Swish! Way to shoot Connie Fangmann. Hrst Row' Year was terrific! by Amy Valentine Varsity basketball at Prairie had a very exciting and prosperous year. The girls set 14 new school records,some being: most points in a game, most points scored by an individual (shirley VanThournout ), most assists in a game, (Connie Fangmann) and best season free throw points ( Diane Lowe) . The Hawks advanced to the regional semi- finals against 12th rated Vinton and lost a very heartbreaking 45-44 game to them. ment. Several girls went on to earn post-season honors. Connie Fangmann made first team All-conference and Metro. Shirley VanThournout made second team All-conference and Metro. Diane Zalesky had to cut her season short because ofa serious knee injury but still made the second team All Metro. All in all. ihe Prairie Varsity girls had a very successful and memorable season. 134 A Bit on the Wild Side Vinton went on to the state tourna: Elizabeth Loll , Amy Osborn, Joey Santee, Connie Fangmann, Diane Zalesky, Cindy Hardin, Tina Nemecek, Theresa McGivern , Debbie Shramek. Second Row: Dan Bubon,coach, Marna Andrle, Susan Bowersox, Diane Lowe, Amy Stallman, Shana Finucane, Shirley VanThournout, Angie Driscoll , Tonya Slezak, Brenda McGurk, asst, coach, Eric Snider, asst, coach. Lady Hawks go for the rebound.
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