Dickinson High School - Gator Yearbook (Dickinson, TX)

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The girls cross counry reom give each other a pep talk while stretching ot the District Meet in La Marque Senior Clay Gilmore gives it his all at the cross country District Meet » MMmmk . ., , ■ ' 3 ;•■ Sophomore D. J. Spaulding leods the pack for anorhet Gator Victory Junior Jose Aquilar keeps his pace up through the toughest part of the course or the District Meet. Freshman Margoret Mullet comes toward the finish line of the roce exhausted. L- ' ? $% ' XW Sports 135

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BREATHTAKING Everyone ' s objective should be winning, soid junior Jose Aguilor. , CC Teams End Season With District Placings The Dickinson Gators Cross Country Teams showed a strong finish in District 5A competition This year, the boys and the girls reams finished in thitd and fourth place in district. Among the outstanding runners on the guys team was Jose Agular, a junior, who consistently placed in meets during the year. John Russell, o senior, Cloy Gilmer, a senior, and Ryan Dreaux, a junior. These four young runners showed remarkable improvement during the year. Also, freshman runners, Mike Dickerson and Mit- chell Kato did an outstanding job. Dicker- son ' s consistency allowed him to place in all of the freshman meets. The girls team also did exceptionally well. p»o» •N«T»S Boys District — 3r d Girls Drozoswood — 3rd District — 4th Sophomore D J Spalding was the fop female runner on the ladies Cross Countty Team. I enjoy running, Spaulding said. Spaulding also soid, I believe our ream did well this year. Even though my times went down, I think we did very well. The most improved runner, Norene Skyler, a junior, said, I think rhe ream did really well. We placed in District and imptoved individually. I would like to see more people go out for Cross Coun- try next year. Senior Clay Gilmer said, Cross Coun- try gives everyone the chance to ac- complish whatever goals they set for themselves. Agular enjoys rhe meets and likes to achieve his personal goals. Overall, both Cross Counrry reams did very well this year, said Coach Vestal. I ; :;■ ' - ■T H ifj fl |m The members of the 1985-86 girls Ctoss Country teom ore (bottom) Michele Hollyfield. Norene Skyler, Heather Radar, Jennifet Penton, (middle) Matgotet Mallet, Mariette Manrique; (back) Coach Stewart, D J Spaulding, and Leslie Vestal — manager The membets of the 1985-86 boys Cross Country team are (front) Mitchell Kato, Mike Dickerson, Jose Agular, John Wooley, Steve Droussord, Cloy Gilmer; (back) David Gutiertez, John Russell, Ryan Dreoux, Dick Dixon, David Peters. Chris Jenkins, and Terry Padgett

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EFFORT ' The Go tors have done an excellent job this year, said coach Bobby Knotts. I You Gotta Believe The Varsity basketball ream, coached by Bobby Knorrs, had a grear season im- proving their record ro 12-19. Using several starring combinations, the Gators averag- ed 66 points a game Each player on our team was very valuable ro us said Coach Knotts. It would be impossible to choose a single valuable player. The top scorers for the year were Kevin Cooper with 18 points and 9 rebounds, Fro Williams with 12 points and 5 assists, and Clifton Booker with 13 points and 10 rebounds a game. House Bill 72 was a pro- blem for rhe team. Losing four players and two starters, the team had to pull together to remain competitive. The most improved player this year was Jay Neubauer. Next year the Gators expect to be a strong p o •l»N •T •5 Dote Opponent Score 1-2 LoMorque 48-49 1-4 LaPorre 62-75 1-7 Clear Lake 66-74 1-10 Clear Creek 52-55 1-16 Pearlond 66-94 1-18 Doll High 54-80 1-21 Texas City 65-62 1-24 LoMorque 55-67 1-30 LaPorre 64-74 2-1 Clear Loke 59-82 2-4 Clear Creek 59-55 2-7 Pearland 53-52 2-11 Ball High 75-81 2-14 Texas City 62-58 senior ream with plenty of depth. We played hatd and stuck together. Everyone tried hard. Tough breaks kept us from being all we could, said junior Faite Fro Williams about the season. There were several Garors ro make the All-District team. Kevin Cooper junior, made first team, Fro Williams made se- cond ream, and junior Clifton Booker and senior Roger Fulghum mode honorable menrion. Although to most students basketball isn ' t the number one sport in Dickinson, many put in alot of time and effort suppor- ting the Gators. The cheerleaders made signs for rhe gym and kept spirir high for this winter sport. VA, ? :« ▲ «; I Junior Fro Williams shoots ajumper (L To P ) Coach Knotts. Clifton Booker. Roger Fulghum, Justin Cart, Gregory Mosie. Neubauer, Kevin Cooper, Pat Davis, Coach Norsrrom, Ken Suderman (Trainer) ' Fro Williams. Jay ' ■ ' , ' ■• ' 136 Sports