1986

Our thanks to

CHEIREE
(DOMET) SCHATZ

Class of 1986

for sponsoring the







Taurus
South High School
4519 South 24th Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68107
Joyce E. Christensen, Principal



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The 1985-86 Varsity cheerleaders practice their mounts. The
cheerleaders were invited to Flor ida this winter to compete in
Nationals.

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P e o p l e 4.******************
Sports 16***************
Classes 52************

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Clubs 122***************

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"Two of my 'Glory Days' Friends are
were during Pomperettes.
One was when we got to memori• es
wear green stockings and
Santa hats; the other was to cherish
when we finally got to do a
flashlight routine." L ittle did we know that first day
when we walked through the
Becky Dieter doors of South High, that we
would walk back out four years later with
so many memories. Those memories are
made of the friends we've made, the
thinab s we've learned and the ways we've
chanaed during those four short years.

Remember when you met a special
person and just knew you would be
friends for the duration of high school?
You hoped that this friendship would
not deteriorate after graduation. Or how
about that teacher or coach you looked
up to?

As the song says, "Glory Days" pass
us by. Sometimes they are ?ver bef?re
we know it. Have a good time durmg
these four years and cherish your
"Glory Days."

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Throw away
books!
It's the weekend

T hank God it's Friday! Throw your
books in your locker and jet for the
nearest doors.
On the weekend the majority of the students
break out to party. There are always football
games or other sporting events to attend. Some
like to drive around while others prefer their
bikes. Movies and the shopping malls are other
favorite spots.

Whatever the choice, the feeling of being
free has once again shown up. If there is a time
for our "Glory Days," it has to be the weekends.

At top, Tim Newcomer scoots a little closer to Ulla Martinkainen. At left,
Tami Higgs tries to show Benita Barton a few cheerleading tricks. Above,
Karen Davis waits for the lights to change.

Top, Hey, Stephanie East, watch where you're going.

Above, Vince Juarez is attacked by Jerry Martinez, Troy Mace and Gerry Pelaez for rooting for the other
team.

weekends/?

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Senior Stephanie
Johnson combines just the
rie;ht look for Clash Day.

Above, Dori Booth and Laurie Andahl show
off a little school spirit on Red and White Oay.

Middle right, Teresa Pruden says, "They
call me Bruce."

Right, Tim Newcomer escorts Angela
Coniglio and Kim Hart through the halls on
Dress-Up Day.

8/spirit week

Spirit Week brings out true colors

S pirit Week, October 7-11, was a was up as everyone went Hawaiian. A semi-
time for South High students and successful Dress-Up Day was held on
faculty to express their school Wednesday. Thursday was a day students
spirit before Homecoming. Although most could really relate to; it was Dress-Like-
forgot Monday, the beginning of Spirit Your-Buddy Day. Friday was a typical
Week, by Frida , everybody knew. game day, students and staff wore their red
and white attire. "Every time I dress like
Monday was the day to dig t hrough my buddy, I'll remember Spirit Week at
parents' closets to create the perfect South High," said senior Carol Mosites.
mixture for Clash Day. Tuesday the surf

lrlentical twins Dean and Dale Brat.sveen dress alike on Dress Like
Your Buddy Day .. . or is it Da.le and Deon Brat,sveen?

Aloha! No it's not Don Ho Day at
South High, it's Ruth Preston, Dave
Grabowski and Cheiree Domet going
Hawaiian.
"Honestly, I didn't know she was
going to wear that," claim Tahnee
Johnson and Angel Navarette.

spirit week/9

,, ~,-- ~ .....-<- '5, was full of
~ oft music•

a p es awai-

ting the uncement of Home-

coming Kin nd Queen.

This ye r s Homecoming Queen

was Colleen ougherty and King

was Corey S ks. Mr. Congeniality

was Richie G ~.ales and Miss Con-

ogeniality was othy Valla.

The other didates were Sue

s, Linda Sedlak,

Kris Kaup, Baro alkovic, Chris

Baji, Becky Diete f at O'Fallon,

Bob Sterba, Mike S ! nsberry, Tim

McCaw, Mike Brown and Angleo

Bravo.

Barb Bruber and Gerry Pelaez hold sign
for a parade that was non-existent.

The school alumni jams to the music in Gym
310.

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Kris Kaup and escort, Dan McCaw, and Dorothy
Valla brave the cold as candidates are a nnounced at
the fo otball game.

Corey Starks and Colleen
Dougherty smile incredulously at
their victorious win.

The S:tu.ciut.,U, tt1td St466
o6 Sou.th H.lgh Sc.hoot

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Outdoors Club's float awaits a parade
that never came. The parade was
cancelled because of rain.

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At top, Gina Regnier, Sherry Wate rs, Cindy
Sinski and Scott Powers sing "Garbage."
Above, Sam O'Donnell, Jim Jirak and Deanna
Gree nly sing about making money.

Above, Mr. Jim Eisenhardt directs a Dear Wor]d
r e h e a r s a l.

12/fall play

Dear World is 'madcap'

N ovember 8 and 9, the South High Drama
Department performed the madcap mu-
sical Dear World.
With a cast of close to 50 students, anyone who
wanted to be a star had his/her break.

