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

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Rough Start Ends With Victories Most people remember how a team does at the end of the season, not what it did when the season started. For the Lady Vikes, it was a tough start on a road that finally led to success in the state tournament. They lost two of the first three games: one to Kearney, who later became the Class A champ and one to rival, Aurora. The low point of the season came when the girls took a very disappointing loss to Lexington. Coach Barry Schultz feels that the early season losses helped empha- size the need for teamwork, whicf. was a big factor in the girls ' play at the state tour- nament. In December, the girls won the Holiday Tournament over Central Catholic. The Vikings were seeded seventh in the Conference Tournament but proved they were a much better ball team. They defeated Fair- bury, Columbus Lakeview, and York which put them into the CHRIS BECKER (34) GAINS CONTROL of a loose ball and looks for the fast break. RHONDA GROSCH TIPS THE BALL away from her opponent to grab the rebound. JULIE BAUER (31) sneaks through the York defense for an Inside shot during the conference tournament. 74 Varsity Girls Basketball

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lead with 3:03 left in the game, 31-30. Northwest ' s Mindy Roby then managed to get a shot off inside after an offensive rebound which gave the Vik- ings the lead for good as they went on to win 32-31. ending the season with a 22-4 record. It took the efforts of twelve hard-working girls, and the inspiration of Coach Schultz and Coach Vertin to final ly make the dream of a State Championship a reality. Class B State Champs Julie Bauer, Chris Becker, Tracy Daberkow, Rhonda Grosch, Jodi Henrichson, Michelle Keeshan, Sara Klein, Nancy Mader, Sue Quandt, Mindy Roby, Donetta Shultz, Luey Shultz. Scores Minden North Bend Sidney 43-31 38-31 32-31 DONETTA SHULTZ brings the ball up court during state tournament action where she helped her team win the State Championship. MINDY ROBY looks to shoot the ball in the semi-finals of state. fVlindy put in the winning field goal in the finals of the tournament against Sidney. State Tournament 73

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finals against Aurora. Although they fell short of a victory, they fought until the final buzzer in a very close battle. The Lady Vikings were ready to play when it came time for District action. They defeated Milford, then York in the semi-finals, and once again they were up against Aurora. This time the Vikes led the entire game, winning 30-23. After winning the B-3 District the Vikings were given a shot at the State Tournament. Varsity Scores Kearney 36-45 Lakeview 40-33 Adams Central 40-31 York 48-37 Aurora 38-39 Aurora 22-25 Holiday Tournament Aurora 41-37 St. Paul 49-25 Central City 56-25 Central Catholic 45-31 Holdrege 58-26 Albion 52-44 Central Catholic 58-26 Minden 35-25 Ord 44-31 Lexington 40-45 St. Paul 47-24 York 53-33 Districts Hastings 50-47 Milford 50-26 Central Conference Tournament York 41-25 Fairbury 34-21 Aurora 30-23 FRONT ROW L to R; Mindy Roby, Julie Bauer, Sue Quandt, Michelle Keeshan, Luey Shultz, Lolo Widmark BACK ROW: Coach Schultz, Deb Anderson, Donetta Shultz, Rhonda Grosch, Chris Becker, Nancy Mader, Stacy Krohn, Coach Vertin. LUEY SHULTZ LOOKS to pass the ball to a teammate in the first game of the season against eventual Class A Champ Kearney. Varsity Girls ' Basketball 75