Norris High School - Sunshine Days Yearbook (Firth, NE)

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H1976-77 T iten B.B. Team BestEve1 ' Varsity basketball players: FRONT ROW- T. Elzey, S. Cooper, G. Rettele, E. Moormeier, M. Schaepe. SECOND ROW- Coach Schmutte, D. Lueders, R. Vandergriend, S. Greg Rettele makesa difficult shot overa Fairbury Rolfsmeyer, D. Docter, B. DeVries, student managers E. Wilhelm and L. Reimer. BACK player in the final game of districts. ROW- S. Hietbrink, R. Kramer. jumping between two Fairbury players, Steve Hietbrink concentrates on making his free Ross Vandergriend scores for Norris. throw while the ref reports to the crowd.

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Reserve wrestler Mark Madison shakes hands with his opponent preparatory to starting his match. 1976-1977 reserve wrestlers: FRONT ROW- S. Quinlan, G. Henry, M. Madison, B. Schmidt, Russ Schoneweis. SECOND ROW- Y. Van Do, D. Doeschot, T. Haight, C. Schell, F. Madison, T. Harlan, Coach Brown. THIRD ROW- 1. B. Church, R. Mikkelson, T. Zimmerman, T. Shoemaker, G. Meyer, G. Gere. BACK ROW- D. Nolan, D. Simmons, C. Pankoke, G. Mulder, T. Bowman, D. Wollenburg, S. Ianousek. Reserve Gra ppl ers End Year Strongly A 4 One of the greatest assets for the reserves this year was the large number of team members. Said Coach Brown We were stronger in all of the different weight classes than any of the other teams we met, and the size of our team kept individuals interested and motivat- ed them to push themselves in practice. Many of the reserve wrestlers are more than ready for varsity competition next year. The team took the Fairbury Invita- tional and had several medal winners and two champions at the Adams and Ashland Tournaments.

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Reserve basketball players: FRONT ROW- S. Hartman, M. TenHulzen, D. Stueck, Coach Pool, T. Shea, T. Elzey, , ...sl M. Mitchell. BACK ROW- M. Schaepe, B. DeVries, M. Ferrill, T. Wicken, D. Harper, D. Docter, E. Shipe, B, lzee Xllll A 'X at gg . Bechtel, L. Berks. Starter Tim Elzey puts two more points on the board with his successful jump shot. , . 1 Mark Schaepe moves on down the court to set up the next play. The varsity boys basketball team ended an extremely successful season with a 17 win lmost wins everl, 6 loss record. Norris came out on top in the Capitol Conference Tournament, winning in the finals over Gretna. Basketball pulled to the surface real Norris pride and spirit. The team had the student body, teachers, and fans backing them all the way to district finals where they led until the final 4 minutes, losing to Fair- bury 52-43. Even after this disap- pointing loss Norris found them- selves rated 9th in the state. First team conference honors were bestowed upon Steve Cooper. Receiving honorable mention were David Lueders and Ross Vander- griend. Cooper also merited All- State Honorable Mention. The reserve team also had a winning season with an 8-7 record. High scorer for the year was Mark Schaepe while David Doctor ranked as high rebounder.