The show wouldn't have been brought off the
pages without the direction of Mr. Jim Eisenhardt.
Others who worked on the musical were: musical
director, Ms. Mary Lou Jackson; instrumental
director, Mr. Mark Arnold; set designer, Mr. Doug
Young, and choreographer, Steve Swirczek.

Dear World, based upon the classic French
play, The Madwoman of Chaillot, is about a
woman trying to save the world from evil men who
want to turn Paris into an oilfield.

Top left, Julian (Tom Davis) is t rying to discover
himself in Dear World.
Middle left, Rhonda Martin practices for Dear
World.
Above, Sherry Waters sings to her imaginary dog,
Dickey.
At left, Nina (Maria Walinski) sings of her love for
Julian.

fall play/ 13

Students are
alive and well
at South High!

T here is a lot of learning that
goes on at South High. But
there is a lot of life outside
the classroom as well.

As soon as bells ring, the halls
fill with students eager to exchange
the latest gossip, catch up on week-
end plans or discuss Friday's game.
In every corner of the building
students are living out their high
school days with energy and enthusi-
asm at South High.

Inside the classroom and out,
our students enjoyed being them-
selves and being together as they
made the 1985-'86 school year a year
to remember.

Above right, Glenn Moore thinks,
"What a night!"
"Huh?" asks Steve Gardner.
Far right, Tina Marquez and Pam
Lentis complain, "I can't do a thing with
my hair."

14/student life

"Okay, okay, I'm working," claims Troy Mace.

We had an assignment?"
asks Ron Simoneau.

"Oh baby! Look at that voluptuous body modeled by
Janine McGinnis and Colleen Dougherty.

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Athletics:
It's worth it

"A 'Glory Day' of my high thletes, what memories you will
school football career was have of your high school years!
this year's A.L. game. I had
161 yards on 15 carries for .J:. Remember those grueling
two touchdowns. It was
great! I'll remember it for and frustrating practices you would
the rest of my life." endure? All the while you would ask
yourself, "Is this really worth it?" But
Dennis Loftus you'11 never forget that glorious feeling
when you succeeded.

When you made that winning touch-
down, that kill spike, that perfect "10"
on the uneven bars or struck out the
number one batter in the state, you
realized it WAS worth it.

You get out of a sport exactly what
you put into it. If you give it your all, you
will receive that feeling of excellence.

If you have learned from your
defeats and enjoyed your victories,
you will indeed be able to say that
you have experienced many "Glory
Days."

The arms go up ... TOUCHDOWN. Dennis Loft us crosses t he goal line 17
as Don Nekola keeps the opponent away.

"

Packers have

4-5 season VAR ITY FOOTBALL
oach: Jack Ohole nd t
T he 1985-'86 South High Varsity
football team fini shed the season OPPO E T: 0 1H:
with four wins and five losses. Burke ................................................ .... 53-
The Packers were coached by J ack AI ra ham Li ncoln .................. ................. 0-35
Oholendt, who was the South team's head
coach for the annual Shrine Bowl game in e nl ra l ..... .............. ...... ... ...... ..... ... ... .. .. 21- 7
1985. Captains for the Packers were seniors, West ide .................... ........ .... ... ........ ..... 24- 6
G ro s ...... ........ .... .......... ........ ..... ......... ... . 12 -25
Millard or t h ......... .... .... ............ 17-14 (OT)
North .. .. .... ...... ................................ ......... 6- 9
Ra l ton ..... .... .... .... ............. .... .. .. ......... ... . 21-14
Ben on ..... .... .. .. .. .................................. .. 12-16

Joe Koch, Bob Sterba, Angelo Bravo and

Tim McCaw.

Co-captain Tim McCaw said, "The t eam

had moments of excellence and then there

were times we didn't play as we s hould have."

The Packers' Varsity football squad

produced four American Division All-Con-

ference football players and five h onorab le

mentions.

Co-captain Bob Sterba received the

South High Packers' M.V.P. Award for the !**********************************************•
1985-'86 season. Sterba contributed four
fumble recoveries and was leading tackler

with 29 solos and 120 assists. !

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Vars ity Football t ea m: front row, Rich Gonzales, Maurice Hooks,
Dave Randall, Mike VanRyckeghem, Angelo Bravo, Bob Sterba,
Dennis Loftus, J oe Nelson; second row, J oe Koch, Jerry Urkevich,
Jerry Kleidosty, Eel Ros1mthal, J erry Earnest, J ohn McDonnell,
Dave Grabowski; third row, Andy Devitt, Don Nekola, Matt
Sopcich, Pat Welch, Jim Diggins, Mark Kudlacz, Coach J eff
P otter; back row, Coach J ack Oholend t, Keith Yates, Matt
Kudlacz, Scott Armbrust, Tim McCaw, Chuck Geveshausen and
Charlie Carroll.

At left, Coach Jeff Potter gives last minute instructions to the
Packer defense. Below, the Varsity Packers get fi red up before the
game begins.

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At left, Dave Randall anxiously awaits the beginning of the game.
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Be low, the Pac kers' d efe nse a waits the s nap of t he ball.

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Above, the team he lmet and jersey, at right, Sout h High Va rsity
football captains for 1985: front , Joe Koch and Angelo Bravo; back, Bob
Sterba and T im McCaw.

