Coppell High School - Roundup Yearbook (Coppell, TX)

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Gut of Bounds Some things never change, and CHS sports hold to tradition The stands were full as the varsity football team hit the field on Friday nights in 1964, the first year for CHS to be open. There were no booster club, no band, no drill team. When half time rolled around, people would chat or take the usual stroll to the concession stand. Anybody who was anybody was seen there. We had tremendous com- munity support back then, said Mr. Jim Mudd, athletic director. Coppell was more rural then, and school events were the cen- ter attraction for the communi- ty. Though high school games are no longer the main events in 77 town, CHS sports have become bigger and better, according to Mr. Mudd. Football, basketball, and track attract the most atten- tion today as back in '64, but volleyball and baseball have be- come hot sports also. With the recent addition of golf, tennis, and softball teams, athletics still have a solid place in the CHS curriculum. To understand what an im- portant tradition sports have been at CHS since the school first opened, you need only to look at the awards proudly dis- played in the packed trophy cases lining the main hall of the north building. 84 sports divider Copy and De ig by A a da Riley Editor in ch

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When you hit rock bottom, The only way to go is up Hit, crash, bang! These were not the sounds made by the '86-'87 Cowboys, but in- stead they were the ones made by the '87-'88 Cow- boys. It began with intense training in the off-season, and they worked up to a 4-6 re- cord. We feel that coming off the 0-10 season and going 4-6 this year was a giant step for Coppell's football program, said Head Coach Ken Shav- er. The step from AA to AAA has been a big one that took us two years to makef' Even though their record didn't show it, the varsity members felt they played hard and stayed together as a team. We got along well, and when you lose as much as we do, you come together as a team, but when you win, sometimes you get cocky and become individuals, said senior Joe Orman. Disappointed by its losses, the Varsity tried to psyche themselves up for the next Friday night game. Each week we try to re- group and come back and win, explained quarterback Jeff Cleveland, junior. The JV looked to have a promising season, but being plagued by the no passfno play rule, they lost players and ended up combining with the freshman team. Their hard work ended up in a 3-5- 2 season record. The season started out pretty good, but as we start- ed losing, our spirits went down, said sophomore Pat- rick Hudson. When the season was over, Cowboys could only look for- ward to a new district and a new season. tg eq ? 12 To 'WZ Q 9 L Q I L I 5 I A: 5 I ' , I 'N--Ihr 7' fr- fm 7 . 4 T, -f f .,-,,,, r .,,,.,, , , ,,., fl - was . rg.. . an r :ei --k VA A ' 331-F T T me v -tl fm Ai if . Irf ' 2'f n ss, W , 1 y ,N f 51-,yr ,. , 3 , Z- VARSITY: fFront Row! Chad Boerner, Jason Whlte, Matt Cook, Brett Ferguson, Dennls Walker, Paul Zosel, Jeff Cleveland, Joe Orman, Eric Melton, Wayne Wilder. tsecond Bowl Mlke Jadlot, Lenny Poulson, Zac Hartman, Klrk Grau, Steve Wescoat, Robble Mllam, Jay Praytor, Eric Hlll, Cllnt Brock, Mlke Dozler, Brad Hutcheson. fBack Row! Rlch Wagnon, Sklp Wllllams, Mike Walker, Doug Blevins, Coach Mike Webb, Coach Lynn Whitaker, CoachDave Curllss, Coach Dwayne Gerllch, Coach Mark McCorkle, Coach Ken Shaver, Coach Mike Newton, Coach Kevin Harris, Hector Rivera, Scott Freda. Robert Wright. 86 SPORTS Copy and Design by Courtney Joyner Sports Co edli