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GIRLS BASKETBALL BANQUET HELD MONDAY NIGHT The Springville Lady Oriole basketball program held its banquet Monday evening as players and families gathered to honor one another. Coaches Eastman and Sanderson spoke to the history of Springville 5 on 5 basketball, and shared that this years team cracked the top 10 in several categories including the following: #1 as a team with blocked shots in a season—90 #1 as a team in shooting percentage behind the 3 point line—29% #2 as a team in 3 point shots attempted #4 as a team in assists with an 11.5 average per game #4 as a team in Offensive Rebounds with 261 total Great job ladies—and the accolades do not stop there. Individual records for this season are as follows: Senior Hannah Loehr sits at #9 on the season rebounding leaders with 184 and the future Grand View Viking set an all time season high record for blocked shots, finishing with 32 (and keep in mind, she “only” played in 23 games). Senior Abbie Neff lit it up this year from the outside. She finishes her senior year sitting atop the record books in two categories, #1 in 3 pointers attempted (162) and #1 in 3 pointers made (45) - that is a solid 28% from down town (which incidentally places her at #15 in the record books for shooting percentage from behind the arch). Junior C.J. Fitzgerald put herself in the record books by snagging 53 steals this season which makes her #10, while also dishing out 77 assists, which places her at #4 in the record books. These are just glimpses of the various statistics these girls accrued this season and with that in mind, those returning have much to work toward in the future. Team awards were voted on by the girls in 9 different areas. The awards and winners were as follows:

Wednesday, March 9, 2011, Volume 1>>Issue 28>> An Independent newspaper serving Springville, Iowa

ORIOLE PRIDE “Greatness—

A life well lived” Head Girls Basketball Coach,

Nate Sanderson

Most improved; Sam Frederick

Team first award; Megan Hall

Sixth man award; Tracy Kilburg

Lug Nut; Kerrigan Riley

S.H.A.P.E. award; Britt Oxley

The Extra Mile Award; Senior Hannah Loehr

Left, Junior C.J. Fitzgerald was recognized by her team mates for the Hustle award, Defensive Stopper Award and was voted MVP

Junior C.J. Fitzgerald is next years top returner

Pictured to the right are three Seniors who have left some big shoes to fill next season. Abbie Neff, Katie Wyman and Hannah Loehr. Great job ladies and best wishes in the future.

CLUB VOLLEYBALL TEAMS ARE EVERYWHERE Each weekend Springville has a volleyball team or two competing somewhere, gaining experience and learning about competing at the next level. The 12U Oriole Volleyball Club team completed its winter season winning two games and dropping four at the Solon League on March 6. The eight-member team showed much improvement over the season, which started in January when the team played in the 13U division of the Springville League. "We wanted to give the girls a taste of what the level of volleyball would be in 7th grade so we had them play 'up' an age division in our Springville League," explained 12U coach Gretchen Eastman. "We then played at the 12U level in the Solon League to give the girls playing opportunities against teams their own

age." From January to early March, the 12U team practiced in the elementary gym twice a week. The girls worked primarily on serving, passing, and working to get three contacts before sending the ball across the net. "Serving and passing are the most fun-damental skills. We really focused on establishing those skills because if you can't pass or serve, you can't really set or spike. Of course, the girls always wanted to work on spiking!" commented Coach Eastman. "The girls made great improvements in their fundamentals. We still need to work on being consistent servers. All the girls can get the ball over the net. Now, they just need to be able to get that first serve over the net more consistently. When we served well in our games, we usually won." Coach Eastman would also like to thank Tiel Howard for her help with some practices, Claude Howard for his help coaching and being referee for the team, Megan Hall for helping the team at its league games, and Angie Gloeckner for helping with scorekeeper

duties at the Solon League. Finally, Coach Eastman would like to thank the girls' parents for their support at games and practices. "Without parents to transport their kids and pay for

the fees, equipment and food, these girls wouldn't get the chance to play. We really appreciate the parental support of our volleyball program at Springville," stated Coach Eastman. There are 5 Springville club teams in all and they’ve been representing us in great fashion, keep up the good work girls.

