Sacred Heart High School - Reflections Yearbook (Falls City, NE)

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Green and White Suffer Heartbreak Season Sacred Heart's basketball fortunes were at the mercy of Lady Luck throughout a season that saw the Irish lose more than their share of games in the closing seconds. With only one returning starter from the 1977-78 season. Brad Oliver, the team spent much of its time incorporating new talent into the starting lineup Top scorers for the Irish were Junior forward guard Mike Olberding with 189 points and Sophomore guard Doug Goltz adding another 176 Senior Brad Oliver led the team in rebounding; hauling down 169 from the center position. Other Irish starters included Bob Stratton, leading free-throw percentage; Robert Burghart. top field goal percentage; Jeff Goltz. defensive specialist; and Terry Horner, who led the team with a single high game mark of 26 points. Junior Kirby Oliver turned in a fine season performance as the team s power forward. Mike Finck was one of the better Irish defenders; blending speed with intense determination to thwart opposing ball-handlers. The highlight of the season came late in the schedule for the young Irish at Prichard Auditorium. There Sacred Heart defeated rival Southeast Consolidated in a last-second thriller. 44-43. It was the first time in two years that Sacred Heart had defeated Southeast and Coach Lonnie Ford's first victory over the Mustangs since taking over the Irish basketball program The six Irish players who participated in the game were each awarded MVP status for their outstanding play during the course of the game Sacred Heart closed out its season with a 5-11 mark that with more player experience could have well been at 10-6 or better. Although it was a disappointing season in view of the won loss column, there were bright spots. The Irish developed a fast-paced style of offensive play as well as a bruising inside power game to complement their outside firepower. Defensively. Sacred Heart utilized an effective zone trap and a sticky man-to-man. It was a season for developing new talent and of seeing flashes of a powerhouse team. It was a season for the future. The Irish spent a season preparing for a run on the Galaxy Conference and a district championship. Senior forward Jeff Goltz rises to new heights during the overtime loss to Northeast Nodaway. The Irish rallied from a 14 point deficit to take the Nodaway team into OT. VARSITY BASKETBALL WINS 5 SH LOSSES 11 OPPONENT 61 Palmyra 73 33 Lourdes 36 61 Sterling 79 71 Dawson-Verdon 41 53 Johnson-Brock 45 42 El wood 47 61 Northeast Nodaway 68 75 North Nodaway 75 52 Nodaway-Holt 57 62 Pawnee City 75 55 Humboldt 75 58 Southeast 67 44 Southeast 42 52 Hamburg 58 76 Rockport 42 68 Lewiston 73 Right; “I want to fly like an eagle!'' Brad Oliver leaps high to block. Far right; Kirby Oliver cuts under an out-of-position Lewiston defender. 20

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Volleyball on the Way Up The 1979 Irish volleyball squad: First Row: Colleen Bennent. Michelle Kreifels. Laurie Coupe. Pat Goltz. Lisa Knobbe Second Row: Susan Dorste. Kathy Nichols. Jan Fleskoski. Patti Cowles. Jayne Stratton. Sandy Molt. Joyce Stratton. Third Row: Ann Scheitel. Linda Martineau. Kathy Aitken, Debbie Nichols. Vicki Rathman. Betsy Marx. Coach Linda Uher Fourth Row: Natalie Eickhoff. Ann Frederick. Shiela Koelzer. Dottie Hill. Judi Watton. and Jennifer Burghart WINS 1 Volleyball LOSSES 8 SH OPPONENT 10 Pawnee City 15 12 15 13 Southeast 15 8 15 5 Diller 15 9 15 16 Dawson-Verdon 14 4 15 15 7 13 Conestoga 15 8 15 13 Nebraska City Lourdes 15 15 3 15 17 5 Humboldt 15 12 15 5 Pawnee City 15 1 15 13 Table Rock 15 6 15 Below: A point in favor of the Irish. Jayne Stratton puts the ball over a helpless Lourdes player during the second game Team play pays With Betsy Marx in close support. Kathy Nichols passes to one of her surrounding teammates Below left: Joyce Stratton plays the net for an Irish score Below right: Serving an ace is all that's on Vicki Rathman's mind 19

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Sacred Heart's Irish basketball team First Row: student manager Steve Froeschl. Mike Finck. Steve Hoy. Jeff Goltz. Bob Stratton. Jeff Oliver, and Manager Jon McQueen Second Row: Mike Olberding. Kirby Oliver. Brad Oliver. Robert Burghart. Gene Ramer. and Doug Goltz. The Irish were coached by Mr. Lonnie Ford. The Irish's Green White reserve team: Front row: Mark Bippes. Dave Kopetzky, and Kevin Smith Second row: Phil Knobbe. Don Strecker. Pat Olberding. and Jeff Frederick. Basketball is a contact sport Brad Oliver suffered a severely sprained ankle on this Two points! Guard Terry Horner drops in a bucket play Bob Burghart (40) and Doug Goltz (10); the first ones to come to his aid from the baseline while center Brad Oliver fights through two defenders Far left: Brad Oliver (42) jumps for the rebound in the game against Humboldt. Left: Double play! Doug Goltz (10) and Bob Stratton neutralize a Humboldt guard. 21