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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Boys balance wins with losses Practice, perseverance and pain marked the boy's basketball season at both the beginning and the end. Practice started out with both perseverance and pain as Coach Dave Pfeiffer required that anyone interested in basketball had to start their training early by joining cross country. Through these hours of early practice, the boys were able to build up their endurance and when basketball season finally came, the boys were ready. .A Both teams won and lost incon- sistently throughout the season. One problem they faced was a lack of teamwork. We had some good players but we never really came together as a team. lf we had, we would have played much better, said Mike Nolting, senior. The varsity season was a story of one point. ln December they went up against arch-rival Fatima only to Holding districts in Linn made us all a little tense, said Mike Bunch, junior. lose by one point, 53-52. Three months later they met again. What seemed to be a grand finale saw the Wildcats get their revenge, defeating Fatima by one point, 47-46. The Varsity closed with a ll-15 record and the Junior Varsity finished with a 7-IO record. Districts were held at the Linn Fieldhouse. ln district competition the team pulled together. Their spirit flowed over resulting in a positive response from the spectators. The fans really pulled us through, said Mike Bunch, junior. Even the Junior Varsity turned an early 55-54 loss to Fatima around. They smashed the rival 51-36 to end their year. The end of the season was also an end to the leadership of Lonnie Thompson in the basketball program. He resigned as head coach in March. With his eye on the ball, Tim Cavendar guards his man. Conjuring spirit, Coach Lonnie Thomp- son and team members prepare to reenter the game. Junior varsity members are Qfirst rowj Craig H I Jerry Goans, David Moffett, Steve Brandt, Greg Samson, Steve Patterson, Coach Dave Pfeiffer, fsecond rowj Michael Jurd, Mike Brandt, Doug Luebbert, Tom Rhoads, Darren Schenherr, Barry Hendrix and Joe Goans. 30 f Sports 1 .iiafe 1' NMC .--vb-xxx . V xi 1 Q 4: ' ,.,f u rf 1 N