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Junior Varsity Above, Danny Dominguez is pur-
sued by an opponent. At left,
works for 1986 Forrest Dalton makes an important
tackle agai nst Westside.
Coached by Kirk McLaugh lin, the
Junior Varsity team finished wit~1
two wins and six losses.
The team started the season with a 21-
0 win over Abraham Lincoln and ended with
a 24-14 victory over Benson.

Many of the losses were due to the fact
that many of the juniors were moved to the
varsity. With hard practice and dedication
this summer, the JV will contribute to the
varsity next year.

J NIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL
Coach: Kirk McLaughlin

OPPONENT: SOUTH:
Abra ham Lincoln ..................... 0·21
Centro I ............. .... ................... 32-6
Westside ................................. 21-6
Gross ......... .. .. .. ........................ 28- 6
Millard North ...... .... .............. 14-7
Ral ton .. ... .. ................ ......... ... 13-6
Benson ..................................... 14-24

Junior Varsity team: front row, John Sempek, Jason Rohmeyer, AJbert
Dominguez, Willie Taylor, Danny Dominguez, Shawn Grant, Roy Wilson,
Steve Ecker; middle row, Alfonso Arana , Jim Silverthorn, Forrest Dalton, Mark
Matuza, Herb Karnes, Matt Pinkes, Robert Sanders; back row, Coach Kirk
McLaughlin , Tabor Miller, Jim Chapelle, Ed Sekera, Rob Griffin, Jerome
Kock, T odd Konvalin and Coach Floyd Wozniak.

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Sophomores

start strong SOPHOMORE FOOTBALL
Coac h: Geo rge P se rros
Coached by George Pserros and Del-
mar Givehand, the South High soph- OPPONENT: SOUTH:
omore football team completed the Abraham Lin co ln ........ .. ..... 6-35
season with three wins and four losses. Ce ntral ................... .. ... ... .... 13-27
Wes tside ... ....... ...... .. .. ... ... .... 0-33
The sophomore squad started the sea- Gross ..... ........... .. ... ... ......... 20- 7
son with an impressive 35-6 win over Abra- Milla rd North .... ... ._.......... 12-1 3
ham Lincoln of Council Bluffs. The team Rals to n .................. .. ... ... ... . 2 1-20
showed considerable improvement in many Be ll evu e Wes t ......... .... .. ... . 15- 21
areas. Individual statistics weren 't kept so
players would learn to play as a team and not
individuals.

The sophomore team should contribute
to the JV team next season.

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Sophomore Football team: front row, Mike Garza , Rick Rya n, Jeff Niemiec, Pat Nieto, Mike Ni eto, Ron Massow, Lonnie
Frederickson, Donni e B'ugay; second row, Terry P a rrn ell, J oe Ga nn on, Dan Kawec ki , Scott Buresh, Bill Dropinski, Pat Greer,
Walt Teeters, J eff J ohnson ; third row, Ru sty Ruffcorn , Don Nixon, James Larrabee, Pete Albino, Stacy Bell , Brian Kottich,
Mike Hansen,. T odd Prater; fourth row, Donni e Vace k, Derri ck Jaixen, Matt Sullivan, Mark Kirkpatrick, Jim Glendening,
J oe Cortese, J ames Willia ms; back row, Coach George P se rros, Helmut K a ukver, Ryan Kelley, T om Woodall, Troy Huerta,
Coach Delma r Gi veha nd. Not pi ctured: Da rwin Ro binso n

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Frosh effort

FRESHMAN FOOTBALL -unsuccessful
Coach: Mario Remijio
T he South High freshman football
OPPONENT: SO TH: tea m com pleted the '85 season with
Lewis and Clark ...... .. ............ 15-0 no wins a nd six losses. The fresh-
Mann A. ...... .. ........................ 38-0 ma n squad was coached by Mario Remiji o.
Norris ......... ............................ 25-6
Monroe ...... .................. .. ........ 25- 0 The freshman record does not show how
Bryan ................ ... ....... .. .. ..... .. 12- 0 much time, hard work and dedicat ion t he
Mann C............. ................... ... 42-12 players put in to the year. Football at t he
freshman level for South is the place where
new playe rs learn the offense and defense
they will be using for the next three years.
Most of the freshmen will play sophomore
ball next year, and a handful will make
Junior Varsity.

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Freshman Football team: front row, Greg Gonzales, Gary Bobier, Brad Tolliver, Adam Hiatt, Ricky Loller, Terry Rody, Ron Brun;
second row, Nolan Lasovich, Dave Wagar, J ason Calek , Dewey Sullivan, Mark Digilio, Robert McWilliams; third row, Pat Luge r,
Doug Earnest, Fred Sigmund , Tom Fitzpatrick, Greg Dinges, Don Jaixen, Jack St. John; back row, Ass istant Coach Dave Hawk,
Ri cha rd S inkev ich, Mike Rangel, Ron Morar., Bernie Meyer, Darrel Watson, Kyle Johnson, Coach Mario Remijio

