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

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A Sporting Tradition Anxiously awaiting for the rebound is junior Haley Chapman. As teammates cheer on fellow Lady Lions, Coach Cothren returns an out of bounds ball. l20fA Sporting Tradition First Ladies - Then Athletes against them a young inexperi- enced team was determined to make the season a year to learn and hopefully win. Youth is a time for problems and the girls of the Lady Lions experienced many. Re- turning with only a few sen- iors in 1983, the Lady Lions returned with only one sen- ior for the 84 season. The six juniors on the team had little I ith the odds experience but were long on nerves every minute of the game. This young team would eventually become exper- ienced and make that transi- tion from unseasoned youths to Veterans of the court, With the coming of a new season and the possibility of following in the footsteps of the 1979-80 Lady Lion State Champion, the girls looked towards a promising future. 'devel

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First Ladies - Then thletes, Cont. n the road towards a ranking in the polls, the Lady Lions opened the sea- son with a 70-56 win over Central. Continuing with a winning attitude, they de- feated White Hall with a nine point margin. The small school of Cutter Morning Star was the first team to de- feat the Lady Lions in season play. u Again the Ladies prevailed over Hot Springs and Cen- tral. In the next three games, the Lady Lions toiled against Sylvan Hills, Jacksonville, and Mount. St. Mary's and came up behind in all three battles. In the second meet- ing against Jacksonville, the Lions secured a win against their opponent. The second meeting with Hot Springs proved fruitful as the Crim- son, White, and Blue again reaped a victory. The next two meetings proved to be an uphill battle for the Lady's with two losses against Guy Perkins and Conway. In a second heart breaking loss to Sylvan Hills, the girls took the game all the way to triple overtime. Although the Lady Lions remained unranked through January, Coach Martha Cothren hoped for a surprise finish at the end of the year. She remarked, I would rather have a surprise team. Coach Cothren also stated that being a ranked team ad- ded unnecessary pressure on the girls and that she pre- ferred being ranked at the end of the season. Coach Cothren, who taught the girls to be ladies-then ath- letes,' hoped to continue the excellence of sporting tradi- tion of girls athletics. 122!A Sporting Tradition Dodging a Sylvan Hills' Bear is junior Paula Melton Scoreboard .QQ Central White Hall Cutter M Star Hot Springs Central Sylvan Hills Mt St Mary Jacksonville Hot Springs Guy Perkins Conway Sylvan Hills Ha Parkview Pine Bluff Mt. St, Mary Mills Score MHS 68 For The Record O ., ... 56 70 ' 40 49 . 35 29 ' 54 55 47 60 ' 71 46 Jacksonville 36 33 . . 50 44 ' 40 48 ' 47 54 ' 67 55 44 39 ' 51 50 ll 27 58 38 56 49 55 72 50 56