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

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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.

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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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Ninth Grade Conference Champs Placing first in the NCC Tour- nament high-lighted the year for a victorious 9th grade basketball team. The squad beat Waverly in the first round of tourney action going on to win over Elkhorn and also over Wahoo in the final game. The team wound up the season with a 12-2 record, having lost only to Class A Beatrice and to Waverly, both in overtime. High scorer was a promis- ing player, Kent Oltman. Leading the defense was a valuable player, Craig Prange, who captured honors as high rebounder. X ,- Russell Robertson fakes out his opponent to secure an open path down the court. Lenny Hoover ignites team morale by com- pleting his shot to bring Norris ahead. Freshman basketball team: FRONT ROW- Student manager R. VerMaas, E. Balderson, L. Hoover, Craig Prange, G. Hromas, K. Oltman, Coach lacobsen. BACK ROW- A. Paul, R. Rademaker, M. Meindl, G. McCown, David Wagner, K. Schlake, T. Rettele, I. Alley, M. Lowrey, I. Prange, P. Iacobsen, Ron Hartwig, l. DeVries.