Douglas County High School - Huskie Highlights Yearbook (Castle Rock, CO)

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. . . 5 ,. far.. . ROW: Joe Harvey, Scott Wallis, Terry Arnold. vin Peck, Bill Olds, Mats Lehtiranta, Manager Bev John- ROW' Fary Becker, Brad Smicklas, Mike son. BACK ROW: Joel Alexander, Dale Howell, Steve Jon Baker, John Pilon. THIRD ROW' Coach Arvidson,1 Derek Beckfield. Huttenun, Jim Folkestacl, Mark Maykowski, Ke- RIGHT: lf you are going to play soccer you have to be prepared for confrontations. Heading the ball, a Thorton player manu vers around sophomore Jon Baker at the state quarter-final game. DC lost a close one 3-2. BELOW' Dribbling the down the field, varsity member John Pilon visualizes his pass to the forward. Soccer Centaurus Englewood Ponderosa Adams City Jefferson Range view Centa urus Englewood Ponderosa Adams City Broomheld Cen ta urus DCHS OPP 5 1 3 1 1 2 6 ' 1 1 Broomheld 2 4 1 3 ' 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 7 O 2 3 2 1 21

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fr Soccer Soccer Scores Successful Season Once again DC soccer teams were a force to be reckoned with. The varsity team concluded their season with a winning record and several honors. They took the league title and finished at the quarter finals of the state tournament. The team, however, took it one step further, with five members named All-Conference and one named All-State. Although their season was successful Coach Dave Huttenun termed it erratic and unpre- dictable. Unpredictable, definitely. Although they received the league title they did not have the best record. Because the Broomfield team played an ineligible player they were forced to forfeit their title and allow it to go to the winner of the League Tournament, DCHS. As a result of the ruling DC achieved one of the two goals set by Coach Huttenun. The other goal was to go undefeated. With a 10-6 record the team was unable to accomplish the coveted perfect record. The defeats were close scores. According to Coach Huttenun this caused frustration among team members. However, they were able to over- come their disgruntlement and win again. Coach Huttenun felt that the team played best against Broomfield where they clinched the league title and state berth. He felt the team's triumphs were due, in part, to helpful players including juniors Mike Bernd and Joe Harvey and senior Mark Maykowski. He also mentioned the improvements made by the team, We finally found positions best suited for some players and began working more as a unit. Our defense improved. In addition to these positive assets was the depth factor. Ac- cording to junior Kevin Peck the team had good substitutes which provided the team with a con- sistant attack. Helping them keep the pressure on were the outstanding players named to All-Conference and All-State teams. Senior Derek Beckfield was presented with first team all-State and first team All-Conference awards. Seniors Joel Alexander and Terry Arnold received second team All-Conference honors along with junior FRONT ROW: Bob Butler, Pat Doherty, Tyler Anderson. SECOND ROW: Dan Gormley, Dan Harvey, Dennis Hen- derson, Matt Lukaszewski. THIRD ROW: Cullen Raichart, Wayne Crawford, Mike Louge, Eric Cheldelin, Kevin Dar- 20 rah, Greg Peterson, Randy Refferty. BACK Row: Coach Dick Coil, Andy DeGrazia, Matt Johnson, Chase Green, Damon Beckheld. Dale Howell and sophomore Jon Baker. Senior Billy Olds received Honorable Mention. Derek added to his list of soccer achievements a neva school record of 22 goals in one season. The highly productive varsity season was al- most mirrored by the junior varsity. The JV finished with a 10-2 record, their only losses were to a tough Broomfield team. According to Coach Coil the team played their best against Broomfield despite the loss. He also mentione that the team showed well in their win agains Ponderosa. The whole season was good. W had good team effort-each individual, whethei a starter or not, was extremely important to the total team result, explained Coach Coil. Coach Coil set a goal which he felt his team' achieved, Our goal was to develop fundamen tal soccer skills, team effort, and positive atti- tudes. Coil summed it up by giving his reasons for coaching, I love the sport and feel I can help the kids believe in themselves and do some- thing extra for the school. JV DCHS OPP 7 Cen ta urus 1 7 Englewood 1 3 Ponderosa 4 5 Broomheld 7 5 Jefferson 2 4 Range View 1 7 Westminister 1 8 Centa urus 0 9 Englewood 2 4 Ponderosa 0 4 Westminister 3 2 Broomheld 3 Season: 9-3

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Skeleton Crew Pulls Through 1- l l 1 .-1 fix , - . . -GYMNASTI-Q-S If you've heard the term skeleton crew,', you might wonder what on earth it meant. It could refer to a new punk rock group or it might have something to do with Halloween. The term, however, had a very different mean- ing. Coach Tandy Ortiz labeled her gymnastics squad the skeleton crew. She explained, We had a tough season because injuries and illness plagued us. Due to the never-ending bad luck, the team was often forced to compete with watered-down routines, to prevent further injury, or they competed with a team minus one person. Because their team was small to start with, there wasn't much room for absence, and when absence occurred, it left the team with only its skeleton. Some of the problems that the team struggled with included tendonitis, nerve problems, strep throat, whiplash, and other gymnastics-related injuries. Coach Ortiz noted simply, we were hit by everything! Although the skeleton crew proved to be detrimental in some instances, it did have its good points. Coach Ortiz believed that the girls took their misfortunes and made the best of them. The team drew closer and learned to function quite well with the loss of major com- petitors. Shelby Osborne commented, We reached individual goals and records. Shan- non Bounds added, Since we had such a small team, everyone was closer. Coach Ortiz fur- ther stated, Their best team asset was their ability to go into a meet without a full squad and still be able to hold their own. The high point of the season was character- ized by a talented sophomore who went to state. While she didn't reach the finals at state, she did manage to break quite a few DCHS records, both at the championship meet and at other meets during the season. At the state meet she broke her own all-around record with a 33.20, which ironically she had set only the week before. She also broke the standing vault record with an 8.75. At the end of the season, she held every record except one. Coach Ortiz remarked that Jill was outstanding and that she was a consistent competitor who was con- stantly challenging herself. Coach Ortiz summed up the season as being thankful. She was thankful for the kids who really stuck in there, and who believed in each other. Thus, the skeleton crew turned out to-be quite a plus! Jill Hardin executes a back walkover as she finished her routine. Her back walkover is followed by a dynamic back 22 flip dismount. Jill 's success, which entailed her competing at state, highlighted the team 's season. l 1 l 1 1 Tightly gripping the bar, Tiffini Carn performs her routi with a move called a hip4catch. The team finished t meet second to Adams City by only four percentage rt i sq FRONT ROW: Amie Gosage, Jill Hardin, Coach T Ortiz, Tiffini Cam, Chere Calling. SECOND ROW' que Theriault, Shelby Osborne. BACK ROW: Rick Iey, Heather Kling, Tammi Ensign, Shannon Bounds, Lievens, Asst, Coach Steve Murray,