Airline High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Bossier City, LA)

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Girls Were Off And Running The AHS Girls Track team had a great first year under the coaching of Coach Blackwell and Coach Davis. The girls practiced many hours after school preparing for the meets. They placed 3rd in the Bossier City Meet and 5th in both the Viking Relays and the Haughton Relays. They also placed 6th in the Bossier Relays and 7th in both the Bossier Practice Meet at the beginning of the season and in the Captain Shreve Relays. Ten girls participated in the meets. Allison Thompson ran the 100, 200, and relays, Pia, the 880, Shanta, the 100, 200, and relays, Kirsten, the hur- dles and 100, Marian, the 200 and hurdles, Sherri, the hurdles, Casey, the relays, Holly, the 100 and relays, Karla, the 880, and 400, and Deidra, the 880 and 1 mile. We congratulate the Girls Track team on a successful first year. KIRSTEN BECK PSYCHED herself up as the race was about to begin. DEIDRA WAGGONER WAS determined to do her best. Jw I H W ROW 1: Karla Winham, Holly Orr, Shanta McHenry, Marian Lombardo, Sherri Anglin, ROW 2: Coach Blackwell, Kirsten Beck, Dei- dra Waggoner, Pia Ojanpera, Ashlie Walpole, Casey Allen, and Coach Davis. 20 Sports

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Cross Country Never Stopped Running tw xi Airline's first Cross Country track team consisted of five members: Chris Coffee, Todd Rader, Craig Moss, Michael Scott Partin, and Todd Shy. Chris Coffee and Todd Rader made all-district, placing third and fifth in the three kilometer run. All of the hard work and determination paid off when the team went to their first state meet. Coach jerry Davis was ecstat- ic about the team's progress and stated that with three of their members return- ing next year, Airline will have another outstanding team. Coach Davis and the entire team would like to extend a spe- cial thanks to Mr. Scott Smith for all of his help in coaching. ! 4 CRAIG MOSS RAN up the path to catch up with the others. TOP LEFT: Chris Coffee had a look of deter- mination as he tried to stay in the lead. LEFT: Todd Shy, Scott Partin, Craig Moss, Chris Coffee, Todd Rader. Track 205