Sylvan Hills High School - Bruin Yearbook (Sherwood, AR)

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AND THE WINNER IS. The Starling lineup is announced before a game this season Senior Conni Gunter runs onto the court after her name is called Leadership was at an all-time high for the Lady Bears this season, with five starting seniors taking the team to its first victory over J. A. Fair, which proved to be the first of many more to come. Point guard Melissa Mount dribbles downcourt as she prepares the offense for another score. 100 Tough enough

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There's the Girl All-state player wooing the colleges Making the all-state team tor one year is hard, but senior An gela Meadough has been on the team the last two years and is in the process of making it three straight With her outstanding play. Meadough has been wooing col- leges since her sophomore year Major colleges that Meadough said have sent her letters are Maryland. Stephen F Austin. Louisiana Tech and Lou isiana State University She said she is still undecided about which college she plans to at- tend Meadough, who stands 5'8 . said that if she wants to be good in college she will have to im- prove on certain areas My quickness and defense are things I II have to work on. she said. Girls' basketball coach Mar- tha Cothren said that the best description of Meadough is that My quick- ness and defense are things I'll have to work on. she is an all around athlete She's very good defensive ly. Cothren said She is a great rebounder and leads the team with well over a hundred rebounds Angela is most dangerous offensively She's averaging around 22.3 points a game ' Meadough said she can t pin- point one thing that has had the biggest effect on her during her high school career There's not just one thing but several. she said. First there's God. then my parents, the team, the coaches, and (special education teacher) Wanda Harris Meadough said that she wasn't worried about a new coach (Cothren) taking over this year Through junior high and high school I have had different coaches. she said It really doesn't phase me I just have to be prepared for different styles There is one thing Meadough said that she must always re- member I always know that there's someone just a little bit better than me I just have to prepare myself when I go against them. — by Cary Chism Front Row: Veronica Hams. Susan Pinkston. Patricia Marlwick. Melissa Norfleet. Amy Keown, Christine Green, Tenecia Reed. Sharon Campbell Second Row: Coach Martha Cothren. Kim Mount. Tonya Spence. Michelle Lett. Conrwc Smith. Yolanda Meadough. Tanya Seward. Melissa Hensley. Dawn Phillips, Tammy Alexander. Conm Gunter. Kim Keene. Rose Moore. Melissa Mount. Susan Sulcer. Coach Randy Verdeil Girls' basketball 99

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A PIECE OF THE BALL. The senior Lady Bears: Susan Sulcer. Tanya Seward. Conm Gunter. Angela Meadough. and Melissa Mount pro- vided the needed leadership for the team this year We'll Be Together Seniors provide the needed leadership Few teams ever have the chance to have five starting seniors. This year's Lady Bear basketball team is one of the few. The Lady Bears start five seniors: Conni Gunter. Angela Meadough, Melissa Mount. Tanya Seward and Susan Sulcer. I love it. Coach Martha Cothren said. It's not often you can have five kids with that caliber of talent and for them to stay together that long. Cothren said the seniors have a much stronger effect on the lead- ership of the team They have a sense of respon- sibility. Cothren said She said that the juniors still have a lot of playing time also, and that in the game they'll step in and do their job. Gunter said that the seniors have a positive attitude about how well the team can do “We do have more experience. she said. We have worked togeth- er longer and we know each other's moves. Next year when the seniors are gone. Gunter said the team will still be as successful because the jun- All of the seniors show that basketball is not always so serious iors will take on the same respon- sibilities. Meadough said that she thinks it is neat to have five starling seniors. I feel that we have more ex- perience on the court and that comes from knowing each other, Meadough said She also said that the team looks up to the seniors to get things go- ing It's our job to keep the team in a positive state of mind. Meadough said. Leadership plays a big pari in the makeup of a team, Sulcer said I think that the seniors are looked up to more than ever, she said, yet each person on our team makes a great contribution to the leadership of our team Seward said she believes the seniors have a big effect on the younger players. All of the seniors show that bas ketball is not always so serious, you are also supposed to have fun, she said. Mount said the seniors make the final decisions on things that Coach Cothren wants the players to de- cide We listen to juniors' and soph omores' opinion, she said The final vote is up to us. It makes us more responsible and we get more respect from the underclassmen. They know that they'll have their turn to lead when they're seniors. she said. — by Cawy Osm Girls basketball 101