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

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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.

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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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O6 JV Volleyball: A Team to Contend with The sophomore team, bottom row from left to right: Gia Stevens, Heather Wolfe, Jo Prindle, Julie Taylor, Middle Row: Nikki Flamberger, Sarah Heppell, Chery Terveer. Top row: Coach Peggy Moran, Desiree Evans, Lori Thompson, Lucy Brown, Jenny Walters. Below, Sarah Heppell and Jenny Walters go up for a block. The girls junior varsity finished slightly under .500 in the winlloss column. The highlight of Coach Peggy Moran's first year at West was a victory over cross- town rival, Bellevue East Chieftains. The team, mostly made up of sophomores lHeather Wolfe, Sarah Happell, Julie Taylor, Nikki Ramberger, Lori Thompson, and Jenny Waltersl is expected to be very good next year. Peggy Moran said, Four out of the six starters were sophs, which all contributed a major roll during the season. Sophomore setter Heather Wolfe replied, This was our first year together and we were inexperienced at the beginning of the season, but at the end of sea- son, we got our act together. Soph setter Lori Thompson replied, I think the year went pretty well, but if we would have practiced a little harder, we would have played harder in the games. t X l S 1 s Ei E if 3 S 5