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

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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.

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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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t' a '-E 1. 2 ' 435' Q s T3 If ,L -2- I ,T . . Q. -75 JA -I T . I .wifi SOFTBALL KNEELING--V. Halvorsen, J, Muenchau,S. Vande Hoef, V, Stall, T. McCoy, R. Rains, Coach-- Leaver, B. Walberg, E, Robertson, C, Westlake. Mr. Flack. STANDING--M. Corr--Student Manager, J. Weyers, J. Eagles Take Third In Mudecas Tournament Softballs, bats, and gloves were familiar . objects seen around A-E as the Mudecas Softball Tournament got underway. The tournament held at Elmwood, was entered by 14 schools. A-E took their first victory by defeating Malcolm 12-4. Next the girls found them- selves up against Elmwood. The Eagles, trail- ed by one point at the bottom of the fifth inning but battled their way to another victory with a final score of 5-3. ' The third match was with Lewiston. Lewiston dominated the game and beat the Eagles 8-O. Pitcher Jeanette Weyers throws them right down the old alley to batter Jeanine Muenchau. Determined to place in the tournament the girls returned to defeat Panama 5-4 and took third place, The girls and their coach, Mr. Verl Flack, finished the season with a softball supper at the home of Marlene Corr. Some of the girls played a short game of football while the others helped set up the tables. After everyone had eaten, Mr. Flack presented the girls with their letters. A heavy rainstorm brought the parey to a halt. Bette Walberg easily puts Joyce Vande Hoef out at first during an afternoon practice. ..e.... -.-..+rg2-e-f . P. ...I .. -..-. M-, , .. ' 2 ,,-.- - .. Ld. ':,: I. ,, bg .4 T 5., fp' V . .- , Q. .-Q ,.,. . L X ,' trm1'...tifffs.raL,e.n.il.e1' -.. nf -:' -fra' ' u...+.