Northwest High School - Viking Yearbook (Grand Island, NE)

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Central- 10 Conference Title Back row, left to right; Coach Ellen Warner, Joni Quandt, Jackie Rauert, Linda Wieczorek, Colleen Muhs, Leslie Daberkow, Rhonda Grosch, Chris Becker, Lisa Bredthauer, Kim Shelton, and Coach Glenda Tucker. Middle row, left to right; Karis Walker. Cindy Quandt, Karen Sharp, Nancy Skeen, Nancy Mader, Deb Stark, Brenda Bickford, DeAnn Sandman, and Lori Heins. Front row, left to right; Donetta Shultz, Colleen Kruse, Karen Dozler, Sue Krohn, Terri Rauert, Michelle Augustyn, Brenda Ostermeier, and Tina Rice. We had a very close team this year. It made the game of volleyball much more fun. 20

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And Accomplish Goals . »•. It was a team that displayed a lot of team spirit. The faster you run. the sooner you get done. ' Cross Country is a sport which requires determination, confidence, and togetherness as a team. The sky was the limit, or so it seemed for the Viking Cross Country team as they ran to six first place titles. And, for the fifth consecutive year, the Vikes qualified for State competi- tion. The runners accom- plished these things by hard work, setting goals, and aiming high. The Vikes had set one goal of finish- ing as Conference champs. They came close to this as they tied York for the title. Placing third in District action qualified the harriers for State competition. State running was not a new story for the Viking team and they were able to finish In fifth. The State meet ended a very exciting sason for the Viking runners. Quotes for the caption are from Coach Zavala and senior runner, Terry Carl- son. ' The team enjoyed running and didn ' l lose interest. 19

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Becomes Reality For Viking Gals Capturing the Central-10 crown was the high point of a successful season for the Viking volleyballers. The key to the spikers ' conference champion- ship was their vast improvement over the season. In first round action, the Vikes downed York 15-7 and 15-10 for a well deserved victory. The thriller of the tourney was the semi-final game. The Vikes edged Aurora 15-13 and 15-12. Northwest took the cham- pionship as they defeated David City 15-5 and 15-10. The Central-10 title gained by the Vikes led the gals to a 9-6 season. Quotes for the captions are from senior player Michelle Augustyn. Volleyball photographs are courtesy of Rich Fox. Our attitude carried us through the season more than the win-loss columns did We proved to ourselves that team attitude along vy ith skill vifins matches, not individuals. The games were actually fun because although it was tough competition, we enjoyed it. The coaches had good know- ledge of our mental toughness to be able to carry on after losses. 21