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

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State Tournament brings unexpected loss to caravan ROSSVILLE This was a tough game for us be- cause of the rivalry between the two schools. Rossville came into the tour- nament playing as well as any team in the field. commented coach KEN DARTING. The Eagles were not quite able to break away and take a big lead in the first half, but by using a tough full court man defense, the Ea- gles succeeded in breaking the game open in the second half. The Eagles won by going home with a score of 65-49. This big victory took them into the finals of the Sub-State play- offs against the Royal Valley Pan- thers. ROYAL VALLEY Having beat Royal Valley by 26 points only the week before, the Ea- gles came into the game flat and had to struggle to win! Royal Valley was able to keep the Eagles off balance and took a 12-14 lead into the locker room at half-time. Once again it was the Eagles' full court pressure de- fense that allowed them to break the game open in the second half. By out scoring the Panthers 8-0 in the early minutes of the second half, the Ea- gles were able to keep the lead at 6-8 points throughout the second half and had a big win with a final score of 34-28. RF.FF.RF.F.'S IAST MINUTE WHISTLE 36fSportsfBoys' Varsity Basketball S s i Q: X . YS x-if A 4 ck 3 5, 2 lj During the game against Hesston at the State Tournament, junior TONY LEIKER C450 and senior JERRY KRLIGER attempt to block the shot of a Hesston player. iPhoto by DIANE DULTMEIERJ 23 To help lead the team against Erie, senior JERRY KRLIGER U23 swipes the ball from an Erie player and lays it over the hoop for an- other two points. iPhoto by KIM BROOKSJ

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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

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HESSTON ln the first round of the State Tourna- ment, the Eagles faced Hesston, who had a record of 20-2. Both the Eagles and Hesston had a tough time estab- lishing anything on offense and the game remained close until late in the third quarter. Hesston hit a streak at the end of the third quarter and led by 8 at the end of that period. Start- ing the fourth quarter in a full court defense, the Eagles were able to force a couple of turnovers and cut the lead to four. The Eagles also started getting a few shots to go in and won with a final of 56-54. ERIE The loss to Erie destroyed the dream of another State Championship to the Eagles. This was a very disap- pointing loss because of the fact that the Eagles had the game won and then played poorly. Leading by 8 points after three quarters, the Ea- gles lost their poise and let Erie get back into the game. Erie tied the game with 25 seconds left. With 2 seconds to play, the Eagles missed what would have been the winning shot. ln the confusion that followed, an official called a foul on the Eagles. With no time on the clock, Erie made the shot to give them a one point win. ill To wish the boys the best of luck, the girls put up various kinds of posters. iPhoto by TRACEY GRIGGSJ Q21 In the playoffs, senior SHANON SAIA Q30l defends the ball. iPhoto by ERlC DILLINGERJ f3l As Hesston works their way to tie the score, junior TONY LEIKER f45l and senior JERRY KRUGER 112i try to stop a Hesston player from making the shot. iPhoto by DIANE DLILTMEIERJ 145 Senior BRUCE FERGUSON 4221 makes his way to the basket for two points. iPhoto by KIM BROOKSJ YATES CENTER Having lost such a tough game the night before, coach Ken Darting was concerned about how hard his team would play in this game which decid- ed on the third and fourth places. But showing the character that champi- ons are made of, the Eagles came back and played well in defeating Yates Center with a final of 63-54. This win gave the Silver Lake Eagles the third place trophy and a 21-4 re- cord for the season of 1982. Third place isn't as much of an honor as first place, but any team that goes to the State Tournament is considered number one! said DARTING. s SportsfVarsity Basketballf37