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

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The Lady T-Birds . . . The Girls' Varsity basketball team improved their playing skills as well as their season record from last year thanks to the com- bined efforts of both coaches and players. This year's team was pretty young and inexperienced and most of the season was spent learning plays and building up for next year. I've enjoyed coaching this year's team- they have improved quite a bit, says Coach Ed Bragg. Bragg, who volunteered his time at practices and games, was new to West basketball. As coaches we've learned what to expect and the players learned to play better. Led by senior captains Jennifer Brown and Jill Hurt, the Lady T-Birds suffered some dis- appointing losses against rivals Bellevue East and Papillion. They were, however, able to beat quite a few good teams thanks to the scoring potential of junior forwards Jenny McNichols, Desiree Evans and Natalie An- derson. Most of the varsity team consisted of soph- omores and new students, so this was the first time that the girls had played together as a team. lt took a while for everyone to get used to how the other played, but towards the end of the season we began to play as a team, said Brown. P 'wm Natalie Anderson goes over Gross defense for two points as Nikki Linder looks on. After being fouled by a Burke player, Jill Hurt shoots a free throw as Jenny McNichols prepares to move in. Jennifer Brown puts up two against Gross at West gym. Jenny McNichols blocks out Burke players to rebound as Natalie Anderson shoots a free throw.

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Girls JV Strives To B Better At the beginning of the year, all the girls made a specific goal for the team, and they strived to achieve those goals by the end T W J of the season, said senior Debbie Frye. The team had a few disappointing games, but they pulled togeth- er and showed the school that they were still good and were striving to be better. The girls Junior Varsity team ended the season with a good record. Each day the players improved and played more as a team. l think the team understands why Coaches Kelly, Weeks, and Braggs worked them harder each day. lt is really rewarding to see Bellevue West High School make improvements with their basketball abilities. l'm really proud of all the girls and their determination to be the best. Next year will be even better, said Coach Weeks. ffl' ,,,, ' Team picture, left to right, front row: Caron VanWaart, Angle Madden, Jane Weeks, Tasha Montgomery, Barb Baker. Back row: Tara Tweiden, Manager Cheri Terveer, Jennifer Brown, Lisa Selke, Sara Jaynes, Michelle Wharton, Manager. Above Amy Barreuther shoots for two points against Burke. xg 5 90 X ts Pk ri He ws w - sr f'-www! s i , M, af? 4 3 li