Richardson High School - Eagle Yearbook (Richardson, TX)

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'ii' tr , Throwing her relentless energy into each game of the season, junior Erin Adamson was named MVP of the District. fChancej The Girls' JV Soccer Team includes fbackj Holly DeGeeter, Amy Costigan, Trisha Coblitz, Katie Lynn, coach Jim Walther, Suzanne Stringham, Sutton Smith, Therea Randall, Mandy Trotter, ffrontj Mandy Carp, Stacy Rornick, Chris Williams, Holly Jenkins and Nancy Schwartz. fGekierej gunalwmmmuhwnnumwmkmnuwfr --wunnllunnqsuuingsmgnnwlvmn sxwuuna ,,, ,,:- mills:-nre.ms,wuamuaumnmt:lnunf spina' manuals . .. new .,,,,, ,., nga' wi ' ' ' , as wasnt 11701111 ,Q 1 - . Q If s Mmnl. .sr nnuuvusn-wanna . L W M h . sw -gn.. 1-gg 1-W 4 an .. : 'f fx. 'W 1, . r . , N V J? ' an as Ps... ,L F a --....., gf .- fr 1 Lf A 9 1 0 '6f'11,. ' L 1 ' a , - :5 ,. w V 1 . 1 if mv' 'F' --. Sv sr V Si Playing first-year Varsity soccer, junior Kerrie Curran fulfills two dreams, being named first team All-District and helping the Eagles win State. fGekierej :f,, , S VARSITY JV 1 f stts 1 M 3-1 MacArthur 1-0 3 'W - 5 7-1, 4-O Berkner 3-0 - gr- N S 0-0, 4-2 Lake Highlands 6-0, 6-0 iW Y - . 2-1,1-3 Plano 0-3 A . A 1-0, 5-1 Pearce 0-1, 1-0 t.,..1 S' 3 3 4-1,3-0 Plano East 6-0 Denton l Fw ., 4-3 North Mesquite '1 A , f 4-1 Jefferson A - I , ,.,, , 1 1-0 Bryan Adams ii 1 , V 3 ' f 8-1 San Antonio 3 g ,,. 5 g A L 3 s 3-2 Jefferson 3-2 Klein Oak jj :A Despite her broken hand, junior Ellen Weinberg still played to her fullest and ,li was named All-Tournament and All- District. IGekierej Sports f 191

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It began as an open fantasy, way back in September. John and I talked about it all the time, said assistant coach Jim Walther. We both thought we had a bona fide chance to do it. Then everyone on both teams started talking about 'it'. The Lady Eagles wanted to go to State. The overall attitude of the team was confidentf, said co- captain Traci Roberts. Everybody's goal was State this year since we came so close last year. The Lady Eagles enjoyed a smooth flight to regionals, but that was when the hard work began. The girls' team struggled but grab- bed a 4-3 overtime victory over North Mesquite to advance to the regional round against Jefferson, whom they defeated 4-1. The Eagles went into the last round to defeat Bryan Adams 1-0 to ad- vance to State. Lady Eagles Winning Regionals was the most exciting moment for me because I knew that this was the toughest region, and after we won regionals, I felt pretty confident about State, said senior co- captain Kathleen Mikel. Richardson had the most valuable player of the District, junior Erin Adamson. She joined Mikel, Ellen Weinberg and Cathy Riggs on the All-Tournament Team. These members with Kerrie Curran made the lst All-District Team. Sharonda Rischer, Traci Roberts, and Kristi Anderson made the 2nd All-District Team. Lezli Ritcherson was an Honorable Mention. According to Fina, the State final was the hardest game of the year because Klein Oak was undefeated. The Lady Eagles, who played well all year long, went on to win the State Championship, 3-2. The Girls' Varsity Soccer Team includes fbachl Trainer - Jeff Knight, Lezli Rit- cherson, Denise Oliver, Chandra Williams, Kristi Anderson, coach John Fina, Sharonda Rischer, Kathleen Mikel, Traci 190 X Sports Roberts, Cathy Riggs, Manager - Marie Giliottig ffrontj Angela Gallia, Kerrie Cur- ran, Aimee Simms, Cheryl McCormick, Amy Weinberg, Ellen Weinberg, Erin Adamson and Sheri Stahl. fGekiere1 Junior forward Ellen Weinberg called the last 10 minutes of the second half of the State Cham- pionship The longest 10 minutes in my life, and Mikel agreed. Besides winning State, the Lady Eagles earned a 15-1-1 record and Regional, Bi-District, and District titles. It was awesome, we went down and when we won the State Cham- pionship, it was magic because we had talked about it all year, said junior Lezli Ritcherson, the goalie for the Eagles. Winning State was the hap- piest feeling I have had since I've been at RHS. It will definitely give me something to look back on after graduation, said senior Denise Oliver. At first I was in shock, I couldn't believe it was true. We had won and we were 111. I still haven't come down, said co- captain Riggs. - Tina Rangel After three years of dedication to the Var- sity Soccer Team, senior Sharonda Rischer was named to Second-Team All-District. KWeinbergj .. Ek av-we he X g

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Despite the resignation in the fall of coach Diane Ebner, the Eagles sent Rana Grimmer, Jill Keenan, Steve Kellam, Lisa Kroder, Susan North and Dana Shultz to regionals. There North, a sophomore, plac- ed second in the 100-free while Grimmer, a junior, placed third in both the 200- and 400-meter free. The girls' 400 freestyle relay team of Grimmer, Keenan, North and Shultz also took third place. At state North took a 7th place in the 100 free while Grimmer placed 9th in the 200 free. The girl's relay team finished 9th in the 400 free. Although the team had members qualify for state, many felt that Ebner's quitting hurt the team. It took a lot of spirit out of us, said Kellam, a team captain. It was a bit. ' to the team's moralef, After Eb, quit, Pearce's coach Ken Terway and Steve Goebel, who took Ebner's classes, took over managing the team. In spite of the confusion, the team survived. For me it worked out better because Pearce has a a strong guys' swim team, and I could work out with them, said Kellam. Regardless, many felt that ad- justing to the new coaching situa- tion was difficult though not impossible. Once we got settled working Jill Keenan, who was part of the winning girls' relay team, prepares for the next swim meet. KSCUIU 192 f Sports Swim team captain Steve Kellam darts through the water during practice. Kellam advanced from district to compete at regionals. fWilmarthj out with Pearce, everything was okay, said Kroder. The rivalry between our teams ended. We stayed together as a teamf' added Grimmer. But that team was small. The boys' team suffered in competition because of the lack of swimmers while the girls' team, though young, was strong, accor- ding to Terway. We didn't have as many boys as Richardson has had in recent years because we lost a lot to graduation, said Terway. Meanwhile the Eagles are hop- ing to find a full-time coach for next year when they look forward to a strong season with most of their team members returning. - Steve Gaut