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Brimming With D E L A Y S

"I was still excited to play," said Senior third place finish and got ready for prom in half
Aino Rudebeck about playing in the Ram Invite an hour. "I think it was better to have our own
on prom day. invitational than to have to go somewhere
Games or tournaments often conflict with else. It was closer, but I don't think it’s a bright
dance schedules. Volleyball or gymnastics thing for the school to do."
often havetournamentson Homecoming, and Crosby agrees with Aino that conflicts on
the swimming team usually has a meet on Criss prom day should be avoided because " if some­
Cross. For the past two years the soccer team thing happens and the bus breaks down, or
has had the Ralston tournament on prom day. you had to go into extra innings you might not
This year the girls' soccer team almost had to be able to make it back, and it is a big night for
play on prom day due to a rain date. The seniors."
baseball team had a game scheduled on prom Athletic Director John Wisslersaid thatthe
day which was rained out, and the tennis team Ram Invite was scheduled on prom day be­
had a tournament which started four hours cause the only other Saturday open was the
late. day before Easter.
Senior baseball player Aaron Crosby said, The Ralston track team had a meet at
"We would rather have played, but we were Northwest Missouri State University. The
kind of happy because then we didn't have to coaches allowed those members who were
worry about getting back to prom, and it was going to prom to skip this meet because they
kind of cold and wet out.''. would have gotten back at midnight and missed
Rudebeck said she finished at 6:30 with a prom completely. Junior Steve Craig said it
was the track coaches' idea. Jenny Meents

At the end of the night whoever had
the most money received a prize. Jun­
iors Keith Carm ack and Marc
Lombardo gamble to win. Dawn
Bernady

Junior Anne Bertrang skims through
the music lists before making a re­
guest Brian Steffensmeier

Many businesses donated prizes for
post prom. Senior Matt Goolsby wears
the Walkman he won.
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