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

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Perfect form for shot putting is demonstrat- ed by David Smith. An injury prevented him from turning in a top-notch performance at state. Kelli Shore, Merwyn Snowbarger. and Shane Darrough show grit and determination while running, proving it doesn't hurt to hurt. Kelli placed third in both the mile (4:38.7) and two-mile (17:09.3) at state 28

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Sheila adds a couple of points to the scoreboard, while Sara and Carmen get back on defense. Members of the Trojan girls basketball team included, back row: Coach Sadler. Sheila Wilkerson. Carmen Partida. Sara Carrillo. Tami Ruth. Robyn Willinger. Keri Roach. Debbie Ashida. Lori Hoopin- garner. Donnie Morgan. Becky Horton. Coach Porter, and Melody Martin. Front row: Kristina Martin, Marylee Ramsay. Sheila Schmitt. Becky Bunting. Jill Snook. Larilee Martin. Lucy Trujillo. Kim Dar- rough (manager). Lorri Banning (man- ager) and Brenda Morris (not pictured). 27

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Personal Bests Climax Track Season Boys Win Second Consecutive State Track 2A Title In a remarkable display of team spirit, Stanton County boys track athletes closed ranks and refused to let injuries, bad weather and bad luck rob them of a second State 2A Championship. Extraordinary per- formances by team members gave SC what was actually a comfortable win — 44 points to second-ranked Elkhart’s 26 and Clafin's and Stafford’s 25. The May 21 victory had seemed predictable during the track season, but. when David Smith (a sure bet to win the 2A discus and place in the shot put. long jump, and hurdles) pulled a hamstring at the Regional meet, the 2A championship seemed up for grabs. By that time, it was also obvious that Kelly Von Hemel. relay runner and sprint- er. would not recover sufficiently from a pulled hamstring in time to run at the State meet. But something extraordinary happened when the team reached Wichita. As Coach Arkie Morris said. In times of injury and illness, sometimes it hurts, but it brings out the best in others. When some of our top point win- ners were sick and injured, it caused the oth- er members of our team to reach for some- thing extra.’’ The two mile relay team, composed of Theron Snowbarger. Jesse Ybarra. Greg Bordewick and Benny Ybarra each ran a personal best for a third place finish in 8:27.2. Merwyn Snowbarger shaved more than 11 seconds from his mile run time, capturing fifth place in 4:34.6 Jes- se Ybarra took an astonishing 30 seconds off his two-mile run time to capture sixth place in 10:16. Gary Whaley lived up to his swift and bold reputation by turning in a personal best (49.9) as anchor of the mile relay. Whaley also took second in the 200m (23.0) and fourth in the 100m (11.4). The mile relay, which grabbed second place in 3:30.9. was made up of Whaley. Shane Dar- rough (56.06), Rick Stein (52.5), and Bryan Zollinger (52.4) Zollinger, also ran the 440 in 52.0 for third place, and Stein came in sixth in the 110m high hurdles (15.8). Lind- say Hoopingarner threw the javelin 162’10 for sixth place, and David Smith was able to muster a discus throw of 150’ 10 and a shot throw of 48’ 10 to place third and sixth in those events. The State victory was won by 16 boys plac- ing in eleven events, a record number. That no individual wins were recorded is an indica- tion of the extent to which the victory was a team victory. The victory marks the second straight year that the boys track team walked away from every meet with a first-place tro- phy. a result, according to Coach Morris, of a lot of talent and a great deal of luck.” During the season, however, only one new record was set. David Smith set a League record for the discus with a throw of 169’ 10” at the Lakin meet. After the clouds had lifted over Wichita at the State 2A track meet, the boys had won the 2A Championship, but the girls mile relay was the only event fielded by SC to win first place. The relay was run by Sheila Schmitt (60.6). Sheila Wilkerson (62.4). Jill Snook (62.5). and Tami Ruth (63.0) in a total time of 4:10.4. The girls team, qualifying in five events, gained 28 points, tying for fifth with Southwestern Heights. A closely con- tested championship. Clifton-Clyde won the meet with only 32 points, followed by Cheney (31). Sublette (30) and Centralia (29). The 880 relay, run by Ruth. Schmitt. Wilkerson. and Gina McElroy placed fourth in 1:50.1. In open events. Kelli Shore ran personal bests of 4:38.7 in the mile and 12:09.3 in the two- mile. earning her third-place finishes in each event. Sheila Schmitt grabbed fifth place in the quarter with a personal best of 62.4. Each SC athlete competing at the State Track Meet came home with a state medal. In special tribute to the senior athletes. Coach Morris said. “These people have been great leaders in our school the past four years, not for just this group but for all the students. The accomplishments of the past four years should challenge groups in the future. During the last four years, students at SCHS have won 21 League championships and 10 second-place finishes. In Regional and Sub-State competition they have won 10 championships and 9 second-place finishes. In State competition they have won 5 state championships. 5 second-place. 3 third- place. and 5 fourth-place finishes. Our Sen- iors will really be missed, but they have left their mark and a soft place in my heart. The track team included, front row: Marylee Ramsay. Keri Ramsay. Ashley Cockrum. Kim Darrough. Sheila Schmitt. Kelli Shore. Coach Carruth. Merwyn Snowbarger. Theron Snow- barger. Scott Whaley. Kurtis Wilkerson, man- ager; Mike Carruth. Monte Neilan. Jesse Ybarra Second row: Debbie Ashida. Lyn- ette Lashmet. manager; Lori Hoopingarner. manager; Brenda Morris, manager; Gina McElroy. Tami Ruth. Coach Porter. Greg Bordewick. Stacey Zimmerman. Rick Stein Gary Whaley. Kelly Von Hemel. Bret Ken- drick. Shane Darrough. Jim Sipes. Tony Schweizer. Steve Schneider. Benny Ybarra. Third row: Sheila Wilkerson. Robyn Wil- linger. Rejeana Terrill. Jill Snook. Karen Sla- ven. Coach Morris. Lindsay Hoopingarner. Phil Duran. Bryan Zollinger. Allyn Pepper. David Smith. Gary Peterson. Curtis Jones. Kevin Shore. Rex Julian. -Photos by David Parman. Jerry Sipes and Tonya Neilan; copy by Brenda Morris and Ann Davis.