Dickinson High School - Gator Yearbook (Dickinson, TX)

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Semof Shw Coopef uses hof (orm at the hne lof ttw e«tf« potfitshoi Team Improves With New Attitude and Program This year the girls basketball program welcomed new coach Sonja Curry. With her. Coach Curry brought the value of a good attitude. The team improved immensely from beginning to end by working on fundamentals and drills at practice. Practices included after school, during sixth period athletics, and most Saturdays. Ruthe Newman and Tiffany Guillory were the high scorers for the season. Coach Curry feels that the team as a whole worked hard to make it possible to build a program for future years to come. Ruthe Newman expresses her thoughts that even though the team did not win as many games as was expected, we im- proved by maintaining a good attitude throughout the season. Juriioi lilliiny (iuilloty tix-Utji!. nil li«( Lotitnnlfiilioii ' Rulho Newtnnn |ijiii(i- iiixl ' I iHfi (IoIbiicJoi lib ! ho UMt. ho( iikill U tmli) llio Itmm t 58 Girls Basketball

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Freshman Herman Downey intercepts the ball Irom his opponent Left to Right: Coach Drake. Tyrone Johnson, Mike Clark, Jay Stallings, Monte Meguess, Herman Downey, David Flowers, Alan Coleman, Randy Palmer, Raymon Mason. Reberlo Caras, Coach Zerno Bottom Row: Ben Ceyanes, James Jones, Ricky Dyrez. 1 rf Freshman Team Worked Hard and Played Hard Freshman coach Tim Drake feels the 1984-85 basketball season let frustration prevent the players from realiziing their full potential as basketball players, The team worked lard and played hard with a season record of 21 losses and )nly 4 wins and a district record of 0-14, To reach their poten- ial they must work harder than they think Is possible, Drake dded. When asked his feelings about the 84-85 Freshman team, reshman (Michael Clark answered Although I would have liked win a few more games, it was fun The team challenged me to do better, since I was on the 8th grade B-team last year, Clark also added, In eighth grade, the coaches didn ' t push us nearly as hard. Actually, I don ' t feel I improved much last year. This year, however, I learned the correct way to shoot, rebound, etc. Dave Flowers felt the coaches taught us the game the best they could. When I first started I could hit about 20 out of 100 free throws, now I am capable of shooting 64 out of 100. The entire freshman team and Coach Drake are looking forward to next year ' s season Boys Basketball 57

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The members of the girls varsity basketball team are (top) TiMany Guillory, Rene Veasey. Monique Harvey. Charlene Belser. Shan Cooper. Brenda Ferguson. Coach Curry; (bottom) Valerie Eskin. Janice Campbell, Colette Veasey. and Ruthe Newman. Senior Colette Veasey uses total concentration as she shoots for two points in a game against Clear Creek. Girls Basketball 59