Gar Field High School - Indian Echoes Yearbook (Woodbridge, VA)

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A good play in the September 4 varsity football game against Oxon Hill is cause for Chris Houston, Steve Cardwell, Billy Wise, and Aar¬ on Donnelly to celebrate. Track star Tom Brandt has a clear lead over his competitors from Stonewall Jackson and Potomac at the October 19 Great Meadows In¬ vitational race. Concentration is the name of the game in any sport. In the Varsi¬ ty Soccer game against Potomac (2- 1), Jim Verschueren and David Cas- tell concentrate on playing strategies for the remainder of the game. Sports 29

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If you could only know ... It Takes Magic Only an athlete and his coach can understand what goes into participating in a sport. It takes dedication added to hard work, and the result is a magic feeling of team unity. A person needs dedication for the numerous practices and games. Many sports, like volley¬ ball, cheerleading, and football, have early morning practices. During the school year many practices often run until five or six o’clock at night. After an ex¬ hausting practice, there is still the agony of homework and the not to be forgotten social life ev¬ ery busy teenager is still left to face. Hard work is essential to the success of any team. All of the sweat, the pain, and the tears eventually lead to a common goal of victory. The feeling of school spirit, unity, and the de¬ sire for victory pulls the team together. This magic feeling is only accomplished by the belief and desires of an athlete to fulfill a goal. tigf 5 - Getting hurt is just part of the game. Junior Varsity Softball player Kathy Bell receives attention from coach Steve Wilson and part time manager Tom Doran as a result of her injury during the game against Woodbridge. Chopping up the grass at the Montclair Country Club match against Potomac, Woodbridge, and James Wood on August 31, junior Byron Petrauskas strives for a long drive. Maneuvering in the backfield, Katrina Vanderhoof and Leslie Pitt work together to keep the opposi¬ tion from scoring. 28 Sports

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A “LOVEABLE” Game Coach Ed Johnson summed up the 1987 tennis season best with his words, “We were ex¬ tremely young and inexperi¬ enced but we played up to the highest level of our potential.” Out of a team of 16 players, only four were veterans. Coach Johnson explains, “Our only weakness was inexperience, but our strength were will-power and desire.’’ And for the team? Losing is never a complete loss, because from losing you gain the needed experience for the future. Lunging desparately. Hung Le hopes to make the winning point. MVP Sean Lamb gave every move and every game absolute concentration. To get that all important point, Robert Fischer puts his shoulder and arm into motion. life played up to the highest level of our potential. ” “Come on! Be a nice little ball and come to daddy,” says Tommy Houg. “Ugh! How could you hit me? 1 was so nice to you!” says Phil Lefelier. 30 Tennis