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

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Team Effort Captures Prize: State Trophy The ultimate goal of any athlete is to be number one in his respective sport. 1981-82 was the year of the Vikings on the grid iron as they captured the Class B title. The Vikings finished the regular season 8-1. Their only loss was to the Aurora Huskies the third game of the season. Their first play-off game was an impressive win over undefeat- ed Kimball 36-13; then they stunned a state power, Lincoln Pius X, 41-0. But the icing on the cake was when the Vikings met Aurora in the finals and blasted them 55-0, a class B record for most points scored in a single play-off game. The Northwest Vikings captured the State Champion- ship and, in the process, broke or tied 12 different individual and team state records. One super stater, Todd Olson, and all staters, Kirk Berggren, Ron Maas, and David Sims, were honored from Northwest in area papers. ■■ n i n BpPw lP IB kV V y K I c HL ' mijiijjiijijiftgjjju igK j m 1 Bh V ' HI 1V p WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS ... and convincingly so as the Vikings made perhaps the most convincing bid for the state championship in football history. Northvi est defeated Kimball, Puis X, and Aurora while on their vi ay to number one. A WINNING COMBINATION, Reuss blocks for ball carrier Berggren in the finals of the State playoffs against rival Aurora. 66 State Playoffs Sponsored by BOOSTER CLUB.

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learning new techniques and improving old ones. Playing as a team was a major goal for the upcoming season. Another team goal was to learn, and that was just what the team did. Although the season ended with a record of 2-10 with wins over Sandy Creek and Aurora, Coach Randy Hubbard stressed to his freshmen at the beginning of the season to first play as a team and then strive for victor- ies. JUNIOR VARSITY NW MINDEN 15-12 11-15 7-15 NW ADAMS CENTRAL 9-15 10-15 NW ST. CECILIA NW CENTRAL CATHOLIC NW ALBION NW ORD NW HOLDREGE NW SANDY CREEK NW AURORA NW CENTRAL CITY 5-15 8-15 15-1 6-15 15-7 15-9 9-15 15-10 15-7 16-14 10-15 15-13 15-13 15-5 15-11 10-15 13-15 15-2 15-1 FRESHMAN NW BARR 7-15 16-14 10-15 NW ADAMS CENTRAL 15-17 8-15 NW ST. CECILIA 14-16 6-15 NW ALBION 15-12 11-15 11-15 NW ORD 14-16 11-15 NW HOLDREGE 5-11 9-11 NW SANDY CREEK 15-7 15-13 NW AURORA 3-15 15- 9 10-15 NW CENTRAL CATHOLIC 8-15 15-12 11-15 NW CENTRAL CITY 15-17 10-15 BACK ROW L TO R: Dawn Semm, Stephanie Sheffield, Peggy Peterson, Jodi Ewoldt, Pam Ripa, Julie Graham, Kris Barrett, Diana Mundt, Chris Hodtwalker. MIDDLE ROW: Michelle Treffer, Sheila Olson. Michelle Mullen. Angie Hohnstein, Bess Preisendorf, Wanda Hoegren. Dawn Skeen, Sue Haden, Chris Quandt, Chelle Larson. FRONT ROW: Michelle Sorgenfrei, Lori Luft, Loretta Mader, Sona Walker, Kim Burney, Joni Crow, Pam Nesiba, Debbie Olson. COACH RANDY HUBBARD goes over the game plan with his players. SONA WALKER SETS THE BALL as Debbie Olson prepares for a spike. Volleyball 65

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A host of Vikings received all-conference honors: Kirk Berggren, Jeff Boeka, Larry Brannagan, Ron Maas, Tom Mattingly, and Todd Olson, The Vikings finished the season 11-1, first place in class B and fifth place state wide. Some of the Vikings will graduate and some will be back next year, yet none of the 81-82 team will forget an experience such as this. STATE PLAYOFFS Northwest vs. Kimball Nov. 3 1981 36-16 Northwest vs. Lincoln Pius X Nov. 6. 1981 41-0 Northwest vs. Al rora Nov. 1C , 1981 55-0 Broke the Class B record of team rushing in one game of 500 yards: Northwest 523 yards 1 Broke the Class B team total offense recorc in one game of 470 yards: Northwest 523 yards Broke the Class B team record of points scored in one game Df 39: Northwest 55 Shattered the All Class team record of total rushing yards in a series of 919 yards: Northwest 1194 Shattered the All Class team record of total offense in a series of 1095 yards: Northwest | 1276 Broke the Class B team record of total points scored in a series of 100 Northwest 132 SUPER STATER TODD OLSON, a three year starter, accepts his gold medal from Head Coach Dick Anderson, a reward for his hard work and dedication. LARRY BRANNAGAN (31) is shown here picking off a pass in the semi-finals of the state playoffs against Lincoln Pius X. RON MAAS (52) AN ALL-STATE OFFENSIVE CENTER proved his defensive worth as he stops a Pius Thunderbolt in the Viking ' s win over Pius. State Playoffs 67