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

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(o](iDQ[p)OifD©[ii]fe Boys gymnastics team (front row): Jesse Garcia, Coach Richard Cromwell, David Novak; Concentration is an importaiM part of Clint Carpenter ' s routine as he ij Clayton Kloiz; (second row): Clint Carpenter, (third row): Don Dyson, Garelh Nicely. competes on the pommel horse at the Travis, Anderson meet. 58

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Identical 5-2-2 district records enabled the varsity boys and girls soccer teams to place third among Austins schools. The boys finished fourth and the girls sixth in the area with 8-2-2 and 6-3-3 overall records, respectively. The boys had really good teamwork. said Coachjohn LeMaistre. They did very well, but they had some tough breaks. Senior Mark Turner was chosen as a member of the first team all-district soccer team, and Vl ' alter Douglass, Tim Felan and Tim Hengst were members of the second all-district team. The junior varsity team was really weak, commented Coach LeMaistre. They had an inconsistent strategy. They had weaknesses everywhere. They really didn ' t have experience. They were very- young. The JV team ended their season with on- ly one victory — a one-point win against Georgetown, 3-2. VTe did better with the girls than ex- pected, remarked Coach LeMaistre. The girls team lost their first three games but did manage to defeat LBJ and make it to the playoff game against Austin. w hich they lost. The girls had very strong halfbacks and forwards, Coach LeMaistre commented. They had a very strong midfield. Overall, the boys and girls teams did pretty good, concluded Coach LeMaistre. The team records did not display their team skills. he added. CO o o o CD Durmg the McCalluni game. Tom Doerr dribbles ihe ball doo.ncouri while his oppooem tries lo gei conirol of ii. 57

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This was what you might call a rebuilding year, commented Mr. Richard ( romwell, Reagan ' s new gymnastics coach. With only two returning varsity members, the Reagan gymnastics team spent this year strengthening themselves. You don ' t start from nothing. Gymnastics is a hard sport that takes a lot of training, jdded Coach Cromwell. Even though their season began in January, the girls ' and boys ' gymnastics team began practicing in October. The fact that members were willing to be here at 7:30 on winter mornings and work out on ice cold equipment shows their dedica- tion and motivation, noted Coach Cromwell. On March 24 the junior varsity teams competed in a city championship meet at Burger Center. Rebecca Ray placed first in bars and second in floor exercise, vault and beam, and received first place ' all around. ' Don Dyson placed first in rings and parallel bars and second ' all around. ' Clint Carpenter placed first in vault and high bar, and received third place ' all around. ' The rest of the team got their highest scores of the year at the championship meet. At the regional meet, April 2-3 Donna Freytag placed first on beam, fourth on floor exercise, and fourth all around. She then advanced to the state meet which was held April 16-17 in Fort Worth, Texas. Cromwell, who was a former teacher of beginning level gymnastics, said that some of the team ' s problems were getting used to a new coach and his style of teaching, and getting qualified judges to judge their meets. Senior Gareth Nicely performs a parallel bar routine ai the Lanier. Crocketi, and Reagan meet January 19. (Inset): Donna Freytag, the only returning varsity girl gytnnast, gracefully cotnpetes division of district competition. the floor exercise 59