Douglas MacArthur High School - MacArtair Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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wx?-R44 QQRT' - YERH5 ff Qi , ,,,, ,--aw, W wlzwv ibbling the ball down court, Oneka Banks con- wtrates on scoring two. rting the second half of the game against the itz Cougars, sophomore Carrie Anderson the tip off to her teammates. Junior varsity girls basketball team members are FRONT ROW: Tammy Hewitt, Aman- da Farias, Renata Wallace, Lisa Seals and LaShelle Brice. BACK ROW: Coach Nancy Fault, Lisa Jackson, Oneka Banks, Carrie Ander- son, Tina Henderson, Paula Stevens and Linda Williams, manager. District Nimitz Eisenhower Smiley Forest Brook Aldine Nimitz Eisenhower Smiley Forest Brook Aldine Shooting for Having a well balanced team was part of the success of the girls' junior varsity basketball team. With a record of 21-6 the Lady Generals ranked second in the district ratings. We had a very outstanding group of young ladies, stated coach Nan- cy Faulk. Having players who wanted to play and were willing to work was the key to our success. Oneka Banks, with her ability to score and rebound, was the outstan- ding player on the team. Most im- proved players were Lisa Seals with SCOREBOARD Mac Opp. 42 24 44 27 27 43 31 20 46 36 35 14 36 11 32 43 49 26 With a mighty jump, 40 32 sophomore Oneka Banks gains the advantage over the Nimitz Cougars. umber One hustle, Jackie Walker with leader- ship, and Oneka Banks with scoring and rebounding. Last year we had a really good season and also had a better season than the year before, said Lisa Seals. The team attributed their ability to play well and their excellent moves on court to Ms. Faulk's outstanding coaching ability. Ms. Faulk is a great coach. I learned a lot from her and we all had fun too, stated Oneka Banks. d daniel huerta SLI lI9Cl195l59q SlJ!3 Al

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Freshman basketball team members are SEATED: Bren- da Chapa, Dee Dee Stevens, Patrice Hewitt, Shriley Gor- don, Shantel Sellers, Sasanelva Green and Mona Brantley. KNEELING: Dishia Alexander, Cynthia Garcia, Tracy Creus, La Kami Cole and Pam Jones. STANDING: Coach Ann Couch and manager Tammy Morales. Q,gt4ER1JgJ, r.. M District Nimitz Eisenhower , A Smiley Forest Brook . Aldine Nimitz , . Eisenhower Smiley J V V .. i ts 4.t . , Taking careful aim, Mona F0'f9Sf BFOOK Brantley shoots for two Aldine against the Smiley Eagles. SCOREBOARD Mac Opp. 28 29 27 16 17 40 19 23 13 34 20 26 24 23 18 34 13 29 14 27 freshman girls basketball 174 0 0 A Freshmen am Expenence A team with good cohesiveness and a real desire to improve is one way to describe last year's freshman girls' basketball team. The team was led by Dosha Alex- ander, point guard on the team. Dee Dee Stevens with her ability to score and La Kami Cole with defense also strengthened the team. The team finished with an 11-13 overall season record placing 5th in district. lt was a good season but we could have done better, said Dee Dee Stevens. We need to work on shooting, defense, man-to-man defense and be more aggressive, stated Ms. Ann Couch, the team's coach. Aside from this, the season was all right and we had a lot of fun. Meeting people and going different places were part of our fun, said Dosha Alexander, point guard on the team. Working with Ms. Couch was the other part of our fun. She was real nice, taught well and was lots of fun to work with. QXRSSJ. --...Q l-24 After a signal from Shantel Sellers, teamma Dosha Alexander gets off a quick pass. Against tough opposltlon, Dee Dee Stevei struggles to get a shot off. l dps by sonya burciag

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tennis 176 Tennis team members are SEATED: Kathy Joe, Beatrice De La Rosa, Linda Lue, Cecila Pequeno, Lucie Obregon and Alicia Arizag SECOND ROW: Roy Martin, Cathy Moore, Monique Pate, Anthony Tran, Michelle Mills, Elizabeth Zalazar and Xay Bounsath: THIRD ROW: Ernest Esparza, Eugene Perez, George H o I m a n , M i k e Mathews, Albert Davila, Orlando Pate and Felipe Cerdag FOURTH ROW: Coach Babette Lopez. 'N--1-f 1 i. Tennis Team Makes It Two in a Row . For the second straight year the boys tennis team captured the district title. The team has not lost a district dual match over a two year period. The district season began early in February when the Generals defeated the Eisenhower Eagles by a match score of 5-1. The following week was the biggest victory of the season when the Generals defeated a heavily favored Nimitz team by a score of 5- 1. A-singles player Mike Matthews stated, The victory against Nimitz really lifted the team and built our confidence for the rest of the season. The team tied with Aldine 3-3 but easily defeated Forestbrook and Smiley 6-0 to clinch the district championship. The girls team got off to a slow start but came on strong to finish tl season with 2 wins and 3 lossd Since the girls team consisted of f underclassmen they are expected be tough competitors in the future. At the close of the season came tl district tournament where tr Generals displayed their talent ai qualified three teams to compete regional play. The players for the gil team were Monique Pate. A-single Beatrice DelaRosa, and Luc Obregon, A-doubles. The boys te qualified Mike Matthews, A-singl and Eugene Perez was named district. The boys team also receivi two first place trophies in the division. Ernest Esparza took fin place in C-singles while Albert Dav and John Mayberry took first place C-doubles. dps by