Haltom High School - Buffalo Yearbook (Haltom City, TX)

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Weather or not, the fans showed u With a chair, a whip referees tangle with all situations, fai Whether it was cries of 'sink it' during a basketball game, 'get em' during a football game or 'let's go' during a track meet ringing from the stadium, coliseum or an away place, that omnipresent crowd way to get its across. An en- created an at- always found a spirited message thusiastic crowd mosphere full of excitement felt most by the players. When you're on the field and you start hurting and getting tired, the crowd gives you an extra boost of incentive, varsity foot- ball player Mike Cambell explained. Each crowd was a combination of individual personalities ranging from the fan who took a ques- tionable decision made by the 'ul 'E'-,, W...-,,.........t..,. f ' i ' . 1 H .,-..,.,, . 2 Qt... . NX sqm! V U J. 'EV' ' , 'ii X F V QQ Former team members Bonnie Kildow and Deborah Woodard stretch out. SIDELINES referee in stride to the one who let everybody know his opinion of each call. After being hoisted out of a Lamar Viking basketball game, senior Russell Star recalled, I went up for a shot and Lamar player Pat Pachecko hit me. I turned around and elbowed him in the eye. Then he ran down the court and grabbed me. The refs didn't see me hit him. But because I.amar's fans and players were yelling, they didn't have enough guts not to throw me outf' Although action on the sidelines was not as fierce as the actual competition, a lot went on behind the scenes. The press box played an important part in overseeing the total football field, With the advantage of an overhead view, coaches upstairs were able to cap- ture defensive and offensive op- portunities and relay them back to coaches on the field through wired headsets. Each sport had a unique style of communication. In baseball, the third base coach cued the hitter. In basketball, shouts from the bench signaled the shooter, and there were timeouts which allow' ed a sideline conference for more detailed instructions. The excitement of the sidelines at a track meet lasted from the shot of the gun firing off the start of a race to the breaking of the tape signifying an end to the race and of the day's events. Stret- ching runners awaited the call of their race, team gathered, trai bandaged the injured, exhau runners took a breather, timers eagerly awaited the fir These elements combined to E about the vivations of the sidel at a trackmeet. Even though basketball football games pulled in mos the spectators, each sport hat devoted fans. The most loyal c being the players' parents close friends. But whether ju small group of students or the tire student body showed up f game, the excitement of the s mixed with enthusiastic always managed to bring athletes a sense of pride lingered throughout the year. I With halftime just minutes away Todd Phelps, Steve Singleton, and Dana Stroud scramble to the sidelnes for last minute details from defensive line Coach John King. During the military contest at the State Fair Jessie Ellison, David Riehl, Roger Gill, Rhett Garrett and Mike Munchrath relax between events. Qi. ffm 4, , .'i'f A' I K3 . Nl , ' ' '13, R Q' . of my V I I .:iL I Q, i . I N- ' L i .. 'T . in Qt. M, if . M' . . - sc' , M I ,,, ' if I Q ttgg pg iittt . ggsg s pg t ,g f P. ,Q g M ylii ., X I dit If .5 fs- 4 '

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SCORES reseason 2-3 rter 15-8, 15-9 rand Prairie 11-15, 0-15 ' no 2 11-15, 0-15 ' rkner 11-15, 13-15 ,izeamzille 17-15, 5-15, 15-13 f - fiat 0-12 1331-iouston 9-15, 11-15 i- 'e , 12-15,1-15 - amar- 6-15, 5-15 lingtfm 2-15, 2-15 urleson 9-15, 7 -15 ith!-and, 7-15, 12-I5 am Houston Z-15, 15-10, 6-15 ' xc we 7-15, 12-15 ' mar ' 7-15, 6-15 hrlingtcm 12-15, 11-15 iszlescm 15-8, 5-15, 14-17 hiand 4-15, 13-15 A h Y First row: Mgr. Lisa Hewell, Cindy Slaughter, Richelle Merriman, Jolania Powell, Lisa Ford, Marsha Watson, Coach Aundrea Cambell. Second row: Sydne Armstrong, Cin- dy Gregory, Tia McCain, Jeana Muncy, Kris LeBlanc, Mgr. Cathy McCarver. Third row: Patricia Balderal, Sherry Carothers, Virginia Bechtel, Melinda Richard- son, Donna Danford, Traci Kloberdanz. ffl 3 S me X S Y Q x X m Sophomore Traci Kloberdanz, 424, sets up the offensive attack while sophomore Virginia Bechtel, 4'23, steps in to cover left front. Forming the block sophomore Melinda Richardson, 328, and Cin- dy Slaughter, 421, reject the Lamar hit. Traci Kloberdanz, 024, covers. JUNIOR VARSITY VOLLEYBALL

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ws W .5-Q. flangb ss's 3 nib rmfflf Loading up their coats blankets, and sleeping bags Donna Brooks, Kim Needham, Teresa Simmons, Doug Kittrell, Cindy Letts, and Shana Jordan travel to the Univer- sity of Texas at Arlington to cheer on the junior varsity football team. Timeout shouted from the sidelines gives Coach Dickerson a chance to set up a play against Lamar Vikings. s L li ssc - VQTSS Q WTA f , if 300-yard dash runner, Carmen Puma, changes his spikes before his debut at the lndoor Track Meet. Confined to the sidelines with a broken toe, Marty Parker relays plays. SIDELINES