Wasson High School - Wahian Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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-3rd --1st -6th 2nd --1st 3rd State Meet 11th FRONT ROW Mauk Dyer John Shouse Craxg Carson Larry Conrad ROW Coznh Robinson Stan Pans B1llScrlvner Jon Abbott Steve Ouhs Terry Smith Alvln Brownxng Roger Browning Paul Brlggs SECOND Wayne Melanson Hal Turner SkCClCffJ5bOllfI1 Coach Miller

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VARSITY CROSS-COUNTRY team members. Doug Brenneman, Bill McClellan, Barry Clayton, Allen Britton. and Jeff Berven, jog another 880. JEFF BERVEN, captain of the '63 team. eagerly awaits the starting gun at the Pueblo Invitational. Wasson's Distance Runners Coached by Mr. Jerrold Robinson, the distance team placed a high third at the S.C.L. conference meet. Al- though the team placed second at this meet last season, it was generally felt that competition was considerably stiffer this year. The season, as a whole, was the best in the history of Wassonfs cross-country teams. A very high eleventh was scored at the State Meet, while impressive, firsts, seconds, and thirds were scored at other major meets. Captain Jeff Berven waslthe year's outstanding, runner, and is, no doubt, the best Wasson runner to date. He placed first in five of the meets he entered, and placed third at, the State Meet, also tying the existing state record for the mile and a half at the Aurora Invitational. Bill McClellan and Jeff Berven were the only returning lettermeng as a result of this, the team was relatively in- experienced at the start of the season. With the aid of Allen Britton, Barry Clayton, and Doug Brenneman, how-' ever, the team was well balanced. The turnout of prospective runners exceeded that of all previous years. Because of this interest, a B-Squad was formed, with Mr. Rex Miller as coach.

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l .nn-n. I FRONT ROW: Bob Hutton, Bob Blackett, Darell Dougherty, man- Nighswonger, Charlie Steel, Bob Jones, Mike Teague. BACK.ROYY: agers. SECOND ROW: Coach Dick Westbay. Rick Pettigrew, Ron John Eastlack, John Wickham, Clay Chambers, Mike Martin, Jim Smith. I-loopsters Give Spectators a Thrill with Many Although the A-Squad basketball team started out the year with the handicap of having only one returning let- terman, they compiled a fine 7-11 win-loss record. The team, under the direction of Coach Dick Westbay, began practices immediately after the football season ended and put together a quick, effective team from the ranks of the individuals who showed up for their first practice. They then went forward to win their first game against Denver South by a large margins. Although their conference record was not too impres- sive, they had a number of thrilling games with wild last minute shots, pOSt-game foul shots, and sudden death over times. They gave some of the conferences best a run for their money. The team itself was composed of mostly juniors and seniors with a few exceptional sophomores filling in in times of need. The top scorer among the ranks of the team was Charlie Steel who sank 181 total points through- out the season, finishing with a 10.1 game average. Run- ning close behind him were John Wickham with 171 points and Jim Smith with 161. Besides being the top scorer, Steel was also the number one rebounder. WASSON BASKETBALL ACE Charlie Steel drives past a Denver West player for two crucial points.