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

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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)

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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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IMail-bitin 1 fightiiV 108 The sweet aroma of freshly cut grass engulfs Bosse field. Dust from the infield drifts toward the stands. Billboards from faithful patrons line the back fence. Coach Carl Voegel, nervously chewing his Big League Chew Bubble Gum, awaits the first pitch. Will this be another nail-biter? Nine out of 21 games played by the MD Batcats were won or lost by only one run. In fact, Carl Voegel felt the most difficult thing about this season was losing games that should have been won. As far as nail-biters went, the MD-Harrison game topped the list. The seventh inning opened with MD leading 4-1, Harrison having two outs and no one on base. Sam Fulton had pitched nearly a perfect game, but Coach Voegel, concerned about the tired condition of Fulton ' s arm, re- placed him with Rob Montgomery. With the odds against him, Montgomery walked a few batters and three runs were scored. Jeff Martin relieved Montgomery. A wild pitch allowed the final runs to be scored. The Harrison Warriors finally won 5-6 in the last inning. During these tense times. Big League Chew Bubble Gum MD VARSITY BATCATS: FRONT ROW: Rob Mont- gomery, Tony Bender, Tim Martin, J.D. Fleck, Jeff Weinzapfel, John Dewig, Sam Fulton. BACK ROW: Coach Carl Voegel, Joe Kuhn, John Townsend, Ron Maurer, Jeff Martin, John Kohl, Rich Niemeier, Robb Bumb. (Photo by Alan Burdette) MD RESERVE BATCATS: FRONT ROW: Dan Kor- resel, Jeff Gries, Tony Marx, David Jarboe, Steve Ricketts, Mark Neighbors. BACK ROW: Kelley Seib, Jerry Gish, Roger Baehl, Bob Martin, Rob Maurer, Dann Knight, Dennis Straub, John Kettingter, Lisa Spahn. (Photo by Alan Burdette) proved to be the team ' s pacifier. During times of distress, the boys always found they could reach into their back pockets, pull out a pouch, and put just a pinch between their cheek and gum. Even though the team encountered many close games, members worked well together. Voegel commented, We work hard and get along well at practice. The seniors are good leaders. Not only was the team led by responsible seniors, but also by the city ' s leading batters. John Townsend, junior, proved to be the city ' s best. He ended up the season with a .492 batting average while Ron Maurer, a senior with a .312 batting average, finished the year twentieth in the city. Mike Hess, sophomore, acquired nine stolen bases; there- fore, he was placed among the city ' s best base-stealers. John Kuhn, senior, finished fourth in the city for his pitching ability. Teammate Sam Fulton, another senior, finished the year eleventh. Overall, the team ended the season with a 5-7-0 city-wide record. — Sherry Schneider •STt ! ijM , M A .J jfrjlk m • ' mm ' mMi