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

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] Ifi III ■ I ■ J!: ' ! - . DIVE on int The starting gun goes off and the swimmers plunge into the icy water to stride for the victory. George PttUiam says that diuing is one of the mosHmportant steps in the swimming process. Jo y Stmmons Splish . . . Splash East Central has a sivim team? Many students had this cross their minds and ivondered hoiv a new sport sprouted out of nowhere. The teams ' training facilities are located at the San Antonio ISatatorium. They practice an average of eight hours a week. The rough part is the monotonous laps of drills and skills, (to tone you). I was really amazed that it is possible — that much in one day, ' ' Sara Kirkpatrick said. At the meetings they were allowed to choose and enter a maximum of two races. During the race, each swimmer is timed in- dividually and swim against a total of two other schools at each meet. There are usually about four or more swimmers in each race. There is an electronically controlled board placed on the wall of each of the pools to get a good time accuracy, l ichole Cantu said. The events taking place at the meets range from 50 yards to the 500 yard free- style. Other races include 1 00 yard freestyle, 200 yard individual medley, and relay. Lana Futral 123 .. . Sports

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h i ' RS ' I ' lf IS ' H ' H s Heidi Hutcherson Loving every minute If was late in the hot afternoon. The beaming rays of the sun were beat- ing down on the horizon. Tan bodies were running euerywhere. and I began to feel a stream of sweat at my brow. Quickly I dusted off my shorts and put on my uisor, I was ready to go. hlo, as you might haue assumed, I wasn ' t headed for the beach. You must understand that it is not that I would mind hitting that sand, but first things first. I grabbed my racket and stepped onto the court, it was time to play the all time great sport . . . tennis. Being a member of the Varsity tennis team meant you were constantly catch- ing the rays for a perfect tan. But to the players on the team this was not im- portant, the loue for their sport was their major ambition. I really enjoy playing tennis. It is a fun sport because you ' re mostly playing against yourself. I think that we did re- ally well this year: the team was very strong. Arthur Saenz said. The team ' s match record was 5-4. The Hornets also found much success in their tournaments: Rudy Anderson and Danny Florez won the Canyon tourna- ment in boy ' s doubles. Also to add to their accomplishments . Jay Henson and Trey Berry won second place medals in boy ' s doubles at the Kerrville tourna- ment. Throughout the years, the Ander- son-Florez team proved to be the most consistent winners. Our year was really successful. We had a lot of good experiences along with many super players. Trey Berry said. The Hornets ' greatest opponent was the Highland Owls. Although they didn ' t beat them this year, they gave them a tough fight compared to past years. The team consisted of sixteen members with five returning lettermen from last year to lead the pack. REVINC IT UPI With , sho( o lorce. Krista Lebo lets loose or the ball to send it flying over the net. it takes skill and a lot of practice to ex eel in tennis. HERE COMES THE BIRDIE. Some things come easily to some people and uiously tennis comes easy to Trey Berry as he sends the ball soaring from his side of the court. Trey ' s hard work paid off by raising hii up to Varsity standards. Heidi Hulche BOYS GIRLS VARSITY B.C. OPP. E.C. DPP. Judson 9 1 8 Clemens 5 1 3 I South San 2 7 8 Kerrville 9 9 Seguin 7 2 5 4 McCollunn 4 2 3 3 Clemens 6 4 4 5 Highlands 2 3 2 2 Varsity Tennis by Michele Willian-tS ... 124

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WHO ' S THAT FISH? Resting after a long workout, freshman Chris Guzman relaxes after swimming nu- merous laps. Since this is the prst year for a Hornet swim team. Chris fits right in on being a new is i. The swim team practices long hours at the San Antonio l atalorium. • nil Jody Simmons Swimming TOTAL 50 FREE 100 FREE POINTS SCORED Nico e Cantu 29.63 1:07.42 61 Sara Kirkpatrick 41.91 Chris Guzman 29.90 1:09.19 29 George Pulliam 29.86 1:08.79 36 Bill Thoms Jr. 23.81 54.62 66 NERVOUS HUH? Before every race Bill George and Chris Guzman concentrate on the competition ahead. They must clear their heads of everything except for swimming. This is when all those long hours of practice pay off The District meet was held at Blossom Athletic Center. During a meet we do a variety of swimming. This includes practicing all the strokes and it also includes building up our endurance, Nicole Cantu said. Saj a Kirkpatrick Swimming by Lorna Real . . . 122