Lowell High School - Lowellian Yearbook (Lowell, IN)

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Freshmen Learn Dedication It ' s important to realize that success can’t always be measured by wins or losses,” said Coach Rich Bailey regarding the Fresh¬ men Football Team’s record of 0-9. “We had a lot of inexperienced players on the team who didn ' t really know what it meant to play high school football or how to dedicate themselves to any¬ thing,” explained Coach Bailey. By the end of the season, they were not only more skilled in the fundamentals of football, but they also had better mental attitudes as well. The last two games of the sea¬ son were the best. We were in a position to win FRESHMAN FOOTBALL—ROW 1: Manager, Cindy Harris, Darrell Hotter, Terry Ballou, Blaine Bradbury. Jeff Hudson, Bob Janik, Mike llko, Trent Depel, Jerry Fox, Manager, Jennifer Arnold ROW 2: Matt Wakefield, Harry Davis, Jim Billard, Gary Minix. Jim Palikan, Mark Svoboda. Eric Miller, Gregg Barnhart, Richard Vought ROW 3: Coach Pete lussig, Chuck Littlepage, Jeff Korm endy, Kevin Nichols, Brian Taylor, Mike Spicer, Kurt Ander¬ son, Tonye Kirchenstein, Assistant Coach Rich Bailey. because we had a good mental at¬ titude and had finally decided to work,” said Bailey. In the last game against Griffith, the team scored 26 points and could have put the game into reg¬ ulation overtime. While they finally lost the game, they themselves had become winners. In the last game against Griffith, it seemed the Freshmen had gotten it all together and scored 26 points. Freshmen team members used the season to learn fundamental football skills which should be obvious in the next few years. FRESHMAN FOOTBALL Lowell Opponent 0 North Newton 12 6 EC Washington 22 0 Lake Central 30 6 Kankakee Valley 12 0 Calumet 8 8 Crown Point 32 3 Highland 18 6 Munster 21 26 Griffith 28 Freshman Football 25

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Munster provides strong resistance to the JV’s attempt to move the ball. JV FOOTBALL—ROW 1: Larry Miller, Jim Pickett, Kevin McCarthy, Mike Highsmith, Travis Tucker ROW 2: Scott Wilson, Royce Brown, Tom Fritsch, John Crane, Tim Henke, Dale Kennedy ROW 3: Dave Butler, John Seberger, Scott Sturtridge, Mike McGinley, Dave Heath, Don Wisch, Owen Whybrew ROW 4: Tony Sobak, Louis Frigo, Terry Harmston, Jeff Dewes, Joel Holt, Rob Harris ROW 5: Ted Fetsch, John Valles. Rolf Alexis, Monte Korte ROW 6: Managers Jenni Bielefeld, Dawn Everett, Cindy Oberc, Pam Durham, Paula Wiet- brock Even Record A Struggle This year’s Junior Varsity Team displayed flexibility and team¬ work. Although practice time was limited because of preparation for the varsity games, the boys suc¬ cessfully adapted to their sched¬ ule and saw the season through to a 5-5 finish. There were many obstacles in their path. Since many of the boys played a varsity game on Friday night as well as JV, the team ' s strength early Saturday morning was often diminished. By pulling together as a team, they gave their opponents more than a little competition. Using the word am¬ bitious” to describe these boys, Coach Chuck Naumowich felt they would contribute much ex¬ perience to next year’s varsity lin¬ eup. Assisting Coach Naumowich was Coach Tom Renn. This year not much attention from students was given to the JV games. Next year, games will be scheduled on week nights and per¬ haps this change will bring more student support. Lowell 6 JV FOOTBALL Andrean Opponent 0 22 Lake Station 0 9 Griffith 6 0 Lake Central 18 13 Calumet 6 6 Crown Point 15 20 Highland 0 8 Munster 22 Munster ' s attempt to intercept Owen Why- brew’s pass falls short. Photo by Mr. Ken¬ nedy

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VARSITY VOLLEYBALL OPPONENT LOWELL Kouts W Lake Station W Rensselaer w River Forest w North Newton w Merrillville L Hobart w Valpo L Portage W Wheeler w Hanover w Calumet L Lake Central w Highland w Boone Grove w Munster w Hebron w Kankakee Valley w Griffith w Crown Point L Andr ean w Girls Break Win Record 26 Varsity Volleyball With a 19-7 season, the Varsity Volleyball Team was the winnin- gest team Lowell had ever seen. Despite their weaknesses in pass¬ ing and the lack of pre-season training, the team finished second in the conference with a 4-2 re¬ cord. Team play and depth in posi¬ tions led them to this outstanding season. “It was a very successful season in terms of wins and losses,” com¬ mented Coach Cathy Nelson. Defeating Hebron, a Semi-State finalist, in three games was a high¬ light of the season. A real disap¬ pointment was losing to Calumet in the second round of Sectionals. This helped take Calumet to Semi- State competition. The girls trained on their own during the summer, yet their sea¬ son was no worse for it. As a review of the season, Coach Nelson said, It’s a real credit to the girls who worked dur¬ ing the summer to perfect their skills and improve their overall team play.” Serving proved to be a strength that led to a winning season for the team. Coach Nelson credits team play as partially responsible for the successful season.