Alief Elsik High School - Ramblings Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Sophomore Houston Lee 0-6 McCullough 6-14 Katy Stratford 20-29| Spring Woods 6-14 Northbrook 16-0 Spring Branch 12-0 Memorial 18-6 Westchester 14-6 Hastings 8-14 ■i Freshman B Houston Lee ullough Katy Stratford Spring Woods Northbrook Spring Branch Memoria! Westchester U-6 8-22 8-0 8-0 6-20 6-14 8-28 0-22 0-0 Hastings Soph.-Freshman Football 55

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Good prospects for future Rams Elsik’s underclassman teams. Sophomore, Freshman-A.and Frcshman- B, all showed a great deal of one thing: potential. Under the encouragement of their coaches, all teams had productive seasons. The Sophomore football team under coaches Fawcett, O’Keefe, and Corb, finished the season with five winsand five losses. This team, who had problems early in the season, learned to improve their attitudes of themselves which greatly improved their playing ability. Even though their goal of winning District was not reached, the team gained a great deal of experience which will hopefully The long strides of Jasper Taylor carry him downficld. Going over pre-game strategy-Soph. defense and Coach O'Keefe. guarantee them a good future in Els football. Elsik’s Freshman teams also had fail good seasons overall with the A tea having a 4-5-1 record, and the B-tca finishing with a 2-8 record. The teams h, problems with a lack of enthusias during some games, and this combin with minor mistakes due to lack experience resulted in their bei defeated. As the season progresse Coaches Null. Parker, and Nila taught t players to work as a team rather than individuals from seperatc midc schools. by Ruthie Reading the defense coverage, Rodney Smith prepares to pass.

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Cheers spread throughout Elsik The 1982-83 chcerlcading squad worked hard to lift and enlighten the school with true ram pride and spirit. This year, the cheerleaders worked to support all sports organizations of Elsik. They attended swim meets, cross country meets, and supported many other teams during the year. The girls began practicing immediately after they were elected in May 1982. to prepare for the Blue-White game. During the summer there were also many long hard practices. Cheerleading camp was held in August at Sam Houston State University. Here, the girls worked to perfect their skills and learn new ideas. Elsik. along with close to 150 other lively squads, competed for ribbons, awards, and spirit sticks. Elsik was chosen as one of eight finalists to compete for the award of excellence, which is held on the last day of camp. Cindy Obcrthier, cheerleader sponsor, commcnts,“Thc girls are most certainly a select group. They work hard and perform with precision. 1 had no doubt they would be a part of the final judging. I'm extremely proud of each and every one of them and their accomplishments.” The squad, consisting of Kathy Ball, Laurie Boydstun, Chris Burt, Mindy Campbell, Dondra Dunaway, Julie Johnson, Leslie Lawless. Cathy Malone, and Julie Manfre. were a great asset to all Elsik sports organizations. As head Cheerleader, Julie Manfre states, “Cheerleading is hard work, but it's also a lot of fun!” by I urie Boydstun Smiling for the camera are Laurie Boydstun and Sandy Lawrence. C. Duplain Photo Old Coach Bryant had a team. . . C. Bell photo Kathy Ball and Mindy Campbell show Build that spirit up! C. Duplain photo emotions at the Hastings game. C. Duplain photo Peek-a-boo! . Kathic Lanigan, Ram Mascot. C. Bell photo 56 Sports