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

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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,

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as TENNIS Players Lack Competitive Edge Sometimes it's more accurate to describe a season by what it lacked rather than what it had. Rigorous conditioning and serious atti- tudes were not prevalent on the tennis team. One individual summed up their performance by commenting, The team lacked enthusiasm and motivation for a winning season, but had a great time just playing the game! They finished their season with a disappoint- ing record of one win and eight losses. I had hoped to improve our 3-6 record from last year, testified coach Bill Sample. He felt the lack of competitive experience was a factor hindering their performance. Coach Sample agreed the team had fun, participated without fail in practices and matches, and thoroughly enjoyed the season. While enthusiasm may not have been at its peak and talent not up to par, team members felt that they were capable tennis players. We lost when we should have won. We have fairly talented players but players didn't win at the same time, explained Brian Gaboriau. Brian remembered matches lost by one point. Certain players had a good match one day when other players had a bad match, robbing them of a team victory. Andy Middleton went on to state, Practices weren't structured enough, we didn't do enough drills. Sophomore Jeff Holmes ex- pressed, We didn't learn as much as we thought we should have, the other teams were more advanced in their play. The majority of players agreed that, had their season been long- er, they might have accomplished more. One player, Jim Carpenter, did very well. Jim was our bright spot! exclaimed Coach Sample. Jim finished the season with a 5-4 record. In addition, Jim saw drastic improve- ment in his abilities. It got exciting once I started getting better, he explained. This sea- son helped him decide to pursue tennis mo' seriously. During a practice drill, junior Mike Meyer executes a half- volley. Although the team lost the match to Highland by a 4, score of 4-3, Mke stressed, Team members were support- ive of each other in every situation. FRONT ROW: Jeff Holmes, Andy Middleton, Jim Carpen- ter, Craig Denkler. BACK ROW: Coach Bill Sample, Brian Gaboriau, Mke Meyer, Robert Creagor, Chad Bryan, Kevin Lynch, Kyle Lynch, Jeff Quinn. s. g . .K K. Perfecting his backhand, Robert Creagor slices the ball. Robert and partner Kevin Lynch play number three dou- bles. Robert, a new student from Alameda, remarked, lt was incredible the differences in the coaching techniques.