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Top left: In their face, Kris Kaup! Season has unexpected end
Above, Chris Kyler's ready for t he return. T
his year's Varsity Volley- It was a real disappointment for
VARSITY VOLLEYBALL ball team was very anxious the team members as well as parents,
Coach: Sue Peters
and excited for t he season friend s, the ir coaches, and specta-
South defeated:
Abraham Lincoln to begin. From condition ing practice tors. All the players came from
Bryan
Ce ntral to their first game everyone was various junior highs where they had
North
Ra ls ton working hard, hoping it would show undefea ted seasons, and as sopho-
Ben so n
in t heir successful season, but t he mores were also und efeated . But
South lost to:
Northwest results were not very good . Eve ryone they still ma naged to have fun and
Bu rke had high hopes of being the State win graciously. It would have been
Marian
Papi llion Champions, and they also had the nice if t he team would have won
Lincoln High
Westside potential and ability to make it. But more games, but someone has to lose
Bellevue West
Millard No rth somewhere throughout the year the and th is year it was South. Watch

team lost their goal. out next yea r, M a rian.

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Below, Penny hop es th a t t pha ni e n n a v her powe rful ;;ct..
At right, CeC e and C hris arc ready for so me a ti on .

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Above , Renee Heisse r a nd Varsity Volleyball team: fn, nt row . Cecilia Hila ri o, J oni Bosiljevac, Cheiree Domet, Bec ky Dieter, Penny
Chris l< yler keep th eir fin ge rs
re a d y. Cero ne; bac k row, Coac h S ue Peters. Chris Kyler, l<ris l< aup. Stepha ni e Baker, Raqu el Heisser, Renee Heisser,
Lind a Ga rt ne r. Renee Gra bows ki

Freshn1en

Our own gold medal winners

T his year the Freshman F·r·e·sh·m·a·n········Volleyball ·te·a·m·; ·b·ac·k·r·ow·,·C·o·a·ch··A·nd·e·rs·e·n,··M·a·rin·a·······Ramirez, ····l<athy······•Belcastro, ·'
Girls' Volleyball team real-
ly showed they had what it S heila Bednarcz, Dawn Fo reman; middle row, Manager Tahn ee J ohnso n, Chris Evans, Sa ndy
takes to be the best. Not only did Henderson, Stacie Dorste , Ma nage r Angel Navarrette; front row, Kendra Nowacz, Jenny Rezac,
they win every game of their season, Sherry Griger, Jan ine Nichols, Jody Loftus.
but they also took City in the
freshman battle of the City Play- FRESHMAN VOLLEYBALL
Offs and placed second in the All- Coach: Dave Andersen
City Division. This victory led them
to become freshman champs with a South defeated:
win over Nathan Hale in the end. Bryan
This was quite a fina l considering Lewis an d Clark
South was ranked third entering the Monroe
post-season tournament and Hale Ma nn B
was ranked number one. Nathan Hale
Mann C
Through the year the freshmen Mann A
girls really became close and good McMill a n
friends. Most of them were unfamil-
iar with the school and the rest of
their team members but · that all
changed once t hey had their first
game and naturally won. This year's
team was coached by Dave Andersen
and the captains were Dawn Fore-
man and Sandy Henderson. The
other team members also helped this
talented, winning team which cer-
tainly shows some excellent pros-
pects in the future for South High's
junior varsity or varsity teams.

This is a team which really
deserved more recognition because
they worked t hroughout the entire
season, and never lost t he enthusi-
asm or desire to win. There were
many times when the girls didn't
want to pract ice and felt they did not
need it either, but Coach Andersen
pushed them on and in the end t hey
were glad because it placed t hem on
top.

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The freshmen portray their ow n ind i-
vidual personalities.

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Junior Varsity Volleyball team: back row, l<im Barkd oll. Joni Kurtz, Tracy Tylkowski,
Jenny Ackles, Roberta Spratford, Sandy Cla rk , J olene l<u rt.z, Ka thy Hoit, Coach Sue P aar;
front row, Gina Domet, H ele n Flyr, Lori Negrete, Kristi Ho it, Karl a Hunter, Sha nnon

O'Shaughnessy.

J.V. on their way up
T
his year's Junior Varsity team was coached by Sue Paar. She
was very proud of the girls' performance on the court and

developed a relationship with the team where t hey knew what

she expected and she knew what t hey could do. Their season was an Above, no problem for these skilled players.

exciting and successful one, one in which their hard work paid off. JUNfOR VARSITY VOLLEYBALL
Coach: Sue Paar
In the Westside Tournament, South's Junior Varsity won three of
South defeated : Nort hwes t
their four games by defeating Marian, Mercy and Ralston. They lost to Burke
Abraham Lin col n
Papillion by three points. Bryan
Ce n t r a l
Another highlight of their season took place in their defeat of Bryan Bellevue West
Millard North
when junior Sandy Clark served all 15 points in the second match, which North
Marian
led to a winning score of 15-0. Mercy
Ralston
When this team walked out on the court they were determined that Benson

they were going to win and no one was going to stop them. They played South lost to: Westside
Papill ion
the best they could and put forth all the effort they could which paid off

in their successful season.

Cross country runs Vicki Bcrlelt and Jenny Engelke run the hallway of outh .

trails to success

T he 1985-'86 cross country teams had
a very successful season. The teams
stuck together and ran to be the
best. The runners trained hard to improve
their times and they urged each other to do
well and strive for excellence. Both teams
were American Division Champions.

