South High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Springfield, OH)

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1. Doris (Missy) Groves ploys defense ogoinst ream more Derh Cherry. 2 The reom discusses rhelr prob- lems during o rime out. 3. Stephanie Freeman drops her heod in total anguish. 4. In an angry rone, Coach Copeland gives Berh Cherry some helpful tips. 5. The girls practice their shots before rhe srort of a game 6. Down Howard and Stephanie Freeman play defense in a very relaxed manner. 7. The teom works on its offensive drive. 8. Melissa Mebane. 9. Vada Duncan. 10. Coach Jim Copeland. 11. Doris Graves. 10 104 ?

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Wildkirrens had many problems, but rhey did survive. Sourh ' s girls losf many key players fo graduation last year, but rhey managed ro keep rheir heads high and come up smelling like a rose. Unlike last year, the Wildkirrens played many srare-ranked high schools such as Fair- monr Easr, Xenia, Alrer, Oak Hills, and Dunbar, and rhey still managed ro achieve a store ranking of rwelfrh. However, if you hod seen rhe Wildkir- rens in acrion, you would hove pro- bably sworn rhey were ranked number one and were on rheir way ro rhe srare championship. Like life, rhe Wildkirrens By: Kim Sanford had many up ' s ond downs, and ir seemed particularly rrue for one kirren First string point guard Lynn Freeman, who is a junior, was seriously hurt during both the Xenia and the Dunbar games. This tragedy was a grear loss ro rhe Wildkirrens as Lynn was nor able ro play several games and was nor up ro par until tournament time. The Wildkiffens made if to rhe semi-finals in the district where rhey were beoren by Srebbins, a ream rhey had defeated by 14 in regular season play. However, this years ream had many things ro be proud of as honors were besrowed on individual members throughout the year. Rochelle Woods, an outstanding senior who has drown the arrenrion of many college recruiters, was named first ream WOL. All-Counry ployer of the year, and All-Ohio rhird ream. Geneva Sanford. o sophomore srandout. also mode first ream WOL. All-Counry ream, and All-Ohio honorable mention. 6 ' 2 junior Deth Cherry was named to the rhird ream WOL. Alrhough these three girls hove received special honors, rhey were port of an oursranding ream which ha s done a lor for girls arhlerics at South. HITTEN5 DN THE fTlDVE GIRLS ' BASKETBALL 103

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WHAT THE CROWD DDE5NT HNDUJ By: Parri Payne The South girls ' basketball team, known as the Wildkittens, had plenty of mishaps throughout the year. The fans that come out to view the Wildkittens only see them os they appear on the floor and seldom do they realize what really goes on behind the scenes. For example, varsity basketball player Missy Marshall, in the midst of pre-gome excitement, started to take off her warm-ups only to realize that she didn ' t have on her shorts . . . What a surprise, but the fans never knew! If you hove heard the expression, Don ' t leave home without it, you would realize that this cliche may apply to one player in particular, Varsity player Stephanie Freeman had a habit of always forger- ring some part of her uniform, but with the help of her team mates, the fans never knew. Even the team, as a whole, had a mishap as the kittens once took a bus ride for naught. The ream went all the way to Cincinnati to play, only to find out that the gome hod been rescheduled and the school was locked up for the night. The girls were very adventurous throughout the year. For example, when they went to Cen- tral State Universtiy to see two of their former team mates play for Show Col- lege, the young ladies went on a tour of the school during the game intermission. That many Wildkittens ortrocted the ot- rention of many college men who began ro follow them bock to the game. Soon the mole students poured into the gym ond even Cooch Copelond never knew what caused rhe influx of fans. During the. tournament at Wright Stare, the Kittens continued their search for excitement as two of the girls tried their voices with o duet in spite of being rejected by male music crirics. The Kittens may have used a great amount of energy off rhe court, but they still managed to give an outstanding performance on rhe court throughout the year. DICK ' S BRAKE SERVICE complete brake service Dick Finnegan owner Over 20 Years Experience 830 Selma Road 322 - 5063 GIRLS ' BASKETBALL 105