Linn High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Linn, MO)

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Being recognized at the all-school assembly, Tammy Huether, Rhonda Peters, Nicki Lock, Angie Bishop and Susan Keener wait to be introduced. With two seconds remaining, Tammy Holliday shoots to help her team take a halftime lead. Playing defense, Christy Ackmann carefully eyes the opposition's next move. + ftQ 3 ,Q Q4 Girls' basketball teams stay cohesive despite losing seasons Both the varsity and junior varsi- ty started the season out fairly slow, but progressed during the season ending with a varsity record of 10- 15 and a junior varsity tally of 6 wins and 9 losses. The varsity team was a fairly young one especially after losing two seniors early in the year due to illness. Despite this fact, they worked together well, helping each other out on their weak points. Being paired up with Osage, a team that had beaten the Kittens twice earlier in the season, the team seeked revenge in the first round of 28 1 Sports districts.Hosting districts, .Linn had a homecourt advantage over their opponent. Fans painted their faces red and white and were prepared for We had the ability to work together as a team off and on the court, said Christy Ackmann, junior. an exciting game. By playing well both offensively and defensively, the goal to overcome Osage was ac- complished with a 47-35 win. Traveling on to semi-finals, the Kittens were matched up with North Callaway. The team played a good game, but it wasn't enough to beat their tough opponent, losing 47-54. There was a lot of support from parents, students, and other fans which helped us get motivated for districts, said Lisa Holliday, junior. Two of the teams' members, Paula Moeller, junior, and Lori Nilges, sophomore, were selected for All-District. When l found out l was shocked but really happy. lt made me feel all the hard work paid off, said Paula. Varsi day,C LoriV Tmar 5 sis Junh VVQHE Tanw Rhon

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Cross country falls short of goal Many hours of strenuous prac- tice, running downtown, through the woods and up and down the hills ended in disappointment for the Cross Country team as they missed qualifying for state by 14 points at the District meet at Fort Leonard Wood. Despite this disappointment, the team had a successful year. The team placed first in meets, at the Linn, Belle, and Dixon lnvitationals. Coach Dave Phieffer said, The best meet we had was the Dixon ln- vitational because both the varsity and junior varsity placed first. The boys attempted to prepare themselves with after school prac- tices. The emphasis was placed on a different fundamental skill each day. We didn't burn out by running all the time, said Mike Bunch. lt was a team with good talent and a good chance of going to state, said 'Chris Matthews. Although it is hard to get motivated because of the practice can get tedious and monotonous, Coach Pfieffer worked us to our opponent. ducks into a pickup. potential, said Spencer Kemmer. The team had trouble with in- juries throughout the season, caus- ing them to lose a varsity runner at districts. Chris Matthews, junior, said, We should have went to state, but injuries set us back. Although the team didn't go to state, one team member did. Steven Patterson, sophomore, placed 19 at districts enabling him to compete at state. I was thrilled about going to state, but the competition was real- ly tough, said Steven, who came in 55th at Jefferson City. Sprinting through the woods, Darren Patterson gets a good lead on his Escaping the rain, Billy Thompson Runners listen to special instructions before taking their daily practice run. 'ports f 27 sAlh.n.:b-gr.:-0--andy'

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