Bellevue West High School - Thunderbird Yearbook (Bellevue, NE)

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Varsity Football Won 7 Lost 2 9 2 BW 36 Ralston 23 9 9 BW IS North 6 9 16 BW 20 N. West 38 9 23 BW 28 Mill. South 9 30 BW 28 Lincoln NE 6 10 7 BW 10 14 BW 10 21 BW 10 26 BW 30 Beatrice 6 28 Mill. North 21 19 A.L. 7 20 South 25 Team photo back row manager Mark Propp. Sean Fitzpalrick. Don Lilly- Mike Cobelens. Mike Friedman. Nate Norris. Tom Ditoro. John Doran. Jer- ome Kirby. Steve Casey. John Brtek. Brian Roush. Kevin Wheeler: second row David Myers. Coach Lanny Rich- ards. Coach Larry Gold. Mark Robert- son. Jon Marco. Joe Roubinek. Rob Ukleya. Tom Shafer. Dave Kline. Steve Brown. Tom Miller. Jeff VanDonselaar. Darryl Evans. Coach Don Story. Head Coach Jerry VanWaart. manager Steve Shimonitz: third row Scott Spurgeon. Coach Steve Willett. Ray Byers. Tom Babbitt. Dave Plambeck. Scott Gann. Jerry Tuttle. Todd Dierlam. Sean Hud- son. Mike May. Coach Art Belair. Tyler Hartwell: fourth row Joe Penn. Steve Carrington. Rob Massingil. Todd McCaghy. Chris McCormack. Mike Dilda. Eddie Franklin. John Cook. Eric Keller. Jarron Bradley.- front row Scott Irwin. Jay Wardlaw. Dan Dorothy. Chris Peek, manager Lisa Sullivan. Bob Motl. Pat Moore. Tony Scanlon. Dan Hall. Below left Mark Robertson (83) and Tony Scanlon (24) celebrate the win- ning touchdown against Millard North and below quarterback Jon Marco sprints downfield on a rollout against Ralston.

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Team Marks Record Season The varsity football team finished the year with a 7-2 record. We had a fine year and I was very pleased with the team s performance. I feel that we were strong this year because the football players were more team oriented than concerned about being individual standouts. commented Head Coach Jerry VanWaart. The varsity ' s two losses were to Omaha Northwest and to Omaha South. The heart- breaking second loss to South. 25- JO, eliminat- ed West from the state playoffs. West did not accumulate enough points in the playoff system to qualify for post season competition even though they were ranked fourth in the state by the Omaha World-Herald at the time. Coach VanWaart stated, Two of our team members received all-state honors, Jon Marco was honored as an all-state punter while Mike May was honored as a second team linebacker. VanWaart commented that an indication of a good team is when many of the team s members are mentioned in the newspapers or when team members receive honors. The 1983-84 record of 7 wins and 2 losses ties the school record set last year for the best record of any Bellevue West varsity team since the school opened. Right Jarron Bradley is airborne while defending on an incomplete pass against Millard North. Below, a nice catch. Tight end Mark Robertson gels a grip on a touchdown pass while two beaten Millard North defenders helplessly watch. 112

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Teams Have Winning Season The J. V. team had a winning season this year finishing with a record of 6-2. However, many of the players shared J. V. duty as well as varsity duty. Mike Friedman led the con- ference this year in interceptions and Steve Brown, a sophomore, led the J. V. team with 41 tackles. The team has really matured in their play- ing ability as well as their physical maturity. said Coach VanWaart. the varsity head coach. This year the J. V. team surpassed the 82- 83 record of 2- 7. Sophomore learn picture. Top row: Pan Bemis. Dave Roshak. Scott Burmeister. Oregg Fennewald, Tim Aubrey. Koh Radii, Tyrone Gurganus. Aaron Nicholas. Tony Fischer. Gary Maddox. 2nd row from top: Coach Steve Willet. Pave Under. Bill Zieger. Greg Krasa. Bob Portnell. Ron Anderson. Brent Livingston. Tony Sutes. Mike Witkowski. Coach Bellair. 3rd row from top Bobby Egstad. Kelly Will. John Gjersvik. Steve Bernetle. Mike McLaugh- lin. Max Essery Bottom row Pave Meyers. Warren Lemon. Bob Winkler. Pennis Hock- sey. Tony Ramirez and Steve Schimonitz. Middle left is Jay Wardlaw who gets down low to stop an Omaha North running back: Wardlaw finished the season with twenty five tackles. Above left is the football team in- volved in stretching exercises. Stretching de- creases the chance of injury for players.