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WEEKLY PICKS: This weeks basketball matchups include the following for this Saturday: Savannah St vs North Carolina Central Stony Brook vs Boston University Harvard vs Princeton LA Lakers vs Dallas Mavericks Here’s what you do, choose your winners AND choose the point total in the Laker/Maverick game. Tie-breaker goes to the individual closest to the point total. Send your picks and name to oriolepride@gmail.com with “Weekly Picks” as

your subject, and catch next weeks issue to see who won bragging rights. Congratulations to Larry Riley of Springville for winning last weeks contest.

DID YOU NAME THIS “O”? Last week we featured this Springville Elementary teacher. As a hint I offered that according to www.HowManyOfMe.com she is one of a kind… how’d you do? She is none other than this weeks featured legend, Mrs. Kim Wittenburg.

Pictured above, Coach Eastman’s 12U team (photo provided by Angie Gloeckner) Pictured below, the all important hand shake—16U players, Eddna Byers and Maddie Wittenburg

16U hitter, Sidney Hopkins scores a point in Saturday’s action at Central City

Pictured left, Coach Donita Sanderson’s 16U team goes thru their pre-game on Saturday at Central City

DID YOU KNOW? Iowa Mennonite High School in Kalona, Iowa is the only high school in Iowa without a mascot. How about these rather “odd” names for Iowa school mascots... Estherville Midgets, the girls are referred to as the Midgettes Sheldon Orabs, it stands for Orange and Black Pocahontas Maidens, girls only—the boys are the Indians

SENIOR “O” Oriole Pride feature’s Springville Seniors in hopes of learning a little beyond the activity they pursue. Our profile this week is Senior Michael Wittenburg.

Where were you born? St. Lukes in Cedar Rapids, Iowa How many brothers/sisters - and are you the oldest/youngest? 3 siblings, 1 younger brother and 2 older sisters Parents names- Barb and Leroy Wittenburg Springville activities you participate in- Jazz Band, Marching Band, Track, Golf, and Cross Country Favorite movie- Gran Torino Favorite food- Pizza Who do you text the most? If you could meet one famous person, who would you choose? Mike Portnoy What do you like to do in your free time? Work, Hang out with friends, and sleeping If you could choose a week's vacation anywhere in the world, where would you want to go? Venice, Italy What is the scariest thing that ever happened to you? (that is appropriate) When i was a baby I forgot how to breathe... What are your plans after high school? Going to Kirkwood for 2 years then Iowa State for two in Computer Networking Xbox or PlayStation? PlayStation 3 Name the make, model, year and color of your dream car; 1969 Corvette Stingray with a 430 V-8 If you auditioned for American Idol, what song would you sing? Don't Stop Believing..... In the year 2021, you will celebrate your 10 year high school reunion, what will you be doing? Running America Give one piece of advice to this year's freshmen class: Take education seriously, because it won't always be free and have fun while doing it, because you’re only a kid once. Great advice Michael, thank you

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FACE IN THE CROWD This week’s face in the crowd is Springville Mom, Kara Nulle who I caught up with at a club volleyball tournament on Saturday in Central City. Kara was so kind as to answer these questions: What is your favorite day of the week? Friday What is your shoe size? 8 What is your favorite restaurant? Carlos O’Kelly’s What color was your prom dress? Light blue What was your first pet and its name? Multiple fish—no names What was your first pet that had a name? A golden retriever named Abby

Thanks Kara, you just never know—at the next Springville event you could be more than a FACE IN THE CROWD!

MORE FOOTAGE AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE Coach Sanderson showed a very nice video on Monday evening and it is available online. Make sure you check it out;

www.youtube.com/user/springvillegirlsbb

Pictured to the right, perhaps we see a glimpse of Hannah’s artistic side as she takes a moment to show off her pirate hat she made out of foil.

Pictured above, Coach Sanderson shows off his stylish side while to the right we see an example of the girls art work.

