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

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FOOTBALL TEAM: FRONT ROW: Bill Blaxton. Keith Rooney, Chris Sitzman. Andy Alcorn Joe Bassemier, Lynn Hassler. Don Goedde. Bob Culver. Dennis Murphy. Craig Titzer. SECOND ROW: John Dewig, Brian Weinzapfel. Gary Weinzapfel, Ed Lappe, John Weinzapfel, Ron Maurer, Ron Adler, Dan Knight Pat Kempt, Mark Williams, Jim Morrow: THIRD ROW: Coach Will, Mike Phelps, Andy Hoefling, Eric Knapp, Vince Boots, Dave Wannemuehler, Steve Anslinger, John Townsend, Rich Niemeier, John Bullock, Dan Goss- man, Jim Lutterbach. FOURTH ROW: Coach Goebel, Coach Nick Alcorn, Tim Barth, Jeff Culley, Bernie Mayer, Dave RoJIet, Bart Lutterbach, John Guzman, Jeff Adler, Andy Voelker, Jeff Jost, Mike Hess. BACK ROW: Coach Voegel, Manager Pat Doolittle, Steve Little, Ted Kares, Pete Emmert, Joe Steinkamp. Keith Hausman, Joe Gerber, Jeff Weinzapfel, Tom Brownfield, Manager John Ulrich. (Photo courtesy of the West Side Nut Club) Balancing the win loss scales The reserve football team had a season of equilibrium. Wildcats fought hard to win but their efforts only helped during half of their games. They won their first game at home with a score of 39-14 against Memorial. The reserves then went on to a deflating loss against Bosse; they lost by only one touchdown. MD came back from a one win — one loss record to a two-game winning streak. Wildcats defeated North 12-7, and then went on to beat Boon ville by a score of 14-7. Although they had improved their record considerably, they turned around and lost the next three games bringing their record to 3-4. They lost to Castle, Reitz, and Harrison. The season came to an end with a win over Central 18-12. We didn ' t have a good season but it was fun. We did have some high time along with the losses, sophomore Andy Voelker commented about the season. — Tina Boarman READY!SET!HUT!HUTI: The mighty Wildcat team prepared to snap the ball during the Central game on October 22. MD went on to win the game 42-0. (Photo by Geoff Coates)

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Varsity football season was one of ups and downs, on the hills and in the valleys. In the end Mater Dei came out on top of a hill. In a pre-season bout against Central, the gridders won 6-0. At that time, Coach Frank Will commented that he was optimistic about the season. Unknown to him, the optimism would pay off. The first game of regular season, which was against Terre Haute South, was one of grave disappointment. MD lost 13-6 but the officiating was quite debatable, accord- ing to Evansville newspapers. The gridders went on to a five-game winning spree. Their first win was against Memorial when senior Gary Weinzap- fel made a 97-yard dash for a touchdown. They went on to be victorious over Mt. Vernon, North, and Owensboro Catholic. On October 2, the Wildcats went up against state- ranked Castle. It was a close; the score was within a few points throughout the game. Senior Nora Wilson com- mented on the game: I was on the edge of my seat all night. The Castle people were getting on my nerves; they were sitting in the Mater Dei section and making a lot of noise. In the end, the Wildcats had turned the Castle Knights into Dei with a final score of 13-10. It was the most physical game. The whole team pulled together to win in the final seconds. It shows what kind of a team we were to come from behind and win it, said defensive tackle Dan Knight. On October9, with the MD gridders holding a position in the top 20 of the Associated Press coaches ' poll, they faced the more psychological than physical game against Reitz. Out front there was no doubt of us winning. Maybe we weren ' t aware of it, but there was doubt in the back of everyone ' s mind because of the Reitz tradition, commented center Bob Culver. When they lost the game against Reitz 14-23, two dreams flew out the window; the dreams of winning a city title outright and making the playoffs had completely vanished. The gridders finished off the season by winning their next three games. The Homecoming game against Bosse and the rainy Central game created no problem for the Wild- cats. The Harrison game, in which MD came out on top with a score of 23-6, assured Wildcats a share in the city title and the best final record they have ever achieved. — Tina Boarman COLLISION COURSE: Several Owensboro Catholic players pile up during the game on September 25. It didn ' t seem to help though, as MD went on to defeat them 31-14. (Photo courtesy of the Evans- ville Courier and Press) ALONE AGAIN . . . NATURALLY: Senior Keith Rooney mentally prepares himself during the Cas- tle game on October 2. As both teams battled for a state ranking, MD came out ahead 13-10. (Photo by Geoff Coates) 15

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HAIL. HAIL. THE GANG ' S ALL HERE: The varsity team members hold Coach Goebel above them when they won the Castle game. The team had dedi- cated the Castle game to Goebel and the Reitz game to Will. (Photo by Geoff Coates) GET HIM!: Coach Goebel screams encourage- ment to team members during the Castle game. He had special reason for wanting to beat them — he used to coach there. (Photo by Geoff Coates) PUT THE SHINE ON; Our boys hustled out of the locker room during the rainy Central game. The Bears had no reason to run out on the field, however, MD defeated them easily (Photo by Geoff Coates) 17 1 : ' f V •• FOOTBALL STATS -N- ■FACTS VARSITY Terre Haute South 13 Mater Dei Mater Dei 35 Memorial Mater Dei 25 Mt Vernon Mater Dei 41 North Mater Dei 31 Owensboro Catholic Mater Dei 13 Castle Reitz 23 Mater Dei Mater Dei 24 Bosse Mater Dei 42 Central Mater Dei 23 Hamson RESERVE Mater Dei 39 Memorial Bosse 14 Mater Dei Mater Dei 12 North Mater Dei 14 Boonville Castle 49 Mater Dei Reitz 24 Mater Dei Hamson 28 Mater Dei Mater Dei 18 Central WINNERIWINNER!: Senior Brian Weinzapfel accepted the Kiwanis Award with pride during the fall sports awards assembly. He is shown with Coach Will and some prominent members of the Kiwanas Club. (Photo by Mary Ellert)