Coppell High School - Roundup Yearbook (Coppell, TX)

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Wra pin If Up FIRST AID. Senior Kevin Mor- oney 's knee injury keeps Trainer Lynn Whitaker and sophomores Skip Williams and Doug Blevins busy during a varsity game. Thoroughly Trained On a normal day we tape ankles, clean the train- ing room, and talk about athletic injuries, said junior April Adams. Cn game days we stand by the side and stay ready in case ot an injury. Trainers deal with the prevention, rehabilitation and treatment ot injuries. They can be seen serving water and wrapping ankles at most athletic events. They are the people behind the scenes whom teams just couldn't do without. What is usually not no- ticeable to spectators is all the cleaning required, like scrubbing down the whirl- pool after an infectious soak. The worst part is hav- ing no recognition, said ju- 9 2 SPORTS nior April Adams, relating the fact that tor the most part a trainers work goes unnoticed. Taking the bad with the good, however, is part ot their job. The worst part is smelling Kraig Ware's feet, complained sopho- more Skip Williams. But sophomore Doug Blevins disagreed, saying, The worst part of being a trainer is putting up with Brad Bel- lows' jokes. With the number ot train- ers increasing trom last year, more athletes, espe- cially the girls' teams, bene- fitted because more games could be covered by the trainers, according to head trainer Lynn Whitaker. E TRAINERS: Qfront Rowl Rich Wagnon, Skip Williams. KBacki Rowl April Adams, Aimee Strudwick, Coach Lynn Whitaker, Jenny French, Kim Wilkerson, Doug Blevins, Kristin Wilkerson, Kim Snapp.

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Wm .LLIT '- . e W : SKYWARDS. Sophomore Jen- nifer Jadlot clears the high jump bar at the Coppell track meet. Taking the gold medal at the district meet in Com- merce, Jennifer qualified for regionals. SET AND READY. Junior Candice Liberto prepares for the take off of the mile relay at the Commerce track meet. Candice and teammates Wen- dy Webb, Erin Brown, and Felisa Gambrell captured the silver medal with a time of 4:23. SPORTS 9 1

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Right off ln its first year of exis- tence, the softball team brought home a winning lO-6 season record. Coached by Deane Peters, the team competed against softball teams from private schools. Because softball is not an official UIL sport, no playoffs or state tourna- CATCH UP. In the final home game of the season, catcher Tracie Hunnicutt throws the ball back to the pitcher dur- ing warm-up. the bot ments were offered. Pitching for the ll-mem- ber team were sophomore lodi Burton and senior Cheryl lackson, who had a combined total of 65 strike- outs for the season. At bat, Melanie Ferguson ended the season with an impressive .648 average, followed by lodi Burton, lennifer ladlot, and Tracie Hunnicutt. SOFTBALL TEAM: QFront byn Ferguson, Jill Laughlin, Rowj Jennifer Jadlot, Tracey Tracie Hunnicutt. KBack Row! Thrasher, Tawni Burton, Jen- Cheryl Jackson, Coach Deane nifer Morrow, Shelly Delles. Peters, Mel Ferguson. fSecond Rowl Jodi Burton, Au- EYE ON THE PITCHER. Sen- ior Tawni Burton leads off the base as she anticipates the pitcher's throw. SPORTS 9 3