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

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GIVING IT HER BEST SHOT: Barbara Seib goes to the charity stripe during the North Posey game. The junior was a two year varsity letter winner. (Photos by Alan Burdette) GIRLS RESERVE BASKETBALL TEAM: FRONT ROW: Jill Braun, Lori Schnur, Jane Schapker, Britt Heath- cotte. Kathy Wannemuehler. BACK ROW: Jenny Roe. Michelle Weidner, Mary Deig, Michelle Guetllng, Tammy Weinzapfel, Kelly Seib. | | | m t f 9 SB It y ,s tf jyiiiiii 12 , Z 1111 LOOKING TO THE HOOP: Under pressure, sopho- more Tammy Bailey goes back up with a rebound against two Bosse defenders. The Wildcats put up a good fight throughout the game, but at the conclusion Bosse pulled ahead to win the Section- al game. (Photo by Alan Burdette)

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CONCENTRATION: Freshman Helen Neis has a chance at the freethrow line to help the Wildcat team. Despite all efforts the Reseive Cats fell to Reitz 31-16 in their season opener. (Photo by Lam Schapker) Makin ' history cont. Varsity Wildcats weren ' t the only one ' s appearing in the history Pooks, the Reserve Cats showed their stuff too, finishing out their season with an impressive 7-6 record. It was a very good season — our Pest ever — and we really played as a team, commented sophomore Tammy Weinzaphel. — Darlene Rooney ' ■. k St Wt T Ti GIRLS VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM: FRONT ROW: Darlene Rooney, Brooke Heathcotte, Julie Seib, Beth Crabtree, Barbara Seib, Kathy Goedde. BACK ROW: Coach Steve Goans, Mary Weidner, Tammy Bailey, Clare Becker, Mary Deig, Mary Ellert, Assistant Coach Gerald Seib. (Photo by Dr. Johnson, West Side Nut Club) FIRED UP: As cheerleaders disguised as basket- ball players, juniors Beth Crabtree and Kathy Goedde psych-up the team before the game against North Posey. Crabtree and Goedde, both first year Varsity cats, were always ready to come off the bench and aid the Wildcats. (Photo by Alan Burdette) HIGH STEPPIN ' : Junior Kathy Goedde goes up for two against a Norht Posey defender. Goedde, in her first year on the varsity squad, came off the bench to spark the Wildcats. (Photo by Alan Bur- dette)

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Rolling with the punches 72 Although this basketball season fell below .500, Wildcat players felt the one element that pulled them through the rough times was a great sense of humor. Some days just don ' t go right. Chris Sitzman, Mater Dei ' s starting forward and leading scorer, walked into the locker room before basketball practice one afternoon and found a little surprise. After opening his locker, Sitzman picked up his practice shorts and . . . out jumped a mouse. According to his teammates, he threw his gym bag against the wall and preceded to stomp on it. It was apparent Sitzman didn ' t like mice. We might not have won, but we had a good time, commented senior Don Goedde, who was considered by many players as the inspirational leader of the team. Considering some of the team ' s strong points throughout the season, several players jokingly agreed that Rob Mont- gomery ' s clothes ranked first. On a more serious note, many team members felt the fan support was not always what it should have been. Senior forward Jeff Martin summed up the cagers ' feelings: They just gave up on us. The Wildcats finished the season at a 4-17 mark. For the second year in a row, MD went up against number one ranked Bosse and bowed out of sectional play 82-59. There was a slight disagreement between teammates about the highlight of the season. Some felt the overtime win at Boonville was the most exciting. Led by Sitzman ' s game- high 24 points, MD came from behind to force the extra period after Martin scored a lay-up with only seconds left. That 66-64 win snapped a nine-game losing streak. It felt good to win a close one after all the ones we lost, related junior Rich Niemeier referring to the losses to Loogootee, Terre Haute, South, and Barr-Reeve which totaled six points. Other players argued that the 66-58 victory over Central was the sweetest. The Cats shot an improved 82 percent from the freethrow line while holding Central ' s leading scorer Derek Lindauer to six points. Coach Sheridan felt that the best part of the season was definitely the four wins and was quick to add that all his players in the face of adversity hung in there. It wasn ' t easy for them to go out there every night and know they would have a tough time, he said. All varsity cagers shone in other areas already this year. Of the ten basketball players, six were members of Mater Dei ' s city champion football team, one received honorable men- tion on the all-city soccer team, and three are members of the National Honor Society. — Laurie Layman — Brad Brown DOUBLE DOSE: Varsity coach Don Sheridan and assistant coach Rick Keith emphasize a point against state-ranked North. Coach Sheridan is in his tenth year as varsity coach at MD. (Photo by Alan Burdette) WHAT GOES UP: Senior Jeff Martin scores against a North Posey defender in the Wildcats ' 72-51 loss to the Vikings. Martin was voted ' the varsity basket- ball player most junior and senior girls wanted to date. (Photo by Alan Burdette)