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= I Boys/Girls Gymnastics

Coach Heineman gets a haircut from Senior
Amanda Chri stopherson after th e gi rl s won
Stale. He made a deal with the team to get his
po ny tail cut if they took State. (A.
Christopherson)

Girls Gymnastics: front- Chrissy Kolar, Kim Eastep, Jenny Orcutt ; back- Coach Ri ck Heineman, Lisa Bedel, Stephani e Braga,
Heather Thurber, Amanda Christopherson, Vanessa Burdett, Ass istant Coach Lynn Thurber. (Jack Marrin Photography)

Boys Take Sixth At State

Girls Win State For First Tillle

-Steve Simpson-
Winning their first State The team rebounded back and prised everyone with her gymnastic's
championship ever, the girls gymnas- took first place in the Papillion Invite. skills. "I was very happy with the
tics team ended their season victori- At Metro the girls placed second, season. I fulfilled my goals of hard
ous( y. In order to encourage the team losing to Millard South. "Between work and winning State," she said.
to do well in the tournament, Coach Metro and State, we worked long, "The boys team performed
Heineman agreed to get his hair cut if hard hours in order to be prepared for much better than expected," said ,
the girls won State, and he did just the State Tournament," said Senior Coach Heineman. The team ended
that. Amanda Christopherson. In a nail- the season with a 6-2 record Much of
The girls team finished their biter tournament at Lincoln, the girls the credit went to Freshman Matt
season with a 9-0 record and a State won State. "The competition was Thurber, who helped the team get
championship. The team had one tough, but we were focused on win- back on its feet. Although only a
upset early in the season at the Millard ning," said Senior Vanessa Burdett. freshman, Thurber placed in many
South Invite. There, the team placed The team achieved a school events including a third place finish in
third, losing to Millard South and record af 147 .65 points in one tourna- the all-around at Metro. Senior Andy
Lincoln East, the team's toughest ment during the season. Senior Werner and Junior Joel Stanner al so
competitors. Coach Rick Heineman Heather Thurber placed first at State showed great ability throughout the
said, "Vanessa Burdett's decision to in the all-around with an impressive season. The boys placed second at
become an all-around competitor was average of 9.4. A newcomer to the Metro and took a sixth place finish at
the turning point in the season." team, Freshman Chrissy Kolar, sur- State.

Senio r Andy Werner displays g reat
concentration on the parallel bars. It was
concentration like this that gave the boys their
second place fini sh at Metro. (E. Strauss)