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__., Playing on the home golf course at the Knolls was a
real benefit to Sen ior Golfer Matt Hill. He along with
other teammates spent at least two hours there daily.
(D. Rothfuss)
Number Four player Senior Matt Hill perfects his driv-
ing swi ng during a game against Omaha South. The
team won 161-207. (D . Rothfuss)
State qualifiers for state were Seniors Mike Sharp and
Matt Hill , Juniors Rich Ballinger and Lance Young, and
Sophomore Jeff Kjosa . The tourney was held in Grand
Island . (D. Rothfuss)

Beatrice Invitational twelfth
163-156 State Entry
Omaha North 147-203
Omaha Central
Westside/Ralston Invitational sixteenth
Ralston 164-161 Unexpected
Abraham Lincoln 157-183
Bellevue East Invitational fifth
Omaha South 161 -207 Surprise
Papio Invitational fourth
Tri-Annuallnvitational fourteenth
Burke/Westside 173-164
173-179
Metro Conference eightb ''W
Millard South 175-168 e never could have imag-
Omaha Burke Invitational eleventh ined making it to State, so getting to go
Districts third was a real accomplishment. It did not mat-
State twelfth ter that we finished twelfth."
won 4 lost 4 That is how Senior Mike Sharp summed
up the boys' golf team's season. The varsity
JV went 4-4, while the JV finished 7-1.
Omaha North 158-238 " We had a team that lacked experi-
Omaha Central 168-194 ence and leadership this year," Coach Rick
Ralston 179-186 Baker said . "We were fortunate in that we
Abraham Lincoln 175-202 got consistent play from Mike."
Omaha South 172-231 According to Baker, " The team lacked
Westside 182-184 consistency, finishing as high as fifth and as
Omaha Burke 184-197 low as 15th."
He said that even though the team
had qualified for State almost every year,
won 6 lost 1 the competition for the team was much
s c 0 r e b 0 a r d tougher this year.
Hitting two holes-in-one in one week was the highlight "It just happened that when we were
of the season for Junior Lance Young. He also was able having a down year where we lacked ex-
to maintain his Number Two position on the team. (D.
Rothfuss) perience, that all of the other schools had
great depth." he said .
But the team did have its share of ex-
citing moments. In one week, Junior Lance
Young nailed two holes-in one on the the
Westwood Heights Golf Course. __/

-Chris Reade-