Haltom High School - Buffalo Yearbook (Haltom City, TX)

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vi To 24 First row: Debbie Blaney, Lisa Run- nellsg Second row: Candi Murphy, Rhonda Forrest, Third row: Melinda Richardson, Mrs. Aundrea Cambellg Virginia Bechtel: Fourth row: Don- na Danford, Traci Kloberdanz. Top scorer of the year, Traci Kloberdanz, 324, puts up two against the Burleson Elks. While juniors Melinda Richardson, '52, and Candi Murphy, '44, block out their opponents. aff 'i 'J1 44 SCORES District 2-10 Lamar 26-41, 31-47 Sam Houston 20-33, 28-58 Richland 23-36, 38-41 Bowie 14-24, 38-41 Arlington 26-43, 23-44 Burleson 23-49, 42-26 5 a , If ,,, V. ' 'V 3' f , m 'M--+m-W..- 1' f . J 1 p ,UVJ if p f R A 1 'W ' 'M in if Q V , ,111 L dd' -i'- 5 S- Powering up a shot, junior Donna Danford, 315, controlled the floor at the point guard position. She led in free throw percentage. JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL

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Barely enough ro plo y Post players kept scoreboard alive Under the clam mild manner exterior of the girls, JV basket- ball team lay the ever lurking Mighty Force of Seven, destined to withstand all odds in order to reach their distant goals. No, their goals were not to leap tall buildings in a single bound, nor to become more powerful than a locomotive. They were merely to end district competition with two strong wins. The Mighty Force of Seven was the nickname that the team picked up after the number of players dwindled to seven. Coach Aundrea Cambell capitalized on the teamls small size. I tried to stress unity and playing together. They learned to depend on one another, she explained. Coach Cambell, who was ex- periencing her first year as a Boll E I Using a time out to plan new strategy, Coach Aundrea Cambell details the play to juniors Debbie Blaney, 325, Melinda Richardson, 352, and Traci Kloberdanz, 424. high school basketball coach, had no intentions of dismanteling her disciplined style of coaching. However, with so few players she had no choice but to do just that. With such a small team I could not afford to bare down on them. I was very relaxed com- pared to my other years of coaching, Cambell said. Even though the girls picked up only two wins throughout the season, they were allowed the sweet taste of revenge. After ex- periencing a stifling loss of 16 points to the Burleson Elks, they held nothing back in a successful effort to defeat the Elks by 18 points. They were a small team whose background was not up to par, but all our fundamental work paid off by beating Burleson, Coach Cambell declaredl Making her move, junior Debl Blaney, 925, takes the baseli against an Arlington opponei Traci Kloberdanz moves in for 1 bound position. X1-me n .iff rl 1' 1 Q -se... JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL l

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Concentrating on his rings routine, senior David Riehl holds his posi- tion at orange and black meet. Riehl sweeps regionals When America thinks of gymnastics, they think of Kurt Thomas, Bart Connors or Kathy Rigby, but when Haltom High students thought of gymnastics, the first person that came to mind was David Reihl. After taking second place in district all-around, he proceeded to take the first place medal at regionals all-around by winning six out of seven events. This in turn qualified him for state competition. Eager beavers ra learn Coach dubbed team because of enthusiasm As the gymnast approached the apparatus a look of extreme concentration traveled from his face to the tip of his toes. After the approach steps were ac- curately measured off, the gym- nast gave the judge a long in- tense look of anticipation. With a wave of the hand, the judge signaled the gymnast. Inhaling deeply he began the routine. Within seconds the ordeal had ended and a sigh of relief over- whelmed the gymnast and spectators. Becoming a member of the gymnastic team required some- one who enjoyed a challenge and was willing to spend time on his own learning new skills. Coach Roland Rangel had just that in his team. Jessie Ellison, David Dixson, David Reihl, Mike Munchrath, Rhett Garrett, Leonard Simpson, Joey Garrett, Mike Franstead, and Robert Brooks contained a tremendous desire to learn more and im- prove. The girls' gymnastic coach Susie Harrison found the GYMNASTICS needed dedication in her team made up of Patricia Yanowski, Cindy Pfiefer, Renee Hale, and Lyn Andrews. The season began in January with team practices lasting usually from 2:30 until 5:30. During this time the team worked on compulsory routines and new skills until the season came to a close in April. Intense concentration was the name of the game for the team, who concentrated heavily on im- proving with every meet. By the end of the season they had achieved exactly what they had set out to. They showed gradual im- provement that built up to the district and regional meets, Coach Rangel explained. The boys took a second place district finish only behind L. D. Bell. The girls team settled for a fifth place finish. My goal is to get gymnastics the recognition that other UIL sports are allowed, he statedl Just hanging around, senior Rl Garrett spends from 2:30 until I working out with the team perfecting his individual skills. ?