Wasatch Academy - Wasatka Yearbook (Mount Pleasant, UT)

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l Kneeling, leTT To righI:f CLYDE CARROLL, JIM SUTTER, BOB WILLIAMS, GE7ALD BIBLER, BRUCE BAKER, DICK RUPPEL. Vending:- F-RED OLSEN, MIKE STRICKLIN, JIM AVERETT, CLARK TRUS- LAOTT, ANDY PETERSON, J. D. LUCAS. UNI J jl ClC WiTh hopes oT creaTing inTeresT Tor spring aThleTics, Coach Sours exTended an early March 9Th call To all Traclc enThusiasTs. For weeks Those TraclcsTers ThaT Turned ouT spenT many exciTing hours oT pracTice in prepara- Tion Tor compeTiTion wiTh oTher schools. WiTh hopes oT capTuring a region crown, Coach Sour's cindermen enTered meeTs aT RichTield, Salina, B. Y. U., and compeTed in dual meeTs. A Tew W. A. Thinclads placed high in The region meeT aT Salina, and wenT on To garner higher honors aT The STaTe IvleeT early in May. r. Tjarziify Zialfefgaf Iv1aTching The varsiTy vicTory Tor vicTory. The Junior VarsiTy hoop squad Turned a medi- ocre sTarT inTo an impressive season. Coach Kuipers combined heighr and speed To pro- duce a Team capable OT deTeaTing anyone in The region. The J. V.'s played preliminary games Tor all oT The varsiTy baTTles, creaTing early a Teeling oT sporTsmanship. The season was climaxed by The parTicipaTion oT The Treshmen and sophomores oT The Team in The Sophomore TournamenT aT Gunnison. l.. Kneeling, leTT To righfz- JON VISEL, LARRY JAEGER, GLEN BATR, TOM DYCHES, JIM CARGILE, JIM DARNELL. STanding:- WAYNE HAMILTON, JIM HARRISON, BILL HICKEY, JIM SCHUCKERS, ORVILLE HOOD, PHIL MILLER, MIKE NEUMEYER LeTT To righT:- DICK RUPPEL, TOM DYCHES, JOHN RUPPEL, PHIL WEEKS, CLYDE CARROLL, JIM SUTTEER. 47 ennifi This year Coach Erwin Bollinger again Tound The deTense oT The Region Trophy To be a Tough obsTacle. WiTh The only reTurning leTTerman, John Ruppel, Two experienced players Trom lasT year's undeTeaTed squad. and a hosT oT new TaIenT, Coach Bollinger builT anoTher ouTsTanding neT Team. ConTin- ually being pressed by hard-working Junior VarsiTy members, The varsiTy baTTled Through Tive maTches wiTh region compeTiTion. Top evenTs OT The season were The Region Tennis Tournament The B. Y. U. lnviTaTional, The STaTe IvleeT. and newly-Tound compeTiTion wiTh Region Three Teams B. Y. High, Springville. and Lincoln.

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JIM HARRISON Bm H,CKEY VERNON DYER JOHN RUPPEL 46

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:low One, lell My righl:-- KEITH MCHENRY, Presidenf B. J. ANDERSON PAT OLIVER Row Two:- SALLY SCHULTZ GAIL GLASS PEGGY ZORKO HENRY MAHAN Row Three:- SANDY BILL GLEN BAIR BOB MCINTYRE BOB ECKART Row Four:- TOM CARMICHAEL A lack ol snow shorlened Ihe slciing season Ihis year bul il didn r limil Ihe spirils ol Ihese slri club members. Despile Ihe Iacl Ihal 'rhere was no good slriing in This vicinily, slciis were lcepl waxed and polished ready for im- mediale use. The year was highlighled by a Brighlon Irip arranged by Presidenl Keifh MCI-Ienry, Vice-Presidenl Sandy Bill, and Secrelary B. J. Anderson. encing Fronl Row, lell lo righl GENIFER GUNN BETSY KOCH Row Two:- DAVID LINDSAY TOM DYCHES GLEN BAIR TOM JONES BGCIC Row:- JIM SCHUCKERS PHIL MILLER BOYD GIBBONS DON LEWON MR. WILLIAMS A new sporl was inlroduced Io W. A. amid Ihe Clashings ol Ioils and Ihe shouls ol Ioushi, when Mr. Wil- liams slarled a fencing club. Regular Tournamenls were held and 'rhe members displayed Iheir slcill in exhibilions during lhe hallflime of games and assembly programs, A sysrem of poinls for lellering was devised, and awards were given al Ihe end ol lhe year. t ' Phil Miller and Jim Schuclcers 'roolc Iurns displaying Ihe orange and blaclc boys' Championship ribbon on lheir foil. Palsy Gibbons held The girls' lille, Ihough Ihere were many Challengers. An always welcome malch was Gibbons vs, Gibbons: an exciling one was Schuclcers vs. Miller, 48