Anderson High School - Indian Yearbook (Anderson, IN)

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SGfllOl' Pat GlbSOl'l tl'l6S to OUT-Smart Senior Tgny Brown p353e5 the batgn to WS ODDOUGUT by using his Strength and sophomore Jason Bailey in a race for skill for a victory. the finish. ' ftkrwstwwfwl ' When playing number one singles, one has to be good. Brigid Cunningham dis- plays this talent by giving her best. A new sport at Anderson was softball. Here, Jennifer Holycross looks up- wards for a hopeful out. i ii I 1 l l l 1 1 1 l Go in! Junior Angel Kolins, a state qualifier for girls golf, putts for a hopeful low score. Junior Todd Griner presents his state qualifing swimming talents to better his time for a school record.

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The Athletic The rich tradition of athletics at Anderson continued this year as the sports teams battled it out to the beat of a different drum although with some of the same tunes. ln the 11 sports that were of- fered, there were several levels of competition - varsity, re- serve and freshman classifica- tions of boys' and girls' sports. All contributed to the winning tradition of Indian sportsmen. There were sports to satisfy everyone, whether the person wanted to play as an individual or part of a team. Someone might have played football, a team sport, swimming, an indi- vidual sport, or run cross coun- try, which has aspects of both BCHIIZ team and individual sports. When athletes achieved out- standing levels of performance, they could receive an award, like an athletic letter. These letters went to the members of the var- sity teams who, according to their coach, played well enough to earn one. In most sports, a Most Valuable Player Award was given to the person or persons who made the greatest overall contribution to the team. ln many sports, an award was named after a former coach or competitor in that sport. The award was given away to the person who had a characteristic most like the person the award was named after. at V V . ,,,, , ' H f y . , -- A M M H . , V. 4.,,,, . A k M W H f V W . . .... W . 4 .wwf t ., .M W , wh I My , W yrir I W k. .. --,V V . 5 .. V - .. , 5 ? 1 AQ LJ.,,..WM ttrs xiii . ' . V 1' T V-if - 'f

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Determination 84 talent help . . . FOOT! l.I. From underneath his Indian baseball cap, P.T. Morgan kept a watchful eye on his Indian football team. They faced some rough competition, but came out with their heads held high. They started out the season on the right foot by battering the Madison Heights Pirates 49-20. The lndian team showed their sheer determination to win when they had to pull from behind to defeat Muncie Cen- tral 36-24 on foreign turf. l'm very proud of our kids for coming back. lt was a major test for them, Coach Morgan boasted. t'This coming from behind is making an old man of me. We just seem to have enough talent to catch up against anybody. Sometimes it was not only a matter of talent, but a game of if's as the tribe soon found out. They took their first loss of the season against the Rich- mond Red Devils by one squeaky point. Everyone held his breath as Rod Mills attempted the extra point which would take the game into overtime. Unfortu- nately, the kick did not serve to the advantage of the Indians and the team met with a 21-20 loss. On the night of Homecoming a thun- derstorm ominously hung over Denny Field, leaving the teams wondering if there would even be a game. The rain let up just in time for the game to be played and all hope restored. Through the mud and the puddles, they Trashed the Trojans and brought the Homecoming victory to AHS. We're ffl! We're iii! The Varsity football team gets pepped up for the victorious Homecoming game. cont p 30 Chad Closser focuses intently on the Indians as he prepares for play by gripping his mouth-piece tightly in his teeth. 2 football