South High School - Tiger Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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MINNESOTA S DREAM COME TRUE! Amenco. You Gorro Oelievel Feel Our Thunder'” World Chompion Mmnesoro Twins!” So shoured rhe bonners rhor po pered rhe inside of rhe Merrodome. and ofrer rhe final our in Gome 7, on Ocrober 25. 1987. rhe crowd picked up where rhe bonners lefr off. The Twins' 1987 season was hordly smoorh soiing. Given 150-ro 1 odds or rhe beginning of rhe season ro win rhe World Series, ir was rhe players and rhe loyal fans who never losr hope As rhe resr of rhe counrry worched rhe dose races in rhe American League Eosr and rhe Norionol Leagues, rhe unknown ream from Minnesora surprised everyone by winning rhe A.L Wesr Thor was only rhe beginning of srarewde exdremenr Twins Mania was ready ro hir. The ptoyoff series ogainsr rhe Derroir Tigers was given an exrra boosr of energy by rhe incredibly successful sale of Homer Hankies. They rurned rhe Merrodome srands inro fluttering snowflakes and become more precious rhon god Wirh rhe fans behind rhem all rhe way, rhe Twins won rhe American League championship, bearing Derroir 4 games ro 1. As rhe Derroir News pur ir: The Twns deserved ro win Gary Gaerri was chosen os MVP of rhe series, rhough he says ir wos o rorol ream efforr. Now, Mmnesoro began ro ger delenous wirh onndpafion for rhe World Series ogoinsr rhe Sr.Louis Cardinois Tickers were scarce, bur enrhusiasm was or a peak, as rhe resr of rhe norion didn’r give rhe Twins a chance. Games 1 and 2 were played or rhe Dome, where rhe Twins proved ro be unbearable. Don Gladden's Grand Slam in Gome 1, and greor pirchmg by Frank Viola. Derr Dlyleven, ond relief from Jeff Reordon and Juon Berenguer senr rhe Twins ro Sr.Louis wirh o comfororable rwo gome lead However, rhe home field odvonroge confirmed ro hold srrong in Sr.Louis, os rhe Twins dropped all rhree games rhere Srarisrics began ro pour our. as quesrioos were asked. Would rhe pirching hold up? Is morde yi high? Do rhe Twins hove a chonce? Wirh o srrong YES!”, ond rhor Merrodome Mogrc, Gome 6 belonged once ogain ro Minnesora as Kenr Hrbek smashed rhe boll for a Grond Slam, ond Don Doykx added rhree more runs ro help rhe Twins win 115. Game 7. EveryrNng up for grobs. No predicrions or prayers could help rhe players now The fans all hoped rhey were ready. And rhey were, wirh o vicrory In Gome 7 of 4 2. becoming rhe World Champions. Whor more con be said? When rhe losr our wos cosed, Minnesora exploded, os a season's worrh of energy unired rhe enrire yore Frank Voto won rhe MVP award for rhe Series, bur one connor soy rhar anyone did poorly Parades and proise showered down on Kirby reddy bear” Pucker, Kenr herbie” Hrbek. Tom bruno Brunonsky. Greg gags Gogne. Joe emery board Ncko, Tim buck ornery Laudner, Jeff rhe rerminaror Reardon. Randy Bush, Roy Smafley, Dan Gladden ond rhe rey of rhe Twins ream rhar helped make 1987 o winning season They didn'r rely on one ployer-rhey were o rrue ream. Tom Kelly should be proud of Ns occompfeshmenrs, as he made rhe impossible possible! 24 TWINS

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A HAY OL' TIME For some, rhe question wos who to invire, for others it wos how to 90 obour asking rhar special someone. But for oil, there were rhe dilemmas of where to ear ond whar ro wear. As in posr years, Sodie Howkins was a very big sue cess, wirh two hundred ond ten couples participating in rhe evenings excitement The Sodie Howtons Dance wos held or Dsamond-T Ranch os ir wos losr yeor There wos rhe rrcdinooai square dancing, Morryin' Som, end rhe Jot! Also there were bonfires, hoyrides. ond rhe wormrh of indoor consesssons Becouse few comploinrs were heard concerning rhe night's activities, one could safely assume that most dotes were well chosen One student summed ir up when she soid, ”lr wos cdd. bur ir wos LIVE1 Fot Above: ManyW San s er Anxous cou Above: Come gorher round' The bonfre rs pies prepore to tie rhe knor (seepin’ us formers worm SADIE HAWKINS

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Top Left: The end of o victorious $eo son ... end ody ihe beginning of the cetebcorton All photos ond doto courtesy of rhe Stor Ttibune. StarTribune Winner wonderland A all-to-wall people cheer the Twins « S Gorba ready summ roper to ty Center Is its stores dose after ons descend Slock m nrihev. C S2 56 p Bottom Left: Motf o rr oo proud M n Bottom Right: Derr Btyleven n perfect nesoto fons gerher oround the Stote form Coped for the Twins Roly TWINS