Lake Preston High School - Prestonian Yearbook (Lake Preston, SD)

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Players In Action Page 22 - Top - Paula Bratland (Fr.), Dana Houser (Sr.) and Lisa Bratland (Jr.). Bottom - Shelly McMasters (Soph.) Page 23 - Top - Jennifer Blach- ford (Fr.) and Tammy French (Soph.). Bottom - Stacia Wilkin- son (Sr). Scoreboard OPPONENT LPHS OPP Willow Lake 49 51 Grant-Deuel 37 43 Estelline (OT) 34 37 Iroquois 43 46 Henry 35 76 Egan 47 61 Willow Lake 36 58 Castlewood 24 42 Estelline 29 45 Deubrook 34 49 Arlington 27 41 Colman 41 49 Ramona 40 41 Doland 36 46 DeSmet 22 59 Howard 39 61 Rutland 44 38 Castlewood 19 52 Elkton 25 42 Estelline 36 56 Girls Basketball 23

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Inexperience and Youth Hurts Divers The Lady Divers Basketball team was very young during the 1987-88 season. Having just two Seniors returning, Coach Prath- er was forced to play underclass- men. Although the Divers only won one game, the experince and playing time gained by the un- derclassmen will pay off in the years to come. Senior Stacia Wilkinson lead the team with 11 points and 10 rebounds per contest. Freshmen Paula Bratland averaged 8 points and 7 rebounds per game. Lisa Bratland added 7 points and 4 points per game. Team awards were given to Stacia Wil- kinson as Most Valuable. Amy Danielson received Most Prom- ising while the Most Improved went to Shelly McMasters. Lisa Bratland was selected as Most Inspirational. Stacia Wilkinson also won All-Conference honors in both the Eastern Dakota Con- ference and the Dakota Valley Conference. 22 Girls Basketball Back row - Head Coach Shelley Prather, Stacy Stewart, Holly Wilkinson, Sheila Jones, Amy Danielson, Maria Bergan, Tammy Scheidt, and Coach Klark Thomsen. Second row - Tracy Stewart, Dawn Jensen, Lisa Bratland, Dana Houser, Stacia Wilkinson, and Teresa Anderson. Front row - Jennifer Blach- ford, Paula Bratland, Tammy French, Renae Olson, Shelly McMasters, and Tina Carlson.

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Divers Finish Season 15-6 The 87-88 Lake Preston bas- ketball team had a successful year as the Divers compiled a 15- 6 record. The Divers earned re- spect around the state as they defeated top teams such as Ar- lington, Howard and Elkton. The experienced team had a very high goal of reaching the state tournament, but that dream ended in the second round of the District tourna- ment. The Divers could not con- trol the Ramona Rockets as they beat the Divers with a 3-point field goal with only seconds left in the game. But the Divers bounced back the next night by beating the Elkton Elks for third place. It was a great victory to cap an outstanding season. Under the,direction of Head Coach Brian Heupel and assis- tant coach Klark Thomsen, the Divers averaged 65 points a game while giving up 55 points a game. Three seniors lead the Divers: Micahael Anderson, Todd French and Jay Hojer. Mi- chael was the leading scorer for the Divers, averaging 22 points a game. Juniors Steve Hasche and David Hovde averaged 16 and 10 points respectively. Both Anderson and Hasche controlled 24 Boys Basketball the boards for the Divers, rip- ping down 10 rebounds per game. Individual awards went to Mi- chael Anderson for Most Valu- able, Brad Easland for Most Im- proved, Todd French for Most Inspirational and Kirk Zeeck for Most Promising. Both Michbael Anderson and Steve Hasche ear- ned All-conference honors in both the Dakota Valley Confer- ence and Eastern Dakota Con- ference. The Divers finished second in the Dakota Valley Conference with a record of 5-2 and third in the Eastern Dakota Conference with a record of 5-2. Back row - Michael Anderson, Jay Hojer, Eric Casper, and Steve Hasche. Middle row - Head Coach Brian Heupel, Brad Easland, Scott Carlson, Todd French, Kirk Zeeck, and Assistant Coach Klark Thomsen. Front row - Darrin Suess, Troy Scheidt, David Hovde, Brian Easland, and statistician Tammy French.