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

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— ener RD, eee JUNIOR VARSITY VOLLEYBALL: BOTTOM ROW: C. Goyette, L. Pelky, Tracy Grunwald, P. Tardiff, K. Stadler, ROW TWO: K. Beck, S. Birch, J. Fifarek, J. Beck, Troy Grunwald, V. Bearwald, ROW THREE: Coach Gerrard, J. Gusick, L. Luchun, R. Gehrt, K. Griep. N. Novotny. VARSITY VOLLEYBALL: BOTTOM ROW: K. Trine, G. Meton, A. Hintze, J. Rickert, ROW TWO: A. Zangl, D. Zuhlke, L. Koss, S. Sauer, B. Peters, ROW THREE: Coach Wasmuth, L. Hielsberg, S$. Langkau, K. Butt, K. Albrecht, K. Nieubuurt. ie, | Male . e a j ee ap) 4 4. Freshman Janet Drake bumps the ball to set up the next play, while Nancy Young looks on. 2. Senior Kelly Albright makes the final pass to the opponets. 3. Vicki Bearwald sets up the ball, as Leslie Pelky moves in. 71

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= O Q. Sa O CQ Me V) O) = — The varsity volleyball team crowned the season with a record of 13-12-4 and a conference record of 8-6, which gave them a third place standing in their conference. One of the setbacks the team had was that ten members of 13 girls are new to the team this year. Their loss in players from last year, nine seniors and two juniors, was the most in the conference. Coach Sue Wasmuth thought that the girls did much better than expected because they were very enthusias- tic, and everyone liked each other as a team. “We hada fun year, because the girls had a will to work and wanted to do well,” stated Wasmuth. The co-captains of the ‘83 Varsity Team were Kathy Butt and Sandy Langkau. Kathy Butt made first team all-confer- ence and Brenda Peters, Sandy Langkau, and Kelly Al- brecht were named honorable mention all-conference. Kelly Albrecht and Brenda Peters were named most im- proved players. For the varsity, the toughest teams to beat were Kau- kauna, the first opponent of the season, and Kimberly, whom they never beat. The Appleton West tournament and beating Neenah were the main highlights. Losing to Menasha in the regional tournament was one of the few disappointments for Coach Wasmuth and her team. Under the direction of Coach Marilyn Gerrard, the junior varsity volleyball team had a 6-6 record. Like the varsity team, the J.V. team had the hardest time beating Kimber- ly and Kaukauna. Leslie Pelky was named most conge- nial, Janet Beck, Vicki Bearwald, and Leslie Pelky all tied for captain, and Karrie Beck and Julie Fifarek were most improved. With the help of Coach Karen Pagel, the freshman vol- leyball team had a 7-3 record for the season and were second in their conference. Fa | FRESHMAN VOLLEYBALL: BOTTOM ROW: T. Szekeres, T. Rand, D. Spiczenski, A. Harmon, B. Justman, ROW TWO: C. Algrem, C. Meyer, L. Jarapco, M. Trine, N. Young, ROW THREE: Coach Pagel, A. Brooks, S. Cady, K. Kubeny, J. Drake.

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Things To Do - Sports 72 The wrestling team was young and inexperienced, but they worked hard and compensated for that. In fact, it was the lower weight classed that usually carried them in the meets. The squad had to forfeit the top two weight classes, which was like starting most matches down 12-0. They had to overcome many obstacles, including the loss of eight team members do to suspensions, or to the wrestlers quitting. Despite all this, they managed to finish the season with a 7-5-4 record, and a 5th place conference finish. “Team spirit was very strong, Craig Steege said, ““every- one got along well, and that really held us together.” Another strong point of the season was the many volun- teer coaches, “The coaches really helped us a lot. They always kept us going when we got down,” stated Jim Hergert. Coach Tom Nadeau summed it all up. “The mo- rale was excellent but if you want to be boosted, the best way is to win more matches.” Senior Dan Lenz was the team’s top wrestler and was rated 6th in his 132 pound class. He was also involved in an outstanding match against Berlin's Jeff Johnson which end- ed in a tie. ‘Dan had to get the take- down to tie with a few seconds left and he pulled it off,’’ remembered Steve Lind. The best wrestlers in their weight classes were: Bob Reese (98 pound); Stan Oien (105 pound); Cary Burns (112 pound); Steve Lind (119 pound); Doug Norton (126 pound); Dan Lenz (132 pound); Lance Nadeau (138 pound); Walter Williams (145 pound); Rich Hawley (155 pound); Todd Simons (167 pound). The team showed a great deal of promise for future years. The freshman team went undefeated and the JV’s posted an 8-1 record. The team will be losing only two team members to graduation. As Jim Hergert pointed out, “the learning stage is over, next year will be awesome.” A VARSITY WRESTLING; BOTTOM ROW: Rob Reese, S. Oien, D. Soper, D. Norton, T. Durkee, ROW TWO: Rich Hawley, D. Lenz, Coach Nadeau, W. Williams, Steve Lind, ROW THREE: B. Lind, $. Harenburg, M. Beck, Lance Nadeau.