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

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The defensive side of Elsik. SOCCER Westchester 3 2 Stratford 2 1 Perfect shot. Dong Lee G. Wright photo. Soccer is rougher than it looks. Doug Smith. G. Wright photo Soccer 93

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The first A new sport arrived at Elsik this year Soccer. The Rams competed in District 10AAAAA by first year coach Kevin O'Keefe. The Rams opened the season with a 1 -1 tic against Dulles. Other non-District games included a hard fought loss to State champion Srake Jesuit. In district games, playing without leading scorer Daniel Escobar, they lost to Memorial 2-1, Spring Woods 3-1 and Katy 2-1. Against the Hastings Bears, the Rams played one of their best gamesof the season recording a 1-1 tie. Elsiks first victory came against Northbrook 2-1. District play was intense. Elsik tied both Spring Branch and Taylor 1-1, but lost to eventual District Champions Westchester 3-1 and Stratford 2-1. In the second round the Rams scored two quick victories, shutting out Spring Branch 3-0 and beating Taylor 3-2. Going into the Westchester game the Rams were in a position to earn a playofT berth with victories over Westchester and Stratford. The excited Rams gave Westchester all they wanted, but the Wildcats managed to hold on 3-2. During Spring Break Elsik ended the season with a 2-1 loss to Stratford. The team compiled a 3-8-4 season record. Coach O’Keefe felt it was a kick successful season despite the losing record because the team always played their hardest and improved every game. Players honored with All-District selections were Daniel Escobar, and Doug Smith. Viem Pham and Ken Martinez rccicvcd Honorable Mention. Doug Smith and JcfTDoria were elected captains for the year and Daniel Escobar was voted Most Valuable Senior. by Coach Kevin O'Keefe Coaching is no easy job. Kevin O’Keefe. P KufTcl photo Heads up play. Nihn Bao. P. KufTcl photo Showing his district form. Doug Smith. P. KufTcl photo 92 Sports

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A new Lady Ram Soccer is a new sport just introduced into the Alief School District, and like always, the girls wore the Elsik name with pride. “The girls are amazingly talented for a first year team,” said junior Ginny Hare. In every sport there is a powerhouse team and for the soccer team there was no exception. Klein was the team to beat in the district. Although the Lady Rams lost to Klein, they showed positive signs. They definitely showed that they had potential. They showed this potential against Stratford, both times they played them. The first time they totally blitzed the Spartans 8-0, then they beat them on their own turf, Tully Stadium, 3-1. A calm coach strolls onto the field. Ms. LaRibeus The teams leading scorer poses for picture. The girls showed them who was boss. The Lady Rams also beat Katy-Taylor with a score of 3-2, in a very tough and physical game. Ginny Hare scored two of the three goals. During the season, the girls had some outstanding players. Here are just a few of those: Ginny Hare, Beatriz Escober, Zeire Cudungong, Karen Medar, Teresa Johnston, and Stacey Lackey, were all goal scorers. by Jo Jones Genni Hare drives past Spartan Defender This year’s soccer team was the first at Elsik. I’ll pass this one” Bcaticc Escobar 94 Sports