Hastings High School - Tiger Yearbook (Hastings, NE)

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SeniorJohn Welsh takes down his opponent ata home wrestling meet. The wrestling team is one of the most successfui consistent ath- letic programs at HHS. Winners. How does one define a winner? Does one have to defeat an opponent to win? No! Winning at a game, or whatever the compe- tition, is knowing that you did the very best that you possibly could, and that you gave 100'Xs. A lot of emphasis is put on winning, sometimes too much. People who are not involved often do not realize all of the time and effort that the athletes here at HHS put into their support. All sports begin practicing at least Q-3 weeks before the season begins. Some say that the first weeks of the season are the hardest. Others say that its not any harder than during season. The competition just makes the weeks go faster. The practices are not always enjoy- able but they teach one a great deal. Track was one of the greatest learning experiences of my high school career, stated senior Kirk Petit. What makes people competitive? Why do they want to be winners? Self-satisfaction and know- ing that you were a part of a successful team is enough to make the athletes sacrifice their time to go out for the sport. Whatever the reason, everyone wants to be a winner. We, here at HHS, we are 'Born to be WlNNERS'l Melissa Plambeck Senior Kirk Petit chalks up another win at a Cross Country meet. Although Kirk was disappointed with his fifth place finish at state, he had a very successful SCESOH. -L-f

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WIRP Week R O S 0 0 t ' T I The Woman is Required to Pay Week, better known as TWIRP Week, gave the girls a chance to ask the guys out. The 'Woman' was also given a chance to experience the dreaded 'NO!', not to mention the tre- mendous lack of money for the next few weeks. Freshman Liz Soulis said, Because of TWIRP Week, I owe my parents SQO, a few of my friends 56, and about 512 to the people I twirpedf' For some fortunate guys, TWIRP Week made up for the lack of dates earlier in the year. TWIRP Week should happen more often. I had more dates this week alone than I've had during my three previous years of high school combined, said senior Greg Boeschen. However, TWIRP Week was enjoyed by the girls, too. Junior Irene Chen said, I had a great time during TWIRP Week. It was a good way to get to know people 4-.lunior Traci you never really knew before. The week started with movie night on Monday night. Due to the poor selection at the movie theaters, many couples chose to rent movies and stay home. Sophomore Ryan Daniels said, Movie night was defi- nitely the best night of the whole week. The company, the entertainment . . . what else can one ask for? Tuesday night followed with roller skating and Wednesday night's activities consisted of either Minia- ture Golfing or Bowling. Thursday night was the pizza party! picnic at Heartwell Park and TWIRP Week came to an end with the traditional TWIRP dance on Friday. Daniels summed it all up by saying, TWIRP Week was terrific. I actually went out with a few girls and not just the guys! Krista Kerns Pts Q' ,ft ' - 's-1 . 'ua M3 - -. 1-1.1 I--if s :sims 'tsfsswf s . 5 tv -' ' fn. .si Avy. ' Rosberg laughs as she and her TWIRP date, junior Matt Neumann, try to roller skate without falling down. 1Junior.lenney Gannon watches her TWIRP date, junior Sean Chipps, putt the ball down the green on hole 13. The miniature golf course was quite crowded on Wednesday night of Twlrp Week. TWIRP Week -.hh 65 .vs

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to 6 ke team 198QQo , . I 4'-an N ' , ' Sports Volleyball Q6 We had great poten tial although our record didn 't show it. Senior Enita Rief Boys Tennis 30 Football 32 lt was a very disappointing season but a lot was learned. Senior Pat Sealey Cross Country 36 Girls Swimming 38 What we lacked in numbers, we made up for individually. Senior Teg Hughes Boys Swimming 40 Wrestling 42 l think wrestling is the most dominant sport at HHS. Senior Greg Nitzel Girls Basketball 46 Lady Tigers, great in '88'! Senior Libby Szlanda Boys Basketball 50 Golf 54 Track 56 Senior leadership along with a strong showing from the underclassmen will carry us through the season. Senior Stephanie Gaines Girls Tennis 58 The potential is there, it's what we do with it. Senior Andi Fike State champions, 7988?? Senior Janelle Schmidt