Warsaw High School - Ozark Echoes Yearbook (Warsaw, MO)

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58 Girls triumph Eight seconds left on the clock and Warsaw is leading by two points. A foul is called and Mor- land walks to the free throw line to shoot two free throws. If Stephanie makes these free throws there ' s no way Versailles can catch up in eight seconds. Stephanie shoots the first one and it rolls in. The second one is shot and it ' s all net, which puts Warsaw to a four point lead and the game ends with the score of 49-45. They said it couldn ' t be done. No one believed that the Wildcat Varsity girls could equal the record of the 1986-1987 squad of 23 wins and only 4 losses but they did. Seniors Kristi Burkhart and Angle Young along with junior, Sandy Parker, sophomore, Mindi Massey and freshman, Stephanie Morland were able to adequately fill the void left by the depar- ture of the past senior dominated club. A strong bench including senior, Rhonda Johnson (the enforcer) and Leanne Thixton, freshman, backed up the starting five in many tough situations. The team as a whole won the Kaysinger Con- ference championship for the first time ever! In- dividuals Kristi Burkhart and Sandy Parker broke many of the records which had been set in past seasons. Kristi Burkhart broke Jackie Downing ' s old free throw record by 2 points by scoring 11 free throws in the Osceola Tournament and in that same night broke the record of the most points scored in one game by scoring 41 points. Sandy Parker had an outstanding season by scoring over 500 points to break the season point record. There were four tournaments that the Lady Wildcats participated in the past season. The team placed first in two of them, the Kaysinger Conference Tournament and the Lincoln Girls ' Tournament. In the Osceola Tournament the varsity girls placed second and Sandy Parker, Kristi Burkhart and Stephanie Morla.nd all received medals for outstanding performances. Sandy Parker received first team all conference, MVP Tri-County, first team all area, and also first team in districts. Kristi Burkhart, senior, earned first team all conference, Tri-County, and all area. Angle Young, senior, was named honorable mention Tri-County. Stephanie Morland received first team Tri-County, honorable mention all area, and newcomer of the year. Mindi Massey, sophomore, was awarded honorable mention Tri-County. girls varsity basl etball designed by kristi burkhart Angie Young takes a jump shot and the lead is continued for on outstanding victory! Ptioto by Wayne Jackson

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Junior, Biandon Boise jumps high, to get control of tlio ball. ,vhile Kevin Williams, from Oscoola, t:!so otternpfs to gain control. Winning year for varsity A winning season dominated the minds of the 87-88 varsity boys ' basketball team. Their over all record was 17-10. The games consisted of six home games and eleven away games. They played seven teams that were in the league and ten non-league teams. Defeating Climax Springs, Osceola, and fvlontrose led the Wildcats to win the Osceola tournament. This has been my most enjoyable year at coaching in the six years I have been a head coach. This group of players worked very hard both in season and out of season. As a group they are also very intelligent and receptive to learning the game. They achieved most of our goals for the 1987-88 season, and I am looking forward to the 1988-89 season, commented Coach Loren Burke. Junior Chad Eutsler stated, I feel that what I accomplished is I think I improved in many areas that will help me to be a better basketball player next year. Chris Thixton commented about the overall season, I was pretty proud of our season. We lost some close heartbreakers that would have made our record look better, but it (the season record) was the second best that Warsaw has had in the last fifteen years. People looked at us at the beginning of the season and didn ' t know what to expect, but our team played ball like we were capable of, and we put together a winner, Senior, Chris Thixton received many honors and awards. Some of the awards were First team all district, Kaysinger All Conference, Most Valuable Player-Tri County Conference, and the Truman Lake Most Valuable Player. Junior, Branden Boise also received some honors and awards. They included, the Tri-County con- ference honorable mention. Many of the team players felt they had a suc- cessful season, and those who will be on it next year are ready to improve and make another ouislanding winning season. Dwoyii.j P. is, junior makes a quick steol from Kelly Kcil.i. while teammate Carl Williams moves in to ai:;ist Photo by Wayne Jackson Junior, Dole Johnson, and CWayne Davis, move into block a pass. 57

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At Basketball Homecoming, Kristi Burktiart, hielps the Lady Wildcats in making ttie Bulldogs eot dust!! Phioto by Wayne Jackson Sandy Parker goes in for a lay-up and odds to the excitement agoinst Stover. Photo by Wayne Jackson Row 1: Vanessa Johnson, Christine Hazel, Shelt Mutton, Sandy Parker. Holly Harris, and Jennifer Henderson. Row 2: Leanne Thixton. Angie Young. Mindi Mossey, Rhonda Johnson, Stephanie Mor- kjnd, Robin Kirby, Kristi Burkhart, and Cori Hender- son.