Oshkosh West High School - Notebook Yearbook (Oshkosh, WI)

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Things To Do-Sports 66 Cross-country: 1: proceeding over country side (as across fields and through woods) and not by roads 2: of or relating to cross-country sports. (Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary) If you happened to be driving down Jackson Avenue at about 4:00 some fine autumn afternoon, you might have seen a few motley looking young men and women from the Oshkosh West Cross Country team. They should have been running, but a few have been known to walk a block or two. In 1983 though, you would not have seen many walkers. Dedication was commonplace, and most everyone ran the dreaded ten mile route at least once. And the hard work paid off. They consistently placed well in what Coach Russ Hoxtell considered one of the tougher conferences in the state. “We worked hard,” he said, “and had no major injuries.” Names like Pierce Park, SPASH, and Terror Invitational, conjure up memories of steep hills, tough competition and hard races. There was New Berlin and its ten foot trench filled with murky brown water, that defied you fo try to cross it without sliding face first into the muck. Who could forget Yahara Hills and its serene flowing meadows that provided a refreshing break from the urban blight before your race, but made you want to take a Flame thrower to and burn down every blade of grass after running the course? Faces wincing from pain, the smell of Cramergesic, and the sound of the starter’s gun were common af a meet. The season was a good one with the team placing second at conference out of teams. Senior Steve Kubeny dropped minutes from his times of the previous year making him the most improved runner, and sophomore Cherste Johnson and junior Julie Akin placed high making them the biggest surprises of the season. But the brightest spot of the season was when senior Shannon Voss went to state. He also became only the third person in Oshkosh West cross-country history to become a four year letterman. “It was a good end to his career,’” Coach Hoxtell commented. ‘He really deserved to be there.” The team had an unoffical motto: ‘Pain is my iriend.” You might have overheard one of the runners saying this, trying to convince himself that the agony in his feet wasn't that bad. 4. With the finish line not far away, Shannon Voss and Steve Kubeny start their kick. 2. As he emerges from the woods, Steve Gordon takes the lead. 3. Pacing herself as she goes, Cherste Johnson heads for the finish line.

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J.V. FOOTBALL: BOTTOM ROW: Coach Payne, R. Holdren, J. Stadmueller, ROW THREE: J. Running, C. Handy, S. Bartel, T. Toelle, R. Hawley, R. Hessen- Steege, J. Fowler, T. Wissink, S. Lind, Lee Yoder, P. ius, T. Hendrickson, Coach Gerharz, ROW TWO: D. ‘Faust, R. Willeford, C. Jones. Lee, C. Gauger, M. Helf, T. Ehnert, C. Schneider, R. FRESHMAN FOOTBALL: BOTTOM ROW: T. Kosmer, M. Albright, Jay Yearwood, S. Hunt, T. Hazel- Schatzke, J. Griedl, J. McLaughlin, B. Papenfuss, K. wood, R. Schiessl, J. Luft. ROW FOUR: Coach Woller- Lujeck, R. Pflanzer, P. Reichenberger, G. Schmude, man, R. BehIman, D. Zorn, R. Molash, J. Koeshall, M. 5. Ziebell. ROW TWO: S. Berholtz, A. Faust, T. Reschenberg, B. Bloesl, R. Keller, M. Gordon, T. Drew, Selmer, D. Yoder, W. Williams, L. Nadeau, D. Lem- Coach Lemkuil. ROW FIVE: J. Schettl, R. Nelson, J. kuil, R. Ristow, M. Anderson, P. Roebke. ROW Jungwirth, B. Ronson, M. Sullivan, B. Krause, D. THREE: S$. Brewer, Jon Yearwood, K. Mauk, M. Hauser, B. Botterman, W. Zdanovec, S. Beck. 4. Freshman wing back Peter Reichenberger cuts to the open hole as Brian Bloeshl blocks and Russel Keller looks on. 2. David Zorn sweeps to the outside as Russel Keller follows behind during an Oshkosh North-West game. 3. Junior Varsity quarterback Rob Willeford pivots to pitch to running back Tom Wissink as Scott Lind and Rich Hawley move ahead to block the opposing team. 4. Scott Lind and an Appleton East defensive back reach high into the air for the ball. 65 wi hath. °°

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CROSS-COUNTRY: BOTTOM ROW: Sue Weyen- Finger. ROW THREE: Cherste Johnson, Julie Akin, Krebs, Jodie Drake, Paul Lehman, Fred Hintz, kee. berg, Kim Sosnoski, Doug Lampe, Paul Smith, Kurt Coach Russ Hoxtell, Tom Harron, Keith Krystek, Eric 2 Bowen, Todd Kile, Matt Thill, ROW TWO: Sue Niendorf, Jim Lemkuil, Steve Kubeny, Troy Dur- FRI E ND Steve Gordon, Shawn Brady, Scott Morrison, Tom 67 3A bet