Yorktown High School - Episode Yearbook (Yorktown, IN)

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Senior Guard Jim Winkle files through anx- ious fans en route to the team bus and the Muncie South match-up. During third quarter action, leading scorer Greg Miller fires a shot over three South defenders. Despite the Sectional loss, signs of tiger spirit are still evident in the hall. Faithful fang aren ' t limited to students, as Nancy Miller displays anticipation toward a shot by her son, Junior Greg Miller. SECTIONALS 23

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The gun went off. The green and white clad crowd sprang from their seats and en veloped team members for their seeming upset over 19th ranked Southside. Their excitement was short-lived, as the clock revealed three seconds left of... LIVI in agony £ £ he thrill of victory rand the agony of defeat-all within three seconds, is how one fan summed up the Muncie South- Yorktown Sec- t ional game on March 2. It was a game that had the entire fieldhouse sitting on the edge of their seats as the clock ticked away with the gun prematurely going off three seconds early, sending the roaring Tiger crowd out on to the floor for cele- bration. The Yorktown green-hatted crowd was sent back to their seats in con- fusion, not realizing there were three seconds left of play. All in the remaining three seconds South ' s Anthony Roberts passed the ball to teammate Robbie Con- aster, who fired a 17-foot basket over three Tiger defenders to win 44-43. The whole team felt we got cheated, but it was over and there was nothing we could do, reflected Junior center Greg Miller, who led the Tigers in scoring 16 points. Sophomore fan Todd Pursley stated, It was the greatest feeling to rush out on the floor like that, and when we lost, I stood there dumb- founded. I could not believe that shot went in. When South threw it back in our face, I was mad at first, but then I felt proud at how well we had done, Pursley added. In the Broadcaster and on the chool announcements, Principal Jerome Secttor expressed, There is an important difference between being defeated and losing. We lost Dawn Barber cstacy the South game to a fluke, a one in a million possibility. We were not defeated. In a semi-final game the previous night, Yorktown won an equally exciting 38-37 game over 12th ranked Muncie Central. Beating Central was the biggest accomp- lishment all season. It was great, was the opinion of Varsity player Troy Case. Just as the last second shot by Conaster on Sat- urday lost the game for York- town, a last second shot on Friday by Miller saved the game for us. Again Julie Hochstetler Miller led scoring with 12 points. Crowd support seemed to be an important factor for the players as Miller stated, The crowd was awe- some! I felt Yorktown showed the most respect and had the most spirit of any other school. stated Senior Kim Kimbrough. Junior Bryan Beeson agreed by saying, Despite the disappointment in the end, I feel the support of the fans was surprisingly strong and the players did their best. The tremendous upset over the Central Bearcats thrilled fans as it was the first upset in 12 years. First year Varsity Basketball coach Mike Necessary, formerly Wes-Del High School ' s coach, headed the Tigers with their suc- cessful season, which ended at a 12-9 record. After the heartbreaking loss, Vice- Principal Barbara Underwood embra- ces Tiger mascot Karen Walsh, sharing the agony of defeat. 22 SECTIONALS

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Neither blizzards nor ice-packed roads kept the members of the set crew from building three different sets on wheels, as they snowmobiled in during snow days to bring you the spring play. IN, rwi MTh f w jr 7 d W T%Ti Charley ' s Aunt ' hat do snowmo- f T y biling, garden tea m M parties and a man M M in a black taffeta W y gown have in com- mon? Usually nothing, but then the Spring play, Charley ' s Aunt, consistently proved to be the exception rather than the rule. Losing a week of rehearsal due to snow, set crew members put the time to use by snowmobiling in to work on a walls on wheels set. The set was devised to accomplish three complete set changes through- out the produc- tion. Set crew member Dave Heath expressed, The best thing about working on set was seeing the final product after it was finished. The snow week actually worked for the actors ' advantage, according to Play Director Terry Nelson, who stated, I think the week we were out for snow helped the cast. ..It gave us a sense of urgency, and the actors worked really hard after that. For the first time the cast at- tempted an 1800 ' s production with English accents. The storyline in- volves Jack Chesney, violently in love with Kitty Verdun, and Char- ley, equally in love with Amy Spet- tigue. They invite these young ladies to their rooms for luncheon-in order to meet Charley ' s Aunt from Brazil ( where the nuts come from ). But the millionaire aunt sends word that she won ' t be able to come for a few days. After Fanny Babbs dresses as Charley ' s Aunt as a favor to Jack and Charley, the real aunt Brian Luke shows up. The confusion continues, but in the end, everyone lives happily ever after. Charley ' s Aunt (Ahnt, not Ant) was played by Senior Kevin Morey, who learned what it ' s like to be in women ' s clothes by getting in and out of the long, black taffeta dress and bustle quickly. Reflecting on his performance, Morey ex- claimed, Thank God I ' m not a girl! Acting alongside Morey were Sen- iors Brian Luke and Dave Lami- rand, who played ' college chaps ' Charley Wykeham and Jack Ches- ney. Novice actor Luke expressed his feelings the first time on stage as Wow. He admitted, I didn ' t think I could memorize all those lines! Lamirand, however, was no roo- kie to the stage, acting in his sev- enth production. He felt, It was the most well-casted play I ' ve been in. We all worked well together. I think it was the best part for me. Lamirand was also Student Direc- tor for the Christmas production, ! Christmas Corral. Also a novice ;tor was Junior [ary Spears, who ad one scene in hich she tried to ake herself cry. I thought about y dad who was in the hospital getting an oper- ation. When the production was over, the cast had a party at Director Terry Nelson ' s home, where a unique poker game (played with Gremlins Cereal) became the center of attention. Nelson laughed, It didn ' t matter if you were losing, we just ate the profits! actor was Junior ■1? Mary Spears, who ± had one scene in which she tried to i Jrtw make herself cry. MPil h I thought about mlm my dad who was Patty Grimes 24 SPRING PL A Y