The girls' team placed third at Metro
and fourth at Districts. Mona Bailey placed
first in the Metro Meet, qualified for State
and placed tenth at State. Renae Engelke
was also a top runner for the girls' team,
placing in t he top ten in several invitationals.

The boys' team placed second at Metro,
led by senior Rich Kottich with a sixth place
finish. Rob DeGeorge, Scott Moore and
Norman Pinales were also major assets to the
team by placing in the to p ten at invitation-
als.

"These were probably the two best
teams I've coached," said their coach Robert
Garcia. "Both teams ended up in very tough
districts and just missed qualifying for
State."

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GIRLS' CROSS COUNTRY
Coach: Bob Garcia

3- 1 Dual Meet record
Ameri can Division Champions

Third at Metro
Second place at:

Ralston Invi t.
Bellevue West Jnvit.
Bryan Invi t.
South Sioux City In vit.

So uth runners practice for perfec tion.

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No rman Pinales and Robbi e D Geo rge t retch out befo re pract ice.

BOYS' CROSS COUNTRY
Coach: Bob Ga rcia

4-0 Dua l Meet record
America n Division Champions

Second at Metro
First place at:

Bellevue \Vest lnvit.
South Sioux City Invit.

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Cross Country team : front row, Rob DeGeorge, Scott Moore, Jer ry Knapp, Dave Skinner, Norman Pinales, Gary Nielson, Rich
Kottich; middle row, Kandi Srb, Vicki Be_rlett, Jenny Engelke, Renae Engelke, Mona Bailey, Connie Hellbush; back row, Debbie
Dysa rt, Rick Kokoruda , Jesse Romero, Vmce DeJoy, Shane Duarte, Coach Ga rcia.

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Gymnasts Rob McLaughlin shows perfect fo rm on the pommel horse.
have

great season
T he 1985-'86 gymnastics team
was a very dedicated and skill-
ful team. They worked for per-

fection and did an excellent job improv-

ing with each performance.

Coach Rich Beran said, "It was a

great season! They were the best group

of gymnasts I've ever had the chance to

work with. They were able to overcome I

injuries and continued to improve all l L-.,
season. It was an extremely good season
for both teams."

Two of our gymnasts received the

High School All-American honors: Sue

Sherrets for her performance on the

uneven bars and Robert McLaughlin for
his performance on the pommel horse

and the parallel bars.

The girls' team placed fifth in

Metro, second in Districts and eighth in

State. The boys' team placed fourth in

Metro, first in Districts and fourth in
St a te.

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GIRLS' GYMNASTICS
Coach: Richard Beran

Duals - 6 wins, 1 loss

Hallstrom Invit. - 5th
Metro - 5th

District - 2nd
State - 8th

Girls' Gymnastics team: front row, Stephanie Johnson, Heather Addis01~, Wendy-Ca~~
back row, Coach Richard Beran, Tami Higgs, Sue Sherrets, Assistant Coach Cathy Cahoy.

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At left, Stephanie Johnson concentrates on
her next move. Below, girls' captain, Stephanie
Johnson . Below left, boys' captains, Rob
McLaughlin an~ Buddy Benak.

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BOYS ' GYMNASTICS
Coach: Richard Beran

Duals - 6 wins, 0 losses

Hallstrom Invit. - 1st
Art Harris lnvit. - 5th

Metro - 4th
District - 1st

State - 4th

Boys' Gymnastics team: front row, Steve Anderson, Rob McLaughlin, Buddy Benak, Randy
Weyerman; back row, Coach Richard Beran, Mike Roma, Chris Swircek, Assistant Coach Cathy

Cahoy.

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Girls show skill

T he 1985-'86 girls' golf team consist-
ed of 10 players. They were inexpe-
rienced, but willing to learn. The
team worked together to improve their scores
and develop their new skill of golf.

Their coach, Mrs. Charlotte Bel~tz,
commented, "This year these girls learned to
play golf. Next year we will learn to play
GREAT golf. "

Top right, Sue Foster and Gina Asta
wonder how far the ball went. Far right,
Lorrie Ault concentrates on her next
swing. Right, Lori Aleksonis practices
her new skill with good form.

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GIRLS' GOLF
Coach: Charlotte Belitz

OPPONENT: SOUTH:
Millard North ..................... 189-279
North ................................... 193-216
Abraham Lincoln ............... 212-243
Roncalli ........... ........... South forfeit
Ralston ................... ............. 226-379
Central ................................. 212-266

Girls' Golf team: front row, Debbie Lewis, Michelle Lopez, Kathy Robinson; middle row, Lorrie

Ault, Lori Aleksonis, Lisa Aleksonis, Gina Asta; back row, Sue Foster, Coach Charlotte Belitz,
Sandra Warchol

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Boys' Tennis team : fr ont row, Thac h Pham, Mike Cihlar, Mike edla k; middle row, Garry
Ba ker, J ohn Wallace, hawn Bau mwart, Ru Dy art; back row, Mike O'Mal ley, Coach Gary

Team shows hopeKastrick, Loui Villafuerte

for the future

he 1985 boys' tennis team start-
ed off their season with a new
coach, Mr. Gary Kastrick.
th only two returning players,
most of the team was inexperienced. The
team worked hard on improving their
skills throughout the season. Coach
Kastrick commented, "We were a much
improved team at the end of the season.
We're a team of the future."
The .record of one win and eight
losses definitely does not reflect the
talent and enthusiasm of the team.

