Mater Dei High School - Hi Lights Yearbook (Evansville, IN)

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BACK ON THE HOME GREENS: Joe Helfrich pre- pares to tee off on the first hole. (Photo by Greg Bourdeau) Joe ' s the name; golf ' s the game It isn ' t only the name that attracts sophomore Joe Helfrich to Helfrich Golf Course, but also the fact that his great uncle once owned the land on which the course now stands. When he died, he donated the land to the city , and they turned it into a golf course named after him, said Helfrich. Helfrich began golfing seriously about five years ago when his dad got him interested. His sopho- more year, he practiced three hours a day year round. Helfrich ' s practice paid off as he became Mater Dei ' s leading golfer. Helfrich was the only team member to advance to Regionals after a battle for third place with Dave McAfee of Reitz in sec- tionals. GOLF STATS-N-FACTS Central 190 Mater Dei 218 Mt. Vernon 199 Mater Dei 221 Mater Dei 221 Princeton 244 Memorial 208 Mater Dei 213 Mater Dei 167 Castle 169 Mater Dei 167 Princeton 189 Mater Dei 162 North Posey 232 Reitz 181 Mater Dei 211 North 201 Mater Dei 208 Vincennes 219 Mater Dei 243 Mater Dei 387 Bosse 438 Henderson County 214 Mater Dei 216 Mater Dei 162 Gibson Southern 167 Harrison 201 Mater Dei 221 Mater Dei 172 Boonville 165 Memorial 172 Mater Dei 172 Mater Dei 210 Boonville 126 Mater Dei 420 Princeton 432 Mt. Vernon Mater Dei TOURNAMENTS Oak Meadow 378 Mater Dei 7th City 307 Mater Dei 9th SIAC 330 Mater Dei 7th Sectionals 321 Mater Dei 5th WORK AND PLAY: If not on the greens of some of the toughest courses ih the U.S., the golfers at Myrtle Beach enjoyed the sunshine of South Caroli- na. FRONT ROW: Coach Todd Rudnick, Barry Mead, BACK ROW: Bob Culver, Phil Will, Joe Hel- frich, Rich Bender, Coach Kurt Wambach. GOLF TEAM: FRONT ROW: Ed Knapp, Phil Will, Keith Leonardt, Barry Mead, Rick Goetz. BACK ROW: Joe Helfrich, Bob Culyer, Jon Wambach, Coach Todd Rudnick. (Photo by Greg Bourdeau). PUTTING FOR PRACTICE: Mater Dei ' s leading golfer, Joe Helfrich, shows the style that got him out of sectionals while Bob Culver awaits his turn on the greens of Myrtle Beach. (Photo by Todd Rudnick) SCRUBBING FOR BUCKS: The car wash was one of the main fundraisers for the golf team ' s trip to Myrtle Beach. Jim Lutterbach, Danny Haller, and Ed Knapp donate their time to help send the five golfers chosen. (Photo by Kathy Konrad) REAL SWINGER: Junior Mike Kaiser gets into the swing of things during a practice at Helfrich Golf Course. (Photo by Todd Rudnick)

