Spring Woods High School - Safari Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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RTS Umber Legs. With his foot bolonced high on his portner ' s bock, Mork Ehrlund does one of the stretching exercises thot vor- sity footboll ployers ore re- quired to do during proctice D. Williams. No pass, no ploy. The new UIL rules effected some orhleres who were struggling in Qccdennic dosses. A student hod to pass oil dosses in order to participate in athletics for the next six weeks. Although student-athletes hod House Dill 72 ' s rules honging over their heads, the vorsity footboll team won their way to a district championship position. The Tigers ployed twice in the Astrodome for the first time in fifteen years. The varsity baseball team also mode it to the championships. At one time, the Tigers were ranked number one in the state ond number eight notionolly. The boseboll team was knocked out of the play-offs ofter losing o three-gome series to Delloire. Aword-winning athletes and teams, despite strict new rules, mode the yeor in sports more than we bargained for. BY LAURIE ROGERS SECTION EDITOR. ■ ■ than we bargained for 55

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Unveiling the Champions. I wos extremely proud of the whole teom. Bob Cryont, president of rhe booster dub, sold It wos on honor to present the trophy to Spring Woods received the Chris Gilbert trophy for having the best record in the district The only four three-yeor lettermen, Don Loflin. Dort Mulherin, John Roschol ond Dovid Walker, ore doing the trophy unveiling D. Willioms. Agony to Ecstasy. The poln and defensive tockle Russell Knopp endures disploys the ogony of an injured ployer not being able to be on the field We may get hurt sometimes, but the thing is thot we win, ' Knopp sold. D. Willioms. of . „ Bird ' s tM ' ' - ' ■ ' .■,h priz ' ,ompUshm , OTTin ill this M or 56 More VARSITY FOOTBALL