Alliance High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Alliance, NE)

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Impressive Season HOME OPPONENT The Members of the Varsity basketball team are from left to right: Jay Segrist, Jon Petersen, Colin Weekes, Matt Payne, J.J. Feddersen, Coach Chuck Tank, Jamie Tomlin, Matt Lewis, Matt Shaner, Tate Adams, Jason Tritle, Jeff Morrison, and Coach Rocky Almond 74 Cordon 37 75 Gering 62 100 Torrington 53 65 Ogallala 51 Holiday Tourney: 95 Mitchell 56 85 Scottsbluff 62 81 Chadron 38 79 Sidney 54 58 Scottsbluff 48 83 Gering 59 97 Bridgeport 58 86 Kimball 46 105 Chadron 73 95 Gordon 56 94 Kimball 53 73 Sidney 64 91 Mitchell 40 District: 107 Gordon 48 85 Imperial 55 92 Ogallala 69 State: 44 Broken Bow 45 Season Record: 22-1 Head Coach: Chuck Tank Assistant Coach: Rocky Almond At the state tournament, squad members prepare for the upcoming game by getting fired up. Varsity Boys' Basketball 29

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Strength Shines Through Varsity Basketball Has This past year, AHS produced a very strong showing in basketball with an impressive 22 wins and 1 loss. The squad, with five seniors, five juniors, and three sophomores, was able to overcome opponent after opponent on a seemingly unstopable surge to state. Of course, much of the credit must go to Coach Chuck Tank who really helped pull the team together and give them a winning attitude. But, the team members themselves were the people who worked as hard as they could and made the big plays when needed. As the season showed, a little dedication, hard work, and courage often pays off immensely in the end. Throughout it all, the Bulldogs definitely provided fans, peers, and adults alike with an exciting season which will be remembered for years and years. Ion Petersen charges through a banner at the start of a home game 28 Varsity Boys' Basketball lamie Tomlin shows perfect form as he shoots past two Broken Bow defenders while Matt Lewis waits in anticipation for the rebound

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 We'll be back! The Alliance grapplers are. Row 1: Al Peltz, jerrold Neal, Jeff Colwell. Steve Moore. Mike Weston, Jim Karell, and Jeff Minnick. Row 2: Kurt Pohlman, Scott Dobson, Justin Tracy, Carmen Littlehoop, Tracy Stark, Jim Allen, and Justin Edwards. Row 3: Head Coach Pat Cullen, Shawn Grant, Lonnie Littlehoop, Jeff Vogel, Todd Hull, Chris Weber, Paul McCracken, and Assistant Coach Jim Bovee. Row 4: Assistant Coach Duane Dobson, John Culpepper, Travis Hunter, Jeff Nepper, Nathan Young, and Chris McMahon. HOME Duals OPPONENT 48 Kimball 24 44 Douglas, Wyo. 27 24 Chadron 41 33 Mitchell 30 12 Gering 49 26 Scottsbluff 32 24 Ogallala 39 14 Dickinson, SD 47 26 Rapid City Stevens 37 9 Bismark Century, ND 60 17 Rapid City Central 41 Tournament TOURNAMENT PLACE Cheyenne Invitational 8th Sidney Invitational 7th Ogallala Invitational 4th Western Conference 3rd Chadron Invitational 11th Districts 5th State 4th Head Coach. Pat Cullen Assistant Coaches: Duane Dobson, Jim Bovee Grapplers Beat the Odds at State, Although the Alliance wrestlers did not fulfill their dreams of a fourth state championship, they did come back with an amazing fourth place finish at the state tournament. The grapplers ended the season with a 3 win-8 loss dual record and one third, two fourths, one fifth, one seventh, one eighth, and one eleventh place finishes at tournaments. Most of the team was still young and inexperienced during the major part of the year. Now that they have the experience, we can use that to work better as a team in the future ' commented varsity wrestler Jason Rand. Even though Alliance did not win the state tournament this year, the team will be back next year, ready to put up a fight for the title that they once held for three consecutive years. For Jeff Colwell, this was his third consecutive state championship, with the first two being while Alliance was moved up to Class A. Back in Class B this year. Alliance had seven state qualifiers. They were Kurt Pohlman, Scott Dobson, Jason Rand, Jeff Minnick, Jim Karell, Mike Weston, and Jeff Colwell. Out of these seven, three placed at the state tournament. Jason Rand received a fourth place, Mike Weston lost only his second match of the year for a second place, and heavyweight Jeff Colwell won the state title. Junior varsity grappler Carmen Littlehoop picks up yet another victory for the Alliance team. Even though Carmen won, the Alliance team lost the dual 26-32 to the Scottsbluff Bearcats. 30 Wrestling