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In the finals at the District Tournament, Senior Lynne Baker
attempts a dink over two blocking Gross players. (photo by
5. Sartin)
Sophomore Ka ren Soukup tries to add to her statistics by
attempting a solo block on a Gross player. (photo by S. Sartin)

Squad Sets New Records

B In the final poll, the Omaha World-Herald
y being one of the final four teams at the 15, 13-15 against the state champion Lincoln
State Tournament, the Mustangs varsity East.
volleyball team completed one of their
many goals for the season. ranked the squad fifth in the state.
On a whole the team worked "better The Mustangs also received recognition for
together than any group" that Coach Deb their play. Junior Diane Beideck made the second
Grafentin has ever worked with. She attributed team for All-State and Class A and also made the
this to being together for almost two or three All-Metro and All-American Division teams.
years. Junior Debbie Eickholt and Sophomore Karen
This unity helped lead the Mustangs to a Soukup made the second team All-Metro and
regular season record of 14-5. The record received honorable mention at the State Tourney.
included a disappointing finish in the River City Seniors Tina Ames, Lynne Baker, Mary Kolc, and
Volleyball Tournament held early in the season Melanie Thomas also received honorable mention
which ultimately affected their seed in the State at Metro.
Tournament. However, when the team took third In addition, the Lady Mustangs made a new
place at the Metro Tournament, it fulfilled record for the number of new records made. The
another team goal. At the tourney, they first faced team as a whole set eight new records including
a loss from rival Millard South, but fought back team season record, spiking, total hits, and
to claim a 15-5, 9-15, 15-4 victory from a tough blocking to name a few. Twenty-one individuals
Westside squad. records were made while 17 records were made
The team also claimed the American Divi - by returning players. Beideck racked up ll
sion Championship after a division record of 5-0. records, and Eickholt four. Baker and Thomas
Later at the District Tournament, the squad received three and one records respectively.
swept through with two wins over Omaha Soukup finished her first varsity year with two
Northwest and Omaha Gross to become District records under her belt.
champions. For Coach Grafentin, the season "went as
In the State Tournament, the squad over- we expected" and the team accomplished all of
came a 0-2 record with Millard South to beat the their goals except for being one of the final three
Indians 15-5,4-15,15-10. However in the semifi- teams in the River City Tournament.
nals, the Mustangs lost a close game of 15-4, 9-

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