Alvo Eagle High School - Eagle Yearbook (Eagle, NE)

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Volleyball Girls Boasl ae We 'I' xl VOLLEYBALL KNEELING K Ostrander C Schmidt, G, Wagner, P, May, B, Walberg, J, Williamsen, J. Jipp J Weyers V Stall T McCoy STANDING Il Westlake, C, Westlake, Coach--Mr. Flack. l l l l 1 l I I f Q, I as a as A l Student Manager, J, lvluenchau, , Vande Hoef:-El'Robertson, l Coach Flack takes time out to talk over new strategy. K' 8-2 Record Compiled The Golden Eagles Volleyball team com- pleted a successful season under the direction of Coach Verl Flack and Assistant Coach Mrs. Judy Flack. The season record was 8-2. The girls lost the opener of the season to Elmwood. The team came hack to beat Palmyra with scores of 15-10 and 15-13. Their second loss of the year was to the Murdock Bulldogs. Victory was the word used todescribe the remainder of the regular season games. It took three games but the girls defeated the Avoca Cardinals. Mead was the next victim after another three-game set. Plattview also fell to the Eagles. The girls defeated them 15-5 and 15-9. The Waverly Viqueens were defeated in a two-game set making the season record 5 wins, losses. The high-flying Golden Eagles triumphed over Nehawka and Central in three game sets to finish the season. Of the fourteen girls which suited up for the team, ten girls lettered. The girls ended their year with a picnic supperin the spring.

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Spirits Run High Throughout The Season The young Eagles had a slow start play- ing basketball, losing their first three games, Their-first challengers, the Elmwood Pirates, beat them 57-27. Palmyra topped them 48-42 but the big disappointment came when Pawnee City managed a l-point victory of 43-42, The reserve squad attained their first victory by beating the Murdock Bulldogs 47-35. Another defeat by the reserves came when the Avoca Cardinals out scored them 48- 43. A three point lead, 41-38, over Mead built up 'the spirits of the young Eagles. Hickman-Norris handed the team a set- back of 42-29 as did the Waverly Vikings. gfhe Vikings dominated the game and won 4-31. Next came a 24-point victory of 57-33 over the Nehawka Indians. The final game of the season ended in a 52-48 defeat against Central. Most of the losses suffered by the reserve team were by very narrow margins, The determination of the team to do their best kept spirits high throughout the season. The experience gained under the supervision of Coach Gary Bargen and Assistant Coach Verl Flack provided a good foundation for a better season next year. RESERVE BASKETBALL--KNEELING--T. McNeil, C Fox, M, Schildt, S, Sampson, B. Timblin, B, Bowmaster , Wi. Erdman--Student Manager. S. Ostrander. STANDING--L. Dowding--Sttldenthianager, i if, a IEQ Bob Timblin jumps high as teammates watch. D Cleaver, P Delhay K Gilmore, S, Root, J, Ronhovde A that 'QE

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A Successful Year The Eagles started off their firstvolley- ball tournament of the season, the Mustang T o u r n a m e n t , with a close victory over Nehawka in two sets with scores of l5-13 and 15-8. On the second night thefired up Eagles lost in two close matches to the fine Murdock team. ln the third round the girls played Malcolm 'for the third place. Malcolm won over the girls in two sets with scores of 12-15 and 13-15. The Golden Eagles entered the Peru State Invitational Tournament with high hopes. In the first round the girls acquired an easy victory by defeating Talmage 15-2 and 15-9. The second day the Eagles fell to the fine team from Stella, thus endin the 'season with a record of 10 wins and 5 gasses, Bette Walberg, A-E senior, was once again named to the Mustang All-Conference Volleyball lst team. Junior Jackie .Tipp was selected as a member of the All-Conference 2nd team. A Student manager, Helen Westlake, was kept busy keeping books, checking out suits and straightening up the locker room. All-Conference winners were Jackie Jipp, 2nd team and Bette Walberg, lst team. It's anyone's ball as Patty May and her opponent Georgia Ann Wagner seems to be one jump ahead of her Mead opponent. meet above the net.