Stanton County High School - Trojan Yearbook (Johnson, KS)

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mrv Sports History Made Lance Hoopingarner Goes To State SCHS sports history was made this year when Lance Hoopingarner be- came the first SCHS golfer to compete on the state level. Placing fifth at Regionals at Lakin with a score of 86 qualified Lance to compete in the State Golf Tour- nament at Hesston. Lance shot a 95 on a very tough course, a median score for state high school golfers on the Hesston course. This year’s golf team combined enthusiasm and hard work to end the sea- son with a feeling of great accomplish- ment. Both the varsity and junior varsity teams did well and were greatly improved from last year. The varsity team members included Lance Hoopingarner. Cary Man- gels. Greg Barton. Todd Bordewick. Ke- vin Eckas. and Kyle Grover. Five mem- bers of the J.V. squad received medals from their tournament competition. Those placing were Ramon Fira. Duane Bodey. Mark Winger. Jimmy Harrell, and Lyle Hoopingarner. Following through on hit swing in good form. Lance watches as his ball dis- appears from sight. The golf team, enjoying a laid back time before practice, included, back row: Kevin Eckas. John Nicholas. Mark Winger. Ramon Fira. Lyle Hoopingarner. Mark Lauppe, Robert Fira. Todd Bordewick. Kyle Grover. Front row: Jeff Arnold. Lance Hoopingarner. Cary Man- gels. Duane Bodey. Greg Barton. Coach Kraig Dexter. Coach Deb Lanning. Getting into the swing thingsA?re ractices avidly to perfect his form.

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Girls Win State Meet The girls cross country team included, from back row: Karen Slaven. Marylee Ram- say. Sara Carrillo. Robyn Willinger. Rejeana Terrill. Terresa Johnson. Front row: Coach Morris. Sheila Schmitt. Kristina Martin. Kelli Shore and Coach Porter. P or the third time in five years the Stanton ■ County girls cross-country team captured the State 2A championship at Wamego on No- vember 6. Led by Kelli Shore, who ran the course in 12:07 to win the individual first-place medal, the girls finished the race with only 49 points. 15 points less than the second-place team. Wheatland-Grainfield. In the last five years the girls have also received a second and a third place. For the fifth time in twenty-one years the boys cross-country team placed second with 72 points behind Wheatland-Grainfield with 59 points. Stanton County boys cross-country teams have had three first-place finishes and six third-place finishes in State competition. Kelli Shore. Marylee Ramsay (12:53), Ruben Garza (10:33). and Merwyn Snowbarger (10:38) were all named to the State team. The toughest race for the boys all year was the Regional race at Dighton. Stanton County took second place, one point behind Wheatland-Grainfield. In contrast to the boys, nearly all of the girls’ races proved to be tough, which contributed to the outstand- ing results at the State meet. The invitational meet at Johnson was a huge success as both the girls and boys took first place. At the League meet at Johnson, the boys placed first, and the girls placed second. Seven seniors ran cross- country: Greg Bordewick. Ruben Garza. Steve Martin. Kevin Shore. Theron Snowbarger. Sara Carrillo, and Marylee Ramsay. — copy by Re- jeana Terrill, photos by Jerry Sipes. Tonya Nei- lan, and Ann Davis. The boys cross country team included, from back row: Manager Jerry Sipes, Merwyn Snowbarger, Coach Morris. Coach Porter. Jim Sipes. Theron Snowbarger. Jeff Arnold. Paul Case. Greg Bordewick. Kevin Shore. Benny Ybarra. Center: Cary Boles. Ruben Garza, Jesse Ybarra. Front row: Kent Martin. Jon Sosa, Rex Julian and Steve Martin. While taking a break on their way to Colora- do. Rejeana and Robyn ambush Jeff as he exits the restroom. The Ramsays supplied their cabin in La Vetta Colorado for the cross-country teams’ trip. 19