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Appleton West vs. Appleton NorthJanuary 28, 2022

Girls Sports 50! • 1972-2022

Appleton West Girls Basketball Team in 1974 Appleton West Girls Basketball Team in 2019 On June 23, 1972, President Richard Nixon

signed the Higher Education Act of 1972. Title IX of this congressional act bars sex bias

in athletics and other activities at colleges receiving federal assistance. Title IX, the landmark gender equity law passed as part of the Education Amendment of 1972, banned sex discrimination in federally funded education programs. Its protection would open doors for girls and women in admission, academic majors, teaching positions, vocation programs, and individual classes, and would help ensure equal access and treatment. Yet, despite its broad aims and application, Title IX is more famous for its impact on expanding opportunities for women and girls in sports. In 1972 there were only 300,000 women and girls playing college and high school sports in the United States. Female athletes received 2% of college athlete budgets while athletic scholarships for women were virtually non-existent. In 2012, the 40th anniversary of Title IX’s passage, the number of girls participating in high school sports nationwide had risen tenfold, to more than 3 million. Today more than 3.5 million girls currently are involved in high school sports, and more than 500,000 women are competing in college sports, six times as many as in 1972. According to the Womens Sport Foundation, one in every five girls in the United States plays sports. Before passage of Title IX, that number had been one in 27.

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Leadership, perseverance, teamwork, dedication… These are all lifelong skills I learned from sports that have helped

create the person I am today.

Sports have been one of the most positive and impactful parts of my life. I will never forget my first day of track practice. I signed up a week late and the coach told me to come on out anyway. I was so nervous I wasn’t going to fit in. However, from that first step through the door, I knew I made the right choice. Immediately, I felt welcome and was accepted by the team. You could say the rest is history. Sports are where I found my voice and what moved me to become a leader both on and off the field.

The skills I learned in sports helped me with my career choice to become a teacher and continue to help me in my daily life. My involvement in sports has helped create a passion I hope to inspire in the athletes that I now coach on the Appleton West Track and Field team.

Circa 2010 Circa 2011

Coach Gallagher teaches and coaches in AASD.

By Stephanie Gallagher, AW Class of ‘11

As a West female student-athlete from 1999-2003,

being a swimmer, dancer, and track & field athlete opened doors and provided me with numerous opportunities to shape me into the person I am today. My calling within Special Education is more

to me than just a career but getting the opportunity to go overseas to teach and coach; that all started from some of the awesome coaches I had here at Appleton West. Under Gayle Beuthien and Carl Gardner, both coaches and teachers in the field of special education, I found encouragement and positive challenges in developing my passion for helping others achieve their own goals and define their success in the classroom and in athletic endeavors. At West, I experienced how the STUDENT comes before the ATHLETE which helped to set me up for a successful college career at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. As a former member of AWK swim team, never having participated in an outside “club” team, I am thankful for the hard work and dedication it taught me as a member of the team. Being a part of a life-long skill like swimming, which can be done anywhere with water; from cliff swims in Lake Superior to coastal swims around the Burj Al Arab in Dubai. I am so thankful for the many skills I learned to make me into a healthy human. As a one-time member of the AW

Dance Team, I learned about taking risks and trying new things, even if those skills turn out to be skills that are clearly not strengths. I was able to give it a go and learn how rhythm might just not be for me. I learned it’s okay to fail and not be good at something and appreciate that it gave me the opportunity to then find other passions in life- like snowboarding, which then opened doors to go to places like Nagano Japan and experience some of the world’s greatest slopes keeping me active even during these cold dark winters. My most favorite memories from my time here at West were from the Track & Field team. The relationships I formed from my time here at Appleton West have led to friendships that travel the world on scuba diving trips to places like Fiji and even helping me secure a job here once I returned to Appleton from my life of overseas education, after a quick exit in Moscow, Russia with not a single plan thought out. If there’s one thing I learned, life is 100% about the relationships you form and time and effort spent in maintaining them. Appreciate all those in your life who help you become the best version of yourself and take all opportunities to make the world, and your community a better place for all. My life once summarized by an Israeli Military Interrogator as “Someone who just travels the world teaching students....” sounded like a pretty awesome life to me, one that I am so thankful for as starting adulthood from here at Appleton West, as a female student-athlete.

Coach Huth currently teaches and coaches in AASD.

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Mr. Cam McLaren - Math Teacher Connection: Head Softball Coach Appleton West

Mrs. Claudine Happel - Former Librarian/Historian Connection: Coached track(1973-1993), cross country (1985-1990) and basketball (1974-1977) at Appleton West.

Ms. Laurie Wienert - Head Dance Coach Connection: Played Basketball and Danced at Manitowoc Lincoln 2002-2005

Ms. Erin Tiede - ELA Teacher Connection: Played Tennis at Appleton North 1997-2000

Ms. Nikki Streck - Physical Education Teacher/Department Chairperson Connection: West Class of ‘94, played volleyball, basketball and softball for the Terrors 1992-1994. Coached softball (1999-2014) & basketball (1999-2001) at West.

Mr. Josh Puls - Guidance Counselor Connection: Head Varsity Girls Soccer Coach Appleton West

Mr. Shayne Porter - Wilson Middle School Teacher/West Golf & Basketball Coach Connection: Grandmother Leone Strutz participated in girls intramural basketball at Appleton High School in the late 1930s and early 1940’s.

Mr. Terry Gross- Former teacher & 30 years as Cross Country and Girls Track Coach. Connection: Niece Julianne Brown (M.D.) West Class of ‘91 participated in volleyball, basketball and softball for the Terrors. She was the 1990 Red Smith Award recipient.

