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

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Getfin ' Down. I wos on the ground frying to poss the boll and she grabbed it, Cindy Daniels sold Westchester defeated the Tigers 12-19. K. Byrn. On the Go. ' We ron on the track to develop o kick, ' which gives us o burst of energy at the end of the race to catch up to people ond to ploce higher, Fran- cis Teixeiro said Cross country teom members Teix- eiro and Kennerh Von 5lyve olso practiced sprints on the frock D. Wiliioms A GAINST THE ODDS Cross Country and boskerbQil. Two sports that ore foroliy different One dribbles o boll while the other runs up hills and through porks. But to be the best possible, psychological dererminorion is involved in both sports If o cross country runner is behind 30 people or if o boskerball teom is losing the gome by 00 points, they cannot give up Each orhlere nnust continue to give all they con ro the gome or meet. Though the boys ' and girls ' cross country ond girls ' freshmon bosketbol! teams were nor first in district, all had their own season highlights. According ro Coach Kurr Poole, the boys ' cross country reams ran exceprionolly well. The freshman teom placed first or the Bear Creek Meet, while the junior varsity ream ploced second in district. The vorsiry team was composed of two seniors, Mike Richordson ond Biong Chon, and o J V cross country ream. To run cross country, inner strength was needed ro moke the runner faster thon everyone else You hove ro be self- mofivored for the meets, Tommy Stilwell said. To practice, the boys ran six miles daily around the neighborhoods, sometimes almost to rhe Kory Freeway Coach rode o bike along beside us when we ran, Mike Richardson said. At rhe meets, rhe runners ran oround schools, porks and on unpoved surfaces. ' It ' s lor of work . . . ir really gets you in shape, Francis Teixeiro said. At their district meet, the girls cross coun- try teom come in sixth, bearing Northbrook and Spring Branch, ' Our goal wos nor to come in lost, Coach Morrho Sweeney said. The girls ran four ro six miles per day. On Wednesdays, rhey sometimes wenr ro Allen Parkway ro run. Overall, Sweeney rated the season a success. The girls worked hard . . rhey did everyrhing I osked rhem ro do ... I couldn ' r hove asked for more, Sweeney soid. Sweeney also coached rhe freshman girls ' basketball ream. The reom, which hod no wins, olmosr bear rhe firsr ploce reom, Norrhbrook, but lost by four points. If everyone really hod rheir minds on ir (rhe gome), we would have done better, Morybelle Bulo said. The freshman year of boskerball was like ' iroining yeor Bulo soid We hod ro learn how ro cope with losing gomes, Cynthio Doniels said. They hod o good orrirude going into each gome. . we just didn ' t have the ex- perience ro ploy rough, Sweeney sold, BY KAREN HURT Bottom Row: Diana Castano, Marybelle Dula, Mario Lugo, Angel Costonedo, Andi Cheatwood, Lucia Restrepo, Jeonerte Gonzales Second Row: Cathy Cole, Iris Egglesion, Cynthia Doniels, Stocey Mitchell, Yolondo Mott, Veronica Posado, Cooch Martho Sweeney. . . . than we bargained for 77

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The Heof is On. I wos near the bosket ttying to poss the boll to Yolondo (Mott), Lucio Restrepo sold. The Tigets lost to Elsik 16-30 J. Putz. Sunning. On the trock. Jennifer Derger ond Noei Sullivon stretch out before running. The girls ' cross country teom ran four to six miles per doy. throughout the neighborhoods and nd the frock. K. Byrn. 7 16 22 18 W 6 12 6 6 16 14 20 10 6 11 25 AocArt J ' p,oybutn l ,lein f otest £,jenhowef Texos Oty Deer Pork syesichester xyestchester Koty Osik Spring O ' O Horlhbrook HosliriQ -Vesichesiet Elsik HorthbtooU Spring D ' Of Hostings Bottom Row: Cooch Mortho Sweeney, Lorien Somers, Tonyo Pruitt, Angelo McGride Second Row: Judith Mitchell, Jennifer Steils, Jennifer Derger. Jessico Rubenstein Not pictured: Gwen Hudgins, Leo Schornnen the experience to play tough, SrKENEV 7 :-. »l !3t V ' «■ M ' 5■; t: ' » «k - V • ■ ' JT ' J i Bottom Row: Wode Crowford, Joy Wig- ginton, Mike Richordson, Wilbert Gee, Jeff Erfurdt, Scott Roy Second Row: Diong Chon, Kurt Jodie, Chris Mott, Tom- my Stilwell, Mike Bryant, Eric Denzick. Mott Connolly, Urion Mitchell. Ihird Row: Cooch Jim McNiel, Aoron Alex- onder, Don Lotlin, Trey Weotherford, Mike Arthur, Todd Stewmon, Dovid Wolker, Jeff Diehl, Cooch Kurt Poole. 76 More CROSS COUNTRY AND BASKETBALL .

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R UNNING WITH THE PACK His lungs felf heavy ond empty He hod a piercing pain in the left side of his ab- domen. His tennis shoe clod feet fell one in front of the other os he squinted his eyes tightly, oil the while praying thot he would make it across the finishing line before his opponent Mony members of both the varsity, junior vorsity and freshman track teams felt the agony of defeat and the thrill of vic- tory throughout the course of their season The varsity track team ended their season in o victory by successfully placing second in district and fourth in overall com- petition while the J.V. team placed third ond the freshmen come in sixth ploce. Our season was pretty successful, Varsity trock cooch Kurt Poole said We hod good field events and good endurance people Mike Richardson, who placed seventh in the 800 meter event, David Walker in the discus ond Wade Crowford in pole vault (who also placed highly in competition) were among the most outstanding team members who mode it to regional com- petition in San Jacinto, I wonted it. All of the hord work paid off, Richardson said about winning in regional competition. Richardson participated in the mile relay as well OS the 800 meter dash. Although the three track teams did well, they often felt nervous before competing in on event. I get very nervous. I think about how I ' m gonna run, the condition of the track and I think of the competitors before I compete, J.V. track team member Tommy Stilwell said. Despite the nervousness that many of the teams ' members felt, many prepared themselves both mentally ond physically before ac- tually competing. I think obout how I ' m gonna run the race I try to get the adrenoline up I wont to try ond help the team I jog right before I race to loosen up. I keep thinking how I run ond do my best, J.V team member Jimmy Munick said. All of the hard work, enduronce, long practices and several coses of the nerves really paid off for oil of the teoms both in- dividuolly and as a team as o whole. BY GIMA KINSLOW Cross Country. Doftom Row: Jimmy Minnict . Jimmy Srilwell, Jorge Morin, (Robert Reuben Second Row: Kenneth Von Slyke, Shown Smith Third Row: Cooch Kurt Poole, Fronds Teixerlo, John Lone, Kyle LeDoeuf. 78 More BOYS TRACK