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

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k Beating Reitz ... a rose by any other name wouldn ' t be aa sweet 112 UNDER THE WEATHER : Discus and shot-putters Julie Adler and Jenny Olivey seek shelter under a rain poncho during the sectional track meet. Olivey was the best field event trackster on the team. (Photo by Alan Burdette) The day finally came when our track team was to run against Reitz. All dur- ing school everyone was wishing us all the luck in the world. On the way there, we tried to ignore the flying butterflies in our stomachs. For once the bus was silent as we pulled out of Mater Dei ' s parking lot. Mrs. Harrington could feel the thick air — our nervous feelings. To get prepared, she told us Reitz ' s track girls were good, but we could be better. Con- centrate mind over matter and pain, she said. If we run our guts out, we will finish with all the glory. Later, as the meet progressed, our scores were crawling upwards side by side — very close. Our happiness and disbelief at keeping up with them was flooding the bleachers! Mrs. Harrington said she would take us all out for dinner if we won. If we could just beat Reitz after all these years of losing! Finally, the last event started. It was up to Tammy Bailey, Barb Seib, Michelle Weidner, and Lisa Rickter in the one mile relay. The pistol fired and the race to victory began. Barb Seib, the first leg in the race, took off. She ran the complete lap and handed off the baton to Michelle Weidner who sped around the track. We were, at this point, a little ahead of the Reitz ' s track team. The baton was then handed off to Lisa, giving us about a 50-meter lead. Back at the bleachers, Coach Har- rington was about ready to cry — un- believable. Everybody else was jump- ing up and down saying Keep it up, Come on, Go go go! Once Tammy Bailey, the last leg, got that baton, she really booked around 1hat track as fast as a lightening strip. She kept up her speed and came right on in; it was beautiful! Mater Dei had beaten Reitz for the first time in Mater Dei ' s history of girls track. Everybody on our team just screamed out crying, even Mrs. Harrington. On the way home on the bus, we all sang MD songs. At that moment, I felt a close bond among us all. We all won as a team — not as individuals; it had taken every point that each one of us scored in order to win. — Elaine Nussel STATS - N - FACTS Mater Dei 52.5 Gibson Southern 36 Mater Dei 54.5 Tecumseh 45.5 Mater Dei 54.5 Central 41.5 North 36 Mater Dei 40.5 Mt. Vernon 64.5 Mater Dei 53.5 Reitz 51.5 Mater Dei 56.5 North 46.5 Sectionals 3rd Place Regionals 5th Place

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DID YOU HEAR THE ONE ABOUT . . . ?: Not only did John Kohl talk about pitching strategy during the talks between the pitcher and catcher on the mound, but he also told jokes occasionally to help relax the pitcher. (Photo by Alan Burdette) DOWN IN THE DUG-OUT: Tim Martin, junior, lightens the spirits of the baseball team during times of despair. The season did not go as well as Coach Voegel had hoped. MD ended the season with a 5-7 record. (Photo by Alan Burdette) SLUGGIN ' SENIOR: Ranked twentieth in the city, senior Ron Maurer slugs a base rap against the Bosse Bulldogs. MD won this game 9-2. (Photo by Geoff Coates)

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CHAMP JUMPIN ' HIGH: Sophomore Tammy Bailey hits the bar at Enlow Field. For the second year in a row. Bailey advanced to the regional tournament. Also excelling in the 400-meter dash, she was voted by the track team Most Valuable Runner. (Photos by Courier and Press and Alan Burdette) MODERN-DAY MARY: Freshman Dava Lappe donned in punk glasses and MD spirit towel appears to be praying at sectional track meet. (Photo by Alan Burdette) UNDER COVER TRACKSTERS: Sophomore Tammy Bailey and an opponent from Central High School watch other events as they wait for the rain to die. (Photo by Alan Burdette) GIRLS TRACK TEAM: FRONT ROW: Julie Adler. Michelle Weidner, Wendy Frankenburger, Angie Alvey, Anne Groves, Dava Lappe, SECOND ROW: Patty Tavomnina. Tammy Bailey. Tammy Weinzap- fel, Elaine Nussel, Lisa Dezember, Beth Becker. Denise Purcell. Tracy Slaton. THIRD ROW: Beth Crabtree, Sherri Dezember, Patty Alsop, Laura Knoll. Gretchen Hillenbrand, Barb Seib. BACK ROW: Mary Weidner, Stephanie Purcell, Jenny Olivey. Margarita Silva, Lisa Rickter, Cindy Weber. Laura Alsop. Sitting on the bottom are coaches Ms. Lisa Ledman and Mrs. Debi Harrington. (Photo by Alan Burdette) Dan Fogelberg ' s hit song ' Run for the Roses ' applied to more than the Kentucky Derby; it described the MD track season beautifully . . . ' Run for the Roses 1 We are finally getting recognition in school, in the papers and sometimes on the news, The other years no one knew we existed, commented Cindy Weber, senior member on the girls track team. The recognition was richly deserved as the girls track team experienced its best season in nine years. The team ' s record was 6-1; 12 members went to sectionals. Winning sure was part of the picture this year especially after beating Reitz 51 1 2 to 53 1 2. I love to win, it makes people more aware of Mater Dei as winning instead of a losing team, said senior Jenny Olivey. A lot of people may have wondered how the team could do so surprisingly well compared to past seasons. Some felt it was the hard practices of hopping up bleachers, as well as the new strict code enforced by coaches Mrs. Debi Harring- ton and Miss Lisa Ledman. The girls ' season was not all fun and games. There were struggles they had to take into consideration such as sopho- more Elaine Nussel explained, I dread the pain that comes with running, but in order to win you have to put this pain aside and work your guts out, like Harrington would say. However as the city meets came to a close, the girls were faced with the difficulty of qualifying for sectionals. Their success showed that their hard work paid off. Seniors who qualified for sectionals were Laura Alsop, Jenny Olivey, and Lisa Rickter. Juniors were Patty Alsop, Beth Crabtree, Gretch- en Hillenbrand, and Barb Seib. Sophomore was Tammy Bailey, and freshmen were Anne Groves, Dava Lappe, Wen- dy Frankenburger, and Michelle Weidner. Head Coach Harrington commented that the girls had a good attitude about running and were very hard workers. She stated, We had fun and it was our best year we ' ve ever had. — Marty May