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

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MOVE OVER PELE: Junior Darlene Rooney man- euvers her way around a Castle defender. Rooney was selected for the Indiana State Soccer Team. (Photo by Alan Burdette) VARSITY TEAM FRONT ROW: Jill Braun. Brooke Heathcotte, Lori Schnur, Barb Minielli, Julie Seib, Jane Schapker, Kathy Wannemuehler, Brenda Brown. Britt Heathcotte. BACK ROW: Kim Hankins, Darlene Rooney. Karen Gossman, Deanna Hart- lein, Jenny Roe. Lori Wagner, Debbie Bradley. Kathy Roe, Karen Rheinlander, Coach Marie Hankins. (Photo by Alan Burdette) ;. ;..Vj, ■ .iV-fpJ- ' i-K M M BUTTIN ' IN: Sophomore Barb Minielli works her way through several Castle defenders. Minielli helped the Wildcats to a 2-0 decision over the Knights. (Photo by Alan Burdette) RESERVE TEAM FRONT ROW: Carole Tieken, Melis- sa Burdette. Kris Coates, Tanya Schapker, Christa Koressel, Jamie Hagan, Jeanene Happe, BACK ROW: Angela Conner. Kristi Weinzapfel, Audrey Fulton, June Kempf, Terry Hollander, Becky San- ford, Lori Laib, Kathy Rogge, Mary Beshears, Coach Marie Hankins. (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

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On the winning end Area high schools weren ' t the only ones to face the mighty Lady Wildcats. A total of 42 MD soccer players — guys and girls — divided into five teams and traveled across the state line to take part in the Cincinnati Indoor Soccer Tournament. Organized by Coach Marie Hankins, it was the first time any of the girls played indoor soccer. The Soccats invaded Cincinnati on Valentine ' s Day weekend. According to Mike Kaiser, Hi-Lights newspaper reporter, The competition was intense, almost too intense. We pulled ourselves out of a game and forfeited, said Hankins. Those kids were mean. They were pushing, shov- ing, elbowing, tripping, and the referee did absolutely nothing to stop it. After we walked off and forfeited, some man in the crowd came up to me and said it was the smartest thing he ' d seen. He said he ' s seen to many people get hurt in games like ours, the coach concluded. When the Soccats weren ' t in action, they roamed down- town Cincinnati where they stayed at Stouffers Hotel just five blocks from Riverfront Stadium. In their spare time, several went to a college basketball game; some went to movies and shopping and hit the arcades; others stayed at the hotel to crash parties. Meanwhile a few lucky players ran into Dallas star Patrick Duffy and WKRP star Tim Reid. It was great, it was a good experience, and we had a real fun time, commented sophomore Lori Schnur, Once back on home turf, the Lady Wildcats compiled a 5-0-2 slate to finish out the year third behind Memorial and Harrison. This was just the third year for a girls soccer team at MD and the second year in a row to be ranked third in the city standings. We finished the same, but had a better season. Last year we tied a couple of teams and this year we didn ' t, stated Hankins. Tape and togetherness were the best things holding the girls soccer team together. Besides a few spranged ankles, bruised shins, and minor concussions, a broken foot was ranked number one early in the season by freshman Jill Braun. It was hard to practice because not everyone was there at the same practice to work on passes and shots, com- mented junior Lori Wagner. After the season four players played on the Indiana State Soccer Team. Senior Kim Hankins and junior Darlene Rooney were selected to play on the under-19 team. Sophomores Barb Minielli and Julie Seib played on the under-16 team. I ' m really glad I was selected. At first I was scared be- cause when I saw the girls from Indianapolis it looked like they were born with a soccer ball, stated senior Kim a r j Hankins. | (J Coach Hankins concluded, It (the season) was very nice, and I enjoyed it. It was nice to be on the winning end! — Darlene Rooney HAIR CARE: Freshman Jane Schapker has her hair braided before the Memorial reserve game. Schapker, a first year player, played on both the varsity and reserve squad. (Photo by Geoff Coates) GIRLS VARSITY SOCCER STATS-N-FACTS Mater Dei 7 Central Mater Dei 1 North Mater Dei 3 Reitz 2 Mater Dei 1 Harrison 3 Mater Dei 2 Bosse Mater Dei 2 Castle Mater Dei Memorial 3 Mater Dei 2 Portage 1 Mater Dei 1 Harrison 2 + Mater Dei 2 Castle 1 + Mater Dei 3 North 2 + Mater Dei 2 Memorial 3 + Mater Dei 1 Harrison 2 ' Indicates State Tournament + Indicates City Tournament GIRLS RESERVE SOCCER Mater Dei 2 Reitz Mater Dei 2 North 1 Mater Dei 1 Harrison 2 Mater Dei 2 Bosse Mater Dei 1 Castle Mater Dei Memorial 2 SLIP SLIDIN ' AWAY: Sophomore Lori Schnur skids past a Castle defend- er. Schnur, a forward, was a sec- ond year member of the varsity squad. (Photo by Alan Burdetre)