Alliance High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Alliance, NE)

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Young Harriers Hurt By Injuries Rhonda Nemechek shows her running form at the Alliance Invite while her competitors look on. The 1986 Cross Country runners are Steve Moore, Mark Schafer, lamie Tomlin, Troy Hawk, Coach Jim Kuehn, Norman Littlehoop, Chris Schafer, Rhonda Nemechek, Tereasa Stephensen, Kara Cushing, Jeff Hood, BrianEvans, Derek Schwaneheck, Marci Mitchell, and Michelle Zumbah en. The Alliance High Cross Country Team suffered through a very long, frustrating season. The harriers showed signs of greatness at times, but injuries held the team back for much of the season. The boys team was led by Jamie Tomlin, Chris Schafer, and Mark Schafer, who were three of the top runners in the Western Nebraska region. The boys' top finish was third place at Kimball Invitational. As the girls’ team leader, Rhonda Nemecheck was a top five finisher at Western Conference. Their top team finish was at Western Conference where they placed third. Our biggest problem again this year was injuries. If we would have been healthly for the whole season, we would have surprised a lot of people, said Coach Jim Kuehn. With such a young squad, he's looking for a bigger and better year next year. CROSS COUNTRY GIRLS TEAM BOYS 7th Gering NT 7th Morrill 4th NT Alliance 5th NT Scottsbluff NT 3rd Western Conference 4th 4th Kimball 3rd NT District 7th Coach Jim Kuehn Troy Hawk keeps a steady pace while being chased closely by area competitors. 20 Cross Country

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Learning and Growing Bill Boness, who was injured for pari of the season, congratulates his backfieid teammate T.J. Marx after a great performance against the Mitchell Tigers. This year was not what we expected, but the ’Dogs’ will be back,” said Coach Skip OJds after a disappointing Bulldog football season. They had hoped to follow their '85-86' season with another state playoff berth, but hindered by injuries and disciplinary problems, they ended the season with a 4-4 record. Even though the Bulldogs finished with a .500 record, they outscored their opponents 138-81 and their four losses came to a combined total of 27 points. Mike Schnell was voted Mr. Bulldog ”86, the highest honor for a Bulldog gridder. He was aiso joined by Tate Adams and Shawn Allen on the All-Conference team. Bill Boness, T.f. Marx, Tim Weston, and Charlie Krantz were voted honorable mention. Coach Olds called this a season of growing and learning,” and hopes that the experience gained by many underclassmen will propel Alliance High back to the top. ferrold Neal lowers his head and sprints up the sideline after a punt by the Sidney Red Raiders. Shawn Allen tries to break away from a Sidney defender during the Bulldogs 34-7 win over the visiting Red Raiders. Varsity Football 19

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Tennis Teams Strive for Recognition Boys' tennis: (Kneeling) James Kiewel, Matt Cornish, Tom Simonson, Lee Nelson, Lance Menuey; (Standing) Matt Payne, Jay Segrist, Steve Sullivan, Travis Almond and Coach Woody Vosberg. Honda Hofmann puts full force into her forehand stroke while playing number one singles against a dual with Scottsbluff. Girls’ Tennis: (sitting) Denise Manuel, Melissa Lucas, Amy Lowther, fanet Schoeneman, Nicole Flores, Danielle Reinhardt: (standing) Coach Joni Schlotz. Rondo Hofmann , Anna Forsstrom, Kari Kling, Becky Schnell, Vicki Dickenson, Joei Bruntz and Diane Reinhardt For the second year, both boys’ and girls’ tennis teams have been practicing and playing hard to win a name for themselves. Again this year, there was strong support from both teams, with nine players on the boys’ team and thirteen for the girls’ team. With one more year of experience on their side, both teams greatly improved. Two singles and two doubles teams attended state in Lincoln, fay Segrist and Rond a Hofmann competed at number one singles, Steve Sullivan and Anna Forsstrom competed at number two singles, Lance Menuey and Matt Payne, Dani and Diane Reinhart competed at number one doubles, and Jamie Kiewel and Lee Nelson, Joei Bruntz and Vicki Dickenson competed at number two doubles. Boys’ tennis took eighth while girls' tennis took fourteenth. Boys' Coach Woody Vosburg and Girls' Coach Joni Schlatz both agreed that their teams had a good year and were looking forward to an even better season next year. Matt Payne, a sophomore on the boys’ tennis team, felt that, We had a young team, but we gained valuable experience for later years.” Boys' Girls' Tennis 21