Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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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

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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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Approaching the ball to manuever a pass. Yong Kim looks for a fellow team member on the Mt. Jordan backfield. Cheering the team. Shana Khan shiv ers against the typical chill of Utah Spring. Covering the ball. Scott Hardy controls the ball down the field for a goal. Warming up. Kim Packard. Zeba Khan. Leasa Hirschi, and Wendy Maynes are four of the ten girls that were selected to be specialized squads for the soccer team. Soccer • 63