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

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 Going for the rebound against Mayfield are Kathy Laton (201 and Beth Pon- tius (311. On the bench. Becky Schaffer (32). Montserrat Miller (10). Kathy Layton (20). Debbie Maddox (12). Michele Bruni (23) and Coach Sonnek look on as the Bruins battle the Seahawks. ting ready to pass. Cheryl St. Amant (15) leuvers the ball away from her opponents. Freshmen Kathi Nidiffer (30) goes up for a basket Going in for a lay up. F • shman Teri O'Shea (25) to score two points for the Bruins. completes a fake to add to the score. Girls JV Basketball 243

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pjj unior Varsity Girls - Basket- JM ball’s their name and winning’s their game. This years J. V. Team won most of their twenty games, and as said by the team's Coach Brian Sonnek, They have the ability to win very close games,” which helped them in many tight spots throughout the playing season. Led by some of their best players Teri O’Shea (25), Beth Pontius (31), and Monica Coleman (14), the team swept through the year with surprising success, beating even the toughest of teams like Robinson and Woodson. It was long and hard, but it was worthwhile,” commented Debbie Maddox (12) about the season. The team’s successes did not come without work, though at times they looked as if they were born on the court.” The J. V. Girls Team practiced diligently three days a week, 5:30 to 7:45 in bet- ween game days, striving for perfecion. “It’s worth it because in the end we're satisfied. said Debbie Maddox (12). And satisfied they were, having one of the best teams in recent years. rj JV GIRLS BASKETBALL: Captains: Monica Coleman. Beth Pontius, Team: Kim Buser, Michele Bruni, Kathy Layton. Debbie Maddox. Montserrat Miller. Kalhi Nidiffer. Teri O'Shea. Cheryl St. Amant, Becky Schaffer. Liz Wheeler. Coach: Brian Sonnek. Battling the high hands above her. Kathi Nidiffer (30) goes for two points. Concentrating on the basket. Monica Colcn (14) adds to the Bruins lead. Watching the opposition. Cheryl St. An (15) looks for a path to the basket. | 242 Sports

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GIRLS VARSITY GYMNASTIC TEAMrCap- tains: Susan Macia, Lauri Brattain. Team: Amy Campbell, Chris Childers, Cathy Dix, Angela Fode. Sheri Gerardo. Leslie Jaffec. Brenda Mueller. Chandra Page, Lisa Santavicca. Amy I Spiers, Cheri Tester. Whitney Winters, Jenny Woodfine, Managers: Terry O’Brien. Claudia Olivos. Coaches: Ann Ripley, Janet and Jay Coakley. s the defending AAA State Champions, the Girls Varsity Gymnastic Team began the season with an optimistic outlook. Rather than focusing on individual achievement, the girls took a new ap- proach and strove for improvement as a whole. To reach their goal, they prac- ticed every day after school from 3:30 to 5:30. Their hard work paid off as the entire team performed superbly in all ten meets and invitationals they par- ticipated in throughout the year. In the first gymnastic tournament ever hosted by Lake Braddock, the Bruin girls placed second out of sixteen teams who came from all over the state to compete in the North-South Invita- tionalCoach Ann Ripley stated that one of the keys to the success of the team was the fact that the girls worked well together and supported each other through practices and competi- tions. In a dramatic pose, Amy Spiers displays talent she brought to the team in her first j at LB. As senior Cathy I)ix performs on the uneven bars. Coaches Ripley and Coakley analyze her routine. 244 Sports