Apollo High School - Olympus Yearbook (Glendale, AZ)

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252 Competition is cheering, shouting fans. Competition is the height of victory and happiness and the depths of defeat and dispair. Competition is a swarm of cheerleaders screaming at the top of their lungs. Competition is a pre-game prayer asking for strength to play your best and a post-game prayer in thanks for victory or for acceptance of a loss. Competition is gruelling hours of prac- tice, sweat and tears, sore muscles, and self-disciplined pride. Competition is playing third string and fighting your heart out to start the big game. Competition is sitting on the bench and never getting into the big game as your parents and sweetheart look on. Competition is forming friendships with players, coaches, and fans that will last a lifetime. Competition is whaling your oppo- nent in physical contact and receiving the same; and then pulling yourself up by the bootstraps to face combat once again. Compe- tition is pre-game jitters, the preparing of your mind and body to play. Competition is the melting pot in which human beings of all races, colors, and creeds engage in body contact and at the same time erase all prejudices while playing together as individuals in a team effort. Competition is a fight from the very beginning to the end with the will of accomplishments and desire. Competition is guidence of our teams to league, division, and state titles. Compe- tition is the careful training, caring, and watchfulness of the Coaching Staff of Apollo High School. Upper Right: Coach Bice-track. Above: Coach Parrith-toothall. wrestling, track. Above Right: Coach James-swim team. Right: Coach Zaptcn-volleyball. track.

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Intramural Sports Spark Spirit At AHS If you liked sports but didn’t want to run your legs off on a school team, there were the Intramural Championship Sports. The com- petition was made up of fourth hour classes and other variations with catchy team names. A ladder chart was made to set up the games. It was a process of elimination to find the champion of each sport. The first sport played was co-ed volleyball. There were ten teams listed on the ladder but the last remaining team was Bateman’s Bums, who won the 1979-80 Intramural Vol- leyball Championships. Mrs. Bateman supported her name sake team by playing, coaching, and just beging there. Runner-up for the competition was Miss Stewart’s Deadliners, (publications staff) with a close record. The next sport was co ed flag football. There weren’t as many teams for this sport, but the excitement and spirit were present at every game. The winners were a combination.ojf Mrs. Barnhill and Mr. Perkins classes. They called themselves t g Perkins 69’ers.ljjnd vere awarded the 1979-80 IntramuraW’foR Pwf!bJall championship. Again. Stewart’s Dead- liners were tdoner-up in this eyGnt. Volleyball Champions: Karen Pennington, Mike Porce. Jeff Brown. Alan McAbee. Mrs Bateman. Rag Football Champions: Back; Brett Bourbeau. Jeff Rigsby. Rick Cimaglta. Frank Chancelor. Sherri Wehmueller. Bottom; Cheryl Young. Tammy Kirkpatrick, Natalie 251

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253 Upper Left: Coach Sharrah - softball. Upper Right: Coach Dejanovich - football. Coach Queen • football, basketball, golf. Left Center: Coach Keith • volleyball, softball. Above: Coach Hudson ■ football, wrestling. Left: Coach Miller - football.