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

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'We worked as a team this season more so han last year. There was a lot more dedica- ion to practice time, which carried over into :ur games, said Billy Richards. Brett Davis added, There's a lot more :Ioseness on and off the court. Everyone's lad that extra year to play together so we :now what each of us can do. Jverall, the basketball team had a successful season. They wrapped up a well performed season on a good note and left the '88-89 basketball team and fans something to look orward to this next year around. 4 f T BTRBS 8. Top, Fredd Ward anticipates a pass by Prep's Eric Mitchell l22l. Bottom left, Sean Bogle displays his ability to hit a three- pointer. Bottom middle: Billy Richards finishes a free-throw for a possible point. Bottom right: Coach Lanny Richards reminds his players to hustle. 7th in STATE BeHevue BeHevue BeHevue BeHevue BeHevue BeHevue BeHevue BeHevue BeHevue BeHevue BeHevue BeHevue BeHevue BeHevue BeHevue BeHevue BeHevue Ralston Lincoln S.E. T.J. Bellevue East Bryan T.J. Millard South Burke O. South Millard South Prep Millard North Papillion Grand Island Benson Gross North

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WEST IIVIPROVES ITS RECORD Coming off a 1-17 record last season, the Bellevue T West boys varsity basketball team put together a formula to produce one of the top ten teams in the state. Behind the leadership of returning senior guard Bill Richards and junior Fredd Ward, the Thunderbirds ex- - T ploded for a near perfect school record with nine wins at home and only one loss, coming against the Ben- son Bunnies. Other returners to the West lineup were sophomore Greg Kunz, senior guard Brett Davis, senior forward Dan LaRose and senior forward Phil Davidson. West also had a strong bench to back up the start- ers. Senior guard Bob McLaughlin, junior Kelly Faiman, senior guard Sean Bogle and sophomore Greg French each added a dimension to the team's effort to become a state birth team. QE? I The boys basketball team's strive to be the best they can be started back in October, going through condi- tioning, taking time out of their nights to attend open gym in the Thunderdome, and finally the step to make the team try-outs. The long, hard nights were put in to make this a team effort and the final 21 result, a top ten rated team. What a formula! Wg., West went through some hard times this season with S ,CWEST some heart-breaking losses to the No. 2 team in the gg, f-T T state, Millard South and the No. 1 team, Creighton 'RUS ww W ,,,, . Prep, but managed to bounce back after the losses to M K Q make performances that would rate them No. 6 in - aim ,f ,L the state ratings. In the only three over-time games 'BIRD' ff fvV fA ' of the season against Burke, Grand Island and Gross, T W ' V the Thunderbirds managed to leave the Thunderdome M , A victorious. a 1 n d Bottom left, sophomore center, Greg Kunz, powers his way in for two points while Dan LaRose moves in. Bottom right, Dan LaRose takes a shot over a Grand Island player for two points. Team picture top, Bob McLaughlin. Second row: Fredd Ward, Bill Richards. Third row: Greg Kunz, Coach Loche, Danny LaRose. Fourth row: Phil Davidson, Brett Davis, Sean Bogle, Kelly Faiman. Bottom: Coach Lanny Richards, Greg French. Not pictured is Coach Willett. 8

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The JV boys basketball team had a six-game winning streak at the beginning of the season. However, they finished with a .500 record and learned a lot of basketball skills that will help some of the players next year when they move up to the varsity level. Captains for the JV team were selected weekly by Coach Steve Willett according to their performance on the court and at practices. At practice, the first player to make seven free throws in a row was captain for that week. Individually, the team worked together at the be- ginning of the season, but in the middle of the season we lacked confidence, said sophomore guard Keith Walker. Top, Jeff Dexheimer hopes for two points as he puts up a shot against the Benson Bunnies Middle Chris Wilson attempts a jump shot. The scoreboard tells it all. Right, Doug Matheson practices his free throw technique while the cheerleaders cheer him on.