Lodgepole High School - Panther Yearbook (Lodgepole, NE)

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Amy— Hey, which one of you guys Oh, Mighty Mr. Volleyball! We worship you and praise you! is going to hit the ball?!?! Record Oshkosh lost Dix lost Districts Brule won Lewellen won Lyman won Potter won Melbeta Tourney 1st Regionals St. Pat's won Dix won Potter Tourney 1st STATE Leyton won Petersburg won Melbeta won Hayes Center won Potter won Hildreth lost MAC Tourney 1st Harrisburg won Chappell won Dena— No, I don't want the ball, YOU take itr Dena setting the ball to Shelley. 22

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'83 State Runner-Up The 1983 Lady Panther Volleyball Team was a favorite to win Having graduated only 2 players, the main nucleus was returning The opening match was against favored Class C Oshkosh. It was an excellent match, but Oshkosh won it in 2 straight sets Their confidence shaken. the team set the stage for their next match with Dix. The Dix match was to show how tough Lodgepole Volleyball was to be during '83. The Lady Panthers suffered a humiliating 15-1, 15-12 loss to Dix The match was over before they had realized it had begun They left the court stunned and disappointed, knowing they had not played up to their capability That night they learned that you don't show up to win. you have to play to win. The next match demonstrated this lesson. With hustle and hard spiking, the Lady Panthers defeated Brule in 2 auick sets They easily defeated Lyman, Harrisburg, Bridgeport, and Bayard in 2 quick sets each. The next match pitted 6 Sidney St. Pat's against unrated Lodgepole The exciting 2-1 victory over St. Pats earned Lodgepole the 9th rank in the State The victorious trail of the Lady Panthers made them Melbeta Tournament Champs. Potter Tournament Champs. MAC Tournament Champs, and D2-15 Champions, and had set a new school record with 21 straight wins. It looked as if Lodgepole was to be the Division 2 Class D Champions, but their hopes wen taken away by Hildreth in a closely matched game in the Finals at Pershing Auditorium. The Lady Panthers had a very successful season and proved to everyone that they were capable of playing excellent volleyball. The disappointment of losing to Hildreth ended abruptly as they exited Interstate 80 to Lodgepole The spirit and loyalty of tne Lodgepole Fans came shining through as the Lady Panthers were welcomed home with a caravan of firetrucks and honking cars ending up at the high school where there were lots of speeches, thank-you's, laughter, tears and memories. To the Seniors, Stephanie and Lisa, you will be missed. We appreciate all that you have contributed to the team To the Junior Varsity Team who ended their season with an 8-1 record, we want to say . 'Let's win the State Title in '84. 21

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Panthers Take Summit Conference The 1983 Panther Football Team was one of the most successful teams in the school's history. They played more games than any other team, finishing 9-2. A new football conference was formed at the beginning of the season called the Summit Conference. The Panthers were the first to capture it going undefeated in Conference play. The 83 team also qualified for the State Playoffs and advanced to the second round. The North Platte Telegraph ranked the Panthers 8 in D-2. Another great accomplishment by the 83 Panthers was 7 straight shut outs by the 1st team defense. Making All Conference were Kevin Campbell, Greg Markel, Troy Kastens, Matt Bartling and John Deal. Terry Slingsby was Honorable Mention. Also Kevin Campbell, Greg Markel, and Matt Bartling received 2nd Team All-Area Class. All-State Honorable Mention went to Kevin Campbell and Matt Bartling. Lodgepole Opponent Leyton 6 30 Brule 53 31 Lyman 47 28 Dix 45 22 Arthur 39 26 Melbeta 38 8 Potter 26 14 Harrisburg 57 24 St. Pat's 52 28 Sandhills 38 12 Filley 26 54 The 1983 Panthers from left to right are; 1st row assistant coach, fim Haddix; head coach, Dan Keyser; 2nd row Rod Wilkins, Cory Mtchelman. Mike Kershaw. Dean Soucie. Stuart Fraass, Leland Adamson, Chris Skov, and Christian Kastens; 3rd row—Cory Fraass, Darrell Sharman, Greg Markel, Kevin Campbell, Terry Slingsby. fohn Deal, Troy Kastens, and Matt Bartling 23