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Junior  Mike  Johnette  congratulates  Senior  Todd
                                                                                Doxzon  on a valiant  effort  in the  State  final  and for
                                                                                the  whole  year  while  Junior  Doug  Mason  follows
                                                                                close  behind .  Prep  defeated  the  Mustangs  in  the
                                                                                seventh  inning  by  one  run . ( Jon  Waller)



                                                                                    Roncalli             10-6
                                                                                    Bell.  East          11  - 3
                                                                                    Lincoln  S.East      7-1
                                                                                    Papillion            6 - 10
                                                                                    Millard  South       9- 1
                                                                                    Central              7- 0
                                                                                    Bryan                13-5
                                                                                    South                10-0
                                                                                    Ralston              5-4
                                                                                    Benson               7-1
                                                                                    Lincoln  East        13- 1
                                                                                    Prep                 11  - 5
                                                                                    Gross                11  - 1
                                                                                    Bell.  East          13-3
                                                                                    Papio                10-8
                                                                                           14  Wins I loss

                                                                                   Districts
                                                                                    Bell.  East          9- 1
                                                                                    Ralston              10- 13

                                                                                   State
                                                                                    Millard  South       4 - 3
                                                                                    Lincoln  S. East     12-4
                                                                                    Prep                 4-5

                                                                                           Overall Record  17 - 3

      State                                son.  Senior James Randels said, "The rain   Mustangs in team hitting. Leading were Jun-
                                           was really bothering us  because we were all
                                                                                ior Adam Bealle (.490), followed by Junior
                                           sick of playing inside."  After an  early loss to
                                           Papillion, the  Mustangs never looked back   Matt Ferguson (.455), Doxzon (.41  0,19 RBI 's,
                                                                                and  State Tournament's MVP), Mike  Pohl
                                           winning 12 consecutive games and posting a
      Revisited                            berth to the State tournament before Districts   (.407, 25 RBI 's) , and Chris Hesse (.358, 33
                                                                                stolen bases).
                                           even started.  The team was a number one
                                                                                       Fans thought the main problem of
                                           seed in  State before District Championship.   the team would be its pitching because it lost
                                                  In  the first round at State, the Mus-
      Once Again                           tangs survived a scare against  Millard South.   five seniors , but they were proven wrong.
                                                                                The team was  led by Junior Doug Mason (5-
                                           The team was losing 3-2 going into the sixth
                                                                                0,  0.66  ERA),  Tim  Vint  (3-0,  1.96  ERA),
         -    K.J. Ridley &  Jill Hoover   when Scott Harrell tied it  up  and Jon Small   Doxzon (2-0, 3.06 ERA), and Brett Ray (3-0,
                                           slapped the  game winner,  scoring Todd   3.88 ERA).  Hesse thought the fans were not
              Millard North's  big  bats and good  Doxzon.  According to Small the game was   fair  at  the  beginning of  the  season,  "We
       pitching  paved  the  way  for  another state  very  scary,  "During  that  whole  game  we   proved everyone wrong because our pitch-
       tournament appearance.              began to realize it might be our last game for   ing was great and our bats came around, so
              The  Mustangs wasted no  time at  the seniors,  so we all made sure it  wasn't.  In   we were blowing our opponents  away."
       the beginning of the season. The  only thing  the final game the Mustangs came up one run   After the  season  was  over,  the
       that  was  stopping the team from  winning  shy  of  another state  championship trophy   Mustangs  could boast of five straight State
       was the weather.  The team only completed  losing to Creighton Prep 4-5.   appearances and a  winning regular  sea-
       four out of their first nine games of the sea-  No  other team competed with the   son.
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