Del Valle High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Del Valle, TX)

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Dedication and teamwork get the job done The one thing you could see in the faces of the fresh- men and junior varsity girls basketball players was deter- mination. Early in the season the JV team was plagued by injuries and was cut down to six members. They didn ' t let that keep them down, instead they worked hard to make the season something worth re- membering. ■ ' I saw dedication and teamwork in them, JV coach, Susan Nielson, said. The freshman team also had to work hard, but have come far since the beginning of the season. They worked well togeth- er as a team and were fast learners, freshman coach Karen Radicke said. The team members were also proud of the way they performed, on and off the court. In order to win, we had to get along together, sopho- more Nicole Bullard said. It was also important for them to be able to learn from each other and take their team members advice. We got along well because we were all friends and we were able to take constructive criticism from one another without getting upset, fresh- man Natasha Jackson said. The team will definitely be better next year because of what we have learned this year and because of the hard work we will put in over the summer, sophomore Missy Lynch said. Freshmen Julie Lynch drives to the basket against Midways defense with asistance from teammate N ' ikki Bay- lor. Photo B Majujif Kllis Freshmen Nikki Baylor looks for an opening in the defense to pass the hall to a teammate. Photo B Sle.t MK andless Layout by Dude Henderson A 99

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JV Freshmen Girls Basketball Sophomore Kara Jensen rips the hall (o get ahead early in the game, team- mates Nicole Bullard and Missy Lynch assist. Pholo By sieve McCuidless Westwood 40-54 Round Rock 27-56 Hays 27-38 Taylor 42-43 Belton 59-23 Lockhart 68-28 Hays 34-46 Bastrop 28-43 Leander 34-43 Pflugerville 41-31 Bastrop 36-54 Waco Univ. 40-42 Waco Midway 33-50 Taylor — forfiet Belton 29-55 Leander 26-59 PHugerville 35-36 Bastrop 37-42 Waco Univ. 46-31 Waco Midway 33-50 Westwood 31-45 From Row: Nicole Bullard, Emeslina Rodriguez, Elizabeth Harris Row Two:Snsan Nelsen, Missy Lynch. Tina Her- ring, l ee Anna Machen ■% ' . Front Row:Natasha Jackson. Kristie Hodges, Stephanie Wallace, Monica Flores Row TworKaren Radicke, Nikki Baylor. Tammy Brown, Rochelle Galvan, Julie Lynch, GabrielleBina ' Westwood 31-45 Leander 37-38 Gonzalez 56-41 New Braunsfels 63-37 Hays 56-50 Westwood 38-56 Pflugerville 58-46 Anderson 41-31 Taylor 55-54 Belton 35-34 Leander 50-45 Pflugerville 50-41 Bastrop 31-27 Waco Univ. forfeit Waco Midway 28-49 Taylor 30-32 Belton 52-37 Leander 54-56 Pflugerville 36-52 Bastrop 34-48 Waco Univ. forfeit Waco Midway A Freshmen Basketball JV Basketball

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Baseball team reaches goals during season The varsity baseball team held its strong defense throughout the season. De- termination along with team- work were two prominent factors in the way the games were played. Most of us have been playing ball with each other since elementary school. We ' ve been on the same teams during school and the summer leagues. Knowing the way each other plays has helped a lot and was one of our strongest points, senior Abe Vanderberry said. Since most of the team consisted of seniors, next year ' s team will be moving up junior varsity players. Seniors and three juniors made up the team. It was usually the seniors who got to play, but they de- served it, pitcher Bryan Lambert said. Everyone was pretty evenly matched, but we had the best playing. Plenty of time was spent practicing to prepare for the competition. About three to four hours a day was spent on the field. We had stations to go through to warm us up and to improve our playing tech- niques. Running was the worst part, Lambert said. The players worked hard during the season and it payed-off in the end, coach Br ad Harris said. We had a good ball team, although the seniors will be missed. The guys knew what they were doing and we ' ll break the JV team in, Harris said. If ii ? JBlN» v Sliding into base, junior Jeff Cooper avoids being tagged out during the Belton baseball tournament, March 25. Pholo By Irinn Holweiier Throwing the ball home, second base- men Joey IVIelgoza hopes to get his opponent out. Photo By Trina Holwetier Si . 100 V Varsity Baseball Sports