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Varsity has season of downs but shows spirit

he 1988-'89 varsity football team suffered an unfor­ back.
tunate streak of losses which was the cause of a disap­ Assisting Coach Oholendt were Mr. Marty Martinez, Mr.
pointing 1-8 season. Delmar Givehand and Mr. Jeff Potter.
At the end of the 1987-'88 season, the varsity
team worked on weight training for the upcoming
year. They worked out in the weight room in the off season and
when August came they were ready to practice in earnest down
in Collins Field. Mr. Jack Oholendt, head coach of the team, said
that 98 percent of the players finished the season, despite their
losses. He complimented them on the hard work they put in
throughout the fall months. “ They never gave up."
Many of the players felt they could have done better de­
spite their coaches' words of praise.
Returning to the squad were Art Bravo, Bob Sekera, Dave
Reed, Paul Bragg and Mike Newcomer, who was the quarter­

South has just made an interception against the op­
position.

Chris Grothe rushes over to help out a Packer in
need.

Varsity Football team: front row, Rick Standifer, Dave Reed, Ken
Koop, Pat Luger, Mike Newcomer, Bob Sekera, Arthur Bravo, Jeff
Gaines, Jerome Rodgers; second row, Pat Anderson, Chris Grothe,
Rodney Mulik, Russ DeGeorge, Jeff Yoder, Shane Williams, Thad Har­
low, Paul Bragg; third row, Chris Wilson, Jacob Jun, Brian Crayne, Mike
Cruz, Dave Aldrich, Tony Valla, Mike Stonys, Eddie Koterba, Scott
Vanderworf, Leo Stillmock; standing, Coach Marty Martinez, Coach
Jack Oholendt, Floyd Webb, Pat Money, Coach Delmar Givehand, and
Coach Jeff Potter.