Redmond High School - Juniper Yearbook (Redmond, OR)

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by Toni Ulam Two dilemmas threatend sports at Red- mond High School this year. The first dilem- ma came in mid-fall with the death of Athle- tic Director Don Rich. Glenn Kinney and Dick Branaugh took over the many respon- sibilities of the sports program, The second dilemma took its toll gradual- ly with the school budget failing earlier and many programs feeling the pinch. Athletes were required to pay for their own meals on away trips. During the winter sports pro- grams, the athletes paid for meals and overnight lodging. During the spring sports season, a pay- as-you-play fee of S50 went into effect. Many businesses in the community pro- vided scholarships for athletes that were in need. lf there was more than one family member participating in a sport then the rate went down. The pay-as-you-play ap- parently did not affect the number of par- ticipants going out for the spring sports. RHS sports have excelled in the past few years. The football team went from the bot- tom ofthe IMC standings to being a tough competitor in the league. The soccer team went to the state tournament for the sec- ond year in a row. The cross country team sent Dawn Shank to the state cross country meet. Shank placed 23rd out of 232 partici- pants. The volleyball team started out with all new coaches. They were Marcy Feagans Burks, varsity coachg Bob Nygaard, JV coach: and Jan Smith, freshman coach. The winter sports provided a few upsets. The biggest upset was the panther wres- tling team, who were the co-champions ot the dual meets in District 7 Class AAA, and placed ninth in the state. The next upset was the lady panther? basketball team beating the LaGrande ti, gers, who were at one time ranked seconc in the state. The boys basketball team earned a spot in the sub-tournament playoffs, but lost tc Lake Oswego, 66-54. To add one more up- beat note to the winter sports season, bott' the boys and girls swim teams took districl titles. Matt Brown set a new state record ir the 100-yard breaststroke at the time oi 57.83 seconds. Not to be forgotten is the' RHS ski team. The boys team placed ar impressive third at the state competition. The final season of the year is the spring sports season. The girls track team cap- tured 1Oth at the state tournament. The boys track team placed third at districts Keeping the boys tennis singles district title' in Redmond for the fifth year in a row was Steve Mickel. Building seasons were intac' for the baseball and golf teams. The las' spring sport is rodeo, which has one ofthe most outstanding all-around girls leader Penny Conforth. Shane Gomes and Parr Peterson also had an impressive season ir team roping, Many students at RHS have Discovered the Power inside of sports programs. 'fy 3 E? ii

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An enduring sport cross country by Teresa Thomas g The biggest gthrill of the cross country was when the team ran against Bend five times at different 1neets, Coach Bill May saidp The team placed well according to May, who added they did a spectacular 'job running against Bend, considering Bend won the State Cham- pionships. L The cross country team this year was made up of 12 boys and eighth girls, The team consisted of four sen- iors: Tim Sundvall, Marty Walker, Kye Koehler, Matt Sutherland, and the only senior girl, Sherry Herman. Many freshmen went out for the team this year. Among the boys were Dave Kunert, Travis Mills, and Travis Top picture: Sondy Holly, Sherry Her- man, Sherri Nelson, and Dawn Shank step up to the line for the race at the South Salem Cross Country Invitational. Shank was the only person, on either team, who went to state. She placed 23rd out of 232 participants, Top row L to R: Alan Williams, Don Young, Matt Sutherland, Tim Sund- vall, Sherry Herman, Dave Kunert, and Coach Bill May. Second row L to R: Bonnie Holtby, Marty Walker, Travis Mills, Travis Moyer, Brian Loop, Monty Gregg, and Kye Koehler. Bottom row L to r: Dawn Shank, Maxine Nelson, Anita Wiehr, Sandy Holly, Sherri Nelson, and Laura Springer. 28 Cross Country Moyer. The girls were repre- sented freshmen Maxine Nelson, Bonnie I-Ioltby, and the only team member to go to state, Dawn ,Shanks T Theses people, along with junior and sophomore run- ners, Monty Gregg, Alan iWillian1s, Don Young, Brian Loop, Sherri Nelson, Sondy Holly, and Anita Wiehr rnade up this year's team. Cross Country members have to go through many steps to prepare for a meet. They must learn what cross country means: Cross coun- try is running long distances over rough terrain. They practice many miles and for long amounts of time. Final- ly come the meets. Unlike other fall sports, Cross Coun- try is an individual competi- tion as well as a team sport. Everyone did very well at district! Each runner achieved his or her own per- sonal record, said May. Marty Walker and Laura Springer were said to be the ,most supportive on the team. Speaking of support, i the team had a good turn out of fans this year, May said en- thusiastically. The most im- proved runners were Sherri Nelson and Tim Sundvall. Everyone worked very hard toward district, al- though it was quite a disap- pointment that the whole team could not have gone to state, one of the sophomore boys said. May said they had a very good season and he was impressed. Picture to the right: Marty Walk eyes the finish line. The rest of tri cross country team finished back the pack which included the stat champion Bend.