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

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Lady T-Birds Capture District , 4 , When the girls' volleyball team started practice in early June, they began working towards four goals: 1l improve last year's record l of 4-13, 2l become ranked in State 3l capture the District crown, and 4l be the first volleyball team from West to go to State. The Lady T-Birds did just what they set out to do and accom- plished these four goals with newfound enthusiasm. With only three returning letterman lSusan Plambeck, Natalie Anderson, and Jill Hurtl the girls entered the season facing a completely new program. Coached by JoAnne Kappas and Peggy Moran, the girls finished their season with a record of 13-10. In the Metro tournament they finished fifth, defeating Marian to become ranked ninth in the state. In the District tournament their biggest competition was Papillion but they downed the Monarchs 15-9, 15-13 to take District. We worked really hard in practice the week before districts and it paid off because we won, said junior Natalie Anderson. The highlight of their season was the State tournament held at Pershing Auditorium in Lincoln. The girls faced top-ranked Millard North and lost 9-15 and 19-21, the highest score in state tour- nament history. State was a really exciting experience. We had a great season, everyone really learned a lot from Coach Kappas-l'm excited about next year! said junior Susan Plambeck. Varsity volleyball team members from left to right: Coach Peggie Moran, Gaines, Christa Catherall, Natalie Anderson, Jo Prindle, Heather Wolfe, and Coa JoAnne Kappas. Middle row: Susan Plambeck, Wendy Mott, and Allyson Ko Bottom row: Penny Breault, Yuri Miyata, and Jill Hurt. Not pictured, Jenni Brown. Jill Hurt goes up against a Northwest player as Susan Plambeck backs up. Ace! They exclaim after Wendy Mott aces yet another serve.

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Cross Country Athletes At Their Individual efforts made this year's cross country a successful one: said Coach Ken Kardell. Liz Scanlon had her best season so far and won the Ralston Invite and the Divisional Meet, placed second at District and ended with an impressive eighth place at the State Meet at Kearney. The other runner at District was Teri Melton. She finished 29th and was the most improved runner during the season. She also placed tenth at the Divisional Meet. Katarina Flundstrom ran well throughout the year with a third place at the Ralston Invite and fifth at the Divisional, but illness caused her to miss the last three weeks of the season. Peter Colarco was the guys' leader, With his tenth place at the Divisional Meet and 38th at District, he was pleased with his season. Holger Geiss made improvements during the year, also. The team expanded this year and the coach is hoping to see even more people join the cross country team next year, both for competing and to stay in shape for other sports like track and bask- etball.

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Title, Advance To State i is I l it i 5 2 fl 5 1 E 5 3 E s E E E a.... ,,..... .q..1- i 1 , After a well deserved victory, the District Champs display their trophy and show who is number one. The coaches send in plays from the strong T-Bird bench during a home game. M Natalie Anderson prepares to serve receive with a look of sheer determination at a home game. R Allyson Koch, with the UUUMMPPHH! that made her famous, aces another serve.