Sheridan High School - Trailblazer Yearbook (Sheridan, MT)

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FRONT ROW, L TO R: Jason Roylance, Lance Barney, Keith Kneeland, Doug Smith, Lance Huff, Alan Ostler. SECOND ROW: Clint Par- sons, Stacey Robertson, Blane Mortensen. Will Shaffer, Blake Carey, Roger Shaffer, Scott Wessel, Fritz Bieler, Mike Qualls. BACK ROW: Assistant Coach DuWayne Wilson, Tom Funk, Don Bratsch, Jared Wright. Quinn Carver, Clint Mortensen, Jerry Christensen, Paul Pallas, Brian Staley, Mark Kieckbusch, Preston Salisbury, Head Coach Dean Leary. Our Champs!! game. The Panthers were proud of beating them (32-22) for that reason. The next week was a tough week of practice for the Panthers were to take on Absarokee. The week was spent trying to work out the dings of the previous game, which wasn't easy. Nonetheless, they were confident that they could win. After a slow start and encouragement from the Panther fans, the Panthers did beat Absarokee (16-8). The spirit of the team was high and it showed in the following week of practice. Their main goal was to keep their prospective. They felt that they could beat Terry, but after the first half things fell apart. It was in the words of several of the players, just one of those days. Terry was a good ball club and took advantage of the Panthers' bad breaks. Nevertheless they were proud of their ac- complishment and will never forget their great year, their coach, nor the members of the 1985 Panther football team. At the beginning of the year, the Panther foot- ball team was optimistic as to what they could ac- complish. They had set a goal to win the district, even before the first game of the season. They knew that they had a good chance and worked harder than ever to achieve their goal. As the teams in the district fell to the mercy of the Pan- thers, they began to wonder what their real poten- tial was. They arrived at the playoffs undefeated and ready to play. The general feeling of the team going into post season play was one of confidence; they had just swept the district and were ready for the playoffs! Their first game was against Superior and they approached them with a nervous confidence knowing they had as good a chance as anyone in the state. They had had a taste of playoff football last year against Big Sandy and so they were ready. Superior was a tough team with good size and quickness which could have put them in the state

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1. Listen Up, Gang.' Coach Lott gives his usual pep talk. 2. GIRLS’ B-SQUAD BASKETBALL, FRONT ROW, L TO R: Manager Erin McMillen, Michelle Clark, Janet Ludwick, Lynette Larson, Bobbie Petersen, Coach Rob Lott. BACK ROW: Heather Hig- gins, Becky Ostler, Jody Beck, Anita Shaw, Susan Wessel, Tina Krull. 7

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1. The team huddles up to call the next play. 2. Jared Wright is tackled as Mark Kieckbusch looks on. 3. Brian Staley waits for the other team. 4. Clint Mortensen escaped his opponent through speed and agility. 5. Ecstatic with joy Jared Wright leaps into his teammates arms. 9