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Coach: Gary Kastrick

OPPONENT: SOUTH:
Bellevue East .............. .............. 7-2
Northwest ................................. 7-2
Central ............................ .. ......... 9-0
Millard Sout h ........................... 8-1
Roncalli ..................... ................ 6-3
North ......................................... 4-5
Abraham Lincoln .. ................... 9-0
Gross .......................................... 7-2

Mike Sedlak kills t he ball.
Shawn Baumwart concentrates on the ball.

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Swimmers

go to State

South's swimmers had
mixed success this sea-
son. The girls defeated
North, Thomas Jefferson and
Benson, during the regular sea-
son and the boys defeated Ron-
calli.

Six members of the swim team
went to the State tournament:
Katie Matol, Heather Matol,
Don Moody, Louis Villafuerte,
Shane Wicken and Pat Ven-
detti.

SWIMMING

Coaches: P atty Hopkins ,,,,,,,,.............................................................................
Charlotte Belitz

Boys defeated:
R on calli

Season record: 1-10
State swimmers:

Don Moody
Louis Villafuerte
Shane Wicken
Pat Vendetti
Girls defeated:
No r t h

Thomas J efferson
Benson
No r t h
Season record: 4-7
State swimmers:

Katie Mato!
Heather Mato!

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At top, Katie Ma to) does the butte rfly .

In middle, the team takes a break. Clock-
wise from left, Stacy Arrington, Chris Reger,
Rhonda P uckett, Jody Mu mm, Conn ie Hell-
busch, Pat Ve nd etti.

Swim Team: fron t row, John Wallace, Chuck
Daniels, Louis Villafu erte, Jody Mumm,
Connie Hell busch, Stacy Arrington, Dawn
Foreman, Katie Mato!; back row, T im Puck-

ett, Don Moody, Pat Vendetti, Shane Wicken,
Chris Reger, Dawn Witecki , Rhonda Puckett,
Mary Kosiski, manager.

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At left, Dawn Foreman prepares fo r her take-off dive.

Below, Dawn Foreman, Jody Mumm and Dawn Witecki stre tch
out before a meet.

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Coaches Charlotte Belitz and Patty Hopkins relax as they watch the team. swimm ing/35

1986 basketball team
intense, competitive

T he South High boys' basketball team had
a good year. According to their coach, Mr.
Joe Neuberger, the team was very intense
and competitive. The ultimate goal of the team was
to make it to the State Tournament.

Robert Williams, Rick Dymek and Willie Brand
were the team's scoring leaders. Rich Gonzales led
the team in assists with six per game.

Coach Neuberger said he was very proud of the
team this year. Big wins came against Gross, Lincoln
High and Westside.

Corey Starks goes up for a block
against Central.

Vars_ity Basketball Team: front row, Tony
Garcia, Mike Cihlar, Eric Sanders, Bill Dropin-
ski, Willie Brand, Robert Williams, Mark San-
tee, Rich Gonzales; back row, Rich Kottich
D~rwin Robinson, Troy Foxworth, Corey Starks:
Rick Dymek, Brian Kracher, manager, Coach
Joe Neuberger.

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VARSITY BOYS ' BASKETBALL

Coach: Joe Ne uberger

OPPONENT: SOUTH:

Millard South ................... ............ ...... 51 - 66
Burke ........ ............. ..:........................... 76 - 69
Bellevue West ................................ ..... 50 - 62
Gross .. ......... .. ....................................... 51 - 62
Millard North .......... .. .... .. ................... 63 - 61
Benson ................................................. 56 - 64
Bellevue East ... ...................... ............. 46 - 72
Central .................... ...... .................... .. . 59 - 54
Millard North ................... .. ......... .. ..... 67 - 56
Bryan ................................................. .. 65 - 63
Abraham Lincoln ................... .... .. ...... 74 - 61
Lincoln High ............ ........................... 64 - 68
North ...................... ......... ................... 59 - 67
Benson ................................. ................ 65 - 76
Ralston .. ........ ...... .......................... ...... 55 - 65
Westside ............ .. ................................ 54 - 58
Creigh ton Prep. ........... ................ ...... 56 - 47

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*************************************************! Far left, Robert Williams shoots fo r
two points fro m the side.
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Left, Willie Brand goes up for a lay- up.

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Underclassillen learn fundamentals

T he Junior Varsity boys' basketball team The sop homores ended t heir season with a
ended its season with a 2-14 record. Coach record of 3-3. Coach Keith Bigsby said he was very
Jeff Potter said that the team had the skills, proud of his team , adding that they showed a lot of
but needed work on their attitude. pride and intensity in their playing throughout the
season.
This year the leading players for the JV's were
Tony Garcia and Brian Johnson. The team was very The freshman team ended the season with a 0-
competitive and Coach Potter said that they prac- 10 record. Their coach, Mr. Mario Remijio said that
ticed well. The coaches concentrated on the team's the team's intensity was very good .
intensity.

