Springdale High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Springdale, AR)

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' ogs Gain Split in Con erence Action .mf Collins 1241, Lankford Q34j, and Ward C421 fight for a rebound against the Mounties. Jr. Smith adds two from the outside After dropping their opening game of 1969, the ,Dogs defeated the Rogers Mountaineers in a non- conference tilt. The lead ex- changed hands several times, but the final score showed the 'Dogs on top 67-62. The 'Dogs fought a downhill battle against the Hot Springs Trojans. Hot Springs started with a first quarter lead and held it to the final buzzer-handing the 'Dogs an 80-59 defeat. If the Hot Springs loss hindered the 'Dogs, they didn't show it against Texarkana. The 'Dogs took a first half lead and were able to keep it throughout the rest of the game for a victory. 24 Coach Sanders stresses determination and strategy before the Hot Springs game f' N' 1 32

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g g I O 'Dogs Begm Season Wztlo Two ILL' Jr. Smith C221 and Mike Lankford work the ball to keep the Siloam Panthers off-giard. The Huntsville Eagles found it very difficult to score against the defending Dogs. ml 5- 4 Vzcto mes The ,Dogs opened up their basketball season with a victory over the Siloam Springs Panthers. The opening tilt was held in Bull- dog Gym. The final buzzer sound- ed with the 'Dogs in the lead 47-37. The 'Dogs were able to better their record by defeating the Huntsville Eagles in a double over- time 48-41. wma. 1 0 Mike Lankford goes up for two and made Northside his high scorin game. The 'Dogs suffered their first defeat of the season when they met the Northside Grizzlies. The Grizzlies completely controlled the game in all departments. The final score was 52-36. 23

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x Purple Pup P165 Fred Jones scores two with a lay-up. Coaches watch with complete confi- dence. if ' Triumph In Dog Fzgbtv CIW' :- Smith f23j, Lankford 1351, and Irwin guard against a powerful Fayetteville offense. The Springdale Bulldogs ran into some stiff competition when they met the Fayetteville Bull- dogs. After jumping off to an early lead, the Red ,Dogs were not able to hold onto it. Fayetteville increased their lead slowly but constantly throughout the first half. The Purple ,Dogs were on top by a score of 57-37 at the final buzzer. Ward f43j, and Reed G31 attempt to check an aggressive Fayetteville player. STWTICR S RE