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

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'IO 6 Senior Dave Murphy awaits the pitch in early season diamond victory, 655 1967 T-Bird Diamond Squad Wins Five, Drops Thirteen WINNING ONLY FIVE games while losing thirteen, the 1967 Thunderbird baseball team finished with its first losing season in eight years. Weak hitting and fielding contributed to this poor showing, which saw five of the thirteen games lost by one run. Carl Lansing was the biggest surprise of the other- wise mediocre season. Lansing, who started the sea- son with the iayvees, set a new school record by allow- ing 0.69 earned runs per game. Phil Freeman led the squad in batting for the second straight year, hitting at an amazing .457 clip. Freeman also led the 'Birds with three home runs, and seventeen runs-batted-in. The outlook for 1968 looked much better for Coach Kent Hill. Both Lansing and Freeman were back, lead- ing a host of returnees. Freeman, a three-time All-SCL choice, and Lansing were also named to the 1968 City All-Star team. Mike Rothe, T-Bird junior, hits the plate for another important run,

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1967 RECORD St. Mary's Quadrangular .... Wasson Triangular ....... Pike's Peak Relays .... Wasson Quadrangular. . . Tri-City .............. Centennial Invitational .,.. Aurora 5-Way ......... C.U. Relays ........, Fountain Triangular. . . Wasson-Impromptu .... South Central League. . . Sprinting off the blocks, Danny Jend, Wasson Speedster, gets an early lead. Moving fast, Clay Williams hands the baton to StevelCaulder to finish the last leg of the 440 yard relay. Meet Wasson 1st lst 3rd 1 st 1st 4th lst 9th 1 st 1 st 1 st 10

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Y lb xp? L it S L 3' . x Ml, .A l .xxx Mound ace Chuck Hughes hurls another strike for the T'Bird baseballers. Wasson 11... 1... 16... 14... 11... 1... 2... 7... 6... 3... 3... 2... 13... O... 2... 2... 3... 6... 1967 RECORD Denver South. . . Pueblo East. . . Cheyenne .... Trinidad. . Palmer ....... Denver North .... Pueblo Central . . . Pueblo Centennial Mitchell ........ Pueblo South .... Denver Jefferson . Pueblo East .... Trinidad ..... Palmer ........ Pueblo Central . . . Pueblo Centennial Mitchell ........ Pueblo South. . . Opponent ...12 ..2 ..6 ..O ..5 ...1O ..3 ..3 ..9 ..6 ..9 ..4 ..5 ..7 ..5 ..3 ..4 ..7 FRONT ROW: Phil Freeman, Barkley Heuser, Larry Williams, Dave Mur- Tim Bogren, Rocky Whitworth, Mike DeChadenedes, Eddie Barnes, Jim phy, Mark Finlayson, Chuck Hughes, Dale lsley, Tony Duarte, Steve Bonner, Bob Knox, Gene Aalbu, manager. ROW FOUR: Coach Chris Tal- Steiner, Carl Lansing. ROW TWO: Dave Lohman, Mike Simco, Mike Rothe, hott, Steve Bostrom, manager, Dave Baker, Steve Hesselberg, Richard Mike Jamison, Phil Puzick, Roger Gandy, Rick Lohman, Johnny White, Knudgen, Rick Gggsage, Craig Werner, Coach Kent Hill, Jim Switzer. ROW THREE: Bob Hiltner, manager, Jim Lucas, Kit Evans, me .ff I0 7