Teams

1994-95 Teutopolis High School Girls’ Team

Year Inducted: 2002

Category: Teams

Schools / Organizations: Teutopolis High School

Head Coach:  Dennis Koester

Team Record:  33-1 (IHSA Class A State Champions)

Biography: 

The 1995 Teutopolis Lady Wooden Shoes won a school-record 33 games and lost only once as they finished the regular season ranked second in the Class A Associated Press state poll. They beat Carlyle High School 48-46 in the title game with 1.1 seconds left on the clock on a perfect read from all-stater Maria Niebrugge and a perfect pass from Gina Bloemer. Niebrugge hit the game-winner as the horn sounded.

The team had finished third in 1994 and lost in the quarterfinals in 1993 so the law of averages caught up with them. Niebrugge, Bloemer and Amy Niebrugge were all-state selections and with seniors Crystal Worman and Marsha Meyers and a strong supporting cast of juniors and a sophomore, this team played with a lot of character and the desire to win.

Bloemer (17.7 ppg) and Maria Niebrugge (16.3 ppg) were named all-tournament in the Elite Eight. The Woden Shoes rallied from a 4-point halftime deficit in the title game as Bloemer had 20 points and 5 assists and Niebrugge had 17 points and 12 rebounds.

Team Members in the Picture:

Back Row (L to R): Vicky Kremer (manager), Stormy Young, Sarah Niebrugge, Amy Niebrugge, Assistant Coach Laurie Thompson, Head Coach Dennis F. Koester, Assistant Coach Kim Beckman, Maria Niebrugge, Elizabeth Ordner, Monica Tegeler.

Front Row (L to R): Karen Kroeger, Emily Probst, Carla Campbell, Crystal Worman, Gina Bloemer, Sarah Gebben, Marcia Meyer, Kari Probst, Christina Sehy, Kim Walk.