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

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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

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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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After 13 years of being jeered and ridiculed, after 29 hard fought district games, the Buffs triumphed over the Richland Rebels in the final district game in second half play, 61-54. Outstanding performances by John Wygleg 12 of 14 from the free throw line, and 3 of 4 from the field, and Jay Crane, 21 points - 10 of 14 free throws, 1 of 5 from the field, and 10 re- bounds, helped the Buffs to defeat Richland. This victory over the Rebs seemed to give the Buffs that ex- tra incentive to carry them through the play that followed. After a disappointing showing in first half district play, the Buffs looked like a different team during second half. Games that went into overtime became common, as did plays such as Jay Crane stealing the ball in overtime against Sam Houston and running full court and stuff- ing it to win the game. Bill Wir- skye blocking a shot to set up a jumpshot from the free throw all l VARSITY BASKETBALL Victory over Rebs highlights season Wins in second half play bring tie in district line by Russell Starr sending a game into over time was another heart stopper. When asked if he could have had one wish for the season, Coach John Dickerson replied, It would have been for a well Bill Wirskye. We won 13 out of 15 with him and only 2 out of 18 without him. I believe with a well Bill Wirskye we could have won the district championship. Wir- skye suffered from menningitis. Along with Wirskye, Russell Starr had a very good year. He averaged 16 points per game, shot 50 percent from the field, and 80 percent from the free throw line. A win in the Burleson game would have given the Buffs the second half outright. But the Elks hung on to win 46-42 caus- ing the Buffs to play two days in a row to determine the winner of second half play. Richland had tied with Bowie in the first half of district play and the Buffs tied with them in second half. The Buffs had to play Bowie to SCORES DiSfrICi 8-4 Us Us Arlington 43-44, 58-50 Sam Houston 44-42, 54-52 Lamar 59-47, 48-35 Bowie 40-42, 54-52 Burleson 47-39, 42-46 Richland 51-58, 61-54 determine the overall winner in second half play, the winner of that game had to play Richland to determine the district winner. The first game against Ar- lington Bowie in the Fort Worth Public Gym was a thriller. A shot in the last few seconds of the game cinched the victory for the Buffs, 46-44. However, the next night, still tired from the previous night's game, the Buffs lost to Richland, 52-42. If we would have won the Burleson game, it would have reversed the order of games played. They IRichlandl would have had to play two nights in a row instead of us. I believe if we could have had some rest before we played them, we could have beat them, Coach Dickerson said. Richland was beaten in bi- district by Dunbar, 82-56. Jay Crane beat out Mark Perkins of Richland for the title of district scoring champ. Bill Wirskye was named sophomore of the year in 5A-8.l ,.... . g A. L I ..i il. is-f--.1..ffi -.i..i --1- ' 3. Coach Dickerson plans his next play in the Trinity game. I-laltom kept the game close but eventually lost 53-46.