Vestaburg High School - Wolverine Yearbook (Vestaburg, MI)

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!! JUST ANOTHER TRIP AROUND THE COURSE. After the 15 50 victory over Montabella, Philip Oz- ment runs around once more to prepare for the next meet. The Climber: The Central Mont- calm course proved to be quite a chal- lenge to the runners, considering it's high hills, not to mention sloppy con- ditions. The Hyperventilator: A very long course and unseasonable warm con- ditions on the Greenville course, made the term hyperventilate” all too real for the weary Vestaburg trek- kers. The Wanderer: Our own Chad Sanders aquired this label when he accidentally slipped off the track and into the wilderness at the Greenville meet. — Ups and Downs — BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY — FRONT ROW: Eric ' Vitz. Jeff Bailey. Philip Ozment. BACK ROW: ; Kevin VanBuskirk, Gary Keyes, Scott Best. Coach j Steven Kidwell. GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY — FRONT ROW: Mary DePue, Jennifer Bissell. BACK ROW: Shan- non Kloeckner. Patti Marshall. Brooke Bissell. Sports ! 11a

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OING THE DISTANCE by Gary Keyes With a strong team returning and hope- ful newcomers, the boy’s cross-country team had high hopes for a good season. Even with newcomers Eric Vitz and Philip Ozment, the boy’s season record remained the same as last year’s with one win. That win was against Montabella and Philip Oz- ment led the Wolverines with a second place finish in their 15 to 50 victory. (The lowest score wins.) Even though the boys didn’t improve on their record, they had some very good and crazy times. In one race Chad Sanders followed a runner who didn’t know where he was going. Once they figured out they had gone the wrong direction, they back tracked and got back on course. “I didn’t think we were going the right way, but I just followed him anyway,” com- mented Sanders. One problem was enduring the 3.1 mile run. A method used by Scott Best was singing in his head or thinking of some- thing besides running. The girls were happy with the additions of freshman Shannon Kloeckner and Jen- nifer Bissell. Shannon had to drop out half- way through the season because of severe shin splints, which left the Wolves short of a full team by one girl. Since the Wolverines didn’t have a full team, the girls had to strive for individual goals and good racing times. Patti Marshall led the girls by getting the best time in 7 of the 8 races. “Sometimes our girls just couldn’t get fired up. There wasn’t any motivation,” said Brooke Bissell, who pointed out the problems of being unable to compete as a team and have a season record. “If this entire group stays together we could get into a good team,” said a confi- dent Coach Kidwell. “The times for indi- vidual runners all improved and for the young runners we had this season, the times were good.” !! LAST ONE THERE’S A ROTTEN EGG. Jeff Bailey, second highest point scorer for the team, challenges new-comer Eric Vitz, who was always right up with the pack. 10a t Cross Country Cross Country VHS OPPONENT 45 Carson City (boys) 15 38 Carson City (girls) 15 50 Belding (boys) 15 37 Saranac (boys) 18 45 Lakeview (boys) 17 15 Montabella (boys) 45 50 Portland (boys) 15 50 Central Montcalm (boys) 15 50 Central Montcalm (girls) Overall (boys): 1-7 Overall (girls): 0-8 15 !! TURN IT LOOSE. Philip Ozment, who some considered to be the hardest working mem- ber of the team, finishes a 3.1 mile w'orkout with a sprint to the finish line. !! CATCH ME IF YOU CAN. Pattie Mar- shall, who won 7 of 8 races, tries to catch fresh- man running mate Jennifer Bissell, who missed a state championship by one place.

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 JV Basketball VHS OPPONENT 32 Clare 34 61 Beal City 28 40 Portland 28 56 Montabella 57 44 Lakeview 25 43 Sacred Heart 29 57 Carson City 38 47 Tri County 29 38 Saranac 29 51 Central Montcalm 35 40 Montabella 31 44 Belding 40 45 Portland 33 41 Central Montcalm 33 53 Lakeview 29 47 Carson City 34 47 Saranac 32 40 Beal City Overall: 17-2 League: 13-1 30 JV Football 6 Shepherd 6 12 Saranac 33 0 Baldwin 42 0 Montabella 33 6 Dansville 0 0 Carson City 46 22 Ithaca (Fresh) Overall: 2-4-1 0 !! LET’S PLAY LIKE MEN! Coach Showers and Coach Holsworth give the JV warriors a little encouragement at halftime of the 22-0 win over Ithaca. UDDLE TOGETHER WORK TOGETHER by Shay Throop and Amy Hodges All was silent except for the sounds of plastic hitting plastic. The odor of sweat- ing bodies filled the air. A countenance that combined grimaces, determination, rage, fear and anger was displayed by one and all. Suddenly it was over, and Vestaburg had recorded one of its biggest wins of the season over Ithaca, 22-0. Some considered the Wolverine’s other victory over Dansville even more exciting. It all went down October 9 at 6:30. No one had scored until the third quarter when the Wolverines put the ball in the end zone. In the fourth quarter with 1:30 left in the game, the Dansville Aggies were on the one-yard line, but the Wolverine’s de- fense held and the red and white went on to a 6-0 win. Although not a victory, the Montabella game, played shortly after the floods, will long be remembered. Because Montabel- la’s Webb field had been flooded with rot- 12a ! JV Basketball Football ten vegetation, there was a chance the players could get hepatitis. After the De- partment of Natural Resources came in, tested the water and came up with nega- tive results, there was a great relief on behalf of all the players. The football banquet at the end of the season was the beginning of an end. It was time to reminisce about last season and plan ahead to next. “Even though the Wolverines had a los- ing record, we had a winning season, said Coach Brad Showers. Picture if you will, the locker room on October 23. The JV girls had just clinched first place against Portland. Mr. Beemer, the coach, tried to begin his usual post- game speech, but found it difficult as wa- ter, squirted by his team, came flying at his face. Water sprayed everywhere. The girls let loose, drenching everyone. It wasn’t an easy road to the top. Early losses to Clare and Portland proved to be the only disappointments of the season. The JV girls only lost to them by a total of three points. At that point, the girls turned the season around, winning their last 15 games. Practice was a time for seriousness and improving on mistakes you made in the game before. But for the JV girls, practice wasn’t always so serious. Rikki Steele pro- vided some live entertainment by getting a rip in her shorts and at that moment the girls started laughing like nerds. After the second to the last game, the girls quickly sneaked out of the locker room and TP’d Mr. Beemer's car. The next day at practice the girls didn’t know what to expect. They went through practice knowing that Mr. Beemer had something for them. When the end finally came, he gave them buttons that said, “1986 JV Champs.” !! MUD BOGGING. An extremely muddy Tim Parrish strides off the field during halftime of the Montabella game, played in the worst of condiditons.