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

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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

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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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2 1. Junior Pam Schneider pulled down 77 rebounds and scored 165 points in the year. 2. The team members were Qfront rowj Gin- ny Roth, Kathy Hickerson, Sabrina Skul- borstad, Patricia Broils, Debbie Martinez, Cathy Hittner, Kim Folken, Debbie Hess, Ginger Trepoy, Sheri Cooley, Joedy Zim- mermang fback rowj Rita Miller, Sharon Julius, Darlene Krumweide, Angie Frank, Sharol Short, Michelle Jaeger, Gwen Turn- er, Jeanine Mimick, Pam Schneider, Shelly Duran, Liz Overton, Nancy Lloyd, CeCe Pivonka, Michelle Gay, Betsy Sloan, Dolora Ruder, Kathy Singles, Yolanda Gay. 3. Bet- sy Sloan shot 51 percent from the field to lead the team. 4. Senior CeCe Pivonka scored 267 to average 11.7 points a game. 5. Although Shelly Duran played in only elev- en games, she was still able to score 110 points and grab 68 rebounds.