Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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Bill Burraston prepares for his after noon tee.'' - With intense concentration. Eric King carefully prepares to sink the ball. -------------------------------------r-rr c; JZ V 00 2: Z UJ H U- O o Working for a win. Wendy Wood smash over the net. GOLF TEAM: Row ;Tom Pan kow. Trevor Brown. Dave Fox. Todd Thorson, Starla Yamada, Jared Larson. Willie Timmons Row 2: Bill Burraston, Eric King. Ryan O'dneal. Deven Han sen. Jason Eldridge. Troy Tate. Jason Bullock. Dave Stott. Coach Kevin Dustin 190 Golf Tennis i

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Touching up his catching skills Todd Handley goes for a low catch. he Black and Silver game was the first one of the year for the baseball team. The baseball traditions were all there. There was only one ele- ment of the game missing — an- other team. The intra squad game was beneficial because it helped the team get to know each other as players. The Black and Silver game was more of a first practice than a first game. It was the first of many prac- tices. The varsity baseball team, under direction of Coach Garcia and Assistant Coaches Haslip and Lunak, practiced every day for 2 2 hours to perfect their game. The first real game of the '84‘85 season was against Murray. Fol- lowing the Dixie Tournament on the 12th and 13th of April, the reg- ular season opened with a contest against Brighton. The Alta team was headed by captain Steve Har- dy. and co-captains Scott Deyhle and Troy Long. One perpetual struggle for the team was keeping the fields in a usable condition. Due to spring run-off and rain, the field was chronically wet during the baseball season. Preparing the field for play took between five and eight hours before each game. Another struggle for the baseball team — for any athletic team was avoiding injuries. Region II is the toughest in the state; (for six years, the state champs have come out of this region;) so to make it through region, Alta had to stay in one healthy piece. Early in the season, a confident Coach Garcia said,’’ If we stay healthy, we will be con- tending at region and go to State.’’ Close calls, flying dirt, sweat and fun — that's, baseball. the baseball season was obvi- ark, here the team enjoy them ong practice. Baseball O BATSTERS! (JFF TURF TRIES 1

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Swinging with style Deven Han sen whacks the ball. m I Racquet in hand. Tennis Team: Row I: Melanie Ball, Coach Jane Quimby, Syd Holmes, Kris- Debbie Nordberg. Wendy Wood. Jenny ten Rich. Paige Ramsdell, Lori Fortie, Wood. Jessica Gyllenskog. Row 2: Moe Holmes, Amy VanSkyhawk A strong friendship among team members helped make the '84'85 season fun. EATHER COOLS GREENS ’N COURTS ith autumn breezes blowing there was still a chance to relish in the excitement of a few summer sports. With a touch of snow on the high mountain peaks, both golfers and tennis lovers headed for the greens and courts. Sweaters in hand, Alta golfers spent many hours at Mt. View golf course preparing for the year's tournaments. Eric King's time at Mt. View payed off as he led the team, their top golfer. As for Bill Burraston. he must have spent Jenny Wood awaits her opponent's serve. more time at Mt. View during the sea son, for he was named Most improved golfer. Many golfers had the chance to im- prove as Alta competed in four mini tournaments. In those tournaments Alta took the top four scores out of eight. In region the team finished sixth with a record of 2 and 4. A first in Alta's history was having a girl on the golf team this year. Starla Yamada showed her talent as she was one of the top golfers. A 9th grader, she has three more years in which she may be seen leading the team. Starla was just one of the many young golfers on the team. Because the team is young. Coach Dustin feels that next year should be good. Besides the golfers, this years girls tennis team, dressed in thermal under- wear. skirts and shirts, bravely with- stood cool breezes and rainy days. Play- ing in this weather the team finished the season with an overall record of 6 and 6. The team did well in region with Debbie Nordberg taking 2nd in 1 sin- gles. Melanie Ball 3rd in 2 singles. Wendy Wood 3rd in 3 singles and Kristin Rich with Moe Holmes 4th in 2 doubles. Like the golf team, the girls tennis team is young and Coach Jane Quimby also looks forward to a good future. Golf Tennis O 191