Vernonia High School - Memolog Yearbook (Vernonia, OR)

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5 1-Lonnie Dennis is running for a victory. 2-Eric Wilcoxen punts his life away. 3-Dave Kleinman pushes his way to the goal. 4-(top to bottom) Mark McDonald. Lonnie Dennis. Mark Lamping. Stuart Harkson. Dale Mueller. Eric Wilcoxen. Charles Duvall. (2nd row) Steve Taylor. Joe Budge. Larry Rider. Scott Grady. Jim Westbrook. Dave Kleinman. Coach Terry Nimz. (3rd row) John Laughlin. Doyle Dunaway. Jay Clark. Joe Fennell. Troy Ostrander. Bruce Carter. Steve Bruce. Coach Ron Svenson. (4th row) Kyle Spivey. Scott Kreiger. Stacey Shadduck. Rick Grady. Joe Hult. Mgr Doug Grant. Tim Grady. Ryan Svenson. 5-Lonnie Dennis is ready for action. 6-While coach Nimz has the guys busy, the referee tries to pull himself back together. Varsity Football 27

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Varsity Football A Great Year The first action of the school year came with football practice, which always starts before school begins. The team worked extremely hard to be ready for the first game of the season against Nestucca, which kicked the season off to a great start, with a score of 14 to 6 going into overtime. The weather was excellent for most of the games. We also had a great turnout of fans, which is not unusual. This year's coaches, Terry Nimz and Ron Sven-son, were largely depended on to provide a team who always put on a good show. They were both proud of the teams effort at all of the games. This year's Homecoming score was 29 to 0 with Vernonia stomping all over Portland Christian. We then played Corbett and defeated them by 13 points; we then became league champions. Then we went on to the state playoffs. Our first team to play was Sheridan, it was a close game but we were defeated by one point. This loss was a big let down for the team and the fans, but we knew we had done our best. The most valuable player was Dave Kleinman. Mr. Nimz felt the whole team had improved so he gave them all awards. The loggers had a terrific season this year and hope for a better one next year. t Varsity Record 1982-83 OPPONENT Nestucca Willamina Sheridan Amity Knappa Warrenton Lutheran Por. Ch. Corbett Sheridan US THEM 14 6 8 6 6 29 22 12 52 12 6 12 38 8 29 0 20 7 12 13 26 Varsity Football

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J. V. Football Shows Determina tion Despite a disappointing 0-7 season, the J.V. Football team tried very hard. They were small in number, but mighty in heart. The Coach, Pete Forgey, and the assistant coach, Brian Horne, worked very hard on trying to teach the boys the basics of football. The players learned a lot about the game and also learned to play with pride, and never have a loosing attitude. The team found that football is a game of more than just putting on pads and hitting opponents. It is played with skill and coordination. They also found out that when they need to push themselves, they can. It is a team sport, not a two man game, as the team also found out. They learned to work together as a whole, and when they were down, how to keep each others spirits up. The cheerleaders were very supportive toward the team. They held many pep assemblies for them and encouraged them throughout the year. They tried hard to keep every-ones spirit up after the games. If the football program at Vernonia is going to have a winning season next year, it will need more people who like to hit and more people who are able to hit. It will also need more support from the community and more enthusiasm from the student body. It will help the players as well as the coaches to be more enthused about the games. 2 3 Us Them Knappa - Vernonia 0 18 Knappa - Vernonia 0 18 Cathlamet - Vernonia 8 34 Banks - Vernonia 6 8 Banks - Vernonia 0 10 Warrenton - Vernonia 12 28 Warrenton - Vernonia 20 47 28 J.V. Football