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

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J.V. Spikers Find Strength in Teamwork Go for it! Keep your heads together. I don ' t care how tall their team is, if you want to beat them you can The Junior Varsity volleyball team reversed their record of the previous season from 4-6 to 6-4. The team also clinched a super 4-0 conference mark. More teamwork and togeth- erness than in years past will probably be the lasting memories of the 1979 season. Mental toughness was also a factor that seemed to determine a win or loss in the close games. The J.V. season could be classified as a successful one. Coach Warner concluded, I felt good working with the girls from the start of the season to the last game. The girls really developed a lot of togetherness and all around toughness. The teams we lost to were very good teams. I feel our girls did their best to win. All in all, it was a very good season. Quotes for the captions are things Coach Warner said to fire up the team. Work as a team. Keep your confidence. Always think positive. 22

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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

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Technique, Experience Gained by Frosh |L- ■ ' ' ' ■ ' I Back row; left to right: Tammy Lueth, Renee Roberts, Deborah Keil, Angela Enevoldsen, Cindy Creason, Jana Robinett, Martha Reher. Rhonda Byerly, Sue Quandt, and Mindy McNeils. Middle row: Becky Stark. Vickie Smith, Mindy Roby, Sherry Panowicz, Janet Kiser, Tracy Schade, Rhonda Crapson, Teresa Ward, Stacey Schepers, and Julie Kelly Front row: Mary O ' Brien, Becky Dubas, Denise Hawk, Tonja Bartunek. Beth Anderson, Chris Fusby, DIanna Thompson, and Luey Shultz. The freshman volleyball team surpassed the 500 mark with a 15-4, 15-7 victory over the Central City Bison. The young Vikes ended with a winning 5-4 season. Much time was spent on special techniques needed in order to secure a good year. The experience gained is a very valuable part of fresh- man volleyball, for they are building for junior varsity and varsity teams. The girls learned to depend on each other to return the ball, commented Coach Randy Hubbard. Teamwork was a very big word this season. Quotes for the captions are from Coach Hubbard. We really worked on our technique. We stressed keeping our eyes on the ball. 23