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

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Things To Do — Sports “I've got a lot of faith in this team,’’ said soccer coach Fred Werner, Faith alone did not carry the soccer team into semi-sectional play before losing to rival Neenah, who was the state runner-up. In presectional play, West beat Stockbridge 4-3 in overtime, with Dave Ehlke scoring the winning goal. They advanced on to play Sheboygan North, which was considered by many of the players to be the best game of the season. When West finally met up with Neenah, morale was high despite two losses to Neenah during the regular season. Senior Kip Spanbauer noted, ‘We really wanted to kick: we thought there was a chance of an upset.” Spirits sank as West ended their season with a disappointing 1-5 loss. The team’s conference record was a frustrating 5-6-1 after they had completed the first half of the season with four wins and two losses. The second half was almost a complete turn around with only one win, four losses and one tie. The route of the season paralleled the pattern of their games. “There were too many games in which we went flat in the second half, and it hurt our record,”’ said senior Mike Rodman. The second half was not the only thing giving them problems. ‘The team was young and | think inexperience was one of our biggest problems,’ stated Coach Werner. The varsity team was comprised of eleven sophomores, two juniors and five seniors. There were many positive things said about the season. “We always had enthusiasm when we were playing,” commented sophomore Chris Hageman. Rodman added, “We were a team to be contended with. We weren't going to be a pushover!” High scorer for the season was Dave Ehlke with six goals. Scoring five goals apiece were Andy Schweda, Jamie McKeon and David Davies. Rodman led in assists with seven. Goalie Spanbauer definitely would win the award for endurance because he played every game in its absolute entirity. Receiving all-conference honorable mention were McKeon, Spanbauer and Garth Sawall. The junior varsity team had a record of 2-5. ‘They have real potential and good morale; all they need is a little self-discipline,” said Coach Ray Sebero. Matches were hard for the J.V. soccer team to come by. They played whenever their coach could find another J.V. team. “'It was hard because we weren't sure of when we were going to play, and it made it harder to prepare for the game,” said freshman Jay LeBeck. Their best game came against Neenah even though they lost. They were the only J.V. team in the conference to score against Neenah’s J.V. team.

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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

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VARSITY SOCCER: BOTTOM ROW: M. Rod- man, J. McKeon, K. Flack, D. Ruedinger, C. Hageman, G. Sawall. ROW TWO: K. Gintner, D. Feyen, D. Ehlke, D. Gaymon, M. David Davies zeroes in on a goal. H j € 2 % + = Se nail sccm ra ey 4. Racing down the field, Mike Rodman looks for a score. 2. Andy Schweda concentrates on dribbling the ball away from oncom- ing opponent. 3. Looking for an open teammate Devin Gaymon, readies himself to pass the ball. 4. During practice Troy Royse works on his form. 5. Breaking away from a North defender, a Bruss, S. Oien. ROW THREE: P. Schmidt, T. Captain, Mike Balke, S. LeBeck, Kip Span- : bauer, Susan Murley, A. Schweda, D. Da- j % - vies, Coach Fred Werner. J.V. SOCCER: BOTTOM ROW: James John- — Bruss, R. Hein, D. Borchardt. ROW THREE: son, F. Gaertner, Mark Gerlach, Jon Weber, Robert Reese, J. LeBeck, T. Royse, C. Kaul- J. Crombie. ROW TWO: J. Rodman, Drea fuss, P. Johnson, Coach Ray Sebero. es