Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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By Prediction . 1 I ndaunted by predictions that insisted they would place no higher than fifth, the Viking freshman football team surprised everyone but themselves with a 6-1-1 season record and a second place spot in the AISD race. Their first game, against Johnston, was a sgueaker -the Viks winning 8-6. That was a little too close for comfort, so in the next game, they brushed Travis aside and won again 12-O. The next two games helped the trosh boost their record to the 4-0 mark. They eased through the Austin High squad and won 16-6, but the McCallum Knights weren't so easy. That was our worst game. We weren't up for it and we were pretty lucky to win it, said Lineman Mike Gordon. The score for that game was 22- 15. Wednesday, Cctober 13, was a C-day, but the freshman squad wasn't off. They played hard against a tough Crockett team and tied 6-6. The only loss came against Reagan - the city champs. The early cold front made the going tough for Lanier. The Viks pushed hard through the rain but were still defeated 6-19. For the members of the team from Burnet the sweetest victory was against their junior high cronies that went to Anderson. Viks made a terrific comeback from their previous bout with Reagan, and shamed the Trojans with a 30-8 score. In their last game, they devastated the fierce LBJ Jaguars 36-8, and took away their chances for the 2nd place spot. Freshman cheerleader Melissa Aleman said, l think since we did so good this year, everybody will be more enthusiastic when we get up to Varsity. With outstanding performances this year by players like Pat Maxwell, Mike Perry, Mike Campbell, l-lenry Medel, Rod Bell, Randy Filla, Mike Gordon, Tony Bugg, and lots of others, this shows a lot of potential and promises to be one of the strongest teams Lanier has ever had. Finishing with a 3-4-1 record, junior varsity had an up and down season. They lost to Johnston but came back to win against Travis. With a strong backfield headed by Curtis Chellette, Clay Wade, Kenneth King, and Gregg Matocha the offense moved the ball well all season. Russell Martin, Kenneth Lange and John LaTouf highlighted a defense that continuously stopped opposing offensives. The loss against Austin and win over McCallum followed the lose-win pattern. The next week the pattern began repeating itself with the Viks losing to Crockett, but they came back to tie Reagan and beat Anderson. their biggest rivals. The Viks closed the season with a loss against LBJ, iv 81 freshman football

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of Team work V? ,uv . g . ,. 5 N. 1 JV Front row flett to rightjz Coach Barry Crist, Stacey Thompson, Cindy Hawthorne. Cindy Cain, Donna Pratt, Cindy Pakrovsky. Kim l-lerber Second row: Coach Nina Persohn. Lynn Carson. Toni Norman. Cathy Mclntyre. Carolyn l-louston, Shawna Wilkinson Third row: Sharon Staller, Linda Brown. Stacey Piluger. Melanie Bell, Paula Theide. 2 FBESHMEN' Front row flett to rightj: Dawn Polley, Tammy Mclnis. Joann Almanza Second row: Coach Persohn, Alice Bunk, Cathy Ayers, Cynthia Cruz. Shawna Wilkinson Third row: Ellen Bellon, Stacey Pfluger, Nancy Busboom, A Z Elaine Lