Whitney High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Whitney, TX)

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WHS Baseball Team Swings in '84 Whitney started the regular season with a 1-9 loss to the Midway J.V. After that the Wildcat nine played defending class A state champs Valley Mills and took a 1-14 defeat. The Wildcatsthen lost three in a row. The team was 0-5 when meeting up with West. Whitney defeated West 13-11 in nine innings. Entering district play the Wildcats were 4-5. In the opening game against Blooming Grove the team got into full swing with a 15-5 route. After the win, Whitney lost three district games to Glen' Rose, Clifton, and Itasca all by one run. The Wildcats ended the first half of district in fourth place with a 1-3 record. Whitney started the second half of district play with an 11-0 victory over Blooming Grove. The Wildcat pitchers had a no-hitter. In the next game against Glen Rose the Whitney nine won 8-5. The win put the Wildcats in a three way tie for second with Glen Rose and Itasca. Whitney, needing to win their last two games in order to advance to the playoffs, played Clifton. Clifton eliminated the Wildcats with a 3-13 disappointing loss giving Clifton the district crown. ln the final game of the season Whitney defeated Itasca 9-3 which eliminated the Wampus Cats from the playoffs. Whitney ended the year 11-10. . Front row: Bubba Peterson, William Fowler, Roger Dodds, Kent Leech, Paul Booth, Troy Dalrymple, Robbie Wood, Brian King. Row 2: Coach Jeff Harp, Bill Wilkins, Bob Wilkins, Robert Camp, Chris Johnson, Anthony Pool, Russel Guisinger, Jeff Landon, Jerry Phillips, Coach Lynn Ford. February 24 Cedar Hill There 7-0 won February 28 Crawford Here 7-4 won March 1 Midway J.V. Here 1-9 lost March 5 Midway J.V. There rain March 8 Valley Mills Here 1-14 lost March 12 West There 0-7 lost March 15-17 China Springs Tournament March 27 Cleburne J.V. There rain March 29 Cedar Hill Here 14-4 won March 30 West Here 13-11 won April 2 Blooming Grove There 15-5 won April 5 DeLeon Here 16-6 won April 10 Valley Mills There 9-4 won April 12 Glen Rose There 6-7 lost April 17 Granbury J.V. Here 5-6 lost April 19 DeLeon There 8-3 won April 23 Clifton Here 8-9 lost April 26 Itasca There 6-7 lost April 30 Blooming Grove Here 11-O lost May 7 Glen Rose Here 8-5 won May 10 Clifton There 3-13 lost May 14 Itasca Here 9-3 won Jerry Phillips drives a home run against Cedar Hill. Bill Wilkins trots home after hitting a home run. Page editors - Joann Slough and Troy Dalrymple ' DISTRICT GAMES

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Wildcats Ace To Victory Callaway, Hill Advance To Regional Front row: Jennie Hill, Jill Callaway, Kelley Reed, Kenda Birdwell, Danette Lampson, Ginger Hibbitts. Back row: Laurecia Hill lmanagerl, Ricky Hines, Blake Boyce, Johnny Hill, Tim Hill, Kwen Karr. Page editors - Belinda Booth and Jill Callaway Keven Kyser, Lance Reader, Frank Booth boast their district title. The tennis team at- tendedmeetsinCliftonand Meridian. ln district compe- tition Jill Callaway and Jennie Hill placed 2nd in doubles and qualified for the regional playoffs. Dan- ette Lampson and Kenda Birdwell placed 4th in district doubles. Kelley Reed earned 3rd and Ginger Hibbitts 4th in girls' singles. Other participants were Laurecia Hill, Blake Boyce, Tim Hill, Johnny Hill, Kwen Karr, and Ricky Hines. Golfers Compete For District Title The Wildcat golfers advanced to regional after earning 2nd place behind Grandview in the district meet in Meridian. They were shut out in the regional meet but proved to have a very successful year. All of this year's participants will be back next year. K as 5 :Y . . R G ' Regional qualifiers Jennie Hill and Jill Callaway. They include: Chris Pevehouse, Joe Price, Lance Reader, Keven Kyser, Tommy McCord, Frank Booth, Ken Bush, and Lon Eubank.

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