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

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Women golfers steadily improve During their second year of com- petition the girls golf team showed considerable improvement. The team consisted of six girls: Nancy Hagen, Mary Poell, Jeanine Mi- mick, Shelly McMullin, Connie Schleiger, and Chris Klein. Partici- pating in two additional meets held at Newton and Arkansas City en- abled the golfers to gain more com- petitive experience. At the Great Bend meet, the four-woman team of Mimick, McMullin, Schleiger, and Klein took sixth place. Nancy Hagen led the team throughout the season. She quali- fied for State for the second straight year and was first medalist at Great Bend. Her score of 80 was the low- est score in the State at that time. She also finished third in the South Invitational. 1. Senior Jeanine Mimick improved throughout the season helping the four- woman team to its sixth-place finish at Great Bend. 2. Shooting a personal best of 80, senior Nancy Hagen won first medalist at the Great Bend Invitational. 3. Girls golf members were Mary Poell, Shelly McMul- lin, Chris Klein, Jeanine Mimick, Nancy Hagen and Connie Schleiger.

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Tournament tops Frosh cage year Developing basic basketball skills was the prime goal of the freshman basketball program. Successful use of those skills sometimes eluded the freshman as they compiled a 4-6 re- cord. Although the freshman record was 4-6, they lost five games by less than ten points. The young cagers learned the of- fensive skills quickly, opening the season with a win over Great Bend Harrison. Defensive fundamentals sometimes proved to be a weakness. However, during the South Tourna- ment the novice cagers scored deci- sive victories over Great Bend Har- rison and Great Bend Roosevelt. Their final win of the season came against Junction City. sl... X' , ' K- -'H' -Q... x ..- , 1. Troy Freeman supplied the big man for the freshman team. 2. The '77-'78 freshman squad was comprised of ffront rowj Conell Price, Mike May, Jim Kennedy, Kevin Klotzbachg fmiddle rowj Scott Barta, Lanny Forsythe, Buddy Swinton, Kirk Wedge, Brad Bingesser, fback rowj Dan Fisher, Troy Freeman, Scott Haney, Ron Bingham, David Scott and Gary Kolb. 3. Brad Bingesser led the scoring for the frosh as he averaged 12 points a game.

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Girls b-ballers take 3rd at State Without a league championship to capture, the girls basketball team set its goals on the sub-State and State tournaments. Following a vic- tory over Hays in the first round of regional play, the stage was set for a third meeting with Central. Al- though the girls were definitely un- derdogs following a 30-49 defeat by Central earlier in the year, the over- all Cougar hustle proved too much for the Mustangs as the girls cap- tured their second consecutive sub- State Championship. The Cougars then advanced to State and defeated the Emporia Spartans in the first round action. Following a loss to the undefeated Shawnee Mission Miege girls in semi-final action, the Cougars de- feated Liberal for an impressive third place finish at State. Directed by junior guard Betsy Sloan, the Cougars compiled a 16-5 won-loss season record. Sloan set six team records including a 14.4 scor- ing average. She was also selected to the State tournament team, the All-Area team, and the All-City team. CeCe Pivonka was awarded honorable mention for her State play and was selected on the All- City team. Coach Vern Laubhan started the girls basketball program. His knowledge, complemented by the girls' dedication, resulted in a suc- cessful season. With five returning letterwomen and a solid Junior Var- sity team, the Cougar girls basket- ball program entertains great hopes for the coming year. if i' K 2 . 'fa 5 ki ft . Q, , C . EE