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

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TENNIS: BOTTOM ROW: E. Collier, Shelly Weitz, A. Ristow, R. Goldthwaite, S. Hag- strom. ROW TWO: L. Fox, M. Martin, J. Zel- BOYS’ GOLF: BOTTOM ROW: Coach Na- deau, S. Sitzberger, D. Roslansky, Kevin Roe. ROW TWO: P. Schaefer, K. Belkye, M. GIRLS’ GOLF: BOTTOM ROW: B. Schraa, J | | | | | Stacy Meyer, P. Mand. ROW TWO: B. tp All hofer, B. Hauser. ROW THREE: Coach Alex- ander, L. Wagner, S. Schirger, J. Bauer, S. Taylor, Susan Murley, Coach Smits. Kusche, J. Hirschberg, John Meyer, J. Rank, Jim Meyer. Thomas, S. Rehder, 5. Hall, A. Handler. 79 ee RL ET SRR

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ey S The boys’ golf team and the girls’ tennis team both made appearances at the WIAA state tournaments. The linksters placed third at state, with the best individual score coming from Kevin Roe who placed 6th. In tennis, the duo of Shelly Weitz and Sherry Taylor lost in the second round of the tourney to Madison Lafollete- a disappointment after their 7th place state finish last year. The golf team earned a state berth after placing second in the sectional meet. Coach Nadeau felt that the state tournament was an attainable goal for his team at the start of the season. He said, “Most people won't remember that we beat Appleton West and Oshkosh North during the season, but they will remember our presence at state.’ At state, Appleton West and Oshkosh North placed 1st and 2nd respectively. The golfers placed 4th in the conference. Senior varsity member John Meyer stated, “It was a good season be- 4. Concentrating on his shot, John Meyer tees off. 2. Lining it up, Stacy Meyer sets up for a key shot. 3. With her racket ready, Ruth Goldthwaite waits for the ball. 4. Shelly Weitz follows through after a forehand. cause we went to state, even though we took third. Our conference play was disappointing because we were not very consistent. Sometimes only one person would shoot a good round.” The girls’ tennis team faced tough conference play as they finished 4-10. Overall they were 6-10. Coach Mark Smits remarked, “In four different conference meets the scores were 4-5, which means those meets could have gone either way. The team didn’t have as much exper- ience as other teams in the conference.’’ Senior Shelly Weitz was selected to the all-conference team. Sherry Taylor received honorable mention. The girls’ golf team set two goals at the beginning of the season. One was as a team to break a total of 200, and the other was that the golfers from last year improve their average for nine holes by five strokes. Coach Potterton said, ‘Everybody reached her goal, and as a team, we did, too. Sophomore Peggy Mand was voted unanimously to the FVA all-conference team, the only non-senior chosen. She said, ‘We all did well, considering the lack of experience on the team.” She felt the tournaments in the summer helped her because she was playing in a competitive atmosphere with pressure similar to that of the season. Things To Do — Sports + con hae spn . Pome Mya re dots ect sa metRS ss

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Things To Do - Sports 80 The Oshkosh West varsity basketball team ended their season with a 6-13 record and a sixth place in conference standings. The big win was defeating Lourdes in the Holi- day Classic, an important boost for team spirit. The major weakness of the team was “the defense’, ‘We just gave up too many points” said Coach Greg Weisse. The major strength was in free throw shooting in which they were third in the conference. Coach Weisse singled out four outstanding players: Sam Peppler, Darren Roslansky, Mark Patchak, and Steve Lau- tenschlager. Sam Peppler was noted for his hustle on the court and during practice; Darren Roslansky for his assists and leadership; Mark Patchak for his scoring record (first in the team and fourth in conference); and Steve Lautensch- lager for his rebounding (first on the team and third in conference). The best played game was against Appleton West where Jay Peppler said, “We lost by 4 or 5 but we played our hearts out.”” High point of the season was the last few weeks of practice according to Mike Heinbigner because everybody had worked hard and intensely. The lowpoint of the season was the crushing 81-40 loss to Neenah. The team’s chances for a winning season next year, Peppler felt, were good, “We have 4 out of 5 starters returning, and we should have a good bench with all the sophomores coming up.’’ Peppler added, ‘Coach Weisse is really building the basketball program at Oshkosh West.” Py