Savannah High School - Savannual Yearbook (Savannah, MO)

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Come 011 110W, jump I .fvr-wm-Zthf W-s. 1:: Q mm Varsity Boys mm OPPONENT Maryville Lafayette LeBlond St. Pius X Lafayette Benton Chillicothe Maryville West Platte Maryville Falls City LeBlond South Harrison Falls City West Platte LeBlond Cameron St. Pius X Maryville Highland Lathrop Benton Trenton Atchison Platte City Kearney Excelsior Springs THEM Basketball has certainly changed since James Naismith discovered it in 1891, from throwing a soccer ball into a peach basket to playing the game as we know it now. According to Varsity Coach Mrs. Julie Adams, ttThe girls used to play six on six, three on offense and three on defense. Now we play by the same rules as the guys do, which is five on fiveW Basketball is tta game which gives the girls the opportunity to learn a sport, how to get along with their teammates and how to accept winning and defeat graciously? stated Adams. According to Adams, the girls put in 10 hours a week from the start of the season to the end of it. Adams commented that during these practices, the players prac- ticed ttthe basic fundamentals - handling, shooting, etc The season met expectations, according to Adams. ttWe,Ve gone farther than any team tat SHSi in ball 7, post season play We re one of the top 16 teams in the state tclass 3A divisioni. We finally ended with a record of 21-73, Sara Wilt 86 stated, ttwinning districtsC was the high point of the i season. She went on to say, ttA team t from Savannah hasntt done that i before. The team really played i together well. ,t ttGoing to sectionalsi, was the peak of the season for Dianne Miller t86. According to Adams, the high point of the season was ttwinning districts because we made it to the 1 state tournament? Although there were many positive aspects of the season, there were also negative ones. The low point of the season was ttwhen we got beat by Lafayette? stated Miller. uLosing two conference 1 games? to Maryville and Lafayette was a disappointment to Adams. Continued on page 48 points.

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ence run. Striders aim for crown Theyire called miracle teams, teams which come from the bottom position in a league and by seasonis end are king of the hill. There are many different teams that qualify for this rank - the 69 New York Mets, the 80 USA hockey team, the 67 New York Jets, the 84 San Diego Padres, to name a few. Well, you can add to that list the 84 Savannah Savage Cross Country squad. According to coach Mr. Brent Ruiz, the runners captured the Midland Empire Conference crown at the annual meet held at Savan- nah Oct. 16. iiLast year, the team finished fourth, and I didnt expect us to win this season, admitted Ruiz. The Savages won the title- clinching race with a team score of 58, despite the fact that they tied Lafayette with 58 points. According to MEC rules, the tie shall be broken with sixth man placing; Savannahls runner finished before Lafayette,s sixth runner, thus winning. The total team scores were 00w score winsl tD Savannah with 58 points, t2i Lafayette with 58 points, t3l Maryville with 66 points, t4l Cameron with 92 points, t5l LeB- lond with 94 points, and t6i Benton with 154 points. Individually, Cameron,s Jay Stevens finished first with a time of 17:51; SaVannah,s top finisher was Joe Freudenthal 88 with time of 19:02. Lafayette,s Anne Stephen- pohl finished first in the girls, division with a time of 21:46. Savannah,s top finisher was Lisa Lance ,87; her time was 24:52. iiOne factor that enabled us to win, stated Ruiz, was that many kids competed in road races over the summer, and that gave the freshmen added experience, and that experience showed later on in the season. We don,t have a lot of people used to defeat; they believed in a lot of things that I told them to do. It was great to see the team get the MEC championship. I think the kids are looking to be four-year MEC champs. We cant help but to be better next year? This yearls championship , squad consists of Simon Stoeptgh-' off, David Widel, Sherrie GimSe, Janet Hoffelmeyer and Lora Trapp all i85; Daren Throckmorton, Ellen Bales, David Coon, Craig Matthews and Stacey Strasser all 86; Jeff Taylor, Greg Siefert, John Ginther and Lisa Lance all ,87 and Tim Sprague, Freudenthal, Chris Rost and Brent Twombly, all 88. 2I expect great things for us tthe squadi in the futuref, stated Freudenthal. 2I was kind of sur- prised that we won MEC, since we have such a young team? 2Pm really proud to be called MEC champs? stated Bales. qt was a lot of hard work? The rain imposed an unstopp- able element that each runner had to battle. Sprague had to battle one extra problem, the loss of a shoe. itWhenever my shoe fell off, I really panicked? stated Sprague. iiMy first thought was to get that shoe back on? Bales thinks that Cross Country is underrated in the public sportsi spotlight. tiMost people, save for a few runners, dont know how much work Cross Country is, its a difficult sport to cover because the action is all over? 21 believe our main element in winning the MEC championship was the miles that we put in, we worked hard by running this summerfi added Freudenthal. iiSince I was just on the junior varsity squad, I did not get too excited about winning MECX, stated Stoeptghoff. 21 am happy for the varsity squad? 21 will try to run during winter in preparing for next season, and I will try to go into summericondi- tioning? stated Sprague. ilWe put out the warning flag that weire the team to beat in the MEC. Cross Country is the kind of sport that a team can come from the ibasementi of a league and end up winning added Ruiz. - Troy Apostol a H E Quad State 5th 5 Excelsior Springs 6th m Maryville lst 8 Benton lst 5 Savannah MEC 1st Excelsior Springs Cross Country members include Front: Jason Shell, David Widel,. Jeff Bette, Craig Mathews, Chris Rost, Tim Sprague; Row 2: Greg Seifert, Jeff Taylor, Darren Throckmorton, David Coon, Slmon Stepfgeshoff3 Joe Freudenthal, Brent Twombly; Back: Coach Brent Ruiz, Shem Gimse, Ellen Bales, Laura Trapp and Janet Hoffelmeyer. Cross Country J 45

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'm t We,re one of the the state tclass 8A ally ended with a 3 stated, gWinning : high point of the on to say, ttA team hasn,t done that 1m really played actionals,, was the sason for Dianne . Adams, the high son was twinning we made it to the .H A mere were many f the season, there ve ones. The low :on was ttwhen we .afayettef, stated ;wo conference rille and Lafayette ment to Adams. ontinued on page 48 John Cobb ,86 jumps high to bank in two points. The boyst varsity squad includes Front: Pat Judkins, Bruce Hill, Nick Kunels and Lyle Officer; Back: Mark Austin, Mike Nicholson, John Cobb, Tim Alexander and Thanh Van. Not pictured: Mike Kiekhaefer and Jim Noble. Mark Austin 85 concentrates on his follow through. Boyst Varsity Basketball t47