Savannah High School - Savannual Yearbook (Savannah, MO)

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b0 G :1 a m G9 in! B VARSITY OPPONENT THEM Lathrop Lafayette Trenton Kearney Platte City Central Maysville Mid-Buchanan Rock Port Maryville Cameron Benton JUNIOR VARSITY Lathrop , Lafayette Trenton Platte City Kearney Rock Port Maryville Cameron Benton Wrestling, the act of forcing your opponent into allowing his shoulder blades to touch the mat. ttThe team had a 9-2-1 dual recordf, according to Coach Darrell Buffington. ttWelre a young team, but weive done a very good job. The varsity did well, but Pm especially proud of the junior varsity? stated Assistant Coach Larry Sommer. uNext year the team will be stronger if the youth can take up the slack of the senior wrestlers they are goin to loseP ttWrestling is a goo experience? stated David Gay ,87. 21 plan to wrestle the 185 pound class until my senior year, and then, maybe, the unlimited weight class only if I feel strong enough? uPractice is not strenuous enoughli stated T. J . Pankau ,86. itWe need to work a little harder in the weight room for strength, but our conditioning is very good? itN0 matter whether you won or lost, you were still a part of the family? stated Richard Miller 85. The wrestling team chose its tOutstanding Wrestlerl of each class, according to Buffington. Jay Snod- grass was chosen as the outstanding senior wrestler. Snodgrass set the record of most wins this season with Members of the JV wrestling team are, Front: Ellis Pummell, Denny Bisig, Travis Gates, T. J. Pankau and Gaylen Heckman; Middle: Tom Weipert, Mark Hummer, Todd Holcomb, Delbert Williams and Kyle Adams; Back: Mr. Darrell Buffington, coach; Kevin Dykes, Dennis Pike, Scott Campbell, Phil Anderson, David Gay and Mr. Larry Sommer, coach. a total of 30 and also the record of most pins this year with 22. Snod- grass also scored the most points of a any team member with 179 out of 492 possible. Snodgrass ended the season , with a 30-2 record. The outstanding junior was Kevin Wall. Wall had the teams most reversals-of the season with 26. He finished the season with a 24-5 2 record. Kevin Dykes was chosen from the Sophomore class. Dykes ended his season with a 2-0 record. The freshman chosen was Ray Routh. Routh tied Snodgrass with 30 wins this season. He also scored the most match points, 353, and set the record of near falls at 63. Routh made 24 escapes, the highest this season. Routh finished his season with a I record of 30-4. According to Buffington, the most inspirational wrestler this year was Mark Hummer ,86, and the most improved was Rick Walker ,85. With the season ended and new ? sports beginning, the memory of the victories and defeats remain. Those . moments of glory will live forever, but the hours of practice and defeat will diminish into endless record books. - Tim Burns Shaun Nold 87 studies his opponentis reactions to his manuevers. 54 J Wrestling I -V 'Illl IIX E7.

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to add two points. ant: Tammy Sheridan, : d Tyra Turner; Row a Robertson and Lani p, Trena Wright, Tina Frosh seek precision 2Two two . twollll, shouted the crowd as they watched Savannah dribble down the court to make the winning basket. According to Mr. Brent Ruiz, freshman boysl coach, the boys practiced for an hour and a half everyday after school. The practices seemed to pay off as was demonstrated in the last game of the season. 2The most exciting game of the season was against Benton; we had to come from behind to win? stated Joe Freudenthal 188. John Roster 188 stated, 2It tthe seasonl was a big improvement from junior high 4 everyone contributed? According to Ruiz, the fresh- man boys worked hard, and it showed in their win-loss record of 7-5. 2The season was a success, and all we can do is try to have a better year next yearf, commented Roster. Another team which showed spirit and dedication is the girls freshman basketball team. According to Miss Linda Whit- ford, freshman coach, the girls practiced for two hours every morning. iTve noticed that the girls, attitudes changed? According to Whitford, 2They also their skills: shooting, dribbling and passing? improved , Heather Schneider 188 com- mented, tiWe had some good games and some bad ones. Some games we worked as a team; some we worked as individuals? The girls win-loss record for the season was 3-8, according to Whitford. Both Ruiz and Whitford agreed that the teams improved on basket- ball fundamentals and learned 2to work as a team instead of five individuals? Roster also stated something that all the coaches would like to hear and that the players would also agree with 2Basketball is GREATIW - Yolanda Justus BOYS 34 Benton 22 LeBlond 43 Lafayette 37 Maryville 24 LeBlond 51 Benton 39 Benton 56 Falls City 59 Cameron 53 Maryville 29 Lathrop 46 Benton , GIRLS US OPPONENTS 4 Lathrop 9 LeBlond 26 Smithville 23 Bode 8th grade 29 Kearney 16 LeBlond 28 Cameron 16 Maryville 10 Lafayette Benton 22 Truman 8th grade THEM 17 23 34 15 Freshmen Basketball V53 Scott Cowger 188 shoots for two points. . Ilvqmsva qsom

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9311 . also the record of ear with 22. Snod- the most points of ' with 179 out of 492 s; ended the season 1ding junior was had the team,s most Season with 26. He 15011 with a 24-5 L was chosen from iSS. Dykes ended his i record. 11 chosen was Ray 1 Snodgrass with 30 He also scored the ts, 353, and set the s at 63. Routh made lighest this season. his season with a 3 Buffington, the l wrestler this year er ,86, and the most ck Walker i85. son ended and new the memory of the eats remain. Those will live forever, but tice and defeat will iless record books. - i : manuevers. 2 W 2W Richard Garton i85 earns points for a near fall. The varsity wrestling team includes, Front: Ray Routh, Mark Crawford and Rodney Hummer; Middle: Shaun Nold, Jeff Edwards, Rick Walker, Larry Goforth, Mike Yuille and Sam Cordonier; Back: Richard Miller, Jay Snodgrass, Kevin Wall and Richard Garton. Wrestling 2x 55