New Knoxville High School - Memoir Yearbook (New Knoxville, OH)

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Girls first Auglaize County tournament The junior hish girls ' basketball program had a trying but successful year. The girls had to learn several new plays and defenses. The girls did well at learning several skills, but everything was mainly centered around the basics of basketball. The seventh grade did well at learning the basics. They were not taught the various defenses the eighth grade learned. They came close in several games, but fell to defeat by just a few points. Every- one of the girls will do well if they just remember to follow the basic rules of basketball. The seventh grade finished the season at 2-9. The eighth grade did very well with the basics and then with the different defenses. For the first time in a long time for junior high girls ' basketball, they were taught a full court press. At the beginning of the year they were having trouble shooting the ball and were forcing shots. At the end of the year, they were looking for the open person and getting the open shot. Because of this teamwork, their shooting per- centage went up by the end of the year. The eighth grade finished the regular season at 5-8. They then moved on into tour- nament action. With just a few days of practice, the girls did an excellent job of playing. In the first game they won the game on defense and in the second game they won it with hustle and teamwork, to become Auglaize County Champs. The job the girls did this year set goals for next year ' s team to repeat as Auglaize County Champs. Coach Dan Doseck Left, seventh srader Jenny Leffel brinss the ball up the court while being pressured. Jenny scored seven points in the loss to Waynesfield. Top, Amy Leffel cuts a piece of the net after the girls defeat- ed St. Joe, 21 -1 7, in the championship game. Amy , scored 11 points in the win. Above, Lori Piehl applies sticky defensive pressure against a Way- nesfield player. Lori scored six points in the win This year we have learned to work hard and as a team. All of our dedication and hard work paid off. —Jodi Wyatt Seventh Grade-Row 1: Aimee Miller, Cindy Clune, Sherry Sias, Becky Wessel, Besty Hoelscher, Jenny Leffel, Emily Egbert. Eighth Grade-Row 2; Jenny Schafer, Amy Leffel, Darlene Sumpter, Jodi Wyatt, Michelle Sias, Carrie Kuck. Not pictured: Candida DePaola 7TH 8TH ' W L OPPONENT W L W 12-10 New Bremen W 19-12 L 14-24 Ft. Recovery L 18-41 L 14-20 Minster L 15-19 ! L9-14 St. Marys L 14-32 : ' ; L 12-16 Minster W 22-21 W 34-30 Wapak Blume L 13-23 Parkway L 11-41 1 Mendon W 26-18 1 L 12-14 Marion Local L 9-18 1 L 10-32 St, Henry L 18-31 ! L 13-23 Waynesfield W 36-12 1 L 15-17 New Bremen L 20-25 L 16-17 Wapak St. Joe Tournament W 28-15 Minster W 16-10 1 Wapak St. Joe W21-17 1 ' Record; 2-9 Record: 7-8 I 28 Basketball

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n Losses II I frequent for volleyball novices The junior hish volleyball team had a very satisfying season. At the beginning the emphasis was on knowing basic volleyball skills: the bump, the set, the serve, and floor movements. Our motto was Never let it die. After the seventh grade won five straight games, the team concentrated on team play and three hits. This made the game tougher to play, but they finished with an 8-3 record and will start strong as eighth graders. With only six players the eighth graders were determined to win. overcoming the flu and injuries to hang in there. As the season pro- gressed, the team gained in confi- dence, and playing with authority, they finished with a 7-4 record, showing real strength against Mar- ion Local, St. Henry and New Bre- men. There should be some excellent volleyball in the future from these girls. It has been a real pleasure to be their coach and friend. Coach Linda M. Kuck aut ggignjai 4 0 7th OPPONENT 8th W Elida L W New Bremen W W Marion Local L w Spencerville W w Ft. Recovery L w St. Joe W w Minster L L Marion Local W L St. Henry W W Mendon W L New Bremen W 8-3 Record 7-4 3 « Our record was 7-4. We did a lot better this year even thought we lost two of our starters from last year -Amy Leffel Row 1 -Seventh Grade: Emily Egbert, Cindy Clune, Betsy Hoel- scher, Rachel Katterheinrich, Becky Wessel, Jenny Leffel, Michelle Vicroy.Row S-Eighth Grade: Carrie Kuck, Samantha Merges, Mi- chelle Sias, Jodi Wyatt, Amy Leffel, Dodi Hicks. Above left, Jodi Wyatt prepares to bump the ball during the New Bremen game. Far left, Carrie Kuck, hoping for an ace, serves the ball. The girls defeated New Bremen, 1 5-12, 1 5-3. Left, Jenny Leffel uses one of the skills the seventh graders learned as she sets the ball to a Ranger spiker. volleybalI 27

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1 7th 8th W L OPPONENT W L L 7-30 New Bremen W 39-32 L 24-27 Holy Rosary W 51-38 L 12-26 Parkway L 28-38 L 16-30 Minster W 34-31 L 25-26 Jackson Cen. W 46-38 L 14-24 Botkins W 47-36 L 12-33 St. Henry L 27-48 L 20-34 Jackson Cen. W 33-26 L21-30 Anna W 46-44 L 8-21 St. Joe L 45-47 L 20-29 Botkins W 41-31 L 19-31 New Bremen L 35-44 L 6-28 Coldwater Tournament L 38-44 Holy Rosary W 53-37 New Bremen W 45-44 Record: 1 0-13 Record:1 0-5 r;j J tJ -fft%: zc ' 7 think the key to our wins was a strong de- termination to win and good coaching, in spite of some close games we should have won, we fulfilled our main goal, to win the tourna- ment. — Jon Lepinski 7th Grade-Row 1: Ben Schrolucke, Toby Hardin, Jason Metzser, Gres Wietholter, Tim Alexander, Kevin Lammers. 8th Grade-Row 2: Ian Tokash, Kort Fledderjohann, Matt Schrolucke, Jeff Speckman, Chad Elshoff. 8th Grade-Row 3; Richard Maurer, Jon Lepinski, Eric Stroh, Steven Barsdill. Junior hish soes out style with county crown In op, Gres Wietholter drives past a New Bremen defender. Wietholter scored four points in the ' oss. Above, the scoreboard tells the story as Jon .epinski fires a 12-footer. Lepinski ' s bucket gave -lew Knoxville a 45-44 win and the Auglaize Coun- y crown. He also finished with 29 points. Far ight. Matt Schrolucke clips a piece of the net. .Jchrolucke scored 10 points in a thrilling victory i ver New Bremen. The seventh grade team spent the season improving as a team. They experienced many kinds of sit- uations. The fact that the team con- sisted of only six seventh graders limited the things that we could do. The effort was there, and with each individual working hard over the summmer, next season should be a success. The eighth grade team consist- ed of eight players working togeth- er to reach goals that very few peo- ple outside of the realm of the team thought they could reach. They ac- complished what no other New Knoxville junior high team had done in the last 15 years. They won the Auglaize County Tournament. The players worked together as a team. They did whatever it took to win a game. If it took scoring, they got the ball to the right people in the right situations. If it took defense, they shut down the right people. If it took passing, dribbling, or reboun- ding, they did it. Everyone under- stood what was expected of them nd their teammates. Each member of the team has now experienced that special feel- ing that only belongs to a team that has won a championship. It is a bond between each team member, in- cluding the coach. For the people not connected with the team, they experienced a piece of the feeling if they were at the championship game when the final basket was made. That is what this team was all about. I am sure these young men will continue to strive to reach future goals to obtain that special feeling again. Coach Ron Kruse Basketball 29