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

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Girls Take Second, Boys Place Fourth At State Meet Four SC Runners Make All-State “JT he 1983 Stanton County Trojans cross » country teams closed the season with strong performances at the State meet in Wamego. The girls team placed second with 75 points behind Cimarron with 37 points. The boys team placed fourth with 78 points. Ahead of them were Aktell with 72 points. Wathena with 65 points, and the first-place team. Berean Acade- my. with 64 points. Of all the 2A male runners. Merwyn Snowbarger placed third with a fine time of 10:07» Jessie Ybarra was one step behind at 10:08. plac ing fourth: and Benny Ybarra finished ninth with a time of 10:34. For the 2A girls. Kelli Shore placed second with a time of 12:23. These outstanding finishes earned the four runners All-State honors. At state meets. SC boys have had three cham- pionships. nine second-place finishes, and seven third-place finishes. SC girls have had three championships, two sec- ond-place finishes, and one third-place finish. Four seniors ran cross country. They were Robyn Willinger. Rejeana Ter- rill. Jon Sosa, and Kent Martin, -copy by Rejeana Terrill, photos by Tony Neilan and Ann Davis. The cross country team included, back row: Coach Arkie Morris. Jessie Ybarra. Pete Montoya. Jon Sosa. Merwyn Snow barger. Kent Martin. Jimmy Harrell. Jim Sipes. Rex Julian. Edward Hurd. Benny Ybarra. Front row: Assistant Coach Shar- on Porter. Mari Rios. Sheila Schmitt. Ka- ren Slaven. Robyn Willinger. Rejeana Ter- rill. Kristina Martin, and Kelli Shore. Merwyn Snowbarger placed first at the Stanton County meet and Jessie Ybarra placed second. Both runners made All State. Benny hard word and dedjcatiop earned him an All State title. All-State runner Kelli Shore collapses after the Stanton County Invitat looal. meet. 20

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r Club shirts, lance at the wearing the We Are S c T he successful teams of SC gave the Pep Club members a chance to strut their stuff. Most members went to every game, home and away, wear ing new shirts designed by Kraig Dex- ter. Pep Club members also voted on male escorts and themes for the Fall and Winter Festivals. The Pep Club bought the materials and did the decorating for the homecoming fes- tivities as well. rhe SCHS Pep Club included, back row: Phillip Duran. Dru Davidson. Rick Stein, president: David Smith. Bryan Zollinger. Dirk Cockrum. Robert Flarrell. Lori Mitchell, vice president. Debbie Ashida. Stuco: Audrey Shiron- aka. Mari Rios. Julie Jones. Shaun Troutman. Tom McKee. Tony Crow. David Fludgens. Mark Winger. Robyn Willinger. Keri Roach. Lori Carrithers. Lori Brown. Sarah Flume. Amber Snow barger. Second row: Lori Tilley. Sheila Wilkerson. Jill Snook. Mike Fleadley. Chris Cockreham. Brandon Teeter. Vanessa Brown. Angie Sanchez. Olga Blanca. Dee Dee Rains. Lucy Trujullo. Shannon Chaffin. Kristen Floopin- garner. Lance Hoopingarner. Scott El- lis. Candi Morris. LaDonna Sheppard. Jo Del I Littlefield, sponsor. Joy Noble, cheerleader sponsor. Third row.- Cindy Bitner. Shelley Arnold. Kim Darrough. John Nicholas. Cary Mangels. Tamara McKinney. Tonya Neilan. Candi Fig- gins. Marcella Cummings. Nicki Berndt. Kristina Martin. Tammy Rec- tor. Kelli Shore. Becky Bunting. Fourth row. Donnel Murray. Lorri Banning. Peggy Everett. Tammy Anderson. Mi- chelle Vader. Tanna Gildhouse. Beth Barber. Keri Ramsay. Bottom row. Ka- ren Slaven. Lorane Trujillo. Ashley Cockrum. Gina McElroy. Rejeanna Terrill. Pam Flebberd. Above. Rick Stein. PepClub president, leads Dalyn Figgins and Dru Davidson as well as other football players in a cheer at a fall pep rally. 19

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logging lots of hours in the activity bus is not unusual for cross country teams who have made the trip to the state meet twenty-three times. The Cross Country teams have been the most successful teams in S.C.H.S. sports history. Anticipating the finish line. Jon Sosa picks up the pace. Eddie Hurd strives to put forth his best efforts. Before the state meet. Shei- la. Mari. Karen, and Robyn nervously jog the course. Exhausted after an ex cep tional race. Kent Martin doubles over to catch his breath. 21