Decatur Central High School - Hawkeye Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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■- H |I BB !W ' r - I%T N1S HKnOfT iA Assistant Coach John Taylor watches a play attentively. Sideline coaching was important dur- ing a football game. Senior Shannon Greve concentrates on returning the boll. Shannon played the number two singles position during the Women ' s Tennis season. Junior Sean Ridge paces himself during a meet. Sean ran in the number two and three positions on the Men ' s Cross Country team. Sports . . . More Than a Game Her palms were sweating. It was ttie biggest meet of the season. She was afraid of losing the race. Trying to get over the nervousness, she began to focus on the finish line. The starting gun sound- ed suddenly. She cleared the first hurdle and then the second. She was neck and neck with an opponent all the way until the last hurdle. With a burst of energy, she raced over the finish line. Many students involved in athletics were found in this scene. Sports played an important role in students ' lives. Var- ious sports took place at DC. Several practices occurred before and after school. Some practices even extended into the weekend. Team practices were not the only way spirit was displayed. Fans showed spirit at games to prove that DC was always able to . . . Rise Above The Rest! Sports divider 59

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Junior Keith Hunter shares in a victory with Seniors Joe Cravens and Larry LeHler. The 1 987 Baseball team won the County Championship for the first time since 1962. Decatur Central and Mooresviiie meet head on in the Hoosier Dome. DC defeated Mooresviiie with score of 21-0. Juniors Angie Fager and Marianne Stephens set the ball against the opposing team. Setting the ball was just one of the many techniques used in playing Volleyball. 58 Sports divider

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Kicking for a Goal Soccer D.C. 0pp. Roncalli 2 1 New Palestine 2 1 Greenfield Center Grove cancelled 3 1 Southport 1 Perry Meridian 4 3 Mt. Vernon 3 1 Ben Davis 7 3 Roncalli 1 8 New Palestine 4 1 Greenfield 3 1 Center Grove 10 2 Southport Perry Meridian 6 6 Mt. Vernon 1 Ben Davis 2 This year was Decatur soccer team ' s second year and a much improved one. It was a year for developing skills and learning to play together as a team. The soccer team won five out of sixteen game, which is an improvement over last year ' s record. We ' ve really come together this yearl said Coach Larry Adams. We have many improved players and twelve lettermen returning for next year. He continued, The team has really put an enormous amount of effort into learning the game. Many of the players have been playing with the Carson Park ' s traveling team during the fall season. I believe this is going to help their per- formance next spring. Brad Krick and Matt Teike served as captains for the team,- Brad Krick also received the Most Valuable Player Award. Jeff Dove won the citizenship award, and Terry Obermeyer and Todd Casselman were the most improved this year, com- ing through with their growing aggres- siveness. The soccer team ' s two goals for next year are to have a winning record and to beat Perry Meridian and Center Grove. Row 1 — managers, Stacy Smith, Kim Dierdorf, Desiree McKinney. Row 2 — Joe Hardebeck, Jeff Dove, Shawn Smith, Brad Krick, Brian Krick, Coach Adams, Bobby Syczylo, Brian Fletcher, Jamie Navarro, Terry Obermeyer. Row 3 — Dwayne Border, Todd Casselman, Larry Smith, Sergio Manzor, Matt Teike, Greg Killion. Row 4 — Jeff Grider, Larry Hawkins, Rob LeBeau, Ryan Gifford, Alejandro Conde, Stannon Starr, Ken Teike. Jeff Dove stops the boll by trapping. 60 Soccer