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

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girls make state

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You drag yourself out of a warm bed, pack your gear and push yourself to get to school. It is only 6:30 in the morning and bleary-eyed students are wandering into the pool area. Already the coach is yelling OK, into the water, you ' ve got a 400 yard warm-up. And that was the beginning of the daily routine for the La Marque water polo teams from August through October. Water polo began with before school practices and ended with after school practices often lasting until 5:00 pm. But the hard work was worth it, especially paying off for the talented girls team who placed third in district and eighth in the state competition. The team relied on their many experienced players and team work for their victories. Individually three mem- bers of the team gained top honors. Joellyn Hofer was named second string All- State while Annie Brents and Dana Olivier were named to the All-District team. For the boys the season was another story as they went through a rebuilding year. The team was loaded with freshmen and sophomores with the only real experience coming from seniors Herman Brents and Robbie Sparkman and junior Gerald Sutton. 132 Sports H2O Polo: Boys rebuild; Water polo is the toughest water sport in the world. It ' s a cross between hockey and basketball with six players trying to score goals while defending themse)ves from the opposition. And it ' s all dependent on the swimmers ' skills, strength and stamina. For the La Marque Aqua Coogs the game itself and the competition were worth the work. Annie Brents fights off a Ball High defender. , V ' J 9Kf . -|g|£ - N There are three kinds of people: Those who make things happen; those who watch things happen; and those who wonder what happened as Gerald Sutton, Herman Brents and Mike Gerhardt demonstrate.

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Lady Coogs bring home the gold! The winning tradition established the last few years by the girls track teams continued this year as the girls swept their district competitions, won second at regionals and placed fifth in State. The fleet-feeted relay teams and the strong showing of the field competitors were th e main reasons for the girls ' outstanding success again. The girls won every meet they entered except for one, which was the TSU meet where they placed third. Winning first place at District, Regionals and Second in State was the 400 yard relay with Rhoda Murray, Ty Luckett, Zina Bailey and Jackie Bailey! At the regional meet the girls posted a record time of 46.83, the fastest in the Nation. Jackie was also in the 100 yard hurdles winning first while Zina, also took first in the 100 yard dash, while Veronica Beard won first in the 400 yard dash. Latricia Frank also brought home a first in the Shot Put and in the Discus. In the Triple Jump Teresa Carraway brought home yet another first place. (Continued on page 136) Teresa Carraway, takes a flying leap in the long jump, at the LaMarque Invitational. Zena Bailey and I ' y Luckett were practicing tor the State Competition. ifc - ' Zena Bailey, clearing the bar with no problem in the LaMarque Invitational competition.