Lake Braddock Secondary School - Lair Yearbook (Burke, VA)

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Sports 239 tunning through Burke Lake Park, Nancy Cummings keeps a strong pace in the [egional meet. Passing her Robinson opponent, Lisa Simonetta pushes on to finish ninth in Districts. Running strong in the tri-meet against Woodson and T.C. Williams, senior Karen Donnelly races through South Run Park. GIRLS- CROSS COUNTRY: Tracy Boerner, Kelly Buckman, Nancy Cummings. Lisa Davis. Karen Donnelly. Allison Earl. Tricia Fowler, Martha Gandy, Paige George, Cecilia Hall. Kristine Harlan. Joyce Magil, Rodney Martin, Lisa Simonetta. Patricia Strecker. Mary Stutzman. TomiAna Trimm, Andrea Voipe, Jenny Welsh. Angie Winegeart. COACH: Chris McDonald. her stride and bnty Meet?

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Taking a strong lead in the West Springfield meet is Sophmore Andrea Volpe. GIRL’S CROSS COUNTRY Nearing the halfway point of the throe mile course. Jenny Welsh con- centrates on beating her Titan and Cavalier opponents. In the final regular season meet, Rodney Martin, Karen Donnelly and Kelly Buckman help the team stay undefeated. Echoes of footsteps could be heard as the Bruin cross country members left the starting line, but as the meet developed the sound of footsteps faded to a mere cou- ple! The finish line was close and purple and gold could always be seen in front. Outstanding perfor- mances by Martha Gandy and An- drea Volpe helped the team stay undefeated in regular season meets. After getting revenge on their archrivals, the West Spr- ingfield Spartans, the girls proved that long hours, extensive prac- tice, and just plain hard work payed off. Placing second in one of there first major meets, the Fairfax County Meet, gave the team motivation as they went on to close the season with a first place in districts, a second place in regionals and, finally, a second place in state, losing only to Fort Hunt. Volpe's fourth place finish in the state meet was one of the highlights of the season. The strong 20 member squad finished the season with one of the most impressive records in Bruin history. 238 Combat Zone

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With half of the members of the team newcomers, the Girls’ Tennis season started with new vigor and anticipation. Since Woodson and Oakton had been added to the Nor- thern District, the team faced a tough schedule, Including mat- ches against the district champs, the Robinson Rams. However, the hard work at practice and various drills molded the team together and strengthened their depth. Coach Jean Worthington en- couraged the girls to continue with their practice methods over the weekends and even organized a daughter-parent tennis tourna- ment, which was won by Alyce Booth and her mother. As the season drew to a close, the girls had a good record of 5-7 to show for their efforts and demonstrarted strong ability in the district tourna- ment. With the Sports Banquet marking the close of the fall season, teammates joined together for a final time as a team, all looking forward to the return of warmer weather so they could hit the courts. ' Sending a topspin backhand to her Chantilly opponent, Ellen Raffer- ty racks up another winner in her 10-2 effort. With a good deep approach shot, Julie Russell moves up to the net tc attack. ! Bending to reach a low return, Lisa Clement prepares for a forehand crosscourt shot. I 240 Combat Zone