Big Sky High School - Sunrise Yearbook (Missoula, MT)

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XS X is-.X ., . -- Q ,. ,, , , X se ,K s 3 s as A K O if 3 O Shootin' Two-Sophomore Kristy Stratford tleftj goes up for two points against the Kalispell Bravettes. The Eagle girls lost 39-35. Boardwork-Sophomore Jennifer Hoff fbelowl pulls down a rebound against the Bravettes. Sophomores: Top Row: Coach Larry Wade, Kristy Stratford, Tiffani Hall, Jennifer Hoff, Paula Holt, Stacy Lewis, Jeri Delcomte. Bottom Flow: Lori Lynn, Shari Twa, Lori Poe, Sara Christensen, Dinna Young, Karri Trudell. Freshmen: Front Row: Julie Polutnik, Beth Jarrett, Paige Tingley, Chris Lipsey, Lori Fix, Angie Karlin. Second Flow: Kathleen Hanich, Jamie Reil- ly, Flachalle McPhee, Joen Clairmont, Sarah Heffner, Casey Spicknall, Karen Berglund, Lori Schumann, Heide Little, Chris Bakker, Brenda Jurasek. Back Ftow: Coach Dick Dunn. Sub-Varsity Basketball-7 1

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ovverhouse youth follovv yarslty s ways , VIVL The 1983 girls' freshmen and sophomore basketball teams started their seasons somewhat different, but ended on similar victorious strings. The frosh, though inexperienced, started slowly but showed good team effort and enthusiasm and pulled out a fine season, The sophomores, however, with a year of experience behind them, kept it altogether and handled most of their opponents handily to rack up a winning season. They never gave up, said frosh basketball coach Dick Dunn. The team, though short in stature, was tall in enthusiasm. Dur- ing the course of the year, the team went through a few hard- ships, but still pulled-out enough out ahead. The toughest oppo- nent the freshmen went up against was the Hamilton Broncs. Though losing to Hamilton throughout the game, the girls came back to win it 23-22. The sophomore girls started off with a good outlook for the year. We went into the season hoping to win more games than last year, said member Tiffani Hall. Enthusiasm and hustle played a major role in their success against Frenchtown in a come from behind win, where the Eagle girls won 35-32. Coach Larry Wade said, I think they'll do well in the future. Hustlin'-Senior Wendy Johnston fabovej moves to the hoop fora shot against the Bravettes. The Eagles won the game 71-52. Fly Ball-Junior Mary Pat Williams Qrightl bats the ball away from an Anaconda player ln Junior-Varsity action. 7 0-Girls' Sub-Varsity Basketball

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TWO MORE!- Junior Kim Alsaker goes up for two points in the Eagles' 73-59 loss to Helena High in the second round ofthe state tournament. The Eagle girls were involved in one ofthe most exciting state tour- nament games ever - a record-breaking 100-99 double overtime victory over the Great Falls CM Russell Rustlers. That tourney-opening vic- tory was as high as the Eagles would fly, however, as the girls dropped their next two games and settled for fifth place. The victory over the Rustlers saw the Eagles roar back from a nine- point deficit at the one minute mark on the strength of six straight field goals by Kris Moede - to catapult the game into overtime. Six minutes of overtime later, the Eagles owned one of their most exciting victories CVCF. Coming off our 101-42 victory over Anaconda at divisionals lalso a state recordf' said coach McEnaney. It's hard to believe we could do it againf' But the girls came out flat against the Helena High Bengals, falling 73-59 and then were blown out by the Great Falls Bison, 70-44. by the team. The Eagles shot a frigid field goal percentage against the Bengals and then totally collapsed against the Bison. We didn't play as a team the last two games of the tournament. said McEnaney. In spite of the final two losses at state, the Eagles took pride in their fifth place finish, their trophy-winning third place finish at the Western Divisional fwhere the girls whipped eventual state champ Columbia Falls for the second timej, and their third place regular season finish in the divisionals. The fifth place showing at state is the highest any girls basketball team from Big Sky has placed at state. Several Eagle players were heavily recruited by college coaches dur- ing the year. Guard Marti Leibenguth and Moede signed letters of in- tent to join the impressive University of Montana squad. teve Grachan 72 - Girls' divisionalslstate ch record IG S K Y '- Wa tttff 1 NIAKIN' A MOVE - Senior Lisa Schlaugn, left, makes a move to High player in the state tournament.