Barbe High School - Les Memoires Yearbook (Lake Charles, LA)

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Overall record — Var. 26-5, J.V. 15-0 DISTRICT SCORES La Grange 15-0 15-1 LC-B 15-2 15-2 LC-B 15-7 15-8 Placed 7th in State Linda Gary was named 4-AAA A MVP 1st TEAM ALL DISTRICT — Linda Gary, Jenet Manuel, Amanda Harrington and Stacie Allen 2nd TEAM DISTRICT — Edan Drisco and Anjeannette Leger Volleyball 107

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olleyball A MOMENT OF SILENCE. The (earn began each Knc with a prayer that each girl would do her t and no one would be injured. A POINT ACROSS. Coach Fusclicr sends silent signal to Edan Driscoll at the LCB district tournament. The Lady Bucs took first in district and went on to state. MOCK SURPRISE. Stacie Allen, sophomore, momentarily waits to see which direction the hall will come down. Upf Up, and Away With Lady Buc Spirits as Team Caps District ate in August, before anyone had started talking about football, the Lady Buc volleyball team was quietly impressing people from one end of the state to the other. Throughout the season the team dominated their opponents, allowing only a few to gain the upper hand in a match. The Lady Bucs played a match as a complete team, not letting only one player stand in the spotlight. Senior co-captain Edan Driscoll added, When one of us gets hurt there is always someone else there who can take their place. The Lady Bucs swept through the district tournament without losing a match to their opponents. It all fell into place, said Coach Fuselier. After the kind of season we had, the tournament was a great ending. But it wasn't the end. The team went on to defeat Abramson of New Orleans in state playoffs but fell in the second round to South Terrebonne. The New Orleans area teams were the toughest because of the talent they have to choose from and their experience. explained Linda Gary, captain. Volleyball is not exactly what Barbe is noted for, but after their season it will be mentioned more than once. — CART 106 — Volleyball

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B aseball Darn Well Worth 1+ 7 he baseball team at Barbe wasn't ex-pected to throw a pitch or pet a sin-pie hit when school started in Aupust. Parish baseball teams had presumably been sent to the showers by the School Board. But throuph the support of the baseball players and area businesses, money was raised and donated and the team took to the practice field on January 7 in preparation for their first pame. on February 25. apainst St. Louis. The boys worked hard durinp the sprinp c« mesh themselves into a well-trained machine for openinp day. We took it day by day, startinp with the basics and buildinp up from there. explained district first team player Tommy Smith. Though the season overall was discourag-inp. the Bucs kept the pames interesting. Barbe lost several games that could have gone cither way including a 3 2 decision to LaGrange. Tony Stephens, a teacher at S. J. Welsh, was enlisted to coach the Bucs. Coming in a bit of a rush, the assipnemnt was unex- pected. But according to Stephens, it wasn't that hard to go from teaching to coaching. I coach a softball team during the summer. he explained. The Buc baseball team struggled through most of the season ending with a record of 1-8. They had worked long and hard to raise the money, and had practiced even harder. After all that, did the team regret reviving the sport.' Heck, no! enjoyed the players. According to them, it was darn well worth it! —CART 108 — Baseball