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Junior Varsity Basketball Team: front row,
Lance Nevels, Troy Foxworth, Eric Sanders, Mark
Santee, Sean Smith, Tyrone Robinson; back row,
Coach Jeff Potter, Robert Ritz, Tony Garcia, Mike
Cihlar, John Arrington, Curtis Holmes.

At right, Terry Rody goes up for the two points.

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Ninth Grade Boys' Bas-
ke tball: fron t row, Jeff
Norris, Bernie Meyers, Mo-
ses Mack, Pat Lueger,Terry
Rody, David Wagar; back
row, Doug Earnest, Eddie
Deleon, Greg Gonzales,
Dana Murray, Mike New-
comer, Coach Mario Remi-
jio.

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Sophomore Boys' Basket-
ball T eam: front row, Von-
dry Martin, Stacy Bell, Jeff
Johnson, Jeff Fuqua, Sean
Smith; back row, Coach
Keith Bigsby, Dennis
Grace, Joe Cortese, Brian
Kottich, Jerry Ritonya.

JV BOYS' BASKETBALL SOPHOMORE BOYS'
Coach: Jeff Potter BASKETBALL

OPPONENT: SOUTH: Coach: Ke ith B igsby
Millard South ................ .. 68 - 49
Bur ke ................ ...... ..... ..... 62 - 58 OP PONENT: SOUTH:
Be llevue West ... .. ..... .... .... 44 - 45 Millard North ....... .................... 55 - 49
Gross ..... ........ .................. .. 66 - 38 Abra ha m Lincoln ..................... 47 - 44
Bellevue West ........... ....... 51 - 44 Nor th ............. ........... .. ............... 59 - 62
Bellevue Eas t ........ ........... 60 - 50 Bellevue West ... ........... ... ......... 56 - 46
Central ............... ...... .. ... .... 62 - 50 Gross .................. ........................ 39 - 37
Bellevue East .. ................. 37 - 73 Belle\'ue West. .......... ......... ..... .. 40 - 55
Bryan .... ............... ........ ..... 59 - 45
Millard North ...... .. ..... .. ... 66 - 50 FRESHMA N BOYS'
Abrah am L incoln ..... ,...... 75 - 62 BASKETBALL
Lincoln Hi gh ......... .. ... .. .... 64 - 44
Ben son ...... .. ....... ......... ...... 50 - 48 Coach: Ma ri o Remijin
N orth ............................... . 84 - 64
Westside ............. .......... .... 53 - 37 OP PONENT: SO TH:
Ra lston ...... .... .... ............... 57 - 49 Lewis and Clurk ................. ...... 56 - 3:1
Creighto n Prep.......... ...... 72 - 53 Monroe ...................................... 64 - 56
Norr is ............... .................... ..... 56 - 54
Munn B ..... ............ ...... ........... .. . 74 - 6 1
Ha le ................ .............. ......... .... 7 - 30
Mann C .... .............. .......... ......... 6;) - 39
Mann A ................ ....... .............. 65 - 57
McMi ll nn .................................. 84 - 59
Arbor Height ............... ... .... ..... 48 - 46
Grnss ......................................... 75 - 40

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T his year's girls' varsity basketball team, coached said bright spots were junior R aquel Heisser and Rosie
by Kirk McLaughlin, had "an unsuccessful year, Johnson. Kandi Srb and Lori Negrete showed a great
but they never gave up. They worked hard and deal of improvement t hroughout the season.
gave a great effort," according to t heir coach.
Rebounding and scoring were led by senior Renee
The team looked very promising at the beginning of H eisser for the second year in a row. Free throw
the season with returning seniors Renee Heisser and Gayla shooting showed t h e most improvemen t this season.
Gullie and returning juniors Stephanie Baker and Renee Coach McLaughlin feels t hat with some d edication
Grabowski. There were also promising sophomores Kandi from underclassmen, South's girls' basketball team
Srb and Mary Jones. could prove to be a real power in the next few years.

The team, led by captains Heisser and Gullie, was a
young one. There were only two seniors, four juniors and
seven sophom.ores. In this young squad , Coach McLaughlin

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Above, Gayla Gullie pulls down a rebound.

C !** At left, will Renee Heisser make it? Probably.

!** Below, Renee Grabowski goes for the layup.

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Above, what free throw form, l**t
Stephanie Baker!
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Below, what rise for a jumper by
Gayla Gullie. *

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VARSITY GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Coach: Kirk McLaughlin

OPPONENT: SOUTH:
Millard South .. ........... ........ .. 39 - 35
Burke ..... .. ... ...................... .. ... 64 - 39
Bellevue West .... ................... 37 - 45
Roncalli ............. ..... ................ 37 - 27
Gross ...... ....... ......... .... ... ..... .. .. 58 - 48
Papillion .. .. .. .................... .. ... . 41 - 47
Millard North ............... .. ...... 58 - 33
Westside ............... .... ............. 56 - 41
Bellevue East ......... ............... 38 - 29
Duchesne ................................ 32 - 65
Central ..................... .............. 62 - 24
Millard North ....................... 61 - 27
Bryan ... .................................. 56 - 48
Abraham Lincoln .. ......... ... .. . 59 - 41
North ............................ .......... 57 - 52
Benson .... .. ....... .. ..... ............... 57 - 40
Ralston .............. ... .......... ........ 56 - 47
Westside .. .. .... .. ...................... 58 - 47

JV's are successful

T his year's girls junior varsity basket ball
team broke over 34 records for junior

varsity, bot h individually and as a team.

