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With only two returning on. The closeness of the team he! ped knew we had a good chance at win-
varsity players, the future success them throughout their season. ning metro this year, but it slipped
of the team was uncertain. The team These qualities led to the through our hands. That eventually
graduated three seniors from the successes on the golf course. Among helped us, though, to reach our other
previous year. the highlights were a winning 6-2 goal of going to state, because we
Senior Kristi Rasgorshek dual record and two invitational pushed ourselves to play hard at
and junior Amy Dambrosia were titles. Thosefirstplacefinishescame districts to qualify," Andresen said.
joined by seniors Tara Andresen, at the Abraham Lincoln and Ralston/ That incentive was good
Keeley Kenefick and freshman Westside Invites. Rasgorshek and enough to make them runners-up at
Kristin Kucera to form a compatible Dambrosia both posted season-low districts, and a state qualifier with
varsity team. "Playing on such a scores of 80 and 87 respectively, the help of third and tenth place
positive and high-spirited team that and wrapped up first and second finishes by Rasgorshek and
got along so well was a great expe- places individually at the AL Invite, Dambrosia. Finishing tenth at state
rience to have as a freshman varsity where four out of five players he! ped them meet their fi nat goal of
player," Kucera said. "When we medalled. The first place finish at making the top ten.
went to invitationals, you could tell the Ralston/Westside Invite was the "Our one bad match came
we were a team with a different first time MN had ever won it. at metros, which I felt we had a shot
attitude. We always played with the Going into the heavier at winning. Our performance at
goal to have a good time and play competitions in metro and districts, state was very rewarding, because
the best we could, not to beat every- the team had its goals. "We knew Kristi finished her career one shot
one in the competition or die," se- form the beginning what we wanted. back of the leader to finish third and
nior Keeley Kenefick said. When We also knew that there were going become the hi ghest place finisher
the team completed their tourna- to be some you win and some you for MN ," coach Paul Sanders said.
ment at the end of the day, they don't,just as long as we played as a Despite one disappoint-
always went out to lunch, or had a team," Dambrosia said. ment, the team took it in stride and
pizza delivered to the golf course to The team experienced only left no uncertainty as to the reward-
either celebrate the competition or one real disappointment. This was ing season they accomplished. 0
forget a disappointment and move the fourth place finish at metro. "We K~ R~

Stats

Ralston 211-222
Millard South 203-202
Omaha Marian 195 -2 19
Omaha BurK:e 189-225
Bellevue West 164-177
Abraham Lincoln 203-210
Omaha Gross 185-233
Omaha Westside 216-209
Won 6 Lost 2

Lincoln Southeast Invite 8th
Abraham Lincoln In vite 1st
Norfolk Invite 9th
Duchesne JV Invite lOth
Lincoln East Invite lOth
Westside/Ralston Invite I st
Metro 4th
Districts 2nd Girls Golf: front- Livvia Ault, Amanda Kristi Rasgorshek, Amanda O'Brien, Tara
State lOth Willis, Kristin Kucera, Amy Dambrosia; back- Andresen, coach Paul Sanders
coach Mark Pilkington, Diane Grady, (Jack Martin Photography)
Keeley Kenefick, Monica Ho llrah,