Hebron High School - Bruin Yearbook (Hebron, NE)

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W ., .... V-. Y - S ' FRONT: Mark Timmerman, John Kleider, Vaughn Grueber, Max Degenhardt, Jeff Krlpal, Kim Parsons. BACK: Mark Thieme, Mark Dana, Phil Saathoff, Scott Turan, Bruce Schardt, Greg Mitchell.

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L . . . .-:,. :it iii. at . Football The Bears had a 7-3 record and were ranked fifth in the area. Wins were over Tri-County 14-7: Wilber 21-20: Sutton 40-O, Milford 7-3, Harvard 57-0, Sandy Creek 30-13, and Henderson 31-16. Losses were to Geneva 0-20, Superior 3-7, and Tri-County 6-10 in the Conference Play-Off Game held at Hebron. Jeff Kripal led in passing with 17 of 69 for 330 yards and 3 TD's. Gerdes carried 184 times for 992 yards and 9 touchdowns: Degenhardt carried 90 for 550 yards, 4 TD'sg Thieme carried 67 for 390 yards, 4 TD's. Kleider received 6 passes for 136 yards, 1 TD: Larry Fink caught 4 for 92 yds., 1 TD: Kent Cottam caught 2 for 61 yds., 2 TD's. Saathoff punted 35 for 1218, averaging 34.8. Cottam returned 17 punts for 245 yards, averaging 14.4. Dana kicked off 37 for 1659 yds. to average 44.8. Jeff Kripal intercepted 5 passes for 64 yds., 1 TD: and Larry Fink caught 4 for 72 yards. Degenhardt returned 8 kick-offs to average 17.8, and Larry Fink returned 5 to average 20.5. Leading Tacklers were Mitchell, Schardt, Jerry Kripal, and Gerdes. Named to All-Conference honors were: Greg Mitchell, Linebacker: Jerry Kripal, Offensive Line: Bruce Schardt, Defensive Line: Jeff Kripal, Defensive Back: Brent Gerdes, Offensive Back: Phil Saathoff, Punter. John Kleider and Max Degenhardt were Honorable Mention. All-State Honorable Mention were Greg Mitchell and Jerry Kripal. The Junior Varsity had wins over Tri-County 12-0, Fairbury 16-14, Sutton 14-0, Sandy Creek 36-20, Superior 22-18 and losses to Southern 6-8 and Geneva 14-36. FRONT ROW: Greg Mitchell, Mark Dana, Scott Turan, Phil Saathoff, Vaughn Grueber, Bruce Schardt, John Kleider, Mark Thieme, Max Degenhardt, Mark Timmerman. SECOND ROW: Kim Parsons, Mike O'Neal, Todd Boman, Brent Gerdes, Bob Else, Jerry Kripal, Larry Fink, Bill Hudson, Jeff Kripal. THIRD ROW: Mike Brewer, Richard Onnen, Mark Hintz, Richard Bacon, Alan Kenning, Kent Cottam, Kurk Wiedel, Tom Kripal. FOURTH ROW: Chuck Fink, Craig Boman, David Scheuler, Brian Degner, Mike Wiechman, Steve Hergott, Mike Fisher, Steve King. FIFTH ROW: Kevin Cottam, Rodney Kenning, Phil Contatore, Stan Geertz, Steve Baker, John Lange, Robin Williams. Asst. Coaches Hoins and Fisher. Coach Hill.

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I l Lisa Poppe Nancy McLaughlin Kelli Wiedel Rita Hergott Kim Champions The 40-member volleyball squad turned in another fine season. The varsity ended their 15-5 season by competing at Regionals for the third straight year. The Lady Bears were 9-1 in regular-season play with wins over Tri-County 15-12, 16-145 Nelson 15-2, 15-5, Sandy Creek 13-15, 15-12, 15-75 Harvard 15-5, 15-12, Henderson 15-7, 15-10, Sutton 15-6, 15-63 Deshler 15-10, 14-16, 15-133 Fairbury 15-4, 15-115 Superior 15-4, 15-5. The only loss was to Geneva 10-15, 10-15. At the Milford Tourney, the girls defeated Milford 15-3, 13-15, 15-8 and Henderson 15-5, 15-9 but lost the final match to Centennial 10-15, 7-15. Hebron beat Tri-County 15-2, 15-11 in the first game of the Conference Tourney but then lost to Milford 6-15, 12-15 and Geneva 7-15, 10-15. At the District Tournament, the Lady Bears beat Sutton 15-11, 15-4 and Harvard 15-7, 11-15, 16-14 before defeating Hastings St. Cecilia 15-13, 12-15, 15-10 to claim the District Championship and earn the right to compete at Regionals, where they lost to Meridian 6-15, 12-15. Karen Gerdes and Nancy McLaughlin were All-Conference and Becky Powell and Kim Hissong were second-team All-Conference. The Junior Varsity accumulated a 5-5 record, while the twelve-member freshman squad had a 2-7 season.