John H Reagan High School - Spur Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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After their outstanding first half of the season, it seemed like the Lady Raiders couldn ' t go anywhere but up. For a few unpleasant days, though, they were ground- ed by a heartbreaking overtime loss to Lanier, 46-47, but found out one week later that the Vikings had to forfeit their win because of an ineligible player. Five out of their last six games were lop- sided victories with an average 28-point win. The one game to which those statistics didn ' t apply was the battle for second-half championship against Johnston which, though action-packed, handed Reagan a 58-67 loss. The Lady Raiders, who were rated twelfth in state, ended their season with 25-7, the best overall record in the district, and finished with the best district record of 14-2. Reagan ' s lone first-half loss was to LBJ ( who also had a record of 7- 1 , but end- ed up being champs because they defeated Reagan). The Lady Raiders were in the same situation with Johnston for the second-half title. We ' re unhappy with the playoff rules. Even though we had a better district record than anyone, we ' re not in the finals, commented Julie Nelson. Our main objective was constant im- provement, and I feel like we did just that. The girls were intelligent — they understood the strategies. We didn ' t have the height, but we had quickness and good teamwork, said Coach Muddy Moxley of her team. Beth Young and Deborah Wilborn were named to the All-District team, and Coach Moxley was chosen co-coach-of-the-year with the LBJ coach. Sylvia Neal, Nelson, and Wilborn were the team captains. Heat ily guardeJ hy iheJohnMon defense, Bech Young prepares to throw the ball to Julie Nelson. Varsity Second-half Scores Reagan 67 Travis 37 Reagan 46 Lanier 47 Reagan 58 LBJ 46 Reagan 57 Austin 32 Reagan 58 Johnston 67 Reagan 81 McCallum 40 Reagan 58 Anderson 45 Reagan 84 Crockett 34 CO CC CO O CO r CD cj- 0) Sharon Hodge refreshes herself with a drink of water at the Crockett game. 43

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We had a strong bench and good depth. The team worked real hard, stated Coach Cheryl Lyman. They learned man-to-man defense and their shooting improved throughout the season. The JV girls basketball team started the season with non-district wins over Westwood 44-36, and Del Valle 47-36. They progressed to a 12-6 district record. I feel like we had a good season. Everyone worked together and played like a team. If someone was feeling down, we ' d pick her up, commented JV player Valerie Ramos. Coach Cheryl Lyman said of the season, It was fun, we never had any problems. They had good team spirit. The team captains were Kim Moti and Lisa Edwards. Learning and growing in teamwork, the freshman girls basketball team dribbled its way to an impressive season. First-year coach Ginger Hert had a positive outlook about her team from the beginning of the year, as she explained, Even though we didn ' t have a lot of height, the team picked up the plays real well. We had a little trouble with free throws, but the offense had good team- work and they worked the ball well. We also had a good aggressive defensive zone. Coach Hert felt that throughout the season, we only had two bad games. This showed with their district record of 14 wins and only 4 losses. V. FroAm.,., g,rl, bmkaMI Uam (from lav.): Alien Pullin. Irainer; Sltphanie Conaway. manager, Brtnda Diik. Haiiu -.ampsoii; K.m Jono, Karen Davis; Coach Ginger Hen. (back row): JoAnn Salgado, Thelma Var iroujjh, Nicole Hodge. Dawn Doyle. Karen Dunn, Michelle Perkins. Sharon Wilson, Sheri Roberts. Karen Cannon, Annette Hopkins, JoAnn Freeman, Alicia Hughes jV girh bu kahall Itam (front row): Alecia Piland, Var JMott, Sheila Doyle, Lisa Edwards, Cynthia McKin IWilliams, Nadine Sottosanti; Coach Cheryl Lyman; Shi Washington, Donna Radford, Carol Havard, Kim nney; (back row); Chris Mosqueda, manager, Carol Sharmein White; Valerie Ramos In order lo shoot, freshman Karen Dunn ouljumps a McCallum guard.