Dobson High School - Equus Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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Mark Lenox, in lane three with the white cap, coils his body in prepara- tion for the 100 meter breast stroke. Eric Focht springs into the water for the 50 meter freestyle during a meet held at the Powell pool. Noble Springer, Eric Focht, Allen Kinni- son, and Derrick Shields take a breath- er while Jim Gray tunes the radio. 62 Boys Swimming Sports

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Double Trouble Badminton Strengthens With Increasing Numbers Badminton participants had double trouble this year, due to high sport interest and rising popu- lation growth. The six member varsity team, who were predominantly sopho- mores and juniors, lost vakjable players this past year and had to work harder in spirit, attitude, and ski. Lisa Sedlak, a junior on varsity, reinforced their efforts by saying, we may not have the most skilled team this year, but we have the hardest badminton workout around! Although the team endured strenuous workouts, they also ex- perienced many happy moments, such as singing their famous bad- minton song to the theme of Mick- ey Mouse. The strong junior varsity team, which consisted of six members, also experienced a laborious sea- son. With many hopefuls , or girls hoping to replace team mem- bers, team players produced ex- tra effort to maintain their posi- tions throughout the season. Coach Nancy Ellis, who was very pleased with the badminton program, stated that many peo- ple do not realize the endurance required for the sport of badmin- ton. She also remarked, the girls attitude is very good, spirit is great, and it's easy to produce a winning team all the time. Design by Valerie Rubio Photos by Andy Phelps Badminton. Front Row: Sarah Sebring, Lorrie Sheehan, Monica Elias, Vanes$a Harbin Laura Joyce. Amy Coyle. Sec- ond Row: Vicki Roden, Teresa Celaya, Lisa Sedlak, Kim Jeffery, Tracy Shields. Lisa Covey. Third Row: Marcy Devore, Carla Gargiulo, Nikki Perron, Kathryn Wilson, Kim Wilson, Jackie Sheehan, Melissa Otanez, Kris Gardner. Back Row: Beverly Andrews, Becky Adams. Leslie Hutchings, Sugar Yazzie. Brid- gette Hammond, Debbie Samson, Tammy Reinelt, Coach Ellis. Badminton t A Sport 01

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Mustang Relayers Aid Boys Swimming To Triumph Aided by a strong relay squad as well as iron willpower, the boys swim team ended the year by reaching many goals set earlier in the season. Attaining a solid win- ning record was achieved by their 6-2 record. In divisional, the medley relay squad placed fifth. The freestyle relay squad placed seventh. In in- dividual heats, John Ryer placed third overall in the 50 meter frees- tyle at divisional and sixth in the same event at state. Another goal for the team was to make state finals, which they easily ac- complished. Highlights for the season includ- ed first time wins over major rivals Swimmers propel themselves into the water in a meet against McClintock held at the Powell pool. Chaparral and Mountain View. In the Chaparral-Dobson meet. Chaparral was favored to win, but Dobson pulled a victory over them and won by one point. Instructed by Coach Jeff An- derson, the team pulled together under his leadership and were able to meet all the goals they had set for the season. We gave a really solid performance this year. The team rallied together and helped each other build confidence, re- marked Coach Anderson. Starting on the soSd base built this year, the swimmers plan to drive the record up to 8-0 and place higher in divisionals and state. Design by Michael Stuart. Photos by Steve WHbur. Boys Swimming DHS Opponent 64 McClintock 107 96 Marcos 76 114 Mesa 52 66 Westwood 106 127 Yuma 35 98 Mt. View 77 101 Coronado 71 Front Row: Rick Myers, Nat Hill.Cjfff PalrneK Scott Palmer,(Doug King Second Row: Derrick Shields. David $hie(d%, Greg Fresquez, John Ryer, Mike Williams. 85 Chaparral 84 Third Row: Brian TreptoW} Brad Treptow,; Eric Williams, Eric Focht, Mark Figor. Back Row: Coach Jeff Anderson, Tony Feltz, Jim Gray, Dan Robertson, Craig Day. Boy Swimming Sports Oa