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Junior Tina Hottovy shows perfect form in
1er serve against Millard South. later, the Mustangs
:ame to a 15-9 , 15-5 victory over the Indians. (K. SMITH)
In the District game against Bellevue West. Se-
1ior Debbie Eickholt shows incredible concentration as
:he Mustangs roll to a 15-1, 15-3. (K. SMITH)

Junior Heather Taggart dives to save a ball
with her teammates backing her up in the game against
North Platte. (K. SMITH)

T earn Boasts Best Season

G
oing the farthest that any volleyball the tournament, they avenged the earlier loss
team had ever gone in the school's to Lincoln East, but ended up losing to West-
history was the claim of the varsity side in the finals and finished second.
~uad.
After this loss, MN set a new winning-
The team finished second at the
tate tournament, were District and Metro streak record of 15 wins in a row. It startelii
hampions, and received many individual off with a win over Abraham Lincoln and ran
terits. through the Metro , District, and part of the
These merits included having the num- State Tournaments.
er-one setter, Senior Debbie Eickholt, and The high finishing at State was first
umber-one hitter, Senior Diane Beideck, on stirred by facing rival Millard South in the first
1e squad. Eickholt and Beideck also were round in which the Mustangs came out with
1e first All-Staters in school history. Junior a 15-5, 15-12 win over the Indians. In the semi-
aren Soukup was selected for the second final game, the team out-scored North Platte
!am for All-State. 15-12, 15-12.
Other highly praised players by Coach The Mustangs next opponent at State was ,
eb Grafentin were Junior Heather Taggart Lincoln East. Both teams were equally skilled
>r being a "spark plug" to the team, Senior claimed Grafentin and they had a 1-1 record up
ari Possehl for her "consistency in her to that point. This balance between powers
aying skills and being the top in service showed in the State Tourney as they ex-
:es", and Senior Leigh Officer and Junior changed games before Lincoln East pulled
ina Hottovy for helping "hold the team to- through the last game and took the match 14-
?ther with their shared duties on the court." 16, 17-15, 15-6. Junior Karen Soukup and Senior Debbie Eickholt
However, according to Coach Grafentin "The main factor (in the loss) was serv- block an attempted spike by a North Platte player. (S.
everybody contributing to a real team ef- ing. At key times, we needed to score and SARTIN)
•rt" was the major source of success. put the game away, but we could not," said
This teamwork helped the squad over- Coach Grafentin.
>me a season-opening loss to Westside and Senior Diane Beideck credits this sea-
•II over Omaha North 15-1, 15- 0. This win son's success to teamwork, dedication, and "a
!t the pace for the River City Classic T ourna- lot of practice." tN
ent in which the team finished third, losing
1ly to Lincoln East. Shawn Stokes 179
The Mustangs faced Burke before playing
the Lincoln Public Schools Tournament. In