C E Ellison High School - Free Spirit Yearbook (Killeen, TX)

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DSS Country meets offer a few minutes relax and make friends. Denise Pitts, gela Taylor, Marsha Carter, Louisa try, Leslie Hunsucker, Charlene lsman, Tina Keefe, Nancy Lockett, hele Morganfield, and Trudy White sit and talking together. t 4 Y JL. -3 ,. fel., .' mv L' I L-- 'L 4,11 'I 2.11, .zagal 1 7715.0 .33 , . -ff-5. 1 .-.- ' ' IPi L - M ,:, - . -' N if , 'Y 3-,Vt - 15? 4' . X 4, tm . tv 1 A . get-s f-fm. T. . 5 LOUISA MOTRY Sprints to the finish after along hard race. NAY NAY CRANE, Trudy White, Charlene Kousman, Tina Keefe, Michele Morganfield, and Denise Pitts gather around Coach Grisham to gain in- -rg., Q -S-. y formation and confidence. TRUDY WHITE and Nay Nay Crane push themselves in order to make a better time. DENISE PITTS finishes way ahead of the crowd in the district meet. Girls Cross Country 91

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They Run for Victory! Exhaustion, dehydration, pulled hamstrings, and shin splints were on- ly a small part of the Girls Cross Country practices. The greatest part of the practices were in the hearts of the girls, the dedication they shared with their coach, Ms. Grisham. They worked long and hard hours to become winners. The girls believed in themselves. They believed they could win. And they did. Coach Grisham taught the girls that winning did not necessarily mean coming in first place. Winning meant trying their hardest, trying to beat their best time, setting a goal and overcoming it. Winning meant earning a place on the varsity team, earning the right to run in District and Regionals. Louisa Motry, a first year member of the team, said, Every time I finish a race l feel like a winner, no matter what place l come in. Angela Taylor, a returning senior on the team commented, 'I feel like a win- ner because l'm doing something that many people can't do. Cross country was not only hard work, it presented many fun times. Nay Nay Crane enjoyed being on the team because she liked getting out of school and seeing her friends. 2 E fu bl The girls ran to achieve several? goals. Trophies, medals, and ribbons were primary goals along with 5 .n 2 o receiving a school award jacket as 5 the highest material award. But the girls ran for themselves, for the knowledge of competing and winn- ing as a individual and a team, and most of all, for the personal satisfaction. CROSS Country running brought out the inner happiness in the runners, as Charlene Kousman starts out she shows confidence in herself. STRETCHING their legs before they run, Leslie Hunsucker, Angela Taylor, and Susie Donald warm up to minimize pulling any muscles. 190 Girls Cross Country t d opy by Vicky Henning MEMBERS of the Cross Country team are ffront rowl Sharon Cambell, Trudy White, Vivian Quinones, Mikki Tyguiengco, Dottie lohnson, Nay Nay Crane, Susan Chung, and Susie Donald. 12nd rowl Leslie 0 5 Hunsucker, Mgr., Michele Morganfie Charlene Kousman, Nancy Lockett, T Keefe, Laveretta Greene, Louisa Mot Tracie Hawkes, Sissy Fitzgerald, Mars Carter, Angela Taylor, and Denise Pitts. Rx: U 'STM 'Qi by 'V kr: 1 skill? '

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They Did if !!! October 22, 1982, was a red- letter date for the Eagles. In a 41-8 massacre of the Killeen Kangaroos, they became the city champions, a title that had eluded them for the first four years of the team's history. Two touchdown runs by Trent Banks in the first quarter put the already fired-up Eagles in a scoring frenzy. Players on the sidelines were heard screaming, 'We're gonna do it! We're gonna win! A twelve-yard touchdown pass from Kenny Segal to David Bell, fantastic yardage gains by james Spikes, a 35-yard touchdown run by james Jones, and three extra points kicked by joe Daggs set the Eagles' lead at 27 by halftime while a near-perfect defense held the Roos to 0. With the ecstatic cheering and screaming of the fans to boost their morale, the team burst into the se- cond half with the same intensity that started the game. Early in the third quarter, Banks put in another touchdown run, and Daggs' extra point kick gave Ellison a 34-0 lead. A 192 Varsity Football y dl by Martin Glynn few plays later, the Roos managed an eight-point scoring drive, but Robert King's five-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter set aside all fears of a comeback by Killeen. Daggs' last kick of the evening made the final score 41-8. The game was followed by wild jubilation from Ellison fans and students. The players slammed each other on the back and gave a mighty chorus of victory yells. The crowds poured over the bleachers' guardrails to greet the champs, the band burst into the Eagles' fight song, and streams of tears flowed from seniors who suddenly realized that their most enjoyable viewing of the crosstown series was also their last Ellison-Killeen game as students. According to Head Coach john Beseda, 'The team won because it was our turn. The guys were ready, and they were determined that this year would be theirs. lt's a real credit to them in that they said that they were going to do something, and then they went out and did it. DAVID BELL leaps high into the air as and fellow team members Frank Holla Randy Sullivan, Charles Allen, Pete Stevd and james Carey attempt to block a l quarter field goal attempt by the Tem Wildcats. JOE DACGS watches intently the Eagles score their fourth touchdo against Austin McCallum. i