the sub-State title allowed the cagers to add a little icing to the cake. They ad- first CKL crown vanced to the State tournament, up- setting a tough Wichita Heights team 61-55 in the first round. That paved the way for their third place finish. They lost a tough game to Washburn Rural 59-61, but came back to defeat Leavenworth for third. The Cougar basketball program showed its dominance in Salina by defeating Central and Sacred Heart. The cagers defeated Central three times during the season. The last time enabled the team to win the sub-State trophy. Adding to many other firsts was the Sacred Heart Tournament. The round- ballers defeated Lincoln and Sacred Heart after losing to Kansas City Turner in the round-robin affair. Establishing the desire to win and the willingness to put forth the ef- fort have been two major objectives of Coach Forsythe since coming to South. The Cougars proved they had the desire and willingness. The '77-'78 team opened a new door in Cougar basketball history.

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ggmtasmfv fw -Q-2 2 Q.. , ,,,A 1. Senior Jerry Broils consistently placed high in the floor exercise and high bar com- petitions. 2. Mark Walter placed first at State in the all-around competition. 3. The gymnastic team members were Cfront rowj Chris Hay, Mark Walter, Steve George, Pat O'Connor, Jerry Broils, Cmiddle rowj Jeff Hollis, Mike May, Dean Brungardt, Steve Lull, Gary Naden, Bob Davis, Brett Sidles, Mark Cheswick, fback rowj Pam Hays, Bruce Kesl, Gary Green, Mike Faubion, Tony Markowski, Kim Bolte, Carl Hick- man, Tom McClintock. 4. Pat O'Connor finished first at State with a score of 10.00 on the still rings. 5. Steve Lull's third place State finish can be attributed to his many hours of practice. 6. Despite injuries to both hands, Chris Hay was still able to finish sixth at State on the parallel bars.

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44 1. Capitalizing on defensive mistakes proved a strong asset for the Cougars. 2. Senior Steve Thompson provided rebounding depth for the front line. 3g Six-eight Kelly Knight broke the one-game scoring mark and earned a spot on the tournament team at State. 4. Comprising the '77-78 CKL championship team were ffront rowj Lance Billings, Jay Johnson, Brent Pitts, David Geist, Jim Ginther, Kevin Reichmuth, Da- vid Burns, Ron Vitelli, Cback rowj Jeff He- line, David Peoples, Scott Gronewaller, Jeff Thompson, Kelly Knight, David D'Albini, Matt Stinson, and Steve Thompson. 5. Mr. Consistent was senior David Burns who frequently was seen handing out an assist. 6. Jim Ginther averaged 16 points per game which earned him All-Area honors. Sad -4 1415--I4