Dobson High School - Equus Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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In Sports There Is Strength In Numbers fered enticed a large number of students to become involved. Having large teams due to the size of our student body proved to be a positive as- pect, as it provided Sophomore Lisa Rodriguez propels herself up to strike the volleyball against Westwood. The varsity football team looks on from the sidelines during the opening kickoff against Mt. View. The bell rang at 2:51 p.m. ending the school day for most students. For others, encompassed in our 44 athletic teams, their days were just beginning ... Mem- bers on varsity, junior varsity, or freshman teams worked to- wards team unity and a winning sea- son. The 18 sports of- 48 Divider Sports

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Reassuring kisses from her mother are little consolation to the former Miss America, Vanessa Williams. Clara Peller gained instant fame as a result of her appearances in Wendy’s commercials. Jon-Erik Hexum Fond Farewells Cover Up star Jon-Erik Hexum accidentaly killed himself with a gun containing blanks. Famous deaths were Indira Gancfrii, Yuri Andropov. Richard Burton. Count Basie and Truman Capote. Planet Discovered World Series Clyde Tombaugh discovered the planet VB 8B, the The Detroit Tigers beat the San Diego Padres in the first to be seen outside of our solar system. World Series, four games to one. New Editions Where's the Beef? Bom this year were Prince Casiraghi, Prince Henry and Zoe Leyland. bom of a frozen embryo. Clara Peller said the popular quote from Wendy's fast food commerebis, Where's the beef? Design by Christine Gates. Newsline Sludont Ufo 47

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Varsity and Blue and Silver Clash with Opponents h head-to-head competition, the season opener against the 1983-84 state champions. Moun- tain View, may have seemed like a disadvantage. Though the Mustangs came up short the first two games, that didn't bruise their pride. They bat- tled back and prevailed in the next three games. In the fifth game, the loss to Marcos De Niza may have hurt the Mustangs, but again the mighty Mustangs de- During the game against Mountain View, Dobson lines up in Toro territory to play tough defense and prevent their opponents from scoring. feated their opponents in the next tfvee games. The highlight of these three games came when the Mustangs beat the odds and put the top ranked Warriors out of play-off contention with a 14-7 win. Coach Mike Clark said This was one of the greatest wins we ever had! In the game the Mustangs com- bined a fine defensive perfor- mance and the running of tailback Mike Flores, the number one rusher in the state, to obtain this impor- tant victory. (Continued on p. 51.) After a Mustang touchdown, Quin Ro- driguez (1), kicks the extra point to put Dobson in the lead against Mesa High. Head to Head Competition 48D Football Sports