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Relationships reign over Coach Darla Edwards had to admit the tennis season was somewhat of a disappointment. Although the girls worked hard and were tough com- petors. commented Coach Edwards, they lacked the ex- perience of such teams as Memorial and Harrison who play all year long. For this reason, Edwards tried to motivate the girls to go out on the court and enjoy playing instead of getting too emo- tionally wrapped up in the game. It sounds easy to tell them just to enjoy themselves re- marked Edwards, but it isn ' t when they want to win so badly. Although the girls ' determination was strong, the season ended in a 0-14 record, with the MD swingers on the short end of the racket. First singles player senior Mary Ellert helped make up for some of the teams disappointment with her high spirits. Even when everyone, especially me, was depressed about losing, Mary would try to cheer us up. She had a lot of tough matches this year and she did a great job, com- mented junior Stacey Taylor. Although records weren ' t always tops, the relationships between the girls made up for it in a sense. According to the first doubles team of juniors Karen Spahn and Stacey Stevenson, it was important to get along well off the court in order to do well when playing in the game. Regarding their relationship, Stacey said, Even though she seems to fall down a lot, Karen is the best partner a doubles player could have. One member of the team who wanted to remain anony- mous said Miss Edwards made us work so hard, she was like a slavedriver. This lady netter added, We all gained respect for her because she made us work so hard and cared about what was happening. The girls showed their respect for Edwards on May 6 by surprising her with a birthday cake in the shape of a tennis racket. The day became even more surprising when later a balloon bouquet was delivered to the teacher ' s lounge for Edwards from the girls. Another way in which the girls celebrated during the sea- son was with regular trips to Dairy Queen after all the match- es. Senior Mary Ellert commented, After losing it always made us feel better to drown our sorrows in Peanut Buster Parfaitsl! — Sharon Wildeman GIRLS TENNIS STATS-N-FACTS Forest Park 7 Mater Dei Gibson Southern 6 Mater Dei 1 Bosse 5 Mater Dei Mt. Vernon 5 Mater Dei 2 Memorial 5 Mater Dei Princeton 5 Mater Dei Harrison 5 Mater Dei Central 5 Mater Dei Reitz 5 Mater Dei Boonville 5 Mater Dei 2 North 4 Mater Dei 1 Gibson Southern 4 Mater Dei 1 Day School 3 Mater Dei 2 Vincennes Rivet 4 Mater Dei 1 WARMING UP: Junior Stacy Stevenson en- joys an early spring practice. (Photo by Rob Zigenfus) 103 MARY IS 1 : Senior Mary Ellert prepares to serve the ball to her opponent during the meet against Mt. Vernon. Mary held the position of first singles on the team. She found the position somewhat tough, with such opponents as Harrisons ' Wendy Allen who is ranked nationally. (Photo by Greg Bourdeau) LADY NETTERS: FRONT ROW: Elaine Schultheis, Lori Preske, Trina Kinney, Lisa Mills. Missy Hinton, BACK ROW: Karen Spahn, Bethe Ledbetter, Clare Beck- er, Mary Ellert, Stacey Stevenson, and Stacey Taylor (Photo by Alan Burdette)

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Sunshine on their shoulders Change the wasted to rainy in Ronnie Milsap ' s song Wasted Days and Wasted Nights to get the feel of Spring Break 1982 for those who stayed in Evansville. But it was more like John Denver ' s hit Sunshine on My Shoulders for the MD golfers who went to Myrtle Beach on April 3. Instead of rain and one night of snow, they stayed the nights in an ocean- front hotel. It was a very elite place, commented Coach Todd Rudnick. Four-year-letterman BoP Culver added, When the tide came in at night, it was beautiful. He continued to say the sunrise on the ocean was really neat. The golfers didn ' t benefit only from the sunshine, though they got plenty of practice Py starting bright and early. It ' s like a spring training in baseball; the weather was much nicer down there, said Coach Rudnick. Culver stated, We played on some of the toughest courses in the United States. When we got back, Helfrich (golf course) was like playing on a par three. The team had previously traveled to Myrtle Beach a few years before the 1982 trip, so Rudnick and Assistant Coach Kurt Wambach decided to try it again this year. Unfortunate- ly, only five golfers were allowed to go. To determine who could go, a week-long tournament was held among the team members. Each was allowed one bad day in which the scores would be dropped, but the other scores were averaged together. The five competitors with the lowest results made the trip. According to Culver, this also deter- mined who would compete in the first tournament, since only five members were allowed to enter in tournaments. The trip was financed by means of a car wash, a rum- mage sale, and a tournament held for anyone wishing to compete. Prizes were given to the top finishers, and a dinner of ham and beans topped off the day. More than half of the money needed to take the trip was made from this tourna- ment. Back on the home greens, Rudnick felt the team had a pretty good season considering it was so young. — Gretchen Hillenbrand — Joyce Martin