Escambia High School - Escambian Yearbook (Pensacola, FL)

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For the first time in Escambia High Schoolls history there was a girls soccer team. The team finished the season with a 0-1-3 recrod. This team has improved greatly over the past year, explained Mr. William Christofferson, head coach. We went from five exper- ienced and eleven unexperienced players to a team that can compete in the district. The team consisted of 17 mem- bers including: one junior, 15 sopho- mores, and one freshman. The team members were:,,Sabrina Albney, Dawn Audiffred', Shelly Ball, Dawn wwmN , Nicole-E12 gangg, Michelle Harton, IQnzell9 - Y Girls soccer is new sport at Escambia .lah-nson..aVTamm ones Algsa Jus- -tiss. -Kristi Lasungq, Tam-my Nr. -1hoE,Klp , Carol Small Ami Stewart, Kelly Taylor. Even though we are a first year team, we got in there and showed them that We have Gator spirit! ex- plained Robin Barrow, sophomore. The team played in matches against: Washington fthree timesjg Gulf Breeze Qfive timesjg Woodham fthree times? and Foley High ftwicej. Sixteen girls lettered. UI know that we didn't win a game, but we still have team spirit and that great Gator pride, ex- plained Kristi Lastinger, sopho- more. 4 --- ,ty e 100

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.V soccer gains playing experience This year 's J .V soccer team end- ed the season with a 0-5-4 record. HI feel that team work and functioning as awhole is one of the most impor- tant things to accomplish in any sport, comments Coach Paul McEwen. Victory is not the most impor- tant thing to obtain in a J .V game, exclaims Coach McEwen to gain valuable playing experience, to help next year 's team is . . . The team 's ties were with Pine Forest 0-0, Tate 0-0, Washington 1-1. I really enjoyed playing with the team this year, I gained a lot of valu- able playing experlence which will help me better next year, states Pat Davis. ww- , ' wf1-.,f,..,-.- ., 3 .,,, 4 5 M . 6 2- V 5, -. JI., A. .V opposite page: Coffman chases ball. 2. Davis 'kattacksn ball. 3. My ball. 4. Pirote waits for ball. 5. Soccer team. 6. Adam hits the ball on the head. 7. In your face. 8. Opponents attempt to score. 9. We scored. 10. Who has the ball? 11. Davis goes after the ball. 12. Oops! Sorry. this page: 1. Gators go for the ball. 2. Sorry, no ball. 3. Goalie goes after the kick. 4. Players on a collision course. 5. Gator chases ball. 6. Goalie chases ball. 99

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Escambia Highis weightlifting team, in it,s third year of competi- tion, finished with a 2-3 record, and also placed second in the county lev- el and fourth in state level. We are getting better each year, last year We placed fifth in the state, and this year fourth in the state, commented Coach Phil Lanfurd. Escambia had six participants that qualified for the state meet. L 2 Weightlifting team places in district, state Lammar Williams placed first, Pat Moore placed second, Tim Lewis placed twelfth, Shawn Cross placed thirteenth, and Barry Melvin placed twenty first. I really enjoyed Working with the weightlifting team this past year, explained Mike Bainter. The Weightlifting team has really im- proved after last year, not just in strength but in unityi' 'U 2. Hi' N I ,,. 'i!'?f v -1. 1 opposite page: 1. Rhonda guides ball. 2. Nicole attacks ball. 3. We are number 1. 4. When will the game begin? 5. Who wants it? 6. Upsy daisy. 7. Kristi practices being goalie. 8. left to right: kneeling: Sabrina Abney, Tami Nichols, Michelle Horton, Kristi Lastinger, Shelley Ball, Carol Small, Tammy Jones, standing: Coach Bill Christofferson, Robin Bar- rows, Kelly Taylor, Tina Bragen, Dawn Barrows, Ami Stewart, Lonzelle Johnson, Nicole Elizondo, Dawn Audifferd, Alesha Justiss, Rhonda Owens, Team manager, Elizabeth Thomas, Coach Jane Ellen Bennet. this page: 1. Lyter keeps her bar up. 2. Williams gets ready. 3. Gator holds weights steady. 4. Sewell, wake up! 5. Weightlifters watch Wil- liams lift. 6. Williams thinks about match, 7. Lyter prepares for lift. 101