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

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ior Russell Starr prepares to ion to the eleventh green at the rict tournament. First row: Darla Proffitt, Lisa Gillispie, Kisha Keamy, Jennifer Schertzg second row: David Toby, Yancey Taylor, Lonny McGrew, Joe Lineros, Charles Hollowell, and Tommy Well. Not pictured Julie Pickett. Senior Lisa Greenfield returns the ball with a forehand during practice. ii District outstanding player senior Julie Pickett returns volley with a smashing forehand. Agility ,.... -Q great asset Each sport had its Shining Star. As a member of the tennis team, senior Julie Pickett did more than her share of shining. Competing in tournaments, Julie placed second at the University of Texas at Arlington, second at Tarrant County Junior College, and first at Diamond Oaks Country Club. She also placed fourth in district competition. Julie planned to attend either UTA or TCJC and major in businessl TENNIS

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E Senior Alan Boyer walks to the - Q ,, 7' f, as 3? Q, , clubhouse after finishing the back f, is -- ,gi , F -.i' S , nine at the district tournament. i .. , , . A A Netters teed off Practice facilities top improvement list The long awaited tennis courts and junior high tennis programs are two main things coach Miss Audrey Mosely still awaits. During the flood last fall the tennis courts were severely damaged. This caused several cancellations and halted a lot of outdoor workouts that were desperately needed. Hopefully, one day we will also have a junior high program to give our kids a knowledge of the fundamentals of tennis. We are going to have to have such a pro- gram if we are ever to come up to the level of play our district demands, Miss Mosely commented. Seniors Julie Pickett and Joe Lineros were the team stand-outs. Julie placed second in the girls' division singles in two of six tour- naments this year. She was also voted most outstanding girls' ten- nis player by district coaches. Joe won second in the Tarrant County Junior College Tourna- ment and was fifth in boys' singles during district competition. TENNIS AND GOLF With the thrill of victory that so many athletic teams crave during competition, the golf team had to settle with the thrill of competi- tion. But despite all they con- tinued the season and entered several tournaments. They travel- ed to Plano, Denton, and Cheryl Park. The district meet was in Denton, and the team placed last. To sum up the year, junior Bret Comstock, one of the leaders on the team, stated that the year was Fair . . . it was a better year for me improvement wise. I enjoyed going to all the meets and having access to Diamond Oaks Country Clubf' The team had practices on the course Tuesdays and Fridays. According to Mr. Pipes there are several areas of im- provements that need to be con- sidered in order to have a suc- cessfully competitive team. Junior high school programs, a practicing area here at the school, and individual golf classes or a class that teaches the fundamen- tals of golf are a few on the listl ,,,..,...s.. . - Q At the district meet sopl- Dennis Piekarski follows t on the fairway.

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Concentrating on his throw jun Brian Bannister fires up to thr Junior Carmen Puma combats the . . cold weather minutes before com- the shot at the dlstnct meet' bating opponents on the track. Not just another brand name ln the Southwest Conference Indoor Track and Field finals junior Carmen Puma placed fourth in the 300-yard dash. One of the most prestigious meets, for the first time, the indoor meet invited Haltom girls to participate also. Puma excelled in the district track finals as he entered in the 300- yard intermediate hurdles, the 400-meter relay, and the 16004meter relay. We had a young team, commented Carmen, Next year we will be a whole lot better. I Two seniors anchor Young team searches for leadership With a squad of 35, the boys track team was strong in number, but with only two seniors, the team had a disad- vantage. Since the strength of all athletic teams centers around the seniors, the boys' track team had to look at the juniors for ad- vancement. The boys competed on a varsity level instead of the junior varsity level where most boys their age were competing. There were a few members that proved strong during the Todd Phelps. Todd placed se- First row: Kevin Dickerman, Scott Smith, Danny Pitts, Johnny Ramirez, Charles Davis, John Arterburn, Steve Goodwin, Tal Sanders, Terry Gordon, second row: manager Eddie Kimbrough, Gary Line, Tony Carter, Pat VanSchuyver, Carmen Puma, Tom Pantoja, Troy Torrez, Lundberg, Johnny lronmoger, Patrick Grant, Ernest Torrez, Mike Dusak, Coach Pat Pruitt, third row: Coach Keith Bishop, Mark Barbolla, Jimmy Fer- nandez, Brent Miller, Scott Elles, James Coffman, Lee Legorreta, Mike Ford, Brion Bannister, Greg Avants, Jerry Griffis, Todd Phelps, Jimmy Jackson, Russel Miller and Coach Bob Lowe. 8 TRACK cond in both the shot put and ad- vanced to regionals competition, and junior Tal Sanders placed second in both the high jump and long jump and competed in both of these events in the regional meet. Brion Bannister placed fourth in the shot, and 400 meter relay consisting of Carmen Puma, Scott Elles, Tal Sanders, and Danny Pitts, placed fifth. Mike Ford proved strong as he placed sixth in the 1600 meter runl 4 is ..,, .S Z? M