Sophomore Lori Negrete broke the scoring record

shortly before her classmate Kristi Hoit did the

Below, captains Jeanette Sto- same thing.
ley and Raquel Heisser play
peek-a-boo. Sophomore Kandi Srb broke the record for

steals with well over 61 steals. In the rebounding

department, the near record-breaking performan-

ces came from junior Raquel Heisser and sopho-

JV GIRLS' BASKETBALL mores Kristi Hoit and Rosie Johnson. These are
Coach: Ernie Foster
just a few of the records that were broken or

OPPONENT: SOUTH: threatened.

Millard South ...... ....... 40 - 6 The team, coached by Mr. Ernie Foster who
Burke ................... ........ 48 - 31
Bellevue West ..... ........ 48 - 51 teaches at Marrs Junior High, was led by juniors
Roncalli ....................... 38 - 43
Gross .................... _.. .. ... 70 - 65 Heisser and Jeanette Stoley_ They ended their
Bellevue East .............. 32 - 40
Central .............. ........... 37 - 45 season with a six-game winning streak wh ich is very
Bryan ............ ............... 79 - 50
Millard Nort h ...... .... ... 54 - 47 impressive and also very promising for next year's
Abraham Linco ln ....... 45 - 48
Benson ......................... 48 - 54 varsity team_
North ........................... 37 - 52
Sophomore Kathi Hoit had this to say about

the team. "This year's team was full of girls who

were very competitive and very good basketball

players." She also went on to say, "Thank you,

Coach Foster, for teaching us and for putting up

with us."

JV Basketball Team: fr ont row, Kand i Srb, Kristi Hoi t , Rosie Johnson , Marion Brown, Kathi Hoit, Lori

Negrete; back row, Mary Jones, Jeanette Stoley, Raquel Heisser, Roberta Spratford, T risha Shoals, Coach
Ernie Foster.

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Jody Loftus goes up for t he shot. **,..
!**,.. Freshman Basketball Team: front row, J ody Loftus, Jodi Henn; back row, Coach SaraBeth
FRESHMAN GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Coach: SaraBeth Donovan *,. Donovan, Tri h Ditmeye r, Sandy Henderson, Shelly Butt, Kathy Belcastro.

OP PONENT: SOUTH: **,,,,........,. Lack of players is a problem*,,,,,.......... his year's freshman
Nathan H ale ........................ 39 - 19
Mann C ... .............. ............... 19 - 16 T,..***,.. team had a difficult skills and displayed a leadership atti-
Norris ............... .... ........ ....... .. 33 - 29 season as they ended tude of good sportsmanship," Ms.
McMillan .... ...... ........ .. .......... 45 - 19 ,.. with a record of 0-12. Coach Donovan said.
Bryan ........................ ............ 52 - 30 ,,.... SaraBeth Donovan feels that t he
Ma rian .......... ... ..................... 36 - 32 ,..*,,,,,.......... The team did not have one cap-
Thomas J efferson ....... ........ 41 - 23 ,,.... lack of players was their major tain but took turns.
Millard South ...................... 52 - 18 *,.. problem. Throughout the season
Valley View .. .. ................... ... 46 - 31 players were added and t hen Jody Loftus led the team in
Thomas Jefferson .. ............. 49 - 31 they dropped, although six re- scoring with 159 points and set a new
Gross ......................... ........... 60 - 33 mained for the entire season. South record for girls' basketball by
Arbor Heights ..................... 71 - 50 scoring 31 points in one game.

,.,..,.. "Every young lady made a
great deal of improvement on

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Packers

send seven

to State VARSITY WRESTLING JV WRESTLING

Coach: Beau Haizlip Coach: James Schutz

T his year's wrestling South defeated: South defeated:
team has had one of Ralston North
Cent ral Central

South lost to: South lost to:

the best and most No rth Ralston
successful seasons in South's Millard North Millard North
history of wrestling. Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln
Lin coln High Lincoln High
During the season, they

were ranked number one in

the state and seven qualified

for the State Meet: Steve

Heinz, Garrick Dalton, Scott

Bobier, Gary Bobier, Jerry

Urkevich, Norman Pinales *********************************************************
and Mike Halac.
*In the State Meet Halac
*,i.t.- .'•
placed second in t he heavy-
weight division and freshman ,t- - - - -

.*Gary Bobier placed third. it-
.Coach Beau Haizlip said he *
......was proua of his team.
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Jerry Urkevich is in an arm hold.

JV Wres tling Team: front row, Todd Prince, Ryan Kelly, Jesus Blanco, Dave Skinner, Mike
Garza, Angie McQuinn, manager; middle row, Adam Hiatt, Rob DeGeorge, Rick Kokoruda,
Kyle Johnson, Coach Jim Schutz; back row, Robert Waszgis, Steve Anderson, Shaw n Williams,
Erich Christiansen.

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