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In every sport there are highs and
then som e low s. The girls varsity
basketball season w as filled with a —
lot of highs and not so m any low s.
N ot only did the girls have to adjust
to new coaching styles, but they w ere
also faced with a schedule filled with
ranked opponents. The team w as led
by seniors Jessie Stehlik, Jenny
Stehlik, K atie Bojanski and Lindy
Kilzer. One of the highlights of the
season w as in the N ebraska Prep
C lassic Tournam ent w hen the girls'
hard w ork paid off by beating
O m aha Skutt and advancing to the
cham pionship gam e. "B eating Skutt
in the holiday tournam ent and
playing in a cham pionship gam e w as
one of the m ost exciting parts of the
season," said senior Jessie Stehlik.
Leading scorers for the Ram s w ere
Jessie Stehlik and Keri Johnson with
12 and 11 points per gam e. Leading
rebounder w as Sarah Young and
leading the Ram s in assists and steals
w as Keri Johnson. N ext year the
Ram s are returning eight letterm en
and hopefully w ill have an even
m ore successful year. Coach Kelli
G rote w rote, "T h e effort, hard w ork
and heart of this team and that of the
girls com ing back next year will only G et up, Lou! Senior
m ake us a better team next year and Lindy K ilzer goes for the
in years to com e." Even though the lay up during the first
team 's w in-loss record at 8-16 is not round of D istricts against
w hat w as hoped for, the Ram s never G retna.
N ice shot, Keri. Junior Keri Johnson
lost a gam e because of lack of effort
goes up against one of Gretna's
or hustle.
players in D istricts.

Box out, Sarah! Below junior Sarah
Young gets ready to box out during

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One w ord, "zone d efense." Jessie Stehlik, Sarah Young and Lindy
K ilzer lead the defense as they battled their w ay to the second round
of D istricts.

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