VIT High School - Vitorian Yearbook (Table Grove, IL)

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Front row L to R; Dennis Wright. Teresa Chenoweth. Debbie Mohn. Cathy Belden. Michele Strode. Back Row L to R. Laura Cox. Debra Stoops. Becky Flarper. Mari Branson. Laurie Hart. Mr. Snowden. Cathy Belden Coach Snowden While our win column showed only three wins, this in no way reflects the improvement of this years team. These girls worked bery hard and toward the end of the year we had gained respectability. We lost five games that could have gone either way. We lost to Bluffs in overtime 44-43. We battled B.P.C. hard but lost 45-42. We lost to Dosh 40-35. The girls played with class all year and will always be remembered as the pioneers of girls basketball at V.l.T. Debra Sloops Laurie Harl Michele Strode I feel V.l.T. has gained the needed experience in their program this year and will be Merri very competitive next year. Saurbaugh Coach Snowden

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Junior Varsity: 1st row L-R» Yancey Flack. Brett Burgard. Bryan Swift. Brad Ward. Zane Miller. Bob Lascelles. 2nd row-Tony Snowden. Brian Hadsall. Scott Fawcett. Dan Chambers. Ed Yocum. Dave Fouts. Dave Snowden. 3rd row-Coach O’Flaherty. Jeff Hunter. Brent Harper. Terry Reneau. Osamu Karakida. Lynsey Lunn. Alan Miller. Coach Snowden. Doug Easley Leland. Doug Coach-Stephenson-O'Flaherty This year’s football team was fun to work with. We won the WAC Conference which took us to the State Play-Offs. There we lost a tough game to Southern. Over all it was exciting and fun to be a Co-Captain and part of the squad, by Brian Porter We had a respectable and outstanding team this year. We played some big games this year and won most of them. Everybody thought we were a Cinderella team but we showed them that we weren’t. I really enjoyed playing on the team. By Terry Pilger The 1979-80 Football Hornets were a pleasant surprise to the coaching staff and community alike. What was expected to be a highly talented but too young and too inexperienced squad turned into a poised group of football players who seemed to thrive on pressure. Throughout the regular conference schedule they met every challenge, rising up to beat conference favorites. Virginia 14-12 and ISD 33-0. making them undefeated WAC champions and state playoff qualifiers. This was a team whose heart was made up of juniors, complimented by sophomores, and lead by seniors. Seniors whose leadership kept the team together during, on and off the field will be missed greatly. Everyone has the desire to win but the real winners have the desire to prepare to win” Bobby knight By Coach O'Flaherty and Coach Snowden Coach Snowden Touchdown!

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Front Row L to R: Marisa Cos. Wendi Floward, Kelli Floward, Kathryn Wright, Cheryl Strode. Back Row L to R; Carman Smith. Joan Dye. Stephanie Pittman, Cindy Lascelles. Tari Willison. Coach Don Stephenson. The J. V.’s enjoyed a fine season ending with 10 wins and 7 loses. Double wins over Cuba and Bushnell plus a win at Bluffs and an overtime victory at Beardstown highlighted the season. The season began in November with constant work on the fundamentals of the game. Hard work helped lead to daily improvement of individual skill and team play. The Fresh-Soph group had many talented atheletes. and with continued hard work a bright future seems ahead for girls basketball at V.l.T. Debra and Laurie Michele Strode Time Out! Mari Branson