O Gorman High School - Knight Legend Yearbook (Sioux Falls, SD)

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Players improve Some close games and high individual scores tell the story of the 1982 girls' varsity basketball season. Lori Kappenman earned top honors in both scoring and rebound- ing for the team. Kerri Lamberty placed second in scoring and Nancy Gellerman second in rebounding. A disappointing 3-16 season began with a win over the Flan- dreau Indians 136-341. Kerri Lam- berty made a total of 12 points with Lori Kappenman staying close behind scoring 11 points. Next the girls lost a battle against Brandon Valley 134-452, even though Lori Kappenman contributed 14 points. In their second win over Flandreau 147-332, Nancy Geller- man tossed in 16 points. The girls held the Indians back, letting only two girls on the opposing team shoot. The team's third win was over Vermillion 121-201. In another close individual stats game, O'Gorman lost to Mitchell 143-481 with Lori Kappenman cap- turing 18 points. At the game with Washington, the players were sweating, the fans were sweating, and even the floor was sweating. Unusual humidity problems in the gym caused the Hoor to become slippery, forcing officials to postpone the game. Consistency was the key word of the junior varsity this year. The three-six record did not reflect the determination and spirit of the girls. They started out with a win over Dell Rapids St. Marys' varsity team, a hard-fought victory. The girls dealt another difficult, yet victorious win over Lincoln, forty-five to thirty-five. This years' junior varsity team showed great potential too and promise for improvement as next years' varsity team. Varsity Girls Record Flandreau Indians Brandon Valley Lincoln Jefferson Rapid City Stevens Madison Flandreau Indians Mitchell Lincoln Washington Lennox Washington Jefferson Vermillion West Central Canton Sectional Ill Lincoln Washington Junior Varsity Mitchell Rapid City Stevens Dell Rapids Washington Lincoln Lennox Washington Mitchell Lincoln OGHS OPP 36 34 36 40 40 24 47 ' 43 38 35 ' 39 41 Huron 44 ' 21 35 31 24 24 28 28 31 45 27 45 24 38 38 28 H 4 Cost 58 fi 1 ll if ggi H gl!! 124 9284 10

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?'m 4' Persistence advances O'Gorman The second year of football playoffs opened as the Knights and the Warriors met again, in what could be called the Vengeance Bowl . O'Gorman wanted to avenge the 13 to 12 overtime loss suffered in the Dakota Bowl and the Warriors held a year long grudge from the first year of football playoffs in which O'G crawled past Washington 20 to 12. O'Gorman's defense played a large part in the low scoring game. The Knights halted the Warriors on three charges deep into O'G territory. Twice in the third quarter Washing- ton came very close to scoring but our defense stopped them short. The only score of the game came in the second quarter on ,a six yard run from O'Gorman securing a win and advancing them into the semi- finals. At halftime the Watertown Arrows had a 12 point lead and O'Gorman had a bleak outlook. But in the locker room head coach, Bob Burns gave the team a pep talk which became the force they needed when O'G stormed back. 126 The first touchdown of the second half came from a 70 yard scoring drive in 13 plays with a 7 yard run by Jones as the last play. Late in the third quarter the big play on interception came when Lorang acquired the ball. This in turn set up the first of two touchdowns ln the quarter for O'Gorman. On the fourth and 4 call Jones passed for 13 yards and then Weisensee ran the final yard. With 2.22 left on the clock the Knights scored their last touchdown and clinched the right to play for the second state Class 11-AAA title. The scene was the Dakota Dome. The date was November 13, 1982. The dome overflowed with 8100 people, anxiously awaiting the game. A semi-quiet buzz hovers over the fans. The crowd suddenly goes wild as both teams enter onto the field. Excitement fills the air as the clock slowly dwindles down, 31, 30, 29, . . . The teams prepare for the game and the crowd fires up, 11, 10, 9 . . . The field emptys and the announcer introduces the teams, 4, 3, 2, 1 . . . There's the kickoff and as ...vff .. , .s.... .. ,km 'ww , ,,. , ,, ,, f.,,,,,, ,. 5 ' L' kyfftf f115?'L,,vm: Lam, f, ' -Z 'V j ' 'Q' , ,CHI ,1..5.,fyasyrZ.,,,.,,y,r, V 4 I 71 Ti! .5f'.hf!'W'd' M W to the playoffs O'Gorman gets a good catch. The game may have started O'Gorman well on the way to another State title but as the game progressed, numerous disasters plagued the Knights. The problems started when Pat Weisensee became injured early in the game and continued when the O'G drive for a touchdown halted, six Inches short from scoring. The deep urge for revenge kept Yankton on its toes. The fact that Bob Burns, at a home pep fest, suggested that this game could be his last, may have stifled the Knights' enthusiasm. But after the game Burns said that he'd be back out on the field. Oh well, as the old saying goes, Winning isn 't everything, it's how you play the game. And boy how we played. Playoff Record OGHS OPP 6 Washington 0 27 Watertown 20 6 Yankton 10