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

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Girls take it to the top in basketball Although the bell had rung to end the school day, the girl ' s varsity basketball team acted as if nothing had hap- pened; they just kept drib- bling, passing, and shooting. After all, practice was only half over. The girl ' s worked out every day during seventh period and after school, sometimes not even getting home until after six ' o clock. But they knew how important prac- tices were. Whatever you do in prac- tice reflects on how you per- form in the game, junior Shelley Schmidt said. The girl ' s not only have learned to interact well as a team, but also as friends. I like how we have come together, as a team — like a family, senior Susan Cole said. This friendship has helped them grow and be more com- fortable in a competitive at- mosphere. Many players en- joyed the challenges of athletics. The Varsity team took pride in meeting the challenges of the opponents. A running strategy was used to push the Cardinal offense through the season and it was not an easy road to travel. We did really well as a team and we learned to talk together, we improved since the beginning of the year, as a team and as individuals, junior Dana Laughlin said. Come on, throw it over here, junior Cissy Lewis anticipates as she is summoned by a fellow player to stand guard. Pholo b) John Meroilier Layout by Raquel Calderon A 95

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Varsity Girls Basketball Oh, dam! exclaims Madra Mays as she realizes that she is beaten to the ball by longer fingers. Photo b) John Merailief Come on, you just try and take it away from me, thinks Dana Laugh- lin as she defensively holds on to the ball. Photo by Steve McCuidless FroDt Row: Lynette Whitley. Shenie Coleman, Dana Langhlin Row Two: Susan Cole, Cissy l ewis, Madra Mays, Shelley Schmidt, Coach Evwella Mimn. 94 A Westwood 52-41 Belton 42-62 New Braunsfels 49-41 Hays 41-45 Westwood 39-40 Leander 65-64 Austin High 63-49 Taylor 50-66 Reagan 42-82 Austin High 64-52 Westwood 51-45 Georgetown 51-66 San Antonio Central 67-62 Belton 70-52 Leander 61-52 Pflugerville 52-65 Bastrop 46-54 Waco University 55-35 Midway 52-62 Taylor 51-60 Belton 51-44 Leander 77-50 Pflugerville 55-41 Bastrop 40-43 Waco University 49-51 Midway 47-53 Varsity Giris Basketball

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Hoopsters take share of wins in district play Success was a hot item on the menu for the Freshman and J.V. basketball teams. Both teams played extremely well and credit their victories to the quality of the coaching staff and the de- termination of the players. Coach Olison is a good coach and wants you to do things the right way, Freshman Ricky Richardson said. He makes us play hard by asking ' Are you worthy of being undefeated? ' Coach tells us to ' Push it real hard ' meaning to move the ball up the court and that makes us play harder, Freshman Ali Bell said. Sometimes he ' s too hard but it ' s for a good purpose. The team relied on a good fast break, excellent rebounding, and the 3-point shot to win basket- ball games. We counted on Willie Combread Mayes to score 3- pointers when no one else could score on the inside, Bell said. The freshman basketball team proved that with hard work and determination they could turn a shaky beginning into a great sea- son. The J.V. team had their share of success throughout the year. They owe it to their ability to play well together, team mem- bers agreed. I had a great group of ath- letes move up from the freshman team. All of them have been playing ball together since they were old enough to dribble, Coach Rusty Wallace said. They also relied on their suc- cess in rebounding and a strong defense to win games. I stressed that to win we had to dominate the scoreboard and move the ball up the court, Wallace said. He also added an extra incen- tive to motivate his team to play well. I told them that if they won district then I would get my hair shaved as short as theirs, Wallace said. Rebounding the ball, freshmen Cedric Williams and Ali Bell attempt to add two extra points for their team. Phoio by Trina Ilotneger Keeping up the guard, freshman Cedric Williams tries to keep the oth- er learn from scoring an extra two points. Pholo b) Thru Holxrfier 96 A JV Freshmen Boys Basketball