Oak Grove High School - Hornet Yearbook (North Little Rock, AR)

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it iz The cheerleaders' work begins long before the football players' work does on game night. Pam Hennessey, Am- ber Hilburn, and Betsy Smith work to excite the crowd before the football game begins. exfgw, W, ,N ilT-l Sports -- ' E

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TENNIS. Front row: lon Wickliffe 1 Bonnie Holcombe, Coach Tony Ad- ams. Second row: Lenny Whiteman, Mike Preuett, lim Hansard. Third row: Kim Barnett, Barry Waldo. Tennis 3 is 3 2 C.A.C. :-A 3 7 isis ski 1 1 Ark. Baptiat 'I2 3 ii: f'- 1 -5 il 2 g E 5 GQ TEAMS? Puttin' on the hits is just what lason johnson does while warming up for a tennis match against CAC which Oak Grove won 2-3. -s. Back row: Sean Owens, Ron derson. Front row: Coach Ronald Chris Branham, Brian An- Bennett. Thfee to District Hornets Whip the Cream of the Crop What do a hole-in-one, a lob and a home run have in common? In this case . .. a ball taking all spring sports fgolf, tennis, and baseball, to the district finals. After winning district, the baseball team traveled to re- gional: there they were de- feated 6-3 by Greenbrier for the second year in a row. Eight starting players re- turned: Shawn Wilcox, Greg Jackson, Mack Pharr, An- drew McLemore, and Floyd Conic. The golf team tied for third place in the district finals. Ron Talkington, a four-year letterman, won the district medal. lim Hansard and Lenny Whiteman, two returning players, reached the boys' double semi-finals at the ten- nis district confrontation. Coach Tony Adams said that he had high expectations of them making it even further in '86. Graduating players Kim Barnett and Trey Wallace both won at state finals. With a right to be enthusi- astic, each spring sport proved that being on the ball pays off. Sporting Sports 1

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Parades are another opportunity for the cheerleaders to perform. At the Livestock Show Parade, the cheerlead- ers ride by in their float, ready to wave and cheer to the crowds who will be watching. Pep assemblies are the cheerleaders' chance to shine after a week of prac- tice and preparation. Heather Hilburn and Kim Lindsey generate excitement about the upcoming football game. sf lj, 2. .2 gf tfssiswmullll , ,Nurs . . . R? if 4. l ,EL -. M' W? ,, , W, . CHEERLEADERS. Front row: onya Cray, Sonya Walker. Second r. Betsy Smith, Pam Hennessey, Amber Hilburn, Back row: Stephanie Bryant, Heather Hilburn, Kim Lindsey, Kris Chandler. STRIVING FOR EXCELLE CE Cheerleaders Give Their All Competition-every athlete thrives on it, includ- ing the senior high cheer- leaders. Not only did the cheerleaders compete with others, they competed within themselves, working to improve their individual abilities, thus improving the squad's performance as a whole. This struggle to improve individually aided the cheer- leaders in their competition with others. The price to compete ran high. In addi- tion to regular school-day practice, the cheerleaders worked after school two days a week for at least a month before each of their competi- tions, the M.M. Cohn Com- petition and the State Com- petition. While they won no awards, preparing for com- petition gave the cheerlead- N ers the opportunity to contin- ue to enhance their individual skills. Before a competition, we all have to pull together, we can't let any conflict among us affect our performance, said Heather Hilburn, captain. Each cheerleader spent countless hours perfecting her performance for the fans and players. Our practice doesn't end when school does. There are a lot of times when I have had to practice at home, especially when I first started cheering, said Kim Lindsey. The senior cheerleaders gained pride and satisfaction from their accomplishments. The joy they felt about their improvements as individuals and as a whole made the price to compete worthwhile. The moment of competition finally arrived. After weeks of intensive prac- tice, the cheerleaders show off their skills for the judges at the State Com- petition held at l.A. Fair. -1l1- gelilfgji '52 Seniors Cheerleaders