Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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Students who were let out of school early for a 2:30 playoff against Olympus were able to see tempers flare from both benches. Later Coach Student body president Chuck Cutler, shoots against a Myron Long was more at ease because of a 57-56 Royal defender in Alta's quest to. Revenge the Royals '. win over the Titans. Held at the University of CJtah Special Event Center, the state basketball playoffs united students in a eu- phoria. that lasted throughout the tournament Fans began to come together in section Y for another sur- prised filled game. Taking the jumper Rob Gibbons sinks two during a disappointing 58 56 loss to Hillcrest in a tense, and fast moving game. Pom pons, ribbons, and terrible towels flew during the state basketball tournament with Alta having the best showing of school spirit. Fans • 61

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The Biggest Club Of All Vi fan club. But a new tactic had to be taken to avenge the loss in the football playoffs against Roy. “Terrible Towels were made by the student body officers for the fans to wave and wear at the crucial Roy game. But the towels and the wild fans couldn’t lift the Hawks past the Royals, although the varsity team lead by ten points at one time—the final score was 54-51. Well, after the disheartening loss to Roy the excitement of the playoffs began to slacken. The Hawks lead throughout al- most the entire game, yet fell behind to the Huskies’ fastbreak and perfect foul line shooting. Alta fell for the second time de- spite the rowdy cheers of the faithful fans. Breaking through the Hilicrest defense. Chuck Cutler flies in for a layup. The loss eliminated Alta from further play in the state tournament. 1 Just what was the biggest club of the year? -It could have been ski club or VICA- —but in reality it wasn’t. The fans that come out to every activity possible were the biggest and undoubtedly the most pop- ular and exciting club. The only dues were an occasional $1.50 for a ticket and the meetings were held at every sporting event whether it be a state playoff game or a simple nine innings of baseball. The Alta fan club boasted a membership of well over 2,000 students- which almost always surpassed any other fan club anywhere. The first state basketball game was a thriller against Olympus raising hopes, and sending spirits soaring with a nail-biting win of 57-56. Flags and pompons waved through the air as the crowd shouted to bring the team on for their warmups, and defeat of the Titans. To defeat the Royals—that was all that was on the minds of every member of the Fighting for the rebound. Dean Langston nudges his Roy opponent away from the basket The game was Alta's first loss in the state tournament. 60 • Fans

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Just For Kicks With the winter chill still per- meating the air, the soccer club began its season of kicking, running, diving, and heading. Unlike last year, the team was able to play on the south-side as they gained more recogni- tion from the administration. In the past they had to play on the field at Bear Park. Although the team has made some progress with the district, it is still considered a club and not a school team. The club was coached by Skip Garner, had cheerleaders, uniforms, and played other schools. The cheerleaders lead cheers, even when there was no one to hear them but the team. The cheer- ing squad of ten girls, support- ed the team even though the glamour of large crowds such as football and basketball wasn’t, but the spirit was. Spring arrived, and with the beautiful weather soccer began practices. Although it looked like everything was going smoothly as far as weather was concerned, a load of snow was dumped on the fields (typical of Utah's springs), dampening the play and causing some slippery footing for the soccer players. Well, if tennis was not your game and baseball just didn’t provide the fast pace action you desired, then soccer, the fastest growing sport in the na tion, could be the sport for you. Kicking the season off, Alta and Jor dan have the first preseason game of the year. Chasing the ball. Leonard Chitty out races a Jordan player to move the ball downfield. The first preseason game ended in a tie. 62 • Soccer