Hector High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Hector, AR)

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The Lonely And Misunderstood Job A Trainer's Story I had a lot of fun while I was managing the foot- ball team for the first time. I went through the first two games worrying when initiation was because I Oth graders were telling me that I was going to “get it good! But, there was noth- ing done to me. Home games were fun. but out-of- town games were really fun. The best game, I think, was when we played Ycllville for their homecoming. The sce- nery was beautiful. We stopped to stretch out legs and it began raining and continued raining for most of the night. The game was muddy and sloshy and turned out great for us. Also playing Dover for their homecoming was fun-espe- cially since we won! As far as attitudes toward me go, the seniors treated me the best. Lower classmen ath- letes acted as if I were either an alien or a slave. They were good players but they sometimes seemed a bit self- centered and inconsiderate. Seniors understood that I could not always attend to everything at once. Howev- er, the others seem to expect me to drop whatever I was doing for their sakes. I'll al- ways remember the class of 1986 for their kindness to me. Managing for the Jr. High was quite a challenge. To take orders from someone younger than me was not ex- actly my idea of the way things should be, but I had my re- sponsibilities. This year’s sen- ior high team treated me nicely off and on. When we suffered a tough defeat, 1 seemed like an easy target on which they could take out their frustrations. Managing for senior girls bas- ketball team has been a blast. The girls seem to see me for who 1 am on the insidc-not what may appear to be like on the outside. They've really helped me. The Arkansas Tech Tournament was quite a high- light for me this year. I've learned a quite a bit.

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I “WHAT A FEELING! Senior. Julia Tay- lor. guards during the Tech tournament. MOVE IT! An opponent tries to push her way through Hector's tight defense. Injuries Injuries are very well known in Hector High espe- cially in football and basket- ball. Whether a sprained an- kle, sprained wrist, a broken leg. or a broken arm that’s all part of the game. But it’s up to the players to help pre- vent the injuries, and the coaches have to tightly wrap the player’s arms, wrist, an- kles or knees so that joints don’t pop out of place, while playing the game. As one coach said, when someone sprains an ankle, we keep it on ice as much as possible for about 24 hours. After 24 hours, we soak a sprained ankle in the whirl- pool for fifteen minutes in hot water. This needs to be done about twice a day until ankle is healed. Until ankle is completely healed, we wrap ankle before physical activity. It's rough but they love playing when they are not falling down or getting hurt. “TIMEOUT. Coach Bob Watson explains to junior Stewart Condlcy. “WHAT'S THE DEAL?” Junior. Billy Chisum joins Senior. Scotty Chisum in looking for a rebound.

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Basketball Junior boys include: (first row) Jason Myers, Keith Stanck. Shawn Bull; (second row) David Blackwell. Jason Bohanon. David Parks. Stephen Taylor, Scott Garrison. Willie Stan- dridge; (third row) Russell Hull. Tim Petty. Johnny Racklcy. Richie Davis, Johnny Riley. Steven Walker. Shannon Pruitt; (fourth row) Allen Judd. Jeff Morris, Brad Neimann, Greg Williams, Darren Petite, Robert Howell. Coach Dean Fclking. Story by Tommy Riley YF.A. YEA. Sr.’s Sandra McKin- ney and Sherry Mcngc cheering their team on and hoping to get one final point on the scoreboard. Determination . . . The Key Factor UP FOR TWO Shawna Ford, freshman goes up to add 2 points to give the Cats a win at home for the homecoming celebration. FAST ON HER TOES Julia Tay- lor. Senior hopes to gain victory at the Tech Tournament Determination was the key factor with this year’s Junior High Boys basketball program. The win loss column did not show the effort that was put forth from the team. Teaching the fun- damentals was the key for this stage of devel- opment. Hours of practice went on and on with mental preparation playing the important factor. With the aide of Coach Dean Felkins, these boys went for the team-playing approach to basketball playing. The experience of the seventh grade boys bas- ketball team paved off. A one point loss in the finals of the Pope Coun- ty Tournament paved the way for these young men to strive for excel- lence in the years to come. In the years to come, after the fundamentals have been mastered, this will be a great team that will have to be reckoned with in the fu- ture. Plainview 28-13 A1 read 8-22 Dover 48-6 Pottsvillc 19-25 Dover 36-25 Lamar 30-22 NcmoVista 43-30 Ola 39-21 Marshall 54-24 Potisville 20-28 Atkins 49-20 Scotland 38-47 Pottsvillc 37-44 Dover 44-19