Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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Guts—No Glory “HEY DUDE! COME TO THE RADICAL HOCKEY GAME AND SEE AN INTENSE BLOODBATH! Announcements like this could be heard almost every day to psy- che us up for upcoming hockey games. Sliding and slipping on a sheet of ice while trying to dodge a hunk of hard rub- ber coming towards you at 90 m.p.h. can be described as a little less than sane. Hockey team members became well ac- quainted with bruises, broken bones, and concussions before the season was over. In addition to the wild conditions, Jordon School District refuses to sanction hock- ey as a sport, so the team is defined as a club instead of as a team. Because of this ruling players have to pay S200 dollars just to play plus an additional $200-$800 on equipment. Early every Sunday morning, the team meets at Cottonwood Spa for practices which run $80 per hour. Team unity is very important and members are usually friends on and off the ice. One member explains it very briefly, “You have to al- ways play as a team or you are sure to be smashed. There’s no two ways about it. By now you may be wondering what causes a group of high school students to spend hours of hard work and up to 1000 dollars just to risk life and limb for an hour or two on the ice beating each other to a pulp. Brain damage maybe? No, not like- ly. Trent Gardiner sums it up very nicely, “Hockey is the most intense game in the world. It combines grace, speed, and agil- ity. It is more physical than even foot- ball. 8 Hockey

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34 44 52 1986 PERFORMING ARTS SPORTS 1986 — What a year! — terrorism and kidnappings in the Middle East to an empha- sis on a drug free country. A year of music, movies. T.V. shows, concerts, fashions, and current events that gave the year its own personality are reviewed and printed here as a YEARbook you can pre- serve for your posterity. Hours of practice were spent by those involved in the performing arts. A’Cappella and Madrigals sang their way to the top. where they met the talented dancers of the dance company. The marching band and LasScelles entertained during halftime. The drama department put on two major productions and participated in region competitions. Alta’s athletic teams be- came well acquainted with the phrase “the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat be- fore the year was over. This section captures both men’s and women’s teams, showing the results of individual and team efforts to take state. Crowd Pleasers 7

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HOCKEY CLUB: Row 1: Montey Lovelady. Peter Boudreaux. Oliver Dubore. Brett Duckworth. Gary Green. Row 2: Brett Stark. Trent Gardiner. Dru Stark. Mike Sipsma. Rob Armstrong. Clint Engersol. Alta skaters attempt to take advantage of a power play as they try to set up an offense to outmanuever their opponent. At perhaps the most suspensful moment of the game, everybody looks on as Chris Pearso prepares to fight for the puck. ffckey game is a dis- play of strength, smoothness, agil- ity, and speed. Mike Sipsma dis- plays all of these as he powers the puck across the rink. FEATURE Hockey 9