Antelope Union High School - Desert Sands Yearbook (Wellton, AZ)

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Junior Varsity Volleyball This year Antelopes’ JV volleyball team had an overall record of 5 wins and 4 loses. When we asked Coach Linda Benson to comment on her young J.V. team she said, “The girls really worked hard on basic volleyball fundamentals and I’m really looking forward to having some of the girls on my varsity team next year.” 1. Melanie Meeks gets ready for some volleyball action. 2. Junior var- sity volleyball team members FRONT ROW, Left to right, are Cora Morris, Shirley Montez, Melanie Meeks-Sophomores, and Debra Garcia-Junior. TOP ROW, Sylvia Sandoval-Soph., Linda Guy-Junior, Coach Linda Benson, Brenda Shute-Junior and Joyce Newman. J.V. Volleyball 25

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Conference Volleyball 4th Consecutive Year Once again the girls took the B-West Conference Title placing 3 girls on the 1st place all-conference team. They were Karen Leavitt, Diane Beecroft, and Cindy Rockwell, also Jane Finfrock. Yvonne Moore, and Tammy Rinehart were given Honorable Mentions. 1. Yvonne Moore senes in another point for the Rams. 2. Diane Beecroft goes up for a spike during a game against Thatcher at the state playoffs. 3. Mr. Gray presents the Varsity girls with the All-Conference B-West Title Trophy. 24 Varsity Volleyball

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Rams Take State 3 Rams Make Tourney Team Rams take state for the fist time. This was the first year the mighty rams have been in the finals of state competition. They started off with a nip and tuck victory over Round Valley outscoring them 67-64. In the second round Antelope met Thatcher, the team that beat them by 1 point in the second round last year. It was a close game un- til the third quarter when Antelope rolled off 20 points to Thatcher’s 4. The Rams got sweet revenge with a 70-58 victory. In the final round the Rams were up against the tall team from Tombstone. The game was close up to halftime, but in the second half the Rams couldn’t be stopped. They rolled over Tombstone 86-67, as Antelope’s Barry Lindsey set a state tournament record by scoring 50 points. Antelope fans went wild as the State Championship trophy was awarded to Coach Sipe by the Vice President of the A.I.A. and our own superintendent, Mr. Sid Grande. After the excitement cooled down the All Tournament team was an- nounced. Idelfonso Manzo was selected second team all tournament while Manuel Rivas and Barry Lindsey were selected for the first team All Tournament. Barry was also the co-captain of the team. This year’s All Conference team consisted of six Antelope players. At Honorable Mention Steve Kelland and Jimmy Murdock were selected. Second team all Conference were Scott Shill and Idelfonso Manzo, while first team selections were Manuel Rivas and Barry Lindsey. Barry was named the team’s captain. On the All State team Manuel Rivas was a second team selection while Barry Lindsey was a first team selection. Barry Lindsey was also named co-player of the year by the Arizona Republic and KTAR television sta- tion. Barry is the first junior ever to win this award. Coach Sipe was honored by being selected Coach of the Year in the B-west conference. Antelope finished with its best basketball record in the school’s history with a 23-2 record. 1. The 1977 State Champions: FRONT ROW, left to right, are Lynn Higgins, Barry Lindsey, Scott Shill, Coach M. Sipe, Jimmy Murdock, Idelfonso Manzo, and Steve Kelland. SECOND ROW, manager Larry Vaught, Jesus Quintana, Jose Miranda, John Aldridge, Manuel Rivas, Jose Rivas, Andy Davis, Brad Davis, Mike Blohm, and manager Roger Rinehart. 26 Basketball