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

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FRONT ROW Coach Westbay John Scales Mike Teague Clay Chambers Bob Stout, John Wickham. John Junker, Terry Stillwaugh. ROW THREE: Coach Hill Torrie Bob Kochis Bill Brant Jim Smith Hal Meller Coach Funk ROW TWO Randy Hesselberg, Rich Porreco, Ron Nighswonger, Tom Stanley, John Brake- Al Maynard Charlie Steel Trlppy Alford Don Cossette Ray McCaffrey Bob field. BACK ROW: Kelly Spradling, Ron Daniels, Nick Ordon, Chuck Washko I963 I-lorsehiclers Capture S.C.L The 1963 edition of the baseball team finished its sea- son by posting a second in the state finals. At the end of the season, the team record stood at eighteen wins and three losses. The T-Birds lost only two games in the course of the regular season and dropped their last game of the season, against Aurora in the state finals, by a score of eight to four. The 1964 team will have seven returning lettermen. The seniors are: Clay Chambers, Bob Kochis, Hal Meller, Ron Nighswonger, Terry Stillwaugh, and Mike Teague. Jim Smith is the only returning junior letterman. A total of 150 sophomores, juniors, and seniors turned out for the preseason practices. The number of juniors and seniors will be trimmed to thirty, and the sophomores will be cut down to form a B-Squad,

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Date March 25 ........,.,,,,,, April l . ,... ...,,,,, April 4 ... .,,,,, April 7 .... ..,v,7 SCHEDULE Longmont-Palmer ., . Boulder ..........,,. Pikes Peak Relays ...,.., Lakewood-Wheatridge- Site ----.,Palmer --.--,cBoulder .----Wasson Alameda-Aurora .....,e,..eee.. .Lakewood April 11 ..,,..,, .e.,.. A urora Relays ,es,.. ........ A urora April 15 ,,,l,,,, .,,,ss S outh Pueblo ss.,.. ...... P ueblo April 18 ..,..,.. ssss., C entennial Invitational ,...ee,e ...,...., P ueblo April 21 ...,--,,ssss.,,.. .Aurora-Palmer .eee..e .,..,... W asson April 24- C.U. Relays ..,...ieeee .....,7 B oulder April 28 ,,--,,,,,,,,,,i,., Aurora-Palmer ....22..,. ,2....,.... W asson May2 ,,-,,-- ,,,,,l C .S.U. Invitational ...,...o.,.. Ft. Collins May 8-9 ,,,,,,l, ,..,.., C onference ....o.,oo,... ........ W asson May 16 ,,,,, ,..,..7 State Meet ..,,,,, May 23 o2,,2,2 Pentathlon -.,-.-,Boulder ,-,o,,Aurora of Traclcmen in Scl'1ool's History HURDLER Dominic Flgccg prepares himself for Conference SENIOR TRACKMEN Jeff Berven. Dominic Flacco, Steve Leonard, Allen Britton practice for the Pikes' Peak Relays.

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1964 SCHEDULE March 21 ..............., Englewood ..,,..,,.,,,,,,,, 24 ................ South Denver ,..... , ...,,-, 28 ................ Pueblo East -------, 31 ..w............, Pueblo Central .,,-. April 1 ................ Boulder ,,,-,,------,,,,-,,,- 4 ,............... Pueblo Centennial .,... 7 ..............,. Thomas Jefferson ,,,-,,- 11 ...........,.... Palmer .......,,...-,.....,.., 14 ..,,.........,.. Cheyenne Mountain --.... 15 ...,.........,,r 18 ................ 21 ,........,....., 25 ..,.,..-.....,,, 28 .,.............. May 2 ................ 5 ..............., 12 ..,..,,......,,, 16 .,.-....,..,,,,, 22-23 North Denver .......... Pueblo South ....... Pueblo East ..,...... Pueblo Central ,l,,.,----,,--,------,,-- -------Here --,---,--There ----,---There -,-----Here ,,--,,---,Here ------.-There --------There There There ------.Here There ---------.Here -There Pueblo Centennial ..........,.e,...-.,,, Here Trinidad CDouble Headerj -------.Here Palmer .,,,....--...,,...,.----,,-,---,-,,---,, Here Pueblo South ....... SCL Playoff -,,-------State Playoff -a,,,----.Here S. was ' - ie A PUEBLO CENTRAL BATSMAN takes a cut at a Thunderbird pitch. Crowng Finish Second in State Finals SENIOR HAL MELLER waits behind the plate for a pitch. . ,xx y. WASSON 20 ....... ........ 9 ,.o,.., ..,..... 18 ...,.., ........ 13 .,..... ........ 13 ....... ........ 3 ....... ...,.... 1963 RECORD Thomas Jefferson ....... Boulder .................... Pueblo South ,el....,.. Pueblo Centennial ..... North Denver .......... 26 ....... ........ P ueblo East ..... 9 ...... ........ P almer ............. 0 ....... ........ P ueblo Central ..... 21 ...... ........ S outh Denver ....... 13 ...... ........ P almer .................,.... 7 .................. Pueblo South .,....... 14 ...,....,......... Cheyenne Mountain 6 ..,.... 1 aa,...... 1 1 ...... ....... 7 .......,,....... 4 .......,.,....,. 9 ................ 7 ................ -,Pueblo Centennial - --Pueblo East .,........ - .,Pueblo Central ....... - --Trinidad .....,....... - --Tr1n1dad .,.......,.....,.... . Conference Playoff Pueblo Centennial ....... State Playoff 3 .................. Grand Junction ....... 4 ......,,,...,.,... Aurora ,......,......,. ai' OPPONENT Adams City .,.......... ........... 0 ------..5 ----.---4 --------5 ---------1 4