Vale Union High School - Viking Yearbook (Vale, OR)

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if.g1i,gi is ' uvlpllli 4' 1' , The Vikings accomplished their goal this year by becoming District Champs. After a grueling season, emotionally and physically, the Vikings emerged victorious, proving that never giving up pays off. To even get into the District tourn., which Vale was hosting, the Vikings had to beat a tough John Day team in a playoff match. lt was played in Unity, Oregon where, in the third and deciding game, the Viks came back from a 6 pt. deficit, 8-14, to win the heart-stopping game, 16-14! Two days later, the Vikings took the District title in front of an excited home town crowd. This put the Viks in their first state appearance and gave them a chance to play the eventual third place team, Rainier. The Vikings lost but gained some valuable expe- rience for a very promising sea- son next year. 'f:Named to the District tourna- ment team were L. Dirkson, J. DeLong, B. Bement, D. Wilkins. 41' 44--.' 1 'T xfkjr, . T l l' l

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Disfricf Champs This Page . . . Top: Members of the 1977 District Championship Volleyball Team: Kneeling: M. A. Blackburn, D. Brown, K. Romans, B. Bement, M. DeLong, S. Lewis. Standing: Coach Standage, M. Blackburn, J. DeLong, D. Wilkins, L. Dirkson, D. Braniff, C. Jones, Coach Gehrke. Bottom: J.V. mem- bers: Kneeling: D. Brown, L. Allen, S. Lewis, K. Thomas. Standing: Coach Standage, J. Jantzen, K. Kavanaugh, P. Miles, E. DeLong, A. Johnson, Coach Gehrke. Oppo- site Page . . . Top Left: The ref- eree watches closely as Beckie executes a spike against Hunting- ton. Top Middle: Julie officially proclaims the Viks No. 1 after they politely disposed of Wahtonka in the finals. Top Right: Coach Standage and Marisa keep close watch on action on the court. Bot- tom Left: Members of the C team: Sitting: B. Zillig, C. Trenkel, D. Martinez, A. Sizemore, B. Kelso. Kneeling: S. DeLong, M. Findley, J. Burke, B. Tolman. Standing: Coach Gehrke, J. Jantzen, Coach Standage. Bottom Left: Lou Anna fires a bulIet while team mem- bers back her up. :.-47 T QQ. -3- 1 ii Q-Z 5-....! Q AJ IT: ft f 1 T F -'l' T D EIF, . 5' '-'fi I J, Q. LCE' l -S 'L' N

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Wresfle rs Prove fo Hg? 1 4 G I MN. l x r X s ' Il' . 1. '1 'if 'QL - 1- x . ... Qi ff 31 id QQ' n ' Qui mb ' 1-.,.,,... if The Viks posted a winning 11-8-1 record this year as well as placing 4th at the District tournament in Nyssa. Brian Maag represented Vale at the State meet in Eugene the following weekend. Top: Mem- bers of the Varsity squad. Kneeling: K. Smit, M. .ggi NIT 11 Q., r '3 ' . .. ,gI..,'l L.. .. , .r, , 41 hr. ,.. Rempel, K. Rowan, M. Anthony, L. Rindlisbach, E. Anderson. Standing: D. Bunker, V. Tolman, T. More com, W. Chamberlian, T. Wilcox, R. Ross, B. Maag, Coach Arritola. Not Pictured: M. DeLong. Top Left: State Qualifier, Brian Maag. Top Right: Senior grapplers. W. Chamberlain, M. DeLong, T. Souza. Bottom Row: R. Bush, J. Kennedy, T. Morcom. 56 '-,. .r