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cer team’s quest for for her team when she
a championship said that the most
season was off to a good memorable event was the
start until Ralston was victory over Millard
defeated by number one North, the 1988 state
A
KJ ranked team, Marian. champions. Because the
The Ralston team was team had defeated Mil­
ranked number one by lard North, they had
the Omaha World- high hopes for a winning
H erald until the Marian season; however, they did
loss. Coach John Walsh not qualify for state.
said from the beginning, Perhaps, Jensen said, they
the team was “extremely were not mentally pre­
excited.” pared.
Walsh, who had been Not reaching state was
coaching for 10 years, discouraging and Jensen
said he became inter­ said she felt the team
ested in soccer through earned its sixth place rank
his affiliation with the in state because they kept
Olympic Development an eager desire to succeed.
Program. In the past,
Walsh said he had
coached both girls’ and
boys’ soccer and lettered
in soccer in both high
a Ralston’s sophomore
$ school and college.

Jana Jensen was nomi­
nated as an all-state
soccer player. Jensen
said practicing daily had

Ralston Sooner - Varsity- Girl*' Score
2 Omaha Central 0
6 Millard South 1
■ MuidrtWwt*................
♦ Abraham Lincoln ....... 0
• •*•/••. l-xv-.v... Hu Alberta : :0:
...... Omaha Sou lift 0
•*.. 3 • Holy s
a Mho an 6
# . Omaha North . . o;
Thomas JeflVrwon 0
. . . . Cathedra} . . .0
2 :■ ’> • ■ Bellevue West .............x>
::t* ' - Omaha Benianv O
❖ *., ' . .v liifln/LaVi sta 2
•1 • Holy Name 0
, - Millard North 2
Place Tournaments
lit Metro-Amen can Division
let Ralston Invitational
2nd Districts
Ifw girls' soccsr team was formed In 1980-1981.

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