Gross High School - Heard The Latest Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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Couch Paul Halpine and Coach Jerry Shank intently watch the action on the field. The game takes place at Bryan Stadium against Prep, the eventual state charnpions. VARSITY FOOTBALL Gross Opponent 7 37 Prep 6 7 Westside 22 7 Millard South 20 22 Grand Island 12 25 South 10 28 Northwest 3 7 Bellevue West 17 0 Benson 7 24 Bellevue East X .. - ,.-....-...-,.. X V X xx X X f X 1 16fVC1rSity fOOtbGII VARSITY FOOTBALL: Front Row: A. Wolf, M. Ficenec, L. Hennessy, D. Parr. T. Giandinoto, Tl DeGeorge, J. Pivovar, G. Busch, T. Sporcic, S. Mcllree, P. Knicky, J. Chaney, S. Henely, P. Flynn T. DeG-eorge, S. Edloff, J. Brown: Second Row: Coach Butler, L. Fader, B. Thomas. T. Tiedernan M. Uzendoski, D. Olsen, B. Kelly, K. Fender, J. Germany, S. McMahon, B. Rice, M, Carroll, J Benak, J. Roubal, K. Coenen, Coach Halplne, Coach Shank, Trainer, J. Kawa: Back Row: Heaq Coach Macaitis, R. Stern, M. Johnston, C. Kallhoff, P. Walsh, J, Granger, S. Carr, E. Klehn, D Collin, D. Hansen, J. McNeil, E. Kasaoa, T. Johnson. D. Henely.

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Extensive opportunities I feel we have a sports program that is envied by many other schools. Our equipment, uniforms, etc. are in top notch condition. Our weight room is one of the best facilities in the state and our weight coach, Mr. Paul Halpine, is one, if not the most knowledgeable in the state. These were the thoughts of Mr. Jerry Shank about Gross' sports program. The sports were split into three seasons: fall, winter, and spring. The opportunities for students included football, volleyball, golf, tennis, soccer, swimming, basketball, wrestling, track, weightlifting, cross country and baseball. Athletes' contracts and off- season training were two new policies initiated this year. Every athlete who participated in a sport had to sign a drug-alcohol agreement. These said that the athlete must follow the training rules of the school. The extensive winter conditioning which included Weightlifting, running, and overall body conditioning, got athletes who weren't participating in a winter sport in shape for the spring or fall seasons. Gross was best summed up in Mr. Stan Macaitis' words, Our programs take a back seat to no one. Only seconds after the gun, the swimmers begin to surface. They are swimming neck and neck at this point. sports! l 15

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Disappoiniing .th quarter dooms Cougars Flin The Type of season ThaT we pd, There aren'T Too many high- oinfs. Though a few ThaT sfand ouT i my mind are how well we played iefensively againsT WesTside and flillard SouTh: our wins over Millard buTh and Benson: and how well we layed The second half againsT rep, Mr. STan Macaifis, boys varsi- y foofball coach, said. The eighfy-four members of The arsiTy fooTbolI Team had a rough season. For some reason, we were unable To score in The fourTh quar- Ter. ln all games, excepT Two, all we needed To win was To score in The fourTh quarTer, Mr. Macaifis said. AfTer experiencing Two difficulT losses aT The beginning of The sea- son, The win over Millard SouTh was an encouraging accompllshmenT for The Team, said Mr. Macaifis. Seniors Mike Uzendoski, Sean McMahon and Erik Kiehn were All- x X,- X X l Tx N LA. Neither rain, sIeeT or snow will keep These fans from seeing The mighTy Cougars in oc- Tion. Senior Sharyl Hayek and friend seek cov- er from The elemenTs during a varsiTy foofball game. The Cougars stand Toll. The offensive line, lead by quarTerback John Pivovar, plans The nexT play againsT Bellevue WesT aT The homecoming game. Federal Division offensive end, Mike was a FirsT Team All-Division offen- sive end, Sean was a firsT Team All- Division offensive guard and Erik was a FirsT Team All-Division defensive Tackle. They also received Honor- able Menfion All- STaTe. 'lAlThough our season was noT as successful as we would have wanT- ed iT To be, senior Shawn Carr said, I feel we worked hard ThroughouT The season and learned ThaT Times will geT hard in life, buT you can'T quiT. varsity football! 1 17