William Mitchell High School - Apogee Explo Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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PRovEs SUCCESSFUL -if .5 K N bn... Traveling to Pueblo the next Friday night, the netters met defeat at the hands of the Pueblo South Colts, 73-65. Returning home on Saturday night, the Mitchell team was faced with a disappointing 65-53 loss to the Pueblo Central Wildcats. For their next Weekend excursion, Coach Powell led his netters to Trinidad where they compiled a 64- 50 Win over the Miners. Pueblo Centennial was next on tour, as the Marauders fell short thirteen points, 58-45. Friday night February 4, the Wasson Thunder- birds triumphed once more, as the determined Marau- ders fell, 61-50. Saturday night brought another defeat, as Pueblo East defeated the Mitchell team, 77-65. In their second clash with the Central Wildcats the netters were set back, 70-49. At home the weekend of February 18 the Marau- ders, with great support from the student body, cap- tured two victories. The first win was against Palmer, 44-37, and the second win came against the Pueblo South Colts, 78-66.

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All Mi PoRAT1clpiivfQf5'Ji A SBQFY AND JUNIOR VARSITY ,af Ai VJ A in A Aff Jill? l,PTjll.!bL 'X, MAL A ' oljia, lm WMQUA We RL ,m f l WM' HiijJ JZQNSONZYLDQQ1' two :oints in A y fast-moving game with the Wasson T-Birds. AREA 2,93 k'fQi E ww--'l..... Ar'-ve-...., HUDDLED AROUND THE coach, long-legged Marauders plan their next attack. CONFRONTED BY TWO imposing Central Wildcats, Bruce Meller stops and looks for a receiver.

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56 .ft-Q fp, XJ y A , If f I M dy, V IX, D X 'X :tp f 'U N FRONT ROW: Clyde McCluthin, manager, Joe Melendez, Kent Reimer, Coach Lou Mikkcl- N son, Jim Church, Alun Puskzir, Spencer Harris, Dennis Uliberry, manager. BACK ROW: Bob Croft, Keith Miller, Dave Lynch, Jim Owens, Walt Pounds, Jeff Franks, Bill Stoddard, Mike Lenz, Steve McKinley. Richard Milner. B-SQUAD COMPILES 9-7 WIN-Loss RECORD SOPHOMORE DENNIS WILLIAMS lays up two points on a break away against Palmer. ,, 5 Jr-'M , g, 1 , we ' Ex L. L5 -..,,,..,i X U, g'2?fi n In their initial season the B-squad basketball team compiled a 9-7 overall win-loss record. Under the direction of Mr. Lewis Mikkelsen, the B-squaders promoted Dave McGloth1in and Bob Croft to varsity competition. Disappointment ended the first game of the season as the Marauders fell to the Platte Canyon netters, 62-51. For their first win the B-squaders narrowly de- feated Woodland Park, 44-41. B-squad netters were then decisively defeated by closely knit Coto Paxi, 64-48. Next, in a cross town clash, the Marauder team slipped past Harrison, 45- 44g however, in their second meeting of the season, a more decisive Marauder win was accomplished as the B-squad defeated the Panthers, 60-48. In a pair of tilts with Canon City, the B-squaders were defeated twice, 48-45 and 48-39. Being trounced by the Wasson Thunderbirds in their first contest, 95-27, the Marauders bounced back to an improved performance in their second meeting to win, 54-39. Wideiield was the victim of a combined team effort which produced a 51-49 Marauder Win. The Cheyenne Indians were also defeated by the B-squaders twice, 64-49 and 42-40. Adding two wins to their record, the Mitchell team defeated Air Force Academy High School Kadets, 51- 39 and 64-40. Ending the season with two Wins, the Marauders heightened cross-town rivalry as they de- feated the Palmer Terrors 37-31 and 48-30.