Washougal High School - Kaiyawi Yearbook (Washougal, WA)

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Front row l. to r. Gene McGlothin, Mike Chappell, Paul Kaiser. Rick Tucker, John jendro, Randy Green, and Mike Resa. Back row Mike -Iendro, Mike Roley, Steve Green, Bill Seekins, DeLayne Brink, Chuck Barber, Dave Pettyjohn, Danny Amundson and Coach Carl Nagel. Panthers Win First Trico Title Since 1949 This year the Panthers won their first Trico Cham- pionship in baseball in 19 years. This was the first time since 1950 they made the league playoffs. In nonleague action, the Panthers split 2 and 2 with AA schools. After dropping their opener to Battleground by one point, the Panthers came back to defeat Camas and Columbia River. Later in the sea- son, Columbia River handed Washougal its second nonleague defeat. In Trico play Washougal won their first seven games to clinch a spot in the Trico Championship Game. White Salmon swept a double header to end the regular season and give Washougal a 7 win and 2 loss Trico record. Washougal faced the Ridgefield Spudders in the Trico Championship Game. The Spudders showed that they had come to play as they scored five runs and disposed of two of the Panthers best pitchers in the first two innings. Then Mike Jendro took the mound for Washougal and held the Spudders score- less while the Panthers rallied to come from behind in the last inning and win 6 to 5. junior, Mike jendro led the Panthers with an av- erage of .-414, including two homeruns and three doubles. junior Steve Green's five win and one loss 44 Baseball pitching record topped all other Washougal pitchers. DeI.ayne Brink was elected captain and Chuck Bar- ber was voted most inspirational baseball player. Danny Amundson and Chuck Barber were given spe- cial recognition as they represented Washougal on the Trico All-Star team. Panther Record WASHOUGAL OPPOSITION 7 .............. Battleground ............. 8 4 ..... .... C amas ......... . . . 1 4 ..... .... C olumbia River .... . . . 3 14 .... . . .LaCenter' ..... . . . 5 6 .... .... S tevenson .... . . . 5 10... .... WhiteSalmon... 2 2. . . .... Columbia River .... . . . . .15 6. . . .... Stevenson ..... . . . 2 1 .... ...Stevenson ....0 6 .... ..... L aCenter .... . . . 3 6 .... ..... L aCenter ..... . . . 2 5 .... ..... W hite Salmon . . . . . 6 2 .... ..... W hite Salmon . . . . . 5 6 .... ..... R idgelield .... . . . 5

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Front row l, to r. Dave Turia, Mark Dunlap, Tim Edgely, Bill Connelly, Galyn Huffstutler, Bill Seekins, DeLayne Brink, and Merle Dale Croswell, Ron Wysaske, Gary Anderson, Lauri Dayton, Terry Williams fcaptainj, Butch Blodgett, Gerry Spencer, Bob Brown, Terry Krause, Mike Chappell, Danny Amundson, Sam Autry, Leland Bedell, Dick Kreighbaum, Jim Martell, Chuck Heller Washougal Places Second In State The 1968 track season is a season that will be re- membered as one of the finest ever at Washougal High School. The Panthers won 11 meets without a loss and then produced 40 points at the Washington State A Track Meet only to be bettered by Fife's 43 points. In Trico League the Panthers won all four meets by large margins. The Trico Relays were captured by the Panthers for the 4th straight year. Washougal also won the Sub-Trico and Trico meets to success- fully defend their Trico title. After their triumphs in Trico contests, the Pan- thers went on to score impressive victories in Sub- District and ,District meets. Seven Washougal track- men qualified to represent Washougal at the State meet. Junior Tim Edgely was the only state champion from Washougal. He won the 220 with a time of 46 Track 22.8, placed third in the 100 and anchored the 880 relay team which placed third. Leland Bedell, an- other junior member of the 880 relay team, placed third in the 880 yard run. Sam Autry and Merle Berry, the only seniors from Washougal to place, rounded out the 880 relay team. Sam also ran the 440 yard run and placed fourth. Bill Connelly's per- formance in the two mile run earned him a second. In route to their great season, Washougal broke five Sub-District and District records. Tim Edgely set a new District record in the 100 of 10 seconds, tied the District record 220 record of 22.7 seconds and teamed with Merle Berry, Sam Autry, and Leland Bedell to set a new 880 relay record of 132.1 at District. Leland Bedell broke the old District record by over two seconds with his 1157.5 in the half mile. Bill Connelly ran two miles in 1O:00.5 to better the old Sub-District record.