Alliance High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Alliance, NE)

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 We've Come a Long Way! The Alliance girls' golf team is, row 1: Head Coach Wayne Brown, Andrea Lair. Cina Green, Amy Fortner, Cindy Chase, Amy Lowther. Row 2: Lora Howell, lessica Midgett, Heather West. Row 3: Cheryl Furman, Traci Lindsay, Melissa Lucas, Kelli Thomas. The girls' golf team ended an exciting '87 season, finishing fifth at District. The girls played way beyond expectations,'' commented Coach Wayne Brown. The nine-member team played exceptionally well, finishing the season with an impressive total of one first place finish, four second place finishes, and four third place finishes at their meets. At the duals, the reserve team came back with a third and fourth place. Although the team did not qualify for state, the girls were equally impressed with their season. We finished better than anyone really expected. I thought we had a great season, which proved to people that we take our golfing seriously! added Kelli Thomas. With dreams of state in mind, the girls acknowledged that they will be back next year, ready for anything! Girls' Golfers Exceed Expectations Alliance golfer Cindy Chase is watched closely by her Scottsbluff opponent as she concentrates on her swing. Chase and her teammates had a successful season, surprising many by their remarkable outcome. Lora Howell, an Alliance girls' golfer, tees off at the Alliance Invitational. The Alliance girls golfed way beyond earlier expectations, proving their dedication to the game. 22 Girls' Golf

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Boys' Tennis Takes Third at State During the course of the tennis season, the players worked on using their experience as a guide to state. James Kiewel commented, The ones who went to state knew what they were doing. In practices, the team members worked on forehand, backhand, and ground strokes. Also, they used a ball machine to aide them in returning the ball to a certain area. They used three nets in practice: the first net was used for scrimmaging, the second was used to get individual help from Coach Woody Vosberg, and the third net was used for the individual to perfect a skill he needed to work on. The players who attended state were two singles players, Jay Segrist and Matt Payne, and two doubles teams, Lance Menuey and J.J. Fedderson, plus Jamie Kiewel and Lee Nelson. Coach Woody Vosberg noted that, We began to build and dwell on state. The team did really well considering the doubles team of Lance Menuey and J.J. Feddersen was put together just before state. I have great expectations for the whole team next year. Coach Vosberg also pointed out that he will be building a bigger and more reliable schedule for the team. He will also try to get an Alliance Invitational. Coach Vosberg has hopes of adding Hastings, and two Cheyenne schools to the schedule, as well as cutting one of the Scottsbluff meets. lunior Lance Menuey practices his serving techniques for an upcoming meet. The 1987 Boys' Tennis Team members include, from top to bottom, J.J. Feddersen, Travis Almond, Steve Sullivan. Jay Segrist, Dave Lowther, Coach Woody Vosberg. Tom Simonson, lamie Kiewel. Lance Menuey. Lee Nelson, and Matt Payne Steve Sullivan waits patiently for his doubles partner to serve to the opponent's side. Boys' Tennis 21

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Boys' Golf Team State Bound The 1988 boys' golf (earn members are (back row) Spence Bishop, John Podhaisky, Jeff Colwell, Troy Hawk, Al Peltz, Malt Lewis, Chris Contonis, Brent Simpson, Coach Wayne Brown; (middle row) Mike Moore, Kirby Bowling, Matt Shaner, Eric Jacobs, Matt Cornish, Dave Hemple, John Geisler, Brian Schmer, Lee Nelson, David Lowther, Jeff Minnick; (front row) Doug McCall, Tony Mundt.Dirk Benish, Dan Johnson, Brent Caswick, Greg Biggers, John Curtiss, Jon Moravek, and Tim Cornish. Boys' Golf MEET PLACE Gordon Dual 1st Sidney 4th Gering 3rd Bridgeport 2nd Gering Dual 2nd Bridgeport Dual 1st Sidney St. Pat's 4th West. Conference 3rd Scottsbluff 2nd Dual at Bridgeport 1st Chadron 4th Dual at Gordon 1st Dual at Chadron 1st Alliance 4th District 2nd State 9th Coach: Wayne Brown Matt Cornish shows off his great form as he concentrates on making a good drive. Matt is competing in a dual with Gering. For the boys who didn't want to leave their mark on the track, swinging a club on the golf course seemed a better choice. Every day at 4:00, one could find nineteen boys at the Skyview Municipal Golf Course, practicing hard to reach their goals. This team, under the direction of Mr. Wayne Brown, had a very successful season. Many new records were set, and their main goal of qualifying for the state tournament was accomplished. This year's state meet was to be held in Alliance, but due to rainy weather, it was postponed twice and then moved to Holdrege, a more central location. The Alliance team was a bit unhappy for now they had to play on a course that was unknown to them. Despite all this. Alliance still placed ninth overall. Matt Shaner shot a 79 and placed eleventh and was the top finisher for Alliance. Many of the golfers received honors. Matt Shaner and Troy Hawk received All Western Conference. Brent Simpson placed second at the district meet in Sidney, and Troy Hawk finished sixth to lead the team to a second place finish and allowed Alliance to reach their state goal. Brent Simpson set a new record with a score of 78 at the Chadron Invitational. A new team score was set at the Sidney St. Pat's meet with a score of 382. Matt Lewis also broke a record with a score of 92 at this meet. All in all, the boys golf team had a great season. They definitely left their mark at the golf course by setting new records and achieving their goal of qualifiying for state. Boys' Golf 23