Nimitz High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Irving, TX)

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VIIXIIYPTCQ ,assi 35 Front row: Melinda Massey, Bursby. Back row: Coach Debbie Iackie King, Angela Stewart and Graves, Billie Bledso, Chris Watts, Sherry Paschal. Second row: Phyl- Denise Lambert and Mgr. Christa lis Anderson, Trina Lyons, Rosetta Riggs. Butler, Rachel Wagner and Tina Nimitz Opponent 39 L. D. Bell 32 45 Duncanville 48 52 Trinity 20 23 MacArthur 15 59 S. Grand Prairie 29 39 Grand Prairie 46 24 Irving 41 58 L. D. Bell 46 37 Duncanville 38 43 Trinity 30 31 MacArthur 15 37 S. Grand Prairie 19 39 Grand Prairie 34 36 Irving 28 After intercepting a pass, Sherry Paschall drives for the basket with an open teammate beside her. ,Maw-W-wf Q ,,,, ,pr 2222224 A SPORTS

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After gettin around her their spirit is still strong. r 5 nt row: Kathy Lozano, Sandy mons, Ieanne Hays and Linda Second row: Christy ons, Marsha Condron, y Humphrey, Billie Bledso and Stacy Iurecka. Back row: Coach Al Tiller, Cindy Windham, Lynn Flaherty, Deann Dunlap and Manager Mindy Sterling. opponent, lgathy Lozano takes the shot from under the basket. After losing a hard-fought game to Duncanville, the varsity shows Nimitz Opponent 57 L. D. Bell 34 Duncanville 53 Trinity 35 MacArthur 45 S. Grand Prairie 41 Grand Prairie 49 Irving 44 L. D. Bell 14 Duncanville 38 Trinity 46 MacArthur 48 S. Grand Prairie 58 Grand Prairie 41 Irving SPORTS 26332

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C usslc' paces teams Nimitz also had the best intra- city record of the three local high schools. Iurecka, a 5-6 guard, led the offensive attack with a 12.8 point average per game and tallied a total of 179 points C140 from the court and 39 from the free throw line.J Although the girls didn't pull off any major upsets, they managed to squeeze by Trinity, 57-47, in the Following district play, the teams continue to work out and stay in shape. As Rosette Butler takes a shot from outside the key, Denise Lam- bert gets set forthe rebound. first half of loop play. They also defeated Irving twice. This was a first time in the varsity's history to ever beat the Tigers. The varsity, however, got off to a slow start in the district race, falling to Bell and Duncanville in the first two games, then pulled out a close one against Trinity, 37- 35. After this loss, a four-game winning streak followed. The second half of district play was also another up-and-down battle with a major victory coming over Bell, and wins over S. Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie and Irving. We had a major change in our game, from last year, stated Kathy Lozano. We were more confident and had better mental attitudes, she added. Also showing much improve- ment, the IV made it known that they wanted a shot at the district crown, but saw it slowly slip away as they lost two back-to-back games to Duncanville and Trinity in the first of district play. Then the second loss to Duncanville came, 38-37, and so did the only other loss to the S.G.P. Warriors. as they romped over Nimitz by a score of 59-29. But, the Vikes bounced back in the second half of district to defeat the Warriors, 37-19. After a 10-4 season, Coach Graves attributed most of the team's success to hussle. She exclaimed, They may have out played us, but they never out hus- sled us. With the arrival of the freshman players, Coach Denise LaCroix divided the girls into two teams, the blue for more experienced players and the white for the girls just getting interested in the game. SPORTS