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District ''2'' Basketball Champions

The Mead Raiderettes finished the season with a
15-6 record, ending the season with a loss to Omaha
Cathedral in Class C regional competition. The
1982-83 team compiled some impressive statistics
with the most team points scored in a season (974),
most team rebounds in a season (264) and the best
free throw percentage in a season (54%). Perhaps a
more important team stat is that the Mead girls
averaged 46.6 points per game, during the winning
season and limited the opposition to 42.4 points.
Sophomore Anita Luetkenhaus had the most assists
in the season with 70 and Senior Cynthia Ellison was
second with an average of four assists per game.
Luetkenhaus also took team honors with the best free
throw percentage of any member of the Mead team
with a 66 percent success rate. Senior Lori
Langemeier had the second best record in school
history for the most points scored in a season with
.... // J l1l \ 294 and the second best career point average of 14 a
' ' game. Freshman Staci Hass holds the school record
I knew that we could do it - yea! for the second highest number of rebounds in a game
with 22 and has the school highest total rebounds in a
season with 246. Three team members were named
to the ECNC All Conference team, with Langemeier
Louisville 34 Mead 52 ECNC
Raymond Central 49 Mead 42 Yutan 36 Mead 41 and Luetkenhaus going to the first teal!l and Hass to
Bennington 63 Mead 41 East Butler 44 Mead 49 the second team (the only freshman named to the all-
Logan View 44 Mead 47 Bennington 36 Mead 35 conference team.) With four graduating seniors (Dawn
Wahoo Neumann 46 Mead 45 Ft. Calhoun 31 Mead 42 Parkins, Jeri Nelson, Cynthia Ellison and Lori
Malcolm 41 Mead 52 Fremont Bergan 44 Mead 55 Langemeier) leaving the team, next year's Mead
Valley 36 Mead 45 District squad will have only two returning starters; Hass and
East Butler 58 Mead 32 Wahoo Public 41 Mead 43 Luetkenhaus.
Cedar Bluffs 40 Mead 55 East Butler 47 Mead 48
Wahoo Public 30 Mead 47 Bennington 55 Mead 56
Yutan 34 Mead 52 Regionals
Waterloo 18 Mead 46 Omaha Cathedral 64 Mead 49

Row, L-R: Coach Lawson, Coach Becker, T. Strong, L. Langemeier, S. Hass, C. Ellison, K. Hannan, T. Archer, Student Mgr. A. Adams & K Hass. 1st Row,
D. Parkins, C. Hutmacher, S. Asper, R. Archer, A. Luetkenhaus, J. Nelson, R. Treptow.
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