Silver Lake High School - Golden Eagle Yearbook (Silver Lake, KS)

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Eagles defeat newcomer Santa Fe to win League title for third straight year MISSION VALLEY The first game of the season was against the team picked by the league coaches to win the Mid-East League. The boys had only four days of practice because of the foot- ball playoffs, and even though we didn't play well, we played an ex- tremely aggressive defense and won the game 48-46 in overtime, com- mented Coach KEN DARTING. The Vikes never did seem to recover from this loss, and at the same time, we used it as a springboard to a great season. LYNDON Even though this game turned out to be a miss-match, Coach DARTING felt it was a very important game. The Eagles were only 3-2 at this point of the season and DARTING was not sure how good the team was. Using a pressure defense all over the floor and a balanced scoring attack, the Eagles were able to win the gameg the final score being 72-42. DARTING felt that this game gave the Eagles confidence for the upcoming game with the undefeated Santa Fe Trail Chargers. LEAGUE CHAMPS, AGAI QU Grabbing a rebound and preparing to shoot again is senior SHANON SAIA QBOJ during the game against the Royal Valley Panthers. iPhoto by KIM BROOKSJ Q25 Senior JERRY KRUGER U25 prepares to rebound a Wabaunsee Charger's blocked shot. iPhoto by MECHELE OATHOUTJ 34fSportsfBoys' Varsity Basketball H7 , ' ' , r ' .... K W' -m....,,, . ' ,,,- QL. ww tw.-fr f J 2 W .M--. m.t.w...,,,w.-nu.-n A A H Mmm I w,m,..,- . W I.. ........-..... k Vvyr K VV , A ,gg is , .... X, ..... Hr- In Wife'- f f-msn. ' l

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ST. MARYS ln this game against the Bears, ev- eryone played controlled defense. Execution of the offense allowed the Eagles to shoot 44 percent for the game. Junior DERON JOHNSON had 18 points to lead the team, while BRADY, had 12 points to help defeat St. Marys with a score of 52-46. Clj Junior TONY LEIKER rebounds to aid the Junior Varsity in their 34-25 win over St. Marys. iPhoto by NANCY MARTINJ 121 Attempting to block the in-bounds pass junior RODNEY HERRINGTON leaps into the air as junior STEVE BRADY looks on. iPhoto by NANCY MARTIN C31 Front Row: Kurt Ludwick, Tony Housh Sheldon Saia, Deron Johnson. Middle Row Coach Jim Lindstrom, Stan Pangrac, Rodney Herrington, Ronnie Spence, Brent Lilley, Bob by Pfannenstiel, Coach Ken Darting. Back Row: Kasey Kirkwood, Jim Hurtig, Steve Brady, Tony Leiker, Shawn Beuchat. iPhoto by TRACEY GRlGCrSl 1 ,,,,..-nv 'SS WABAUNSEE After falling behind 16-8 the first quarter, the Eagles outscored the Chargers 33 to 17 the last three quar- ters. JOHNSON led the team with 17 points. BRADY followed with a total of 12 points. Solid team play, espe- cially on defense, was the key to the win against Wabaunsee. JEFF WEST The Eagles' offense executed well early in the game to build a solid lead. HKIRKWOOD played well, said Coach Lindstrom, and led the team with 16 points. Juniors BRADY and JOHNSON each had 12 rebounds. BRADY also had a total of 12 points to contribute to the 47-40 win over the Jeff West Tigers. Varsity asketb ll OPP Mussnzm Valley Rossville St Marys Wabaunsee Osage Cnty Lyndon Santa Fe Trail Mission Valley Rcnssville St Marys Wahfaunsee ?erry Lecompton Qsage Clty Jeff West Royal Valtey Santa Fe Trail SportsfBoys' Junior Varsity Basketballf33

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SANTA FE TRAIL Santa Fe Trail was in the league for the first time. The Chargers were undefeated football champs and were undefeated in basketball to this point of the season. Being very proud of their basketball tradition, the Ea- gles were determined to win. Getting numerous layups against the Chargers' press, the Eagles were able to build a 12 point lead at the half and won the game 61-53. Hand- ing the Chargers their first loss, this cut their league lead to one game over Lake. ST. MARYS After encountering the embar- rassment of playing our worst game in years and losing to the Bears be- fore Christmas, l think that we were all ready to redeem ourselves, said DARTING. Using an outstanding de- fensive effort from the entire team, 43 points by JERRY KRUGER senior, and a game high 15 assists from sen- ior BRUCE FERGUSON, Lake won the game with the score 67-44. I think this game pointed out to us the importance of being ready to play each game, said DARTING. QU On the Eagles' home court, senior BRUCE Q23 The Eagles' bench watches closely as their FERGUSON 1223 closely guards a Lyndon Ti- teammates try to break a tie during the Wa- ger, iPhoto by DIANE DULTMEIERJ baunsee game. iPhoto by KIM BROGKSQ SANTA FE TRAIL The importance of this game was simple: the winner would be the Mid- East League Champ. l think it meant a little more to us because we were trying to win the league for the third straight time, which had not been done before, said DARTING. l don't think l've ever coached a team that was more ready to play than on this night, commented DARTING. Using a pressing defense and extremely hot shooting, Lake led 44-33 at half and won the game 67- 48. The Eagles were named League Champs! we 2 Ea Missitm- traits-y gt Ressvfftfe- St Nearyfs, Wnwusasee was City Lyndfbri Sams FQ Trax! Hays Mimiwsrlls -E6 15 It Magma vat-W :Ross-me 32 Mmyzs Wfibarmsee Quarry Lecsampten sage- City Jefterism West Rvyal Yateley Santa F32-2 Trail Sidi State: Washington Ressvllie Reyai Vatkey State fiesswn Erie 54 SportsfBoys' Varsity Basketballf35