Winnetonka High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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football grjfin teamwork produces 8-2 reeora' for first season I felt that it was a good start for a new school, and next year will be a new challenge. The biggest secret to our success was our team balance, remarked Mr. Dan Stanley, head football coach, about the first football season for the new Winnetonka High School. Assistant coaches were Mr. Mel Wieland, Mr. Don Talbott, Mr. Benny Cain, Mr. Carroll Townsend, and Mr. Jim Shepherd. Student managers were Brad Meyer, Tom Chapin, and George Rocha. Since only sophomores were enrolled at WHS, opposition was against sophomore teams. About 80 boys reported for practice in August. Home games were played on North Kansas City High School's field. The Vikings of Shawnee Mission West came across the river for the first encounter and downed Winnetonka, 22-20. But the Griffins bounced back the next week and upset the Ray- town South Cardinals, 8-6. gryffins take trojans In the first game away from home, the squad traveled to Park Hill and brought home a decisive 55-16 victory over the Trojans. The Celtics of O'Hara High School were next to come under the spell of Winnetonka, and were dealt a 20-8 loss at the Northtown stadium. The next week the game was played at Leels Summit where a 19-6 win was posted by the Griffins. Coach Stanley's team smashed the Shawnee Mission East Lancers next, 23-6, at home and the winning ways of the team continued. How- ever, the Ruskin Eagles spelled trouble the next week, and Winnetonka was dealt its sec- ond loss of the season. Ruskin came out on top, 20-14. Next came Shawnee Mission South and the Cardinal Red and Gold players took to the road and downed the Raiders, 19-6. FOOTBALL SQUAD Front Row: Bill Turner, Danny Baxter, Mike Bratcher, Danny Day, Bob Arnold, Mark Peters, Trent Failing, Scott Hitchborn, Dennis Bond, Ron Brammer, Terry Heath, Dwight Duncan, and Ray Flores. Second Row: Bob Trowbridge, Bob Leslie, James Hayden, Steve Trowbridge, Randy Aubrey, Steve Orr, Paul Lanning, Kerry Roderick, John Neil, Mike Helton, Charles Ragusa, Jay Lewis, and David Jones. Third Row: Eldon Gorbet, Bruce Whit- NO, COACH, YOU CAN'T GO IN, Mark Peters 1355 tries to explain to Coach Stanley. l I I 1 me Co Ha Pat Sta Ha VS VK VS VK VN V1 VS Vl Vl V1

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aj RUNNING FOR HIS SCHOOL is Frank Ahern. CROSS COUNTRY SQUADeSIana'ing.' Gary Oliphant, Student Manager, Coach Ken Swift, Richard Balagna, Mike Phillips, Randy Skidmore, Frank Ahern, and .Iohn Holloway. Kneeling: Gary Brummel, Cliff Conner, and Mark Featherston. cross country fzrsl team for wznnelonka runs in four fall meets I am optimistic about next season, but were not in the clubhouse, yet, said Coach Ken Swift about Winnetonka's cross country team. Best individual times in competition for WHS were set by Richard Balagna, 10:26, Mike Phillips, lO:40g Gary Brummel, ll:52g and Randy Skidmore, l2 minutes. SEASON RECORD Winnetonka NKC Winnetonka St. Pius X Winnetonka NKC Winnetonka Oak Park Winnetonka NKC Winnetonka Raytown, S. Winnetonka Ruskin Winnetonka St. Pius X

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