Ms. Erin Mielke - Girls Assistant Tennis Coach Connection: West Class of ‘80. Played varsity tennis at West 1976-1979. Daughters, Jenna and Taylor, played volleyball, basketball and softball. Her son, Troy, played golf and basketball and her husband, Doug, played basketball and golf…all at West High School.

Ms. Chris Stickney - Math Teacher Connection: Her daughter, Amanda ‘17, was a member of the West swim team in 2013.

Ms. Val Dunham - Library Secretary Connection: Played Field Hockey, Softball and Tennis at Dundee High School in Illinois from 1974-1977. Her daughter Emily (class of ‘05) and Abby (class of ‘08) played tennis, and soccer at West.

Ms. Amy Didrecksion - Assistant Principal Connection: West class of 2000. Played golf 1996-1999 at West. Her sisters all played at West: Cari Peterson ‘98-Soccer, Basketball and Volleyball (1995-1998). Katie Fecteau ‘04-Basketball, Softball, Cross Country and Volleyball (2000-2004). Emily Vander Heiden ‘06 -Softball and Cheer (2002-2006). Emily coached Cheer 2007-2009 and Katie coached Basketball 2008-10 and softball 2010-12 at West. Her niece, Haley Peterson ‘19- Basketball and Softball (2015-2019). Her niece, Olivia, is on the court tonight playing basketball for the Terrors!

Ms. Angie Knutson - Track & Cross Country Coach Connection: Daughter, Stephanie Gallagher ‘11, participated in track and cheer team and is currently a cross country and track coach at West.Angie, participated on the Pom team at St. Mary’s Springs.

Ms. Heidi James - Assistant Track Coach Connection: Played basketball, cross country and track at Appleton East ‘97 (1994-1997). Went on to UWO as a volleyball player 1997-1998.

Ms. Kristine LeClair- Assistant Track Coach Connection: Graduated from Appleton East ‘91. Played basketball, volleyball and track 1987-1990.

Ms. Connie Newling - Facilities Coordinator West Cluster Connection: Graduated from West in 1979. Participated in Track (1977) and Softball (1978 & 1979). Her daughter Liz is a West 2010 graduateand played soccer and cross country (2007-2010).

Ms. Ashley Witthuhn - Winter Cheer Coach Connection: West class of 2008. Participated in Cheer and Track. Her twin sister, Amber, also participated in Cheer and Track.

Mr. Bob Duimstra - Boys Basketball Staff Connections: Daughter Alexa class of 2010 participated on the Terror Cross Country & Track teams. Daughter Eliza class of 2023 currently participates on the West Tennis Team.

Ms. Debby Andrews - Business Office Banker/Athletic Secretary Connection: Daughter, Megan Class of 2004. Played Volleyball, Soccer and Basketball. Also served as a soccer coach. Ms. Lauren Ott - Family & Consumer Science Teacher Connection: Was a member of the Terror softball coaching staff 2007-12.

Current Appleton West Staff Connections with Girls Sports

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1 Trent Mullen 5’10” 11 2 Jack Budiac 5’11” 12 3 Brock Donaldson 6’3” 12 4 Sean Hansen 5’10” 9 5 Josh Gilbert 5’11” 1210 Garrett Staszak 5’9” 1111 Alex Ramus 5’10” 1012 Aidan Greer 5’9” 12

13 Max Nelson 6’8” 1214 Carson Busch 6’0” 1120 Ben Isom 6’1” 1121 Owen Hager 6’4” 1122 Caleb Monroe 6’4” 1223 Brock Salm 6’2” 1124 Sean Garrigan 6’2” 1233 Ben Frantal 6’3” 11

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2 Mikail Harmison 6’3” F 11 3 Ezra Brown 6’0” G 11 5 Kaden Gowdy 6’1” G 1110 Isaac Grundman 6’1” G 1213 Caeden Myers 6’7” F 12

20 Bomani Hooper 6’0” F 1123 EJ Holt 6’4” F 1130 Minh Thanh Nguyen 5’11” G 1132 Braeden Olson 5’11” G 1234 Evan Fassbender 6’4” F 11

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“1990 was the first year for sports equalization in scheduling for the Fox VAlley Association. Girls basketball games were played on Friday

nights alternating with the boys.”

AW 6irls softball

AW 6irls basketball

AW 6irls gymnastics AW 6irls track

Claudine Happel

“encourager, influencer, role model, friend”

caretaker of history of west

aw media specialist 1974-2005coached basketball 1974-1978

coached track 1973-1993coached cross country 1985-1990

recognized at west with claudine and jim happel sports complex, home of many terror sports teams

Mary beth nienhaus

“pioneer, visionary leader, difference maker”

golf coach 25 years - four wiaa state championships

basketball coach 15 years - two wiaa state qualifiers

volleyball coach 9 years - two wiaa state qualifiers

selected for west hall of fame 2021

recognized at west for donation of winagamie golf course and nienhaus sports field, home of west softball

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“When Ella decided to try out wrestling her sophomore year we

were not surprised at all. She’s always taken the road less traveled and being the only female on the team was no exception to that. Ella put in the time and effort in the wrestling room and

earned the respect of her coaches and teammates. Ella is a quiet,

sweet young lady but get her on the mat and she’s a beast. In December of 2021, Ella graduated from Fort

Benning as an infantry soldier, once again paving the way for females.

We are so proud of her!”

Ella Wynveen Class of ‘21First varsityFemale Wrestler

at Appleton West.

Kris Gurholt class of 1976

retired teacher at deforest HSaw current girls tennis coachparticipated in tennis, basketball, and cheernoted for sinking the first basket at the initialWIAA state tournament

AW 6irls swimming

1999-2000