White Pigeon High School - Wahbememe Yearbook (White Pigeon, MI)

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Upper left — The teams battle in the always hard-hitting Tomahawk game. Upper right — Wild Panthers surround sophomore quarterback Derek Snook. Middle left — Rob Stauffer and Chris Der-rickson bring another Falcon to his knees. Middle right — Derek Snook shows what quarterbacks do-watch. Lower — Tom Clipfell scores the lone touchdown during the tough loss to Centre-ville. Chiefs Opponent 30 Edwardsburg 2 40 Climax-Scotts 0 12 Mendon 6 6 Ida 26 6 Centreville 7 6 Schoolcraft 41 16 Colon 0 0 Constantine 20 6 Brown City 44 25

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100th VICTORY Upper — Tom Clipfell tries to crawl for extra yards. Middle — Tom Clipfell finds the open field against the Falcons. Lower left — Ryan Rider prays to James Snodgrass during the Constantine game. Lower right — Dan Carr blocks as Bulldogs feast on Tom Clipfell. The Varsity Football Team suffered through a tough 4-5 season. The Chiefs were victims of a tough schedule, playing state playoff teams Brown City and Schoolcraft. The team started the season rattling off three consecutive victories against Edwardsburg, Climax Scotts and Mendon. The Mendon game broke a school record of seventeen straight victories. The Chiefs handed coaches Marv Schnieder and Pat West their 100th victory against Colon. The team won 16-0 on a very wet and sloppy field. This is another one of those things that makes you feel like you have been successful, explained Coach Schnieder. The Chiefs' offensive arsenal came from All-Conference senior halfback Tom Clipfell who rushed for 872 hard-fought yards. When the Chiefs went to the air they looked for All-Conference senior tight end Dan Garl who recorded twenty-two receptions for 418 yards. The muscle in the trenches was supplied by All-Conference senior tackle Rob Stauffer. On the other side of the field, the Chiefs were led by senior linebacker James Snodgrass with eighty-seven tackles. Junior linebacker Rob Jonker contributed eighty-five tackles, twenty of which were solos. This was definitely a frustrating season for the Varsity, but winning Coaches Schnieder and West their 100th career victory made both the team and fans very proud to be a part of White Pigeon football. C ' Jt k X 24

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CLOSE CALLS Upper — First Row — Brian Alber, Sean Troyer, Larry Kemp, James Bond, Todd Hai-fley, Dave Gushwa, Jim Kozelka, Corey Presock, Herman Priddy, Jason Wells, Rick Hull, Ken Ferguson. Second Row — Brian Duncan, Roger Hall, Jon Thibos, Paul Irelan, Rob Schumacher, Steve Lent, Kevin Kahila, Matt Ruple, Kerry Vickers, Doug Rossman, Brent Kulp, Tom Kopf. Third Row — Coach Tony Cholometes, Dave Lorenz, Chris Shumacher, Evan Anderson, Dan Berchiatti, Ron Cassity, Spence Lutz, Greg Swank, Chad Salisbury, Randy Stump, Brent Haifiey, Clint Stambaugh, Coach Ron Aldrich. Middle — Steve Lent shows his get-down technique to Coach Tony Cholometes. Lower — The mighty Chiefs buzz in another Hornet. The Junior Varsity Football Team had a tough 3-5 season. The Chiefs lost four of the five defeats by eight or less points per game. The Chiefs racked up 120 points on offense while only 95 points on defense. The Chiefs' most important victory came at the hands of the visiting Constantine Falcons. This was the first time the Chiefs had won the Junior Varsity game in eight frustrating years. The team won by the score of 14 to 0. The Chiefs' offensive attack was led by an exciting little halfback named Jimmy Kozelka. When the J.V. went to the air, sophomore quarterback Steve Lent threw to tall, lanky, tight-end Spence Lutz. On the defense end of the field the Chiefs only allowed 11.9 points per game. Sophomore linebacker Greg Swank led the way in tackles. The Junior Varsity battled through a tough season, but the team will always remember the Constantine game, because the eight-year jinx finally came to an 26 end.