Vernonia High School - Memolog Yearbook (Vernonia, OR)

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6 1. The referees tell the team how the game is played. 2. The J.V. really know how to knock them down. 3. J.V. football team show their talent. 4. Front Row: Joe Hult. Tony Shirley, Gene Crowston. Troy Ceballos. John Wohlfarth. Bruce Carter. Avery Shirely. Middle Row: Darin Krieger. Rod Devine. Thad Bodenhamer. Joe Fennel. Larry O'black. Jody Riley. Kyle Spivey. Back Row: Coach Pete Forgey. Scott Krieger. Mike Califf. Rick Grady. Troy Ostrander. Stacy Shadduck. 5. Darin Krieger makes a touch down. 6. Troy Ceballos pushes his way through the warriors. 5 J.V. Football 29

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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

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Cross Country Takes It On The Run For the fourth year in a row the girls cross country team made it to state. They were district champions and placed 5th at state. The girls team consisted of two juniors, who were out for their third consecutive year, one sophomore, and four freshmen. Junior, Janet Lubbes, was the number one girl runner and freshmen, Juli Hammerberg, was the second runner for the girls team. Having three freshmen and two juniors as the top five runners will give the girls another chance to make it to state with the same team. The cross country program picked up a boys’ team after two years of incompletion. It consisted of three seniors, one junior, two sophomores, and five freshmen, all being first year runners. They received 3rd at district which eliminated them from going to state. The competition was tough for both teams, especially for the boys, who missed going on to state by 18 points. The district course was wet and slippery, which was a disadvantage for the Varsity freshmen, because they were small. Freshman, Jared Nice, the number one boy runner throughout the year, placed 7th at district. Cross Country had a new coach this year, Melvin Nice. He had been a previous football coach, but being a runner himself encouraged him to become a cross country coach. He joins cross country with a winning spirit. 2 30 Cross Country