Burke High School - Burke Book Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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Young Tennis Team Shows Potential The 1977 Girls' Tennis Team. Row 1 Qleft to rightl Sue Larson, Ebert, Carrie Kuska, Kerry Distefano Jill Kushner Patty Breer Leslie Copas, Mary Hautzinger, Linda McCrea, Laura Lowe, and Joey Donaldson, and Debbie Cohn. Lynn Denton. Row 2 Coach Jill Garlock, Diane Holm, Wendy Coach Jill Garlock led the 1977 Girls' Tennis Team to a record of 6-3, with losses only to Bryan, Marian, and eventual State Champion Westside. Juniors Sue Larson, Jill Kushner, and Lynn Denton played singles. Seniors Mary Hautzinger and Leslie Copas played doubles. Sophomores Wendy Ebert, Kerry Distefano, Carrie Kuska, and senior Laura Lowe alternated between singles and doubles during the season. In Metro, Lynn Denton played singles, but lost to Bryan in her first round. Jill Kushner and Sue Larson played doubles, and after ousting Tech and Marian, lost to Westside. During the State Tournament, Denton and Kerry Distefano played first and second singles, respectively. Kushner and Larson made up the first doubles team, while Mary Hautzinger and Leslie Copas made up the second doubles team. Distefano lost in her first round to State Champ Pam Thompson of Lincoln Southeast, while Denton, Copas, and Hautzinger were ousted after their second round. Kushner and Larson lost to Westside in the semi-finals after beating Bellevue and Lincoln High. Out of sixteen schools, Burke placed sixth. , w f , ,. ,, . 1 vm 5 5 Q :E 3 7 4 .ff 3 .I , .a v 2 4 Ds W, ig., E A if , .. WV? J fa ' 4' 6 5, . S j, Vdifi' 'E' I ,

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even Girls' ualif For State Meet The 1977 Girls' Track Team: Row 1 tleft to rightlg Kathy Mokrzycki, June Denny Scheer. Row 39 Coach Pat Root, Carol McCormick, Debbie Polenski, Costar, Stacey Benson, Rose Burke, Marti Bresel, Sheri Phelps, and Jan Carol Radda, Julie Lang, Rita Corell, and Janet Smith. Row 45 Regina Dale, Major. Row 23 Amy Herink, Vicki Vlasnik, Sheryl Goodbarn, Julie Raber, Diane Derby, Tracey Thraen, Ray Ellen Sena, Monica Cotton and Carmel? Linda Farris, Tammy Hanson, Marilyn Snook, Karen Bequette, and Coach Watkins. 3 With the help of many new sophomores, the 1977 Girls' Track Team had a very good season. Many new school records were set. Sophomore Monica Cotton set three new school records, two of which were at the state meet. The first record she set was in the 100 yard dash, she ran 11.3 which placed her 5th in the state. The second record came in the 220 yard dash in which she ran 26.6. She also ran on the 880 relay team that set a school record of 1:51.2. Three other school records were set at the state meet. Senior Sheri Phelps set a school record in the 80 yard hurdles with a time of 11.2. Junior Janet Smith set two records in the shot put and in the discus. Her record in the shot put was 42'31f4 , which placed her second in the state. Her record in the discus was 114'11 . 1 . 1 4 1 i I Q15 Senior Julie Raber shows her high jump style as she clears the bar at th Metro meet. Q23 Senior Sheri Phelps clears a hurdle on the way to qualifying fo the state meet. Q33 Coach Denny Scheer talks with some of his team member: 141 Junior June Costar comes off the curve on her way to the finish lim 155 Senior Vicki Vlasnik stretches before her next event.