Vestaburg High School - Wolverine Yearbook (Vestaburg, MI)

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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.

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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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!! ENTRAPMENT. A Central Montcalm player struggles to find the daylight through the tenacious defense of Amy Hodges and Rikki Steele in the home game against Central Montcalm. JV BOYS’ FOOTBALL — FRONT ROW: Duane Ryckman, Darin Carter. Terry Packer. Trevor McCormick. Shay Throop. Steve Lott. Billy Grover. Rob Hanes. Chris Humphrey. Troy Graham. Chris Haag. Jay Janofski. MIDDLE ROYV: Matt Mortensen. Don Topper. Bill Kolenda. Joe Struble. Monte Antes. Glenn DePue. Corey Ferguson. Troy Ferguson. Rich Fisk. Chad Palmer. Scott Clements. BACK ROW: Coach Dave Holsworth. Mike Preibe. Aaron Carr. Eric Jackson. Bill Swisher. Tim Parrish. Kim Johnson. David Freeman, Stacey Hull. Leroy Benavidez. Coach Brad Showers GIRLS’ BASKETBALL — FRONT ROW: Jeannie Bush, Faye DePue, Rhonda McQueen. Linette Stratton, Rachel Butler. Shawn Antes. BACK ROW: Shannon Jenkins, Shelly Johnson, Amy Hodges. Rikki Steele, Coach Doug Beemer The Mud Bogger: Eight inches of rotting mud and stagnat water on the Montabella field made players plug their noses and grit their teeth before making a diving tackle. The Blow Out: A short Beal City team suffered through a long game as the Wolverine girls cleared their bench and had a 61-28 heyday. The Foul Defeat: In the first tournament game four of the five starters fouled out and had to ride the pine watching their team lose by a narrow two point deficit. !! SHOOT TWO. In the game against Montabella, Rachel Butler drives in for the lay up as Jeannie Bush and Amy Hodges trail for the carom. The Nail Biter: Polished nails gave way to clenched knuckles and finally jumps for joy. as the Wolverine girls snatched league honors from Portland and avenged an earlier loss. The Helmet Breaker: Determined not to let the hard-hitting Dansville Aggies advanced beyond the three-yard line, the JV gridders put everything they had into crushing the offense. ------------------------------------ Ups and Downs ----- Sports t 13a