Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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In the middle ol the crowd. Doug Bou droux rises over the Bengals “Unity makes us Winners. ” Sam Mismash J.V. BASKETBALL TEAM Row 1: Phil Peterson-Coach Row 2: Todd Larson. John Day. Brad Harr. Joel Kempner. Chuck Osieja. Todd Rehder. Sam Mis- mash. Steve Hardy.

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Upstart The varsity team may have been preparing for next year, but the junior varsity squad was only concerned with win- ning. and they wound up on top most of the time. “There are a lot of very good players on the squad, we have the po- tential to be a major contender for the region championship next year, said John Day. It wasn’t easy coming up with a good record, and most of the losses were very close, includ- ing defeats handed to them by Bingham, Brighton, and Tay- lorsville. “If someone makes a VARSITY BASKETBALL Season Record 5 Wins 14 Losses Preseason Alta 69-37 Skyview 58-67 Viewmont 62-79 Jordan 36-44 Provo 57-54 Ml. Crest 80-65 Cottonwood 86-64 Timpview Season Alta 48-49 West Jordan 59-73 Brighton 43-66 Hillcrest 57-77 Bingham 57-59 Taylorsville 75-74 Kearns 51-77 Brighton 56-68 Hillcrest 64-80 Bingham 73-84 Taylorsville 61-60 Kearns 55-57 West Jordan 206 ■ Basketball Shooting the ball, Derrik Brian led scoring throughout the season. J.V.’s. mistake we overlook it and al- ways find something positive to dwell on. even if it costs us the game.” said Steve Hardy. Most team members agree the best part of playing on the team was their closeness to the other members and the friendships that ensued, not only between players, but be- tween the players and the coach as well. “Coach Peter- son is one of the easiest guys I’ve ever worked with, and I think every teammate will agree, said Joel Kempner. SOPHOMORE BASKETBALL Season Record: 5 Wins 13 Losses Preseason Alta 48-59 Viewmont 64-56 Jordan 41-45 Provo 45-39 Mt. Crest 41-48 Cottonwood 42-78 Timpview Season Alta 52-49 West Jordan 54-64 Brighton 68-72 Hillcrest 44-60 Bingham 64-69 Taylorsville 45-35 Kearns 57-78 Brighton 47-57 Hillcrest 51-66 Bingham 57-65 Taylorsville 61-46 Kearns 49-50 West Jordan JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL Season Record: 5 Wins 5 Losses Season Alta 77-63 Hillcrest 56-58 Bingham 48-45 Taylorsville 56-39 Kearns 59-70 Brighton 53-52 Hillcrest 61-72 Bingham 54-55 Taylorsville 58-42 Kearns 50-56 West Jordan

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n D U©(fraDm) 208 ■ Cross Country Exemplifying a winning attitude throughout the season, the girls cross-country team captured a state championship. April Bailey stated, “We endured a lot of hard work and muscle strain, but the state championship was well worth it, even though we didn’t have much support from the studentbody.” lish a good record for them- selves, finishing in the top five at state competition. The cross-country team brought home their first state cham- pionship without much recog- nition from the studentbody. My season started out slow and awful due to injuries. Sup- port from my teammates and Coach Jensen helped me to recover and compete at state. It would have been great if the studentbody would have sup- ported us. but our determina- tion to be the best is what helped us succeed. Team- work and support were the key to a successful finish of the season’s meets. Heading of the school field onto the neighborhood terrain ot the cross- country course. Kristen Aure and Mmdy Arrington see another victory for the undefeated girls team. Exasperation, sweat and a lot of hard work determined the overall success of the cross-country team. Both the boys and girls teams practiced every night after school taking advantage of the years ex- tended warm weather. In the end the numerous miles ran and the long hours of grueling practice paid off. Finishing the year with the state champion- ship. the girls were very ex- cited about the outcome. I don’t know why I spend so much time running and work- ing out because sometimes it is so painful. There is some- thing about competition and the great feeling of having control of every muscle in my body that spurs me on and makes me feel good.’’ com- mented Michelle Stewart. Many long hours of practice helped the boys team estab-