Vestaburg High School - Wolverine Yearbook (Vestaburg, MI)

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VHS Varsity Basketball OPPONENT 78 Northshore Christian 33 52 Belding 46 41 Central Montcalm 52 77 Montabella 67 43 Saranac 44 55 Portland 70 64 Carson City 63 56 Lakeview 83 47 Montabella 69 61 Ashley 55 73 Belding 41 68 Central Montcalm 71 52 Lakeview 73 51 Beal City 85 45 Saranac 49 62 Portland 60 62 Sacred Heart 73 62 Carson City 56 63 Sacred Heart 67 60 Beal City 78 50 Sacred Heart (Dist.) 66 League: 6-8 Overall: 8-13 !! RIGHT ON TARGET. Senior Tim Beach goes up for 2 of his 20 points in the home loss to Montabella, 47-69. EMORABLE SEASON ENDS ON A ROLL by Gary Keyes The players were tired. It was the sec- ond overtime, and Vestaburg was ahead by two points. A Vestaburg player was shooting a one and one. He missed the free throw and a Portland player grabbed the ball and threw up a “Hail Mary” shot. It missed! Vestaburg had won the game! That game was just one of the more memorable games from a season which was filled with memories. The season started out with a very big victory over Muskegon West Shore Chris- tian, 78-33. In that win, 13 of the 14 Vesta- burg players scored. In the second game, the team had to play without Tim Beach, a three-year starter. Two other seniors, Ike King and Gary Keyes, picked up the slack and won a toughly fought game against Belding. The Wolverines were riding high on their first two wins when Central Mont- calm brought the Wolves down to earth with a 52-41 victory. The Wolver- ines bounced back, however, with a 77-67 victory against Montabella. The next nine games were plagued with six losses, two very close. Another problem faced at this time was getting fired up. “The last three games of the season, it was easy because the school spirit was real high, but the earlier part of the season, there wasn’t any school spirit,” comment- ed Steve Kolenda. The next two games continued on a downward trend with losses to Beal City and Saranac. The next game, however, against Portland produced a very exciting time and a better playing Wolverine Team. “It was the best game I played all year and I was really excited we finally beat Portland,” said Gary Keyes. “Portland always seems so invincible,” said Jerry Johnston. “They killed us at Portland, and when they came here, we returned the favor!” The last four games included two heart- breaking losses to Sacred Heart, and excit- ing win over Carson City and a hard loss to Beal City. Going into the districts, the fans were starting to come alive, starting with the last two games of the season. The fans decided to pump up the team with many, many rolls of toilet paper which were thrown after the first Vestaburg basket. “Seeing all that white toilet paper flying through the air because of the shot I made was just a great feeling!” said Troy Morten- sen. Even with that boost of confidence from the fans, the Wolverines couldn’t over- come a tough Sacred Heart team. “Playing in this league is tough because we are the only Class D school in it,” said Coach Lesky. “As a whole, I felt the season went well. Getting the upset win over Port- land was one of the highlights.” 16a ! Varsity Basketball

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The Learning Experience: Four quarters of tough-fought basketball and a crushing loss to the Beal City Aggies taught the girls that life isn't always all glory. The Triumphant Victory: In the game against rival Montabella, the lady Wolves proved their superiority once again by whip- ping the Mustangs. Sweating It Out: The stage was set, the girls were ready, and then the edgy crowd was whipped into a frenzy as the Wolverines edged out Sacred Heart 23-21. On the Edge: Forget the glamour, forget the glory, it was crunch time in the tourneys. The score was tied until a Central Montcalm girl hit one from the charity stripe to hand Vestaburg a heartbreaking 19-18 loss. Going through Motions: In the game against Central Montcalm everyone got to play, and the lady Wolverines tromped all over Central Montcalm by 14,28-12. —------------------------------------ Ups and Downs — !! LOOKING FOR TWO. 7th grader Erin Anderson contemplates taking a shot but thinks better of it in the home game against Beal City. !! PUTTING IT UP. Shelby Graham fearless- ly takes it up strong against a taller defender, in the home game against Montabella. !! RUN AND GUN. Brandi Stratton pounds down the court looking for an opening, that opening turns out to be Holly Rotunno in the home game against Montabella. 8th GRADE GIRLS BASKETBALL — FRONT ROW: Holly Rotunno. Brandi Stratton, Kristy Sharp. Rebecca Johnston. Veronica Cyphert. BACK ROW: Coach Cheryl McClellan. Lisa Beach. Jennifer Johnston. Christina Fleming. Bobbi Scharaswak. Candy Morey, Christa Buchanan. 7th GRADE GIRLS BASKETBALL — FRONT ROW: Marnie Carr. Gloria Price. Sarah Jackson. Beth Hassenzahl. Shelby Graham. MIDDLE ROW: Christine Ozment, Kaci Graham. Shana Throop. Shannon Jenkins. Tanya Buck. BACK ROW: Erin Anderson. Carol DeShano. Jackie Buskirk. Amy VanSickler. Bonnie Parrish. Sports ! 15a

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!! LET’S DO THE BUMP. Jerry Johnston and David Bowser bump hips as they go up for the opening jump in the in- tersquad scrim- mage. The Wipe-Out: In the game against Belding, the 73-41 victory gave the phrase “Wipe out” new meaning. The Close-Call: Four quarters of back and forth battle and lead changes mattered not to the Wolver- ines as they edged Portland in over- time 62-60. The Heart-Stopper: In the game against Saranac, the home court, and the inspired play of Wolverines proved tough, but not tough enough, as Saranac topped them 44-43. The TP’en At the last game, fans decided to really get in the spirit, as they brought and flung hundreds of rolls of toilet paper onto the floor after the first Wolverine basket. — Ups and Downs — BOY’S VARSITY BASKETBALL — FRONT ROW: TYoy Mortensen, Dominic Beni. Harold Franks. Ike King. BACK ROW: Coach Gary Lesky, Jeff Humphrey. Tim Beach, David Bowser. Jerry Johnston. Gary Keyes. Manager Ryan Smith. MISSING: Andy Frost, Steve Kolenda. I! PUT IT UP. Ike King decides to take the long jumper over a rival Montabella player in the home loss 47-69. Sports ! 17a