Hirschi High School - Husky Yearbook (Wichita Falls, TX)

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Huskies Play First Football Game Before School Starts. Opposite page: Coaches Hatcher and Largin watch the action on the field. The next play would have to be done differently! Team Captains are Robert Smith, johnny McMiller, Brian Richardson, William Norris and Billy Dawkins. Varsity squad: TOP: Tom Flores, Mike Booker, Rob- ert Lonidier, Phil Smith, Kelly Edwards, jesse Cabal- lero, Willard Dial, Tom Quintero, Michael Calhoun, Robert Smith, Brian Richardson. THIRD ROW: Coach W. D. Largin, Tony Brunt, Moses Esquibel, George Martinez, Mark Booker, William Norris, Robert Andrus, Sieg Klempel, Kerry Phelan, Mark DeWoody, Dennis Henry, Coach Bobby Page, Coach Don Hatcher. SECOND ROW: Coach Ramon Towry, Manager jeff Tesney, Kevin Murphy, Kevin jones, Brent Ross, Walter Troupe, Billy Dawkins, Mark An- drus, Bert Roe, jimmy Westerhoff, Bob Bryan, john- ny McMiller, Manager Chris Leonard. FRONT: Man- ager Charles Salazar, joseph Walker, R. L. Harris, Felix Vasquez, Danny Escobedo, jerry Chavez, Larry james, Bill Bryan. 14 Football

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So you want to be a cheerleader? Great, all you have to do is look cheer ful be full of enthusiasm, and learn a few yells Right? Wrong' In reviewing all that the cheerleaders are responsible for, we end up in a breathless situation First, a cheerleader must be willing to spend a minimum of S115 00 just for costumes shoes, and sweaters Then there must be enough time for daily practice of from two to three hours plus attendance at all fresh men, junior varsity, and varsity football games After that comes basketball sea son and attendance at all the rn town freshman girls and boys games plus the varsity games That all adds up to ap proximately twenty hours per week durmg football season and from twelve to fifteen hours during basketball sea son Still want to be a cheerleader? Well, in additron to learning cheers for pep ral lies and urging the Huskies on durmg game time, these energetic young la dies also are full time saleswomen they sell ribbons, candy buttons, etc , so that they have a supply of ready cash to help finance such expenses as deco rating locker rooms and travel busses, and makmg individual spirit items to give the boys to wear on game day I tried out for cheerleader because I wanted something to do with my time, recalls Tom Shaw Nowthe big gest challenge I face is having enough time to do all that I am supposed to dol And the other members of the squad, including Spirit and the sponsor, echo the same sentiments Still bemg a cheerleader is an experience not to be duplicated anywhere else and the ex crtement of the game is sufficient pay ment for a job well done I . , ,, . ' ' - n f u - - . . . . . . . - ,, ' I . ' . , - I . - A smile from Connie Martin is extra pay- ment for purchases made to support their extra curricular sales campaign. Linda Barrick, as SPIRIT, poses beside King. Approximately four hours per week are spent in this costume to aid the cheerleaders. 1977-78 Cheerleader Squad members are Kathleen Smolko, Toni Shaw, Connie Martin, Sandy Del Toro, Gail Sanders with Leslie Webster on top and Tania Grazdan in front. Sports 13

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Huskies Go Beyond 'Call Of Duty.' Always a bridesmaid, but never a bride! might well be said about the Huskies for our 1977 season. Some fantastic football was played each Friday night, yet the scoreboard failed to tally but one win- ning touchdown. Perhaps this fact has made the job of coaching the varsity squad even more difficult. Take a group of young men who know the fundamentals of the game, have acquired the skills of competition, and still do not taste victory? What then? We need to win to maintain confidence, states Coach Dub Largin, and teaching con- fidence is perhaps that intangible which defies definition. Yet the coaches see progress and note that these young men have indeed learned to go beyond the call of duty - they are not satisfied to just be average. It costs approximately S130 to suit each team member, laundry services total S155 each month, and in a year's time, the astronomi- cal figure of 1,098 bars of soap are used in the total athletic pro- gram. From lanuary through the end of the spring term, one hour each day is spent in teaching the fundamentals of the game and in learning the skills of handling the ball. In August during one hun- dred degree weather, two-a-day drills begin in preparation for that first encounter. Yet the blood, sweat and tears involved in this endeavor are soon forgotten midst the tears of defeat. Why? There is something very special about each group of young men, and tradition is a long- standing emotion. Since the first football game sixteen years ago, as soon as the bus with the returning squad reaches the parking lot, each Husky on the bus stands to sing: Loyal forever, We will always be. Mighty and fighting, O Wi. Football 15