Yukon High School - Miller Yearbook (Yukon, OK)

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Miller Effort Ranks Best In Top League - X --0 In a game where winning is every- thing, and losing is most distaste- ful, the Miller basketball season would not seem successful. Howev- er, if a group of not so tall, not very experienced players were charged with carrying on the great Miller tradition, their effort during the season would speak for itself. The young Millers competed in the states largest class, class 5-A. Their schedule included no easy teams. Every game, home or away, was ex- citing and almost every game was decided in the last few minutes of the game. These young men were asked to do i l Randy Ross tries to recover a rebound in the last remaining seconds of the game. 78 Sports only the best they could. Seniors Don Berner, Rich Edmonds, Randy Ross, Larry Godfrey and Larry Wright responded like true Mill- ers. Don Berner led the Okie Con- ference in scoring, averaging over 2.0 points a game. Coaches are usually rewarded for the number of wins earned or re- sponsible for the number of defeats inflicted. But for Coach Tom Col- ley, coaches Marty Kelsey and Gary Crissman the season was satisfying because this young team worked together, practiced together and played like true Yukon Millers. uu.g,,. Brad Hudson goes for a final shot Don Berner struggles to recover the ball against Putnam City West. from one of other teams guards in the game

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liz ' Karen Cibbens gets ready to bat. Traci Taylor works out at practice. Softball Team: row 1 S. Minks, D. Black- more, C. Smith, S. Becker, S. Kennedy, K. Gibbens, J. Ritz, D. Merritt, S. Prafka, D. Williams. row 2 Ms. Geiger, K. Sturbar, S. Hiatt, B. Lusk, N. Penwrite, L. Greer, K. Enterline, K. Edmonds, P. Madden, S. Rol- lette, Ms. Rogers. V ll b up U MS, R0gers,S. Lindsey, S. Bsckeeyf, ii. Minnick, S. Prafka, T. Mo- beflyl crow 21 S. Bowlware, M. Schlachten- haufen, L. Greer, T. Taylor, K. Edmonds, M. Conger Spiking And Striking SOFTBALL The softball team started practice on August 14 and the season ended on October 14. The team was very young this year with only two returning starters, co-captains Joyce Ritz and DeAnn Merritt. The softball team didn't have a very successful season but Ms. Geiger said, With all the youth and quality of talent on the team the millers should be very strong next year. VOLLEYBALL Since October the volleyball team had been practicing hard for two hours every day after school. The volleyball season started the first week of March and continued up to the state tournament on April 25. Besides the regular games the team traveled to tournaments in Mus- tang, Stillwater, Ponca City, and Tulsa. This years returning starters were Sandy Bowlware, Susie Prafka, Joyce Ritz, Traci Taylor, and Mar- sha Schlachtenhaufen. 'i 1 . 4 f fe pdf . , 1 A f . f ff , , .J , , 1 1 W Q! Wy W ff , WZZWX fw ,Wf A ,wfffffmfwW, , M1 wf f W by vf I vkf WV' ' ffyffffi 'X ' f ' 'jffwjif Hfffyvwff fy',f7i . A ,f,yiZf Kerio 117 ,wi ,MW , N , ,W .fi Sports

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Larry Godfrey struggles with a West player to Larry Godfrey uses all his strength to get a rebound at the Putnam C1tY Same- gain control of the ball. Rich Edmonds goes up for a lay-up. Varsity Squad: Row 1: Coach Kelsey, Coach C- Sands, ROW 2: L. G0dfr6y, M. Hale, R. Chrisman, C, Rice, G, Dobbins, B. Craw- Ross, R. Edmonds. M. Weible, B. Baugllef, ford, D. Berner, L. Wright, H. Brantz, D. R. Rist. Wright, B. Hudson, S. Cloud, Coach Colley, ' Sports