Dobie High School - Roundup Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Racing to the finish line, Doug Beasley places thir- teenth at the district meet. 19+ Running in the district meet, Tony Serna places eleventh. David M3SSlCUU TBKBS 3 bl'83k to U8 l'llS shoe at U18 Rice lI'lVl13tl0l13l.

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Y Y ',i'9,0,1 e 0' 4 5 Ax 'ORN' eve Llermen lumps up lor two el the own Lee game In Phillips Gym. ielow: Trying to hop the volleyball over net ls Tanya Jackson. 4 A 5 I 4 3 l Getting Accustomed. . . 'M' To TOUgh ull ' Tracy Harnage buys cokes at the con- cession stand during a lootball game. Competition Time and talent were the important fac- tors in determining the success ol teams this year. Talent was needed to compose the squads, teams or relays that competed for top honors in district, regional, or even state competition. Time was also detrimen- tal in a sense that the talented required plenty of free hours to polish their skills and abilities and build themselves into marvelous athletes who captured the prized accolades. Those that had plenty of both, worked and strived to produce many number one teams of which the district and this school could be proud. Football and basketball both advanced to bi-district play with disappointing results. yet none of the players felt a sense ot loss. Everyone accepted his lot and began working to better himself forthe next bout of competition. Division Sports 185

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Boys' varsity cross country team members are, FRONT ROW, Tony Soma, Eavld Masslcott, Pete Ramos, John Stevens, Tony Smola, BACK ROW, Todd ranke, Steve Nuncio, John Sanchez, James Mottu. ,V Q I i 1'..B0!S'. Ctvsafgu nirv 'Tl So Close But, Yet So Far Hard workout, self-discipline and the reputation of being state champs has helped a lot of the runners push themselves, is what David Massicott, senior, commented about the boys' var- sity cross country team. At the district meet held at Baytown Sterling the team placed second, therefore qualifying' for regional competition. The team placed fourth at the regional meet coming within three places of going to state. Over the summer the average mileage put in by each runner was a minimum of 50-60 miles per week. The team experienced ad- justing to a new coach as well as new members. Mike McKinney became the new cross country coach after former coach, John Bryan left to coach at La Porte High School. We didn't have the quality of last year's team because there were only a few strong runners. It was a young team, and that's what pulled us back a little, Massicott said. g Pete Ramos, senior, and llllassicott served as team cap- tains. Their duties were to lead the other members through drills and workouts. The team's best meets were at the Dobie Invitational and Clear Lake where they placed first. They placed second at Aldine, Aldine Eisenhower, and at the district meet. They did a good job of rebuilding and carrying on the program, McKinney reflected about the season. vid Massicott, Pete Ramos, Todd Franke, Tony Serna, Larry Wilson, Smola, and James Mottu take off at the starting line of the Conroe ullough Relays. Varisty Boys' Ilough wn Sterling e McArthur ' rsity of Houston e Eisenhower Lake ct nals Place 4th 1 st 3rd 5th 2nd 3rd 2nd 1 st 2nd 4th Wm - a,.,,w,..,3 V Y. 1 1 1 it is .4 'Ni in Steve Nuncio warms down after running in the Conroe McCullough . ' 4. . ,Sw Q 'So f . . . a ' 4,:.,,g., 1 v . , 71- ' .. 'm . ,,,. . 1 y ,,, , . as N RGISVS- James Mottu runs at the Conroe McCullough Relays. Boys' Varsity Cross Country 187 nr V