La Marque High School - Cougar Yearbook (La Marque, TX)

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Tammy Pines, leading scorer for the Lady Coogs, goes in for a lay-up. Tiffany Garcia practices her free throws before a game. Sports 125

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Lady Coogs Meet Goal Most students arrive at school around 8:00 or 8:15. But team members on the lady Coogs basketball team, saw the school in a different way- empty-because at 7:00 AM there were few people around. But team members always tried to be on time because coming in late meant extra running laps each morning. But the hard work and two hours of sweating each day, paid off. At the very first practice of the season, the girls set a goal to win 10 games. Through practice and team effort, that goal was accomplished with the team posting a 4-8 district record, and a 10-14 over all season record. Throughout the entire season, the girls played good ball, but fell to the opponent in one quarter. There was always one quarter when opponents would make their shots plus some, but the Coogs would fail to contribute their part. When the team did well, they did well together, and when they failed, they failed together. Despite this, however, the girls tripled their victories from the previous record of three wins. Kathy Washington, Monica Mallini, Monica Jenkins, Baylissa Landry, Kim Barb, Tracy Goodwin, Kate Little, Top: Coach Beam, Nickie Hersham, Teresa Carraway, Vickie Bledsoe, LaVonda Morgan, Chantea Lane, Sherry Thomas, and Dona Lee. Karen Johnson, Stephanne Lee, Belind a Hill; Sharon Johnson, Gail Potts, Beverly Hooker, DeeDee Brown, Carol Richardson, Staci Joiner. Angela Jackson, Tammy Pines, Sonia Palmer, Top; Liz Contella, Jackie Bailey, LaTricia Frank, Tiffany Garcia, Dionne Ward. 124 Sports

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Coogs almost strike out With the ping of the aluminum bats and the slapping of the baseballs into the leather gloves, new head coach Bill McGee ' s troops took to the field hoping to overcome their previous season record. By many standards, their success was modest but they did manage to double their win outcome over last year. Anytime you can double a team ' s record, then you ' re successful, Coach McGee said. The team posted six wins, four coming in district play and had a final record of 6-17. The Coogs actually started in September when prospective varsity, J.V., and sophomore team members met early for physical and mental conditioning in forms of weight lifting, running and listening to motivational tapes all year. The actual playing season began in late February for all three teams. Highlights of the varsity included their defeats in district against Texas City, Ball High, Dickinson, and Clear Creek. J.V. highlights included their wins over Texas City, Forest Brook, Dickinson, and Ball High. Sophomores posted a 8-7 season record topping both teams. 14 %. Coach McGee watches the varsity baseball team move towards another disappointing loss. i Darrell McCurley, Trey Zimmerman, Donald Oliphant, Mike Aguilar, Robbie Carmen, Doug Stevens, Ed Lovell, Jimmy Smith, Marl Wetzel, Keith Richard, Coach McGee, Jeff Calderone, Andy Landry, Jeff Janecka, Wendell Wooten, David Shannon, Coacl Villaneuva. 126 Sports