Denham Springs High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Denham Springs, LA)

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l3oy's Trock -156 Sporrs hlle rollslhg ro Wlllle Goodsoh, Cooch Tesel srresses rhe lmporrohce of oh upcomlhg meer - 4 S l 1 v l 23 if l ls ' U s e l f I , I X J f . 0 lf, Wim 1 s Q' T u., reshmoh Billy Ross poces himself os he hugh JUVYWDS ' frwg Billy hlghjumpecl 62 for rhe lockers, eroy Lev: exhlbns power ohd srrehgrh 05 he Op progqheg has OppOr'lehr Or 0 TTOCK meer

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B racing herself, senior Helga Pope lands a successful S rrerching her reach, Missy Warnsrad delivers rhe 'OOQ jUI'Tip. Helga proved ro be one of rhe rop baron TO reamrnare Becky Smirh. Taking rhe hand- rraclfsrers rhis season. off, Becky pulls ahead of rhe pack, A wairing her nexr evenr in rhe Lady Jacket relays, Lyn Brown plans her srraregy with manager Annerre Loper, Girls Track 455- Sporrs

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The Jackets Are On The Run, Once Again eeling oprimisric abour rhe opening rracls season, Coach Emilio Tesei and rhe boys on rhe rracls ream headed our ro Norrh Paris ro begin whar rhey felr was a frying season. Basically, rhis was a rebuilding srage for rhe Jaclsers. Coach Tesei described rhe season as dif- ficulr , because rhe rracls ream had so many lsids wirhour any 'parricular speed All disrance runners were young, and rhe field people were average, however, wirh rhe ream members pushing each orher, each person did his besr. Coach Tesei said all of rhe laclser's meers were rough, however, rhey had rhe besr success in rhe Livingsron Parish meer, The season was prerry dim for rhe .lack- ers in many respecrs, alrhough rhe ream had many brighr spors. Senior, Chris Srring- field, rhe disrricr javelin winner, ser rhe school record for javelin rhrowing and made ir ro rhe srare finals. Billy Ross, a freshman, high jumped o'2 for rhe Jaclsers, and placed 2nd in rhe disrricr meer, Kevin evin Alleman gives ii all he's gar while rhrowing rhe discus Cody was rhe 2nd besr long disrance run- ner, These arhleres, along wirh Leroy Levi. Shawn Dugas, Ray Thompson, Kevin Alle' man, Willie Goodson, and Lance Thomas, made rhe rracls ream much berrer rhan whar many people rhoughr Leroy Levi described Coach Tesei as a good man . He also added rhar wirhour rhe help and encouragemenr of Coach Being on rhe rracls ream made me a berrer and a more derermined person, said Leroy Levi. Tesei, borh physically and menrally, he does nor feel rhar rhe rracls ream would have faired as well as rhey did. Coach Tesei said rhar rhis Years ream was young, however, wirh many of rhe some runners and field people coming bacls wirh more experience and wirh a berrer lsnawledge of rracls and field, nexr season should be much berrer, S hawn Dugas purs his besr efforr farrh in rhrowing rheiavelin lr was a privilege ra be on rhe ream, said Shawn Boy's Tracls A157- Sporrs