East Central High School - Hornet Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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wm ] JUMP! JUMP! Flying tnrougn wc air in the running broad jump. Donna Craig, senior, tries to look out far ahead for a perfect landing. Running broad Jump is not as easy as it seems, hitting the board with one foot then throwing your body into the air defying ail the laws of gravity. O fjtst y f i I %•■ r- ' V. ' !fb District Finals 200m. dash 2nd. Chantel Fields 100m. hurdles 3rd. Rachel Rice 400m. relay 3rd. Tuesday Brooks, Donna Craig. Chantel Fields, Rachel Rice High Jump 3rd. Sheila Korbar FRONT ROW: Coach Judy Scheffler. Donna Craig, Chantel Fields. Danielle Spencer, Angel Baker, Pam Rodnquez. SECOND ROW: Sheila Rivas. Theresa Newman. Donnis Clover. Liz Sampson, Stephanie Laskoij:ski. Deandra Pierce, Raquel Keno. THIRD ROW: Grade Hernandez, Stephanie Perez. Lorna Real. Melissa Barclay. Tuesday Brooks, Lisa Gutierrez, Letty Hernandez. Rachel Rice. FOURTH ROW: Sheila Korbar, Janet Booker. Jamie Booker. Amy Wagner. 139 .. . Sports

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( 1 I ' R ie ' ? Fish dominate JV team ragging through another grueling practice, the JV girls track team erased all images of being free from pain. Stretched and tired muscles pushed a little further to give them that extra edge for the team to strive on to uictories and new horizons. The team members ran around the track numerous times to build up their strength and stamina for the meets to come. They practiced long and hard to achieve their goals of some day becoming that famous track star. The girls competed and did great all year. They pushed for that extra edge and came out placing fourth or better in the track meets that they participated in. Coach Judy Sheffler said. The team consisted mostly of freshmen who did very well despite the lack of ex perience. This is the largest number of freshmen we have had and if they stick together till their senior year, we will have an awesome track team. Coach Sheffler said. We all haue a special relationship with coach that makes us feel close and like one big family. Amy Wagner, fresh- man, said. Throughout the season the girls moved to new heights. They placed in the 800 meter relays, high jump, and long jump. They also made it to the finals in the 400 sprint relay in the Varsity division, beating out ten out of 12 other teams. Relay races require co- operation and team work. All the girls are friends, and that helps them in their races also. Each girl played an important role in the success of the track team. They were plagued with injuries, but still came out on top. The girls have improved tremendous- ly since the beginning of the year, and if it wasn ' t for injuries the girls probably would have been dominant in every meet, Coach Sheffler added. Jennifer Smith GILL Jody Sumnons PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT. Melody Parker is proof that (his is true during a relay race. All of the relay teams did uery welt alt season long. Unlike other events relay races take teamwork, cooper atlon. and determination. ' «%«h ' (fc »--. 3K X . , T 3Pi C5 Altison Rogers LEAPING TALL HURDLES IN A SINGLE BOUND. Lisa Gutierrez practices her hurdling form as she gracefully clears the top of the hurdle. Hauing the right timing and form is important to maintain the best time. JV Girls Track by Jennifer Smith ... 140

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n ' RS ' ? ' ? ' 2f I ' R ie ' ? WINDING a PI stepping into hii linal s(( ' p. Denndra Pierce pump ' - herself up to m.ikc her liiuil tiMoiv a success. Site l.ls hrcn throwing since slic u ' cis a frs unj i STANDING PROUD! sheila hmt ai ic ciues her medal. ' ,1c }iiit Ji l. and qualifies for Todd Cietenski «0ii Flying high in the air as each muscle tries harder and harder to push the body of Sheila Korbar over the high jump bar. This euent has been practiced over and over every day. five times a week by Sheila. As a freshman on varsity she knows that she must try harder because the competition is much greater. She has placed in many events and made it to regionals. mummmmmm FLYING HIGH! Compcling at the Hornet Relays. Jamie Bookir lrr ' ,hmdn„f hafd t accomplish -j her goal to gii i ' - — • ' -■ ■ ' - ' lakes great skill and ace jump is successful. WUi4 ftSj ia ' u tw ciccort(i u: n curacy fomd nH H Striding for victory Hornet! . . . Pride! . . . and away they go. running faster and faster to get across ttie finish line during the 800m relay. ' Our relay team is improving more and more as the days of hard practice go by. Sophomore Tuesday Brooks said. Running is not all that goes on in a track meet. There is also running broadjump. triple Jump. disc, shot put. high Jump, and pole fault. Each of these events, contain Just as much training and concentration as the run- ning euents. I prefer throwing the shot put instead of any other euent. I feel throwing the shot put shows a person ' s strength and coordina- tion. Grade Hernandez, said. The triple Jump might seem strange for an euent. but it takes great skill to make sure euery step is done correctly. There are ba- sically three steps in the triple Jump, first a hop. a skip, then the jump. Ouerall the season has been pretty suc- cessful. There were many ribbons and med- als giuen to the members of the track team. We ' re getting better euery year. Girls are competing well, so we should be in good shape next year. ' ' Coach Judy Sheffler. said. Girls Varsity Track by Lorna Real ... 138