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

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Girls Have Disappointing Season The 1980-81 Irish girls basketball team. Front row: Joyce Stratton, Janet Tauchen, Vicki Rathman, and Jayne Stratton. Second row: Ruth Ann Murphy, Ann Scheitel, and Mary Coupe. Top row: Lisa Keller (student manager), Theresa Knobbe, Amy Majerus, and Amy Slominski. Kathy Nichols was not present for the picture. Girls' 1980-81 Scoreboard SH OPP 16 Elwood, Ks. 17 28 Highland, Ks. 63 17 Rock Port, Mo. 63 23 Sterling 58 34 Neb. City Lourdes 57 32 Johnson-Brock 47 24 Midway-Denton 52 40 Southeast 66 32 West Nodaway 51 29 Pawnee City 45 25 Dawson- Verdon 77 16 Humboldt 63 23 Southeast 56 43 Diller 42 36 Barneston 24 22 Dawson-Verdon 66 The Sacred Heart Irish girls team suffered through another hard-luck year, winning only two games while losing 13. The Irish- ettes, at 0-12 at one point in the year, refused to give up as they won two out of their last three games. The underclassmen also gained much needed experience as all 11 girls earned letters. Jayne Stratton, the team's leading scorer, was selected to the first team All-Conference. At the left: Vicki Rathman puts up a shot against Southeast Consolidated while Jayne and Joyce Stratton look on. At the bottom: Joyce Stratton shoots over the outstretched arm of an Elwood player while Janet Tauchen watches for a possible rebound. 21

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Cagers Experience Successful Year The Galaxy Conference Champions: Front Row: Steve Hoy, Chris Rathman, Don Strecker, Terry Olson, and Kevin Smith. Second Row: Dan Goltz, Mark Bippes, Pat Olberding, Doug Goltz, Jeff Oliver, and Dave Knobbe. The Irish reserve team: Front Row: Greg Goltz, Tony Frederick, and Bryan Hoy. Second Row: Tom Olberding, John Froeschl, Byron Blackburn, and John Dixon. Boys' 1980-81 Scoreboard SH OPP 73 Palmyra 39 61 Neb. City Lourdes 38 46 Highland, Ks. 48 56 Rock Port, Mo. 29 74 Sterling 44 64 Johnson-Brock 41 77 Elwood, Ks. 63 44 Midway-Denton, Ks. 41 55 Southeast 44 71 West Nodaway, Mo. 32 54 Pawnee City 50 59 Dawson-Verdon 55 39 Humboldt 47 33 Neb. City Lourdes 32 48 Southeast 47 38 Louisville 28 98 Hamburg, la. 67 69 Douglas 65 63 Dawson-Verdon 50 49 Lewiston 61 Queen's Another One Bites the Dust could be heard throughout Sacred Heart on the days after the boys' basketball games as the Irish finished the season with a 17-3 record. The highlight of the year came at Humboldt where the Irish won the Galaxy Conference Tournament Championship, defeating Louisville, 38-28. Doug Goltz was selected to the first team All-Conference while Jeff Oliver was picked to the second unit. The Junior Varsity finished the year with 3 wins and 5 losses. They also took second place in the Knights of Columbus Freshmen-Sophomore Tournament. At the bottom left: Jeff Oliver shows great concentration at the free throw line as Doug Goltz and Terry Olson await the result of his shot. Bottom right: Steve Hoy displays perfect form as he lays one off the glass against the Sterling Jets.

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Grueling Practice Pays Off for Tracksters The girls' 1980-81 track team, shown directly above, from left in the bottom row: Coach Linda Uher, Amy Majerus, Mary Coupe, Theresa Knobbe, and Amy Slominski. Middle row: Betsy Marx, Linda Martineau, Kathy Nichols, Chris Liberty, and Ann Scheitel. Top row: Lisa Owens, Jayne Stratton, Vicki Rathman, and Joyce Stratton. Below, Phil Knobbe hands the baton to Jerome Keithley in one of the many practice relays supervised-by Coach Lonnie Ford at Jug Brown Stadium. The boys' 1980-81 track team, shown above, included: (bottom row, left to right), Ron Hoffman, Biran Hoy; second row: Chris Rathman, Kevin Smith; third row: Dan Goltz, Todd Scheitel; fourth row; Phil Knobbe, Jeff Coonce; fifth row. Jeff Oliver, Tony Frederick; sixth row: Don Strecker, John Dixon; seventh row: Jerome Keithley, Tom Olberding; eighth row: Doug Goltz, David Kopetzky; top row: Pat Olberding, John Froeschl. Steve Hoy was not present for the picture. As spring began to thaw away the cold Nebraskan winter, thirty-one Sacred Heart students began to stretch out and jog for the upcoming track season. The Irish track team spent long weeks running practice relays and sprints, and their hard work was rewarded. Their accomplishments ranged from the girls' 3200 meter relay team-placing second at the Peru Invitational with a time of 10:37 to Jeff Oliver placing first at the Southeast Invitational Track Meet with a time of 55.0 seconds. Even with all the long hours spent practicing and all the disappointments brought about by defeat, the Irish track stars gained a sense of accomplishment and unity throughout the successful season. 22