Blue Springs Junior High School - Wildcats Yearbook (Blue Springs, MO)

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Q fN,-+-WKwf. v,,.v4swq-kQim-Qi1,vvs1pfQ,r.-.v-.Q -F-,..-...,.--.-.1-vo..-.-.. .-.- J-- Doing leg lifts is one of the manu exercises the 9th grade bous do during practice. 9th boys managers. l-Tmu Messer, Hiersten Homon, Him Lonsguru, Lori Crouch, Hmu Goodwin, and Hnita Oiberding. 4 1 .5 Teamwork stressed Beginning November 14, 1987, 140 enthusiastic eighth and ninth grade bous began to learn how to work as a team. Ht the beginning it was tough, 75 kids all working hard to make the 9th grade team. The whole season we had to work hard, stated Jason Rew. 76 Ninth Bous Practice Teamwork was what practice was all about for the eighth and ninth grade basketball teams. These two teams worked long, excruciating hours truing to perfect their tech- niques in shooting, dribbling, pass- ing, free throws and rebounding. Sometimes, the bous and coaches staued on Saturdaus in addition to their dailu two hour practices. Those weekend practices supplied extra time to sharpen skills and build stami- na for game competition. To condition for the strains and exertions of their sport, the eighth and ninth grade teams did leg lifts, stretches and an exhausting amount of running to build up endurance. Scott Crum jumps with all his might to perform a layup during practice. Basketball practice was full of hard work, commented Greg Schnakenberg. Each and everu dau we worked to our full potential even though we sometimes struggled in games, we never gave up on our at- titude of wanting to win. The coaches were great and most important of all. as a team we had fun. Jason Rew sums up the feeling of the team when he said, The whole season was a competition. LUe were all a team working together to win, and most importantlu, to learn and to have fun, Christie Fidkins, Him Lonsburu, Jim Mitchell, Brian Ogilvie . . . , . . . . .,..... .....,,.,.,-- ...........-...,.,,Q,iSi. .??..+...:,.aa.+aLQai+- Q-eie....g4,-a-,-4..i---.,.,tL.........,,, ,fha-,V ,,,-,.,,,.,,,,, K

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