McClellan High School - Lion Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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Senior Roger Webb receives sup- port from team members. Blocking a shot made by a NLR Northeast player is senior Alan Cozart. a '- 'QW' an . -' ..1 ' b. A Sporting Tradition Second Half Effort Proves Successful ith two three year starters returning and a starting line of five seniors, the keys to the AAAA Con- ference Championship were experience and leadership. The five starting seniors were three year starters Alan Cozart, Reginald Dillard, Paul Lauderdale, Roger Webb, and Michael Thomas. Seniors should be the back bone of every high school team, said Coach Tom McKinney. Coach McKin- 114fA Sporting Tradition ney went on to say lf a team has seniors sitting on the bench, then something's wrong. With the experience that these five seniors had, the Lions held an advantage over the other teams in the conference. Although the starters were important, they were supported by the other team members. The Lion basketball team had its ups and downs in pre- conference play, but the con- tcontinued on page 1173 Front row: Manager Greg Corley, Reginald Dillard, Michael Thomas, Paul Lauder, Gary McElroy, Man- ager Carl Phillips. Back row: Coach Tom McKinney, Jay Hampson, Ty- las Jones, Roger Webb, Alan Coa- zart, Mark McClain, Don Branigan Shawn Olive, Coach Charles Terry

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-' Spbilfing Tradition lthough soccer and intramurals are not school affilliated sports, most stu- dents at McClellan consider them as important as foot- ball, basketball, and track. Intramural games were held every day at NAP. Names like Little Rock Laykers, DECA, Cowboys, Skywalkers, and Shankers were commonly heard dur- ing NAP. The games were supervised by coach David Booth every day. Intramural sports consist- ed of basketball, flag foot- ball, and softball. The play- ers were very sportsman like Although They Were Not Affilliated By The School, Soccer And Intramurals Were Popular. this yearg that made ever thing run smoother, said coach Booth. The soccer team in its fifth year at McClellan is growing rapidly. The team which is affilliated with the Central Arkansas Soccer Association CCASAJ, consisted of 16 members. Soccer has been around for years but has just started its widespread growth in Ameri- can. The funds just aren't there said Coach Karl Steinkraus when asked the question, why is soccer not a school affilliated sport. - - 4.1.-as . 14 S. Using the technique of hitting the soccer ball with their heads are opposing team members. Trying to gain control of the ball Attempting to gain control of after a point has been made, players the SOCCET ball are two Opposing run downfield. team members. A Sporting Traditionfl13

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