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

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Senior Cheryl Schnifker jumps up To refurn The ball, while Amy Phalen waiTs To assisT. This is Cheryl's Third year on The varsiTy squad. O C3 O Q I Comeback revised offense A 4-8 record greefed The girls var- siTy volleyball Team This fall, accord- ing To head coach Miss Micky Geh- ringer. BuT They worked hard on of- fense and confinued To improve de- fensively in order To end The season wiTh a '12-40 record. The offense was The Team's mosT improved area. The Team sTarTed ouT slowly offensively, buf we nefs resulfs worked hard To become a beTTer aTTacking Team, Miss Gehringer said. We swifched our offense and The Team responded To The change wiTh seven sTraighT wins. The Team's defense was iTs sTrengTh. 'lWe had quick back row players who were excellenf on de- fense and we also had fine block- ing, said Miss Gehringer. Senior Cheryl Schnifker was among The MeTro leaders in ace blocking, along wiTh junior Leslie Lawrence. Cheryl was also placed on The second Team All-Mefro, FirsT Team All-Division and Honorable Menfion All-STaTe. Senior Luanne Kobza re- ceived an Honorable MenTion To The All-Division Team. varsiTy volleyball f 423

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Gross Win Loss Loss Loss Win Loss Win Loss Loss Won Loss Loss Win Win Win Win Win Win Loss Win Win Loss VARSITY VOLLEYBALL Opp. Benson Lincoln Eost Columbus Westside Rolston Millord South Pdpillion Elkhorn Millord South Roncolli Morion Bellevue Eost Northwest Bellevue West North Roncolli Bellevue West Benson Lincoln Northwest Bellevue Eost Belevue West Milldrd North Junior Lesllo Lawrence listens intently to Cooch Gehringer's words of wisdom during the Homecoming Qome ogoinst Bellevue West. The varsity teom ended up on the win- ning side. l22fvorsity volleyboll D Cl VARSITY VOLLEYBALL: Front Row: Jody Sobczyk, Jodi Monemon, Jonet Beers, Mory Silve strclnd, Thereso Jurek, LuAnne Kobzo, Leslie Lawrence: Bock Row: Cooch Micky Gehringe Chris Beedle, Amy Pholen, Tricio Hodoly, Trdci Buscher, Molly Moore, Cheryl Schnitker, So Sobetski, Michoelo Ecker, Lisd Donn. l

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Q0 Look out! Vicki Buscher pounds a serve To The opposiTion. Coach Krupskl Talks sTraTegy wiTh The Team during a Tense game. T' l 'Lili DeTerminaTion Team gains confidence The junior varsiTy volleyball Team could have been called The sopho- more volleyball Team. AII '12 girls were sophomores. We sTarTed slowly, said lVlr. Mick Krupskl, jv volleyball coach. We lacked The experience of schools which had juniors on Their jv Teams. 'l2Af1v volleyball ThaT inexperience showed as we losT our firsT several games, buT afTer we gained confidence, we finished off The season winning eighT of our final 'll games. According To Coach Krupskl, The vicTories over Marian and Lincoln NorTheasT, TradiTional volleyball . 2 Z 2 5 T T Q ? T powers, were The high poinT of The season. Michaela Ecker headed The Tea as The Top spiker and she evenTuall moved up To The varsiTy Team. OT er key players included Chris Beedl who was The Team's Top seTTer, an Kelli Tangeman, who was The prima ry blocker. ' Every girl conTribuTed To our suc cess, some geTTing The spiking' glory and oThers doing The les glamorous work of The back ro diggers, Coach Krupskl said.