Lake Hamilton High School - Wolf Howl Yearbook (Pearcy, AR)

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practice. It ' s easy to get a little angry when he is constantly telling us, keep your hands up , move your feet , or square up when you shoot the ball . We keep working at it, and when you go out in a game and everything clicks and goes great, that ' s when you really appreciate all the times Coach Boley yells. We know that he is trying his hardest to make each of us the best player we can be. Coach Boley ' s favorite quotes: are you sick ; good execution ; move the ball ; don ' t foul (Donna); look inside ; my grand- mother moves faster than that ; stop the ball ; around the circle, girls ; and most importantly, GO WOLVES GO . A few words about halftime from Sherry Brown: First of all, he tells us what we are doing wrong. If we are behind, he tells us that we have gone too far to lose now, especially since we have been working extra hard. Then, he shows us the charts and our mistakes and that makes you really want to go out there and show them what you can do. Tamra Barrett has the following memories from this year ' s season: Mary never knows if we ' re on offense or defense. I ' m accused of never knowing which direction to go. Cearly Shuffle . . . Coach Boley ' s term for the secret play no one else knows but Mary. Favorite pastime during prac- tice - Picking on me. 1 ) Donna throwing the tape off her ankle at my head. 2) Being thrown in the shower. 3) Being undressed and getting thrown out of the dressing room. 4) Getting dragged across the gym floor. Tippi McCullough talks about bus trips: We would rather play at home in our own gym but those long bus trips to road games have provided us with lots of memories. 1 -Tamra Barrett throws to a teammate. 2-The many faces of Coach Boley. Basketball Girls 59

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Basketball (bas-ket-ball -bol n) A usual court g-ame in which each of the two teams tries to toss an inflated ball through a raised goal; also the hall used in this game. Lady Wolves Continue Winning Ways The Lake Hamilton High School Lady Wolves have incorporated the rules to formulate a game of their own. The Lady Wolves are a combination of experience; practice, and ultimate enthusiasm. Two strong seniors, Tippi McCullough and Donna Thornton, guide the Lady Wolves, leading the scoring and rebounding efforts. Juniors Mary Cearly and Sherry Brown also stand out in scoring abilities combined with the outstanding defense of sophomore Tamra Barrett. Juniors Shannon Merriott and Mechael Walls also contribute to the team ' s success. The size of the Lady Wolves is a contributing factor to the success of the team. They have developed a good defense, are prone to start slowly, but come on strong towards the middle and end of the games. You could say they build to an exciting climax, a sure guarantee for an action filled basketball game. The all-summer practice from 9-12:00 plus night practice from 6:30-8:00 has definitely paid off for the Lake Hamilton Lady Wolves. The Lady Wolves display a sound ball game with a fine shooting perfor- mance. Coach Boley is a well respected coach from the girls point of view. They also think he has sexy legs and really cute knees!! He is a friend who works with them, and for them. Although he is said to yell a lot, he also gets very excited about the team ' s successes and down fallen, but determined at their losses. He is a strong coach to direct a strong team. Donna Thornton talks about the team: We as a team, stick closely together. We become really excited and anxious about each game. Something that helps to loosen us up is that before each game, we sing Father Abraham in the dressing room, a short song with limbering exercises. It reminds us that it ' s not whether we win or lose but how we play the game. We also say the Lord ' s Prayer before and after each game. We really enjoy playing basketball. That ' s what makes it special and fun to us. Sometimes, it ' s hard, making the body go that necessary extra mile. It ' s really hard to develop and keep a good mental attitude when we are behind. That takes a really positive mind, and Coach Boley really helps us to stay positive. Mary Cearly talks about Coach Boley: Coach Boley sometimes yells quite a lot when we are out in Top Row: Susie Douglas, Mecheal Walls, Shannon Merriott, Kim Gains. Sherry Brown, Mary Cearly, Donna Thornton, Sherry Kelley, Julie Albright, Tippi McCullough, Missy Mouhalis. Coach Boley. Second Row: Diane Johnson, Terri Bell, Tamra Barrett, Alma Jack, Julie Greenwood, Sherry Pinkerton, Lisa Thomas. Third Row: Cheri Johnston, Stacey Norman. 58 Basketball Girls

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1 -Shannon Merriott watches as the team wins. 2-MechaeI Walls is waiting for instructions. 3-Shannon Merriott, Tippi McCuUough, and Stacy Norman play a practice game. 4-Mary Cearly. Mechael Walls, and Doana Thornton at a practice. 5-Mary Cearly shoots for two. 60 Basketball Girls