White Pigeon High School - Wahbememe Yearbook (White Pigeon, MI)

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More Than Just Making The Grade The Varsity Basketball team started their season hoping to be at the top of the class, but finished the season not making the grade. The team had a couple of court quizzes to see if it could finish in the top spot for the league, but failed. Leading the Chiefs in scoring, rebounds, assists and selected to the all-league team was junior Derek Snook. Derek received help in all these areas from junior Kevin Kahila, junior Spence Lutz, and se- Upper left — Senior Mark Bedell concentrates on a valuable free throw. Upper Middle — Sophomore Steve Nicholson cranks in two from underneath the basket. Upper right — Junior Kevin Kahila shows him jump shot from outside. Lower left — Steve Nicholson skys for the tip aginst Constantine's Chris LaBarre. Lower right — Derek Snook shoots from outside as Steve Nicholson streaks across the middle for position. 18 nior Mark Bedell. The season ended with the final exam against Constantine. At districts the Chiefs defeated Cassopo-lis 60-53 to advance to the semifinals against Constantine. It was the third confrontation between the two teams. The team ended its season fifth in the league with a 7-7 record; over-all, a 9-14 record. The team is registering for next year's class. Chiefs Opponents 62 Cassopolis 68 51 Bronson 83 75 Burr Oak 35 41 Mendon 42 55 Colon 57 66 Centreville 77 58 Comstock 77 61 Schoolcraft 59 53 Constantine 61 47 Prairie Heights 58 85 Climax Scotts 45 94 Burr Oak 52 86 Mendon 61 59 Colon 49 64 Centreville 84 44 Schoolcraft 45 51 Bethany Christian 55 49 Constantine 62 62 Edwardsburg 42 68 Climax Scotts 50 60 Cassopolis 53 43 Constantine 53

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Upper Left — Attacker Stacie Schneider goes up to smash the ball against a Falcon. Upper Right — Senior Heather Phelps jumps and blocks an opponent's spike. Middle Left — Blockers Heather Phelps and Michelle Magill attempt to stop the ball, as setter Nicole Lucas covers. Middle Right — Senior Brenda Wagner serves another ace. Lower — The Lady Spikers take a time-out during the finals in Districts against Constantine. Lady Chiefs 1st Galesburg Augusta W Three Rivers W Climax-Scotts W Burr Oak No place Cereal City W Cassopolis W Schoolcraft W Mendon 3rd pool Lake Michigan Catholic W Colon W Constantine W Centreville 3rd Bronson Polish Classic W Edwardsburg 1st St. Joe Valley League W Vicksburg W Cassopolis 3rd Coldwater W Dowagiac 1st Districts L Lake Michigan Catholic (Regionals) 17

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Upper — Standing in the back row are Evan Anderson, Brad Medich, Derek Snook, Ted Boyer, and Steve Nicholson. Standing in the second row is Vance Hooley, Spence Lutz, Kevin Kahila, Ted Needham, and Coach Curt Meek. In the front row are Steve Lent, Jason Wells, Mark Bedell, and Jim Sawyer. Middle — Parents assemble for “Parents Night before the Constantine game. Lower left — Derek Snook tips off the game against Schoolcraft. Lower right — Senior Vance Hooley shows free throw form from the line. 19