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

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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

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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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Sophomores Gain Experience i N X if From left to right: Sarah Jaynes, Jenny Walters, Robin Hutton, MaryAnn Fischer, Cori Hall, Shannon McFarland, Kacey Simmons, Misuk Matthews, Teresa Lienemann, Keisha Moon, Tiffany Westerfield, Jennifer Miller. Below: Keisha Moon misstimes her swing. Bottom right: Kacey Simmons sets Cori Hall for a spike. . .. .. Sophomore Keisha Moon stated, lf we would have took practice a little more serious, we could have won a couple more games. Sophomore Corey Hall stated, We will be a lot better next year after playing a year together. The girls sophomore volleyball team finished an even .500 in the win-loss column under first year coach Barbara Spichal, who just moved here from Kansas. The girls learned a lot during their first year at West. Patty New stated, The season was memorable and l'll never forget what everybody looked like at 5:30 in the morning dur- ing the summer. Patty's referring to the beginning of the season, when the girls practiced all summer. At the junior high level the girls weren't used to practicing as much. But, now that they've gotten used to it they should be better next year.