Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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 WE WON A GAME?!” shouts the varsity basketball team in bewilderment. Crazy legs. Sean Nigbur. stuns his opponent with his impression of a native Draperite.” | JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL VARSITY BASKETBALL WON:4 LOST: 13 TIED:0 WON:3 LOST: 13 TIED:0 ALTA 78 Colorado 78 ALTA 57 Skyline 67 39 Skyline 68 49 Skyview 46 45 Skyview 51 66 Orem 75 44 Orem 65 59 Bingham 69 63 Bingham 71 58 American Fork 64 65 American Fork 81 44 West Jordan 54 63 West Jordan 73 64 Hillcrest 81 54 Hillcrest 53 56 Mountain View 66 49 Mountain View 51 58 Brighton 65 56 Brighton 80 74 Orem 63 63 Orem 61 37 Bingham 51 62 Bingham 70 70 American Fork 102 71 American Fork 73 55 West Jordan 57 67 West Jordan 55 60 Hillcrest 66 71 Hillcrest 72 65 Mountain View 63 60 Mountain View 62 70 Brighton 69 58 Brighton 89 With utmost determination. Shem Vander- veur tries to get in the extra two. 62 Basketba!l

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Linda Bernauer charms the crowd with her gymnastics floor routine. I Ey tral Eyes fixed. Laura Abraham concen- 1 trates on the ball and the game LETTERWOMEN MEMBERSHIP: Stephanie Ball. Debbie Nordberg. Mandy Rideout. Jes- sica Gyllenskog. Kristen Rich. Jenny Wood. Kim Mortenson. Kristen Nielsen. Starla Ya- mada. Chrissy Anderson. Kristin Benton. Lin- da Berhaver. Whittney Elggren. Michelle Hig- bee. Meg Iwanec. Diane Kimball. Rochelle Laisnez. Tammy Mangum. Jamie McMullm, Emily Moore. Dione Peck. Amy Poulten. Tonya Rains. Gaylene Thaxton. Lanny Urri. Meg Alguire. Sharon Knott. Trisha Haas. La- Dee Jensen. Tachel Hanson. Becky Ham- mond. Cheryl Widmeier. Sheline Sargent. Jenny Spens. Karen Shea. Samantha Dodd. Jodi Daughtery. Shelly Hill. Aimee Rice. Jill Wilkerson. Melissa Kershaw. Wendy Hor- lacher. Laura Sterling. Lora Abraham. Sietske Wilson, Vickie Jorgensen. Shuanel Fisher. Lina Barkey. Susan Rossum. Melissa Richms. Letter People 61

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Three Is As the basketball season pro- gressed. cries of “Go Alta Take State” diminished to just “Go Alta, beat the Miners.” The Hawks suf- fered another long and disappoint- ing season this year winning only two regular season games against Orem and Mountain View, and one preseason game against Skyview. The team’s strong points included speed and a good defense. Be- cause of their lack of bulk, they were able to move the ball up and down the court much quicker, and excelled in getting fast breaks. Their defense was outstanding as their speed enabled them to pick off passes and play a variety of differ- ent defensive set-ups. “Our speed and endurance were strong,” said Shawn Lindquist. “We could run a BETTER Than None good full-court press and forced several turnovers per game.” Another asset to their season was their excellent coaching. Coach Long and his staff worked hard to keep spirits high and encourage the team to victory. “Coach Long is one of the best coaches in the state.” remarked Wayne Chappell. “He has had many years of experience in basketball and knows the game like the back of his hand. He never gives up.” The team’s predominant weak- ness was their lack of self-confi- dence. “It’s hard to work as a team when you have a losing record,” stated Cricker Hallsey. It was diffi- cult to convince ourselves that we had the talent to beat anybody.” Although the season was a long one and the constant losses be- came almost monontonous. Alta’s fans poured into the games to cheer, shout at the other team, and harass the referees. Many players noticed that the noise level never decreased as the season went on and were impressed with the sup- port they received at road games. “Alta’s fans are the greatest,” Ja- red Larsen observed, “wherever we go to play, we have a large following no matter what our record is.” VARSITY BASKETBALL: Kelly Jenson. Pat Holmes. Jared Larson. Shawn Linquist. Thad DeHart. Wayne Chappell. Chris Saunders. Jeff Larson. Chris Connelly. Cricker Hallsey. Shem VanderVeur. Trent Kearl. Todd Tem- pleton. Manager — Eric Schmidt. Defying the law of gravity. Brandon Rousey jumps for two —without a parachute! Basketball 63