Sparta High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Sparta, IL)

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Track Scoreboard DUALS SHS 11»1 Pkntkneyvtlle MVj TRIANGULAR SHS toy Mikuutlh 62 Maran o S3 SHS 106 Red Bud V) Waterloo 29 SHS w Fw St Louis 9 tarbondak SO SHS 121 Pirwknryville V» Tna 1 SHS IP Murphy tburo y Columbia 20 SHS 95 Me full an DuQuoin 47V» SHS III Minor 2 Mater Drt SI SHS 109 Red Bud T Nr» A them 4 SHS 12 Chester U Man mi 14 Bowofl Rrliti - SHS Serand Diuno — SHS First -South»TW Egyptian ConlRRKT — First Manon Hrufunil Invitation I Mm — SHS Second Bmtun Quad Invitational — SHS Serand FROSH SOPH Vxjth r«t Egyptian Confemhr — SHS First ABOVE: Darnell Bulliner makes his record breaking SEC jump of 21-11 1 2 to erase a long-time mark of 21-7 7 8. One of the season's outstanding cinder- men. Damell won the 100 yard dash five times and the long jump eleven. He qualified for the state meet by winning the District meet with a 21-4 1 2 jump. OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP RIGHT: A regular par- ticipant in the pole vault, freshman Jeff Beckley failed to place in any meet. MIDDLE: Buzz Bradley easily ran off with his 12th Track and Field title with the help of standouts Tim Dickerson and Damell Bul- liner. BOTTOM LEFT: Having defeated Meridian and DuQuoin in previous meets. Mark Cox and his teammates were unable to do better than third in the District Meet with a time of 8:36. BOTTOM RIGHT: With a time of 17:00. Bob Lewis places third in the District Meet at Sparta behind Rex Kelley, who placed first with a time of 15:9. 27

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Conference Foes Run Into Villain, Sparta's Buzz Saw Sparta's Buzz saw, Mr. Clarence Buzz Bradley, won his eleventh Southwest Egyptian Conference championship. The SEC meet, held at Sparta, was controlled by the Bulldog thinclads, who scored 113 points, nearly as many as the next three opponents combined. One major highlight in the meet was the record breaking long jump of the Bulldogs' Darnell Bulliner, who leaped 21-11 1 2 to break the old mark by almost four inches. The two-mile relay team also ran in record time, with a conference mark of 8:43.3. The Sparta saw proceeded to be vil- lains again, by defeating twenty-nine teams at the District meet at DuQuoin. From the District, eight Bulldogs represented Sparta at the state track meet at Eastern University in Charleston. They were Alvin Penny, who was ninth in the finals of the pole vault: Tim Dickerson, Jim Gibson, Darnell Bulliner, and Tony Johnson in both 440 and 880 yard relays. In the 440 relay, they were .01 of a second from qualifying for the finals. Terry Buch, Jeff Glenn, Ron Wolters, and Jim Gibson were the mile relay team. Darnell Bulliner also competed in the long jump. 26

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Losing, Hapless Baseball Team Suffers 4-14-1 Only able to scrounge one win in their first ten tries, the Bulldogs, coached under Marty Jacobus, could never get into the swing of things and finished the sea- son with a 4-14-1 record. Getting outscored by 51 runs for the season, Sparta had one bright moment by taking second in Red Bud Invitational Tournament. Pitcher Matt Wilson showed his power by being the leading hit- ter with a .338 average. This batting ability helped him get outstanding player of the year. MIDDLE: First baseman Jeff Broshears stretches for another putout in an 11-4 victory against the Anna-Jonesboro Wildcats. BOTTOM: Left- handed slugger David Walls bats against Murphysboro to help the Bull- dogs win a tight 6-5 game over the Red Devils. Cross Country Captures Title Fifth in a Row The Sparta Cross Country Team, under the coaching of Mr. Clarence Buzz Bradley, had one of its best seasons with an 8-4 record. Sparta won every meet against conference foes. One of their best wins was against non-conference rival, Marissa, whom they defeated 26-29 to give Marissa their only loss in dual meets. At Anna-Jonesboro, Sparta won their fifth con- secutive conference title. They advanced next to the District meet at Wesclin High School. Randy Maxwell, who won all of his meets, was fourth individually and qualified for the Sectionals at Lebanon. Being the only runner representing Sparta, Maxwell finished sixth out of 120 runners. He was 0.10 from qualifying for the State Cross Country meet. OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP: CROSS COUNTRY TEAM. FRONT ROW: War- ren Deason. Randy Holliday, Larry Koeler. Dale McBride, Curtis Lit- tle. John Hancock. Mike Brown. Don Maher. BACK ROW: Scott Sheeler, Jerry Meyer. Ron Woller. Jim Brown, Randy Maxwell. Steve Risley, Tommy Thompson, Phillip Perry. Mike Holliday. MIDDLE LEFT: Outstanding runner Randy Maxwell placed third in the District and sixth in the Sectional. MIDDLE RIGHT: Sophomore John Hancock was consistently among the first five qualifiers. LEFT: With a time of 15:32, senior Ron Wolter places fourth in a dual meet with Waterloo. BASEBALL SCOREBOARD Won 4, Lost 14. Tie 1 SHS OP. Marengo 5 13 Steeleville 5 5 Chester 3 12 Anna-Jonesboro 11 4 Nashville 6 11 DuQuoin 2 12 Carlyle 7 11 Pinckneyville 3 4 Pinckneyville 5 22 Murphysboro 6 5 Okawville 4 2 Red Bud 5 11 Anna-Jonesboro 9 3 Nashville 6 8 DuQuoin 1 3 Carlyle 0 7 Murphysboro 6 7 Chester 2 3 Steeleville ’Called on darkness 6 9 28