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

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The Sacred Heart Irish girls' track team consisted of: front row, left to right: Debbie Nichols, Patti Cowles, Natalie Eickhoff, and Dottie Hill. Second row: Jayne Stratton, Betsy Marx, Ann Scheitel, Amy Keithley, and Joyce Stratton. Third row: Mary Taft, Kathy Nichols, Vicki Rathman, Angie Keithley, Chris Liberty, and Denise Yoesel. F The Sacred Heart Irish boys' track team consisted of: front row, left to right: Steve Hoy, Jeff Oliver, Pat Olberding, and Kevin Smith. Back row: Bob Stratton, Kirby Oliver, Mike Olberding, Doug Goltz, and Mike Finck. Don Strecker, Chris Rathman, and Jeff Coonce were not present for the picture. NEW GIRL'S RECORDS NEW BOY'S RECORDS EVENT PERSON RECORD EVENT PERSON RECORD 100 M Natalie Eickhoff 14.0 p 800 M Bob Stratton 2:04.7 200 M Natalie Eickhoff 28.7 1600 M Don Strecker 4:50.9 800 M Jayne Stratton 2:38.4 I 3200 M Don Strecker 10:26.3 100 M Hurdles Vicki Rathman 17.2 300 M Hurdles Mike Finck 43.2 400 M Relay V. Rathman, B. Marx 55.7 1 400 M Relay C. Rathman, K. Smith 50.0 D. Hill, N. Eickhoff P. Olberding, S. Hoy Amy Keithley, M. Taft 3200 M Relay Angie Keithley, D. Nichols Joyce Stratton, Jayne Stratton Shot Put Kathy Nichols 28'9Vi' Discus Vicki Rathman 104'6V4 Long Jump Dottie Hill 14'9Vi High Jump Patti Cowles 4'6 This year, the girls' 3200 Meter relay team did considerably well, bringing home the first trophy that the girls' track team has received since the team has been added to the list of sports at S. H. The trophy was awarded for taking first place in the event at the Peru Invitational Track Meet. The relay team was also rated in state, but suffered a disappointing disqualification at the district meet which ended their hopes for a state berth. Members of the team, pictured at the right, with the trophy and their ribbons included Jayne Stratton, Debbie Nichols, Angie Keithley, and Joyce Stratton. Vicki Rathman was the only girl who qualified for state this year, taking 2nd in the discus at districts. She is pictured at the right. At the left are the young men from S. H. who qualified. They are, left to right: Bob Stratton - 800 M, 1600 M Relay; Jeff Oliver - 1600 M Relay; Kirby Oliver - Shot Put; Mike Olberding - Pole Vault; Don Strecker - 3200 M; and Doug Goltz - 1600 M Relay. Not pictured is Mike Finck who par- ticipated in the 1600 M Relay and the Long Jump. i 18

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Starting from top left and going clockwise: Mike Finck scrambles down court with Elwood players in pursuit and Irish player Terry Horner behind to assist; Irish fans and Pep Club jump up with pride in background as Doug Coltz hits for a lay-up; the ball is up for grabs, and Kirby Oliver aims to take advantage of it; Terry Horner's acrobatics seem out of place as the players dash to the other side of the court. The Irish basketball season of 1979-80 wasn't what some had expected with a surprising 14 wins and 5 losses. And not only was this shown in the records of wins and losses, but also with trophies. In the Galaxy Tournament, the Irish took a well-deserved first place in the Southern Division and a second place for overall at Conestoga. With such an achievement it was no wonder that Irish players Mike Olberding and Doug Goltz were chosen for all-conference. Of course, these accomplishments proved that team dedication and determination was the main Irish motto. So once again the Irish retained the recognition that they are still a challenge in basketball to every team they encounter. 17

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 Each year, the questions of Who gets to run what? and What shall we stick the freshmen with? are asked and solved because of the loss of the previous seniors and the addition of the new freshmen. This year, those were not the only changes in our budding track stars' careers. The distances of the races were universally changed from the American yard to the metric system. Those who were used to 440 yards or less in a race now had to run a little further, and those who were long-distance runners got to rest sooner. Coaches Ford and Uher guided our teams through these changes once again, with their trusty stopwatches.