Mauldin High School - Reflections Yearbook (Mauldin, SC)

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Going Got Rough . . . But Baby Mavs Hung Tough. A new beginning was exactly what the baby Mavs had to endure. With only three returning players from last years' team, inexperience proved to be their achilles heel. Nonetheless, the J.V. girls came away with a winning season. Freshman starter Monica, McDer- mott said, We had a team orientated atmosphere. l had a lot of fun playing. Coach Karen Brannon said that she enjoyed coaching the J .V. team because the team was very coachable. They were always willing to do what I asked them. Coach Brannon said the thing she enjoyed most, however, was seeing the improvement in the players. What the players lacked in skill and experience, they made up with their fondness of the game. It was the fond- ness which allowed the players, regard- less of the score, to play with class. As Marnie Quin put it, We played well as a team. I'm not the least disappointed with the season. Regardless of the team's inexperience, they gave it their all. Nancy Schmid lx I . .1 'P---.... . ,,,fN J.V. Girls Basketball Team. fTop Rowj Coach Karen Brannon, Missy Sullivan, Terry Younginer, Diana Thompson, Karla Long, Carmen Parker, Monica McDermott. 12nd Rowj Kim Fields, Tammi Simmons, Marnie Quin, Anita Stevens. fBottom Rowl Kirstin Russ, Camille Oliver, Erica Babb. Concentration is the key. Karla Long 1231 prepares to shoot a pair of freethrows against Westside as Camille Oliver 4315 looks on. iPhoto by Nancy Smithl J.V. Girls' Basketball 3

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Defense wins games. Camille Oliver 1313 plays tough defense against Westside as Karla Long lilill looks on. The team defeated West- side 35-15. iPhoto by Nancy Smithl Blocking Out! Karla Long 1233 gets into posi- tion for the rebound. MHS won easily as every- body on the team played. iPhoto by Nancy Smilhl Time Out! Coach Karen Brannon instructs her team on a piece of strategy. This was Ms. Bran- non's third year as .l.V. coach. tl'hoto by Nancy Sinitbl -sa We 1985-6 J.V. Girls' Basketball MHS 17 MHS 32 MHS 33 MHS 28 MHS 37 MHS 35 MHS 29 MHS 40 MHS 21 MHS 29 MHS 33 MHS 29 MHS 20 MHS 13 MHS W MHS W MHS W J.L. Mann 23 Travelers Rest 18 J.L. Mann 28 Laurens 45 Travelers Rest 24 Westside 15 Eastside 40 Southside 18 Wade Hampton 19 Laurens 31 Westside 11 Eastside 41 Wade Hampton 25 Wade Hampton 26 Southside fvrfeit Carolina f01'f8it Carolina forfeit Wins 10 Losses 7 Due to the fact we only had two returning starters, we had a great year. Sportsman- ship was our best quality. Tammi Simmons. pn I think the sea- son would have been better if we would have had more spirit. Kirstin Russ IX. Clirls Basketball

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All tied up, Jimmy Reid wears down his opponent during a match with Wade Hampton. The Mavericks went on to win the match 40-24. fphoto by Jimmy Furukawaj 1985-86 Wrestling Team fBottom rowl Scott Chris Muratore, Mark Hendrix, Holly Westoff Baker, Marty Jarosick, Andy Lyda, Richard fTop rowl Jeff Fisher, David Bykalo, Rodney Lyles, Brian Darien. Hughes, Brad Canney, Shannon Chandler tMiddle rowj Wesley Poole, Charles Desfosses, Mike Neason, Kilby Williams, Ted Casa, Derrik Chandler, Mark McCall, Ricky Click, BeeBee Laycock iPhoto by Jerry Hatleyl Lonney LaPlante, Kelvin Jones, Jimmy Reid, Continu d Success Mavericks Keep The Winning Tradition On The Mats The 1985-86 wrestling team contin- ued a well-known tradition of winning the Greenville County Championship, the team had eleven wrestlers finish ei- ther fourth place or higher. There were four Greenville County champions, six third place finishers, and one fourth place finisher. The Mavericks also cap- tured the region tournament with four champions and six second place finish- ers. All this capped off a season that saw the team gain ten wins and a mere four losses. Defeating many foes by over- whelming scores such as a 72-2 win over Hillcrest and 65-6 crushing of Byrnes, 12 Wrestling Coach Mike Frye was pleased with his team's season. Andy Lyda was a major benefactor in many Maverick wins. Having twenty- nine wins, 20 pins and a no loss season, Andy became Mauldin High's first state champion. Andy attributed his success to hard mental and physical training, good coaching and the support of his family and friends. The wrestling team has once again satisfied their thirst for success by crushing opponents and walking away from many tournaments with cham- pionships. Todd Ballew King of the Mountain! Andy Lyda's hand held aloft by the refree signals his win. Andy was Bearcat Invitational champion in his weight class. Mavs finished fourth in the tournament. iPhoto by Mike Fryel 10