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

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Sports Varsity Unknowns School sports arc always in the limelight, right.-' Everyone follows football, basket-bail. track, baseball and tennis. Hut how many people go out and watch a sailing regatta or a bicycle race.' With a lack of spectator interest, the weekend athletes must use their performance alone to judge their abilities. In the church basketball league, competitiveness and rivalries run rampant. The 15-team league was the subject of many a discussion during school hours. Numerous bluff bets were thrown into the pot as the confident players tried to psyche out their opponents. Early Saturday mornings are usually spent sleeping or watching TV. but for Several students it means heading, kicking, and scoring. Players in the Youth Soccer League were kept busy over the weekends attending soccer tournaments across the state. The travel is a part of the game. like, practice, it's a necessity. We wouldn't get anywhere without it. emphasized Vincent Salvador. When sun and surf are mixed with sails and speed, an ex- hilarating combination is formed. If I go out sailing before I enter a regatta. I don't consider that practicing. It's just having fun. That's why I enter races, because I don't feel any pressure during the competition, explained Craig Powell. Filling the alleys over the weekend with barrels of balls, members of the local junior bowling league kept the pins falling. Talent did not come automatically as the junior bowlers spent several hours a week honing their abilities. I go out most afternoons and practice because 1 want to be the best bowler 1 can be. Lots of people think bowling isn't a sport, but it takes a great deal of hard work and determination, not to mention skill and coordination, to become just a fair bowler. explained Janette Burgin. For the varsity unknowns, there arc no gigantic pep rallies, no special presents, and no extra praise. A T-shirt here or a small trophy there, is all the recognition they get. But for the week-end athlete, the self-satisfaction is enough. TENNIS ANYONE? Senior. Jordan Harlow, play' a few- vets of tennis w ith a friend and awaits a serve. SPINING MY WHEELS. One freshman. Jeff Wojciechowski, pedals a few laps around the block to keep in shape. 38 — Sports

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KICKS AREN'T the only thing on junior. Becky Rogers mind before the LaG range pep rally. SURELY THE bell didn't ring already! Sophomore. Amy Doyle primps in C-Building bathroom. Where to stack one's books was always a problem. CAUGHT IN THE ACT. Junior. Laurie Perry contours her cheekbones before entering the lunchroom. 40 — Primpers