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ORIOLE LEGENDS Oriole Pride features Springville alumni who still have ties to the community. This week we feature Springville graduate and 2nd grade teacher, Kim Wittenburg: Maiden name… Brown Class of ;1978 Activities participated in while in high school: Summer Softball, Fall Softball, Football Cheerleader, Basketball (9th grade only), Basketball Cheerleader, Golf, Marching Band, Concert Band, Jazz Band, Pep Band, Musicals/Pit Band, Choir, Swing Choir (Show Choir), Drama/Plays, National Honor Society and Journalism/School paper. Favorite activity/sport while in high school: I loved spending time with my friends in all of the extracurricular activities! My favorite activities were band, softball, & golf! What is one of the craziest things you did while in high school? On a very rainy & muddy day, a friend of mine was driving 4 of us to golf practice in Central City. While taking the shortcut through Waubeek, her car got stuck in the mud up to its axles! We had to walk through the mud to get help and a ride. We were covered in mud! I don’t even remember how she got her car out of the mud! Did you have a nickname? Brownie College attended? University of Northern Iowa, was on the UNI golf team. Side note: When I went to UNI, Interstate 380 was being built and it took me 1 hour & 45 minutes to get to UNI from Springville…now it takes 1 hour. Major/degree earned; BA in Elementary Education Most influential teacher in high school and the subject they taught; Mr. Edelbrock, Band Teacher. Everyone called him “Mr. E.” What made that teacher so memorable? So many things come to mind! The thing that amazed me about Mr. Edelbrock was how talented and dedicated he was. For every home football game, he would have a new marching routine for the band that he designed. We would always have a pre-game show and a halftime show. He knew so much about music and could play many instruments. He always challenged me as a musician. He also took the time to get to know students and he really cared! Mr. E. had 2 sons who were in the band @ the University of Iowa. He would take our band to march in the U of I Homecoming Parade every year. Then the next day, he would take our band to the Field House to watch the Hawkeye band warm up. They always had awesome routines, especially the percussion section. After that, he would take our band to watch the Hawkeye FB game in Kinnick Stadium. The highlight was watching the Hawkeye Marching Band perform @ halftime! Mr. E. and his wife also had a band camp that they ran during the summers @ their home in the country near Iowa City. How many students were in your senior class? 55 If you were to write an autobiography - what would the title be? It’s a Good Life If you could have one superpower, what would it be? I would love to have the ability to create peace in the world and no more hurting for anyone! How did you meet Al? I met my husband, Al, through a mutual friend, Sandy Binley. Were you high school sweethearts? No, we met after graduating from college. Where was your first date? We went to a Star Trek movie @ the theater in Anamosa. How long have you been married? 26 years! Did your senior prom have a theme - if so what was it? I have no clue, but I remember dancing to the song “Stairway to Heaven”…it went on & on & on! I also remember that Senior Class “Wills” and Junior Class “Prophecies” were read @ prom. They were very funny! A quick word of wisdom for Springville students; Follow the Golden Rule: Treat others as you would want them to treat you! Do NOT gossip about or bully others because it can deeply hurt people more than you realize! Also, work hard to reach your goals, put forth effort, and never be afraid to dream big! You CAN do it! Please list the names & ages of your children; I have two children. Zach (2004 SHS graduate) is 25 years old, and Kalli (2009 SHS graduate) is 20 years old.

Thank You Brownie

In the year 1978… The Dallas Cowboys won the Super Bowl The NY Yankees won the World Series The Washington Bullets won the NBA Title Kentucky defeated Duke in the NCAA basketball Championship Alabama & USC “shared” the NCAA football Championship

In the year 1978… Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream was founded Top movies include Grease, Jaws 2 and National Lampoon’s Animal House Popular TV shows are Happy Days, Charlie’s Angels and The Love Boat Stars born in this year include Ashton Kutcher (in Cedar Rapids, IA) and Kobe Bryant

The Washington Bullets—now known as the Washington Wizards— in 1978 when they won the NBA finals

Ben & Jerry’s came to the states, sadly—they do not have a shop in the state of Iowa

The original cast of TV Series “The Love Boat”. It aired from 1977-1986

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