Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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Varsity Girl’s Basketball Team: Row I: Jennifer Johnson, Laurie Keenan, Jackie Eyre, Denette Danielson. Erin Wash. Wen dy Horlacher Row 2: Roz Sims — Coach, Dave McConnell — Head Coach. Laura Sterling, Carrie Kelsey. Sandra Larson. Bridget Lubey. Kelli Ennis, Jill Wilkerson. Dennis Claybough — Coach. Girls Varsity Won: 12 Lost: 8 Region: 3rd Alta 77 vs 27 72 vs 57 45 vs 38 22 vs 27 57 vs 35 47 vs 51 57 vs 38 59 vs 73 40 vs 28 53 vs 47 55 vs 48 43 vs 61 45 vs 58 43 vs 39 64 vs 68 41 vs 49 53 vs 30 59 vs 67 58 vs 53 53 vs 49 Jordan Grand Junction Spanish Fork Orem Weber Brighton West Jordan Highland Kearns Taylorsville Bingham Hillcrest Brighton West Jordan Skyline Provo Kearns Taylorsville Bingham Hillcrest Moving past her opponent's greedy arms. Danette Danielson puts it up. I PERIOD VISITOR BONUS Girls Basketball O 183

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GIRLS BASKETBA 3 O O w— JZ GJ a GJ CD f0 ’ 75 c o K- o ■o £ £ k. fll —« . JZ u f'. V) - a; v Z -j j 182 I I EW HARDSHIPS SPARK MORALE ineteen eight five turned out to be an unusual year for the varsity girl’s basketball team. An incident early in the season caused the team some hardship but turned out to be a positive experience because the girls pulled together. The team wasn't expected to do well this year but surprised every- one by peaking early in the season. The team did slack-off somewhat but qicked up pace again. Coach McConnell hoped to see his girls peak strongly again at the state- games. I always think that we can nev- er be as good the next year but the J.V. players always surprise me. They mature both physically and mentally, but especially mentally. I’ve discovered that the key factor to coaching is self-image. If they With perfect form. Wendy Hor- lacher makes a beautiful bas ket. Flying over a Hillcrest Player. Laura Sterling struggles to keep her hold on the ball. feel good about themselves, they'll play well said Coach McConnell. He also feels that the most crucial thing for the players is getting along. He says that girls have a hard time leaving their differences at courtside and take them into the game. Midway through the season they were tied for second place, Brigh- ton being their biggest adversary. However, as Coach McConnell pointed out, the region places are forgotten at state games, everyone becomes equal and anything can happen. To take the state cham pionship the girls would have to win four games in a row. Shooting with style Bridget Lubey goes for two

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E .c .E =5 E • • -I -J co P LU co QQ CO —I % O Girl’s J.V. Won: 8 Lost: IO Alia 28 V» 25 Jordan 39 v 43 Grand Junction 27 v» 49 Weber 32 v» 29 Brighton 36 v» 24 West Jordan 33 vt 41 Highland 30 v» 32 Kearns 31 vs 39 Taylorsville 21 vs 40 Bingham 54 vs 40 Hiltcrest 36 vs 32 Brighton 19 vs 46 West Jordan 38 vs 43 Skyline 32 vs 34 Provo 44 vs 35 Keams 48 vs 44 Taylorsville 43 vs 46 Bingham 46 vs 34 Hillcrest Attempting to get by a greedy Hill- crest Player, Laura Sterling looks for an opening. Way ahead of her opponent. Jackie Eyre makes a perfect shot. 184 Junior Varsity Girl’s Basketball Team: Row I: Amy Higgins. Lora Abraham Row I: Lora Posey. Lisa Joki. Jodi Daugherty Row 3: Roz Sims — Coach. Wendy Horlacher. Jennifer Johnson. Jill Wilkerson. Carrie Kelsey. Laura Sterling. Dentte Danielson. Laurie Keenan, Ann Horlacher — Manager.