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

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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...+.

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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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Every muscle is strained as Kenny Donlan finishes the 880 yard run. A-IE Sees Competition In Five Meets The track teams first chance for com- petition was the Nehawka Relays. A-E finished fourth with Gary Johnson winning the shot put and the mile relay team tieing for first. At the Mudecas meet the Eagle's only points were scored by Gary Johnson who placed fourth in the shot put. Of the fifteen events scheduled, ten records were broken in the Mustang track meetatWesleyanwhere the Eagles placed second. The team's first victory was the tri- angular meet with Elmwood and Murdock. The Eagles then traveled to the District meet where Gary Johnson placed in the shot put, low hurdles, and 100 yard dash to qualify for the state track meet. Running the hurdles seemed to be a snap for junior Gary Johnson. ii' e-T 41, F- .- . .fa 3 wi '1 I-. A 1. 17' ff 'em '5'F'3iSm 2U' ei we etei KJ-X gh gi H 1 gr- ,. f A ,ri -' T- E . ,. V ab I- 7,1 , 0 0 ,--f- f ' 1 ' -,,. . .7 . , K '- 1- X - .. i 1 lfii- -- 4 - ' - , 'A ., W- - .,, ,Q-, .a.,f- V gf-, '.. -' ,.... 1--. le-in i TV , V,Yi,.. f A, ,Va -Y ... l... Suspense builds during baton exchange in the mile relay TRACK--FIRST ROW--B. Bowmaster, B, Timblin, J , Ronhovde, J. Werger J. Rieckman, J. Moss, D. Erohlich, R, Fox, R, Lundy, V, Schildt. SECOND ROW--Coach Bargen, M, Schildt, M. Oberle,D. Clever,S, Root, P. Delhay M. May B. Nohavec, G. Johnson, A, Achroder, S, Sampson, K, Donlan Coach Rood. i , in X - . , i. Y i ., Vi fu, M ,, ,. ., i ,I -1 .gr 1, . f-. .-.. . 'i-Q.. . ,. - A -, - n,