Bishop Neumann Catholic High School - Cavalog Yearbook (Wahoo, NE)

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Athletic Director Wayne Reeves presents game captains Tim Noonan, Bob Meduna, Dwayne Brabec, Dave Snitily, and Steve Spicka with the state runner-up trophy Before the championship game against North Platte St. Patrick s Irish, Ron Vasa discusses defensive strategy with Head Coach Tim Tur- man. P.O.I.N.T.S. to remember NHS Varsity Scoreboard 10-3 OPP 38 Wymore Southern 8 24 Elkhorn Mt. Michael 22 28 David City Aquinas 0 0 Fremont Bergan 17 37 Omaha St. Joseph 14 6 Columbus Scotus 27 24 Omaha Cathedral 8 46 Omaha Holy Name 16 42 Omaha Fr. Flanagan 20 31 State Playoffs Omaha Cathedral 6 30 Milford 20 14 Lyons-Decatur N E 7 12 North Platte St. Pats 30 Dragging an Omaha Cathedral player with him, Ron Vasa looks upfield for daylight as Steve Breunig blocks ahead of him. Varsity Football

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Far left: Moving their way through the pack, Oetus Riedel, Curt Hohn, and Bill Sabatka strive to put themselves in good position for the race After a victorious run, and a one, two finish junior Stacey Sensibaugh and senior Gina Below: Neumann runners Bill Sabatka, Gregg Simanek offer one another congratulations at Freeborn, Cletus Riedel, and Curt Hohn get a the end of the race. quick start at the sound of the gun Sr, s A L ■ • ’ ,-jTc. X Jr Summer running Harriers’ efforts lead to state Some of Coach Father Pat O’Byrne's runners got an early start for the cross- country season by training all summer long, but the real training started in mid-August. An or- dinary practice con- sisted of a five to eight mile run and ten sprints. Leading the boys' team were Seniors Cletus Riedel and Bill Sabatka. Overcoming the mud- dy conditions of the course in Fremont, Cletus earned a third place finish at Districts and a trip to state. Sabatka also had his best finish at Districts. Steve Sudik, Gregg Freeborn and Curt Hohn were qualifiers for the team totals. The team was heartbroken when they learned they had been nudged out of a position at state by crosstown rival Wahoo, by only three points. The girls' squad , consisting of Gina Simanek, Lori Masek, Stacey Senisbaugh and Kathryn Hibler teamed up to have an exciting year. Simanek had her best run of the season when she out paced archri- vival, Tori Dil- low, and took the District Championship for the second consecutive year. The best team effort occurred a week later at the state meet in Kearney where they captured runner-up honors. Sensibaugh had out-distanced many of the top C-1 runners to come in third place. As a result, Stacey was listed as an all-state cross-country runner by the Omaha World Herald. Before the race I was hoping to finish the course, when I placed third, I was really surprised. Stacey Sensibaugh 27, Cross-Country

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During the first round of playoffs, Dwayne After leaving one Lyons player on the ground, Brabec charges past the opposms Cathedral Bill Postal breaks the play outside durins the defense state semi finals. One at a time Cavaliers move Heading into the 1985 season, the team expected a sood year. What they didn't expect was to be ranked first in the Omaha World- Herald and Lincoln Star. It was kind of nerve racking, with everyone ex- pecting a lot out of the team, com- mented Senior spirit and unity. Mike Polacek, but we decided to take it a game at a time. The highlight of the first part of the season was the win over arch rival David City Aquinas. It had been four years since we had beat Aquinas, but shutting them out twenty-eight to nothing was worth the wait. said Senior Dave Snitily. Following the Aquinas game, Neu- mann lost two tough conference games to then undefeated Fremont Bergan and Columbus Scotus. The Cavaliers bounced back quickly, though, winning their last three games. Their 7-2 record qualified them for the state playoffs. into State finals The first round, Neumann played a quickly improving Omaha Cathedral team But the team stuck it to the visiting Cardinals right away, jumping to a 24 point advantage at the half, and then playing hard nosed defense to pre- serve the win. The Cav- aliers journeyed to Mil- ford for the quarter finals, a team that hadn't beat Neumann since 1977. With the help of an 84 yard run by Brian Turnwall, Neumann kept the eight year string alive, winning by ten points. Back at home for the semi-finals, Neu- mann’s offense struggled, falling behind 7- 6 the first half. But a spectacular catch by Bob Sullivan gave Neumann a seven point lead, and eventually, a win. Neumann experienced problems de- fensively, resulting in 26 points and a second state championship for North Platte. Although we didn't get a state championship, we finished the season with a sense of team Bob Sullivan 29 Varsity Football