Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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A winner beats himself and a loser doesn't work with others. Working with togetherness is what leads the line and makes a dif- ference. The girl's junior varsity volleyball squad was a big success. Even when ev- eryone had their off days, they still put forth their best efforts to achieve the set goals, to get the per- fect set-ups, and a sense of team spirit. Though there were fewer games than last year, the girls “Once the team got to know each other, we started to get it together. — Mickey Grafton. Sophomore Won 6 Lost 3 Us Opponent 1 Clinton 1 West 2 North Scott 2 Moline 1 Bettendorf SOPHOMORE VOLLEYBALL: Front row: Chandra Turkle, Beth Shawver, Julie Keeling, Cara Johnson; 2nd row: Sherry Stice, Diane Brusnighan, Janice Berger, Nancy Hartz; Back row: Michelle Grafton, Coach Amy Baker. Photo by S. Dexter. Them 2 West a 2 2 Burlington o 2 North Scott 1 2 Muscatine 2 Together as a Team played just a well with a record of 7-2. They gave a great deal of moral sup- port after every play; con- gratulating when plays were well executed and consoling when mistakes were made. Unlike the JV team, the sophomore girls faced a few difficulties. Their sea- son started rather slowly. Mickey Grafton felt the reason for this was, No one knew each other. This brought along with it the problems of not PRACTICE AND DRILLING are a necessary part of a successful team as Lisa Burger and Lisa Crowl per- fect their bumps. Photo by L. Ko- zich. FRENCH BRAIDS, a known trademark to the volleyball team, are displayed by Cara Johnson. Photo by M. Burks. working together, so they really weren't a team. De- spite all of their problems, the team learned to play well. They ended the sea- son with a record of 6-3. Working together and helping everyone else no matter what the condition was were the key factors in opening the door to success and in making their squads teams . TT-O Sports JV, Soph Volleyball 143

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A GOOD SERVE is as necessary as a good spike. Chandra Turkle practices her serve for accuracy. Photo by M. Burks. “The team cannot be effective if they are a group of individuals. — Sue Hoick. JV Volleyball Won 7 Lost 2 Opponent Them 2 Bettendorf 0 Clinton 1 0 West 2 West 0 2 Burlington 1 North Scott 1 2 North Scott 1 Moline 2 2 Muscatine 1 JV VOLLEYBALL: Front row: Lisa Crowl, Pam Slice; 2nd row: Diane Fight, Sue Hlock, Chris Belk; Back row: Lisa Burger, Debbie Winched, Head coach Cindy Smoker. Photo by S. Dexter.

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Run to Win Members of the Cross Country and Distance Run- ning teams spent many hours running through Dav- enport and around Brady Stadium. Their goal was to improve their times from one meet to the next, and this they did. This year marked the first season of having both squads under the leadership of one coach. Coach Ira Dunsworth felt the co-ed practices went well throughout the season. To begin the season, the girls encouraged the boys and then the guys picked it up and encouraged the girls. The Cross country team began the season with high expectations. With returning lettermen Dan Conway, Scott lllingsworth, Tom Schmidt, Joe Ehlers and new comer Tom Tallman, the boys won their first three meets. The high point of the season was the team victory of Lake Darling Invitational. Overall winner Dan Conway said of the meet, I wasn't the only winner, the whole team was awesome. After BOYS' CROSS COUNTRY: Front row: Darryl Combs, Dan Duffy, John Prew, Jim Past, Reyes Lira, Michael Shaw, Mike Wolfe, Tom Schmidt, Scott ll- lingsworth, Mgr. Ben Miller. Back row: Coach Ira Duns- worth, Scott Robbins, Tad Dunsworth, Dan Conway, Tom Tallman, Bret Brown, Alfonso Perez, Scott Cunniff, Joe Ehlers. Not pictured: Steve Ev- ans. Photo by G. Thompson. three close losses at the end of the season the boys fin- ished with a 4-4 record. With five girls out for dis- tance running, the team was very close and supportive of one another. The lack of new recruits made for a small team but the returners knew what they had to do and set their minds to it. Number one runner Amy Usher led the team to a 3-5 record, the best in the teams history. ALONE In the middle of the race Tad Dunsworth pushes himself to the finish line. Photo by G. Thompson. A LOOK OF EXHAUSTION crosses the face of Mary Bempke as she finishes another grueling race. Photo by M. Burks. 144