Taylor High School - Helio Yearbook (Kokomo, IN)

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7th Grade Volleybali, Front row: K, Kirk. R. Brockman, K. Marden. D. Duex, R. Addison. Back row: Coach Kinney, S. Humphrey. M. Hood, T. Fuller, V. Landrem, Keeping a close watch on the ball, Kathy Duex follows through on a return to her opponent. The 8th grade volleyball team had an almost perfect 8-1 record. Coach Shanks was able to utilize the players hard work and excellent attitude to mold the girls into a coachable unit. The goal set was to have a perfect service game, and the team had spe- cial workouts to try to achieve it. The girls planned to carry their chants used during the season to next year ' s team. The main goal of the 7th grade vol- leyball team was to acquire knowl- edge of the rules and learn the basic skills. Maintaining a positive attitude through a two win, seven loss season is not easy, but Coach Kinney had Kelly Brockman, Debbie Duex, Vallerie Landrem, Sharon Humphrey, and the rest of the girls believing they were going to win each match that they played. 8th Grade Volleyball, Front row: S. McPahil, C. Powell, T. Martin, D. Bauer, S. Woods. Mid- dle row: J. McConnel, A. Newberg, R. Morgan, M. Bassett. Back row: Coach Shanks, A. Cor- dell. K, Duex, S. Anderson. 94 Jr. High Volleyball

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mmn 818 1Q83 Hinkle avoids tree at Taylor ' s home meet. The Jr. High Cross-Country team ' s goal was to lower each run- ner ' s time in each succeeding race. Many of the runners lowered their times significantly during the season. Coach Keck stated that the runners showed enthusiasm and that the team worked hard throughout the season. The 2-8 win-loss record was attrib- uted to the lack of experience as no runner had returned from the pre- vious year ' s team. The outstanding runner for the 7th grade was Darin Corne who set a Taylor record at 10:56 in the 5000 meter. Scott Sturtz will be an excellent addition to the high school cross- country team as he set a Taylor course record at 11:05. Coach Keck is looking for better things next year with 7 runners re- turning. Jr. High Cross-Country: Front row: R. Small, D. Corne, F. Hinlcle, S. Sims, J. McKinney. Back row: S. Sturtz, L. Smith, P. Blackburn, Coach Keck. Missing from photo are L. Bell and L. Hancock. Jr. High Cross-Country 93

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7th Grade Boys ' Basketball: Front row; D. Lumm. B. Davis. S. Fain, E. Coppock. J. Lasaler. P. Nicodemus. Middle row; J. Ault, R. Mulkey, S. Sims, S. Bauer, B. Paul. Back row; Coach Keck, A. Kindley, B. Tate, D. Come. Mgrs. B. Ellison and R. Johnson. Taking it to the lop, 8th grader John Grider sets up to swish another one through. JR. HIGH BASKETBALL 8th Grade Boys ' Basketball: Front row; R Shrock, B. Bums, Middle row; S. Sturtz, S. Disney, C. Widder, G. Snyder, B Chesser, B. Herd, K. Sofionopoulus, Coach Spitler. I Breedlo Snyder, , M. Tarr, Gnder, J The 8th grade boys ' basketball team showed improvement from last year ' s record. They won four games and of the ten losses, five were by five points or less. The highlight of the season, according to Coach Spitler, was beating eventual county tourney champion, Northwestern 28-27. Al- though physically over-matched in most games, Ryan Shrock, John Grider, and Mike Tarr were competi- tive with their larger opponents and played well. The 7th grade basketball team, which was extremely small, showed a great deal of hustle all season. Al- though the team ended with a two win, 1 1 loss record, they were able to master fundamental skills that would allow them to improve as they move through the Taylor basketball pro- gram. Coach Keck stated that the highlight was the four overtimes in a game with Westfield which unfortu- nately they lost by one point. Players that Coach Keck indicated had made an outstanding effort were John Ault, Darin Corne, Shawn Fain, David Lumm, Shane Sims, and Brian Tate, Jr. High Basketball 95