Santa Rita High School - Eyrie Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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F Sophomore Terry Socea races against her opponent to win the race. 1 'Y L r Girls Cross Country-Top row: Patricia Leon, Kim Thibault, Shelly Bibeau, Terri Socea, Chandra Bergman, Maria Leon, Maria Clark, Coach Ken Radong Bottom row: Laura Stevenson, Tina Prieto, Terry Karabin, Norma jacques, Eileen Huerta, Michele Clark, not pictured: Stacy Staufferjulie Figueroa. P 9 I A Maria Leon tries to improve her time as she runs, determined to win. P Vaunda Knudsen, Normajacques and Michelle Clark run to beat Sabino. 6 Design: Bill Sharp Copy: Lori Verhulst 2 2 Photos: Paula Ryers, Gwen McCarthy -A.. .4 .ar

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Www 'fl' ,nw Loss of Player Hurts Team Q Q osing Lowell Spalla to the var- sity has really hurt this team, stated Coach jim Ferguson jr. When you lose a player of that quality it puts a lot of pressure on the players who were used to playing with him on last year's team. Ferguson also men- tioned that the team was not playing as one unit. In Ferguson's sixth year of coaching j.V. Basketball he listed character and dedication as some of the team's strong points. This team has some good character. Nobody is let down and his strong point right now, is defense and he agreed with Burgess that even though this team has a losing record Coach Ferguson is doing a very good job. According to Sophomore Forward Alex Nava, working on offense and defense as well as ball handling skills are just a few of the many things that take place at team practices. Nava con- cluded by saying that Coach Ferguson could not have done a better job, and not to judge this team by its record. r Q' 7' 1 ' - Y: xl everybody is trying their hardest and I '33 iw giving 100'Za. That's all you can ask Y ,figf.l?,gl3.l-V- 5 from a team, stated Ferguson. '. fi? -4-Q-t.,.. iff? ' Ferguson's final comment was don't 'i aa, ' judge this team by their record, because gfalpfiinre . ...i we do have some pretty good young 44 SCh15D players on this team. 52 K Cztgxi Q3 ffliifil? Low Post Forward Danny Burgess, 30 Ha 39 felt that his major responsibility was to f ef'58a-S S uenn ii 41 be a team leader on defense and reboun- 'U 47 Tucson 5, 63 ding as well as a scoring threat. Burgess 51 Pafgbxzfde :L commented that his teammates were a l A pueblo 41 great bunch of guys, and despite a los- n ' C Sunnyside 57 - ing record, Coach Ferguson is doing a 'lr ' V Cholla 49 rj great rob. --rf, 32221 Z? Setting up plays and getting the fast 541 iferi' page Vude 36 breaks going were his major respon- 59 Sunnyside C 'ss sibilities, according to Sophomore 429 Pueblo 44 Guard Steve Phillips. Phillips felt that .W j.V. Basketball-Front row: Sheldon Scott, Steve Phillips, Freddy Torrez,jay Young, Rene Anaya, Back row: Coachjim Ferguesonjr., Alex Nova, Bob Stahler, Mike Clark, Dan Burgess, Charles Koehler, Eugene Gatewood. 4Danny Burgess leaps high in hopes for the tip against Sahuaro. J.V.!FROSH BASKETBALL 225

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Youn but Still Stron he Girls' Cross-Country team last year had sixteen runners, a majority of which were sophomores. Last year's team was very young. We did pretty well for all the in- experienced runners, stated Sophomore Terry Socea. Girls' Cross- Country Coach Ken Radon, felt that because they were so young, they would be strong in coming years. Radon was the girls' new coach. He coached the Boys' Cross-Country and the girls long distance runners for track last year. I enjoyed both the boys and girls equally well, replied Radon. The girls' practiced every day after school and sometimes practiced on Saturdays. Practices consisted of meeting together, stretching, weight lifting, and running many hard miles. Radon works us hard, and it does us good in the long run, stated Sophomore Laura Stevenson. Goals for the team last year consisted of improving and becoming better run- ners. Patricia Leon, runner, commented that, all the runners try to encourage other members of the team. The girls' worked well together as a team. Radon felt that it was important for the girls' to enjoy running and to use the skill as a life-long activity. Most of the girls' said they would continue running through next year. A majority of the girls' said they liked to run to keep in shape, and it helped their endurance. The girls' said they also lik- ed running because it was very com- petitive, and it was also a sport where you could rely directly on yourself, no one else could win for you. I feel lucky to be able to rung not everyone can, stated Stevenson, a second year runner who enjoyed competing for Santa Rita. f A Patricia Leon and Eileen Huerta show their determination to finish the race. 4 Senior julie Figureroa, headed for the Cross-Country course finish line. j Girls Cross-Country S.R. OPP, 35 SalpointefCDO 82 f 20 76 SunnysidefSahuaro 43f19 50 BuenafCatalina 25f55 29 Tucson 27 N 40 Salpointef Buena 66129 37 Sabino 21 36 Ch0llafSabino 58f27 63 Palo VerdefAmphi 37f25 Q.: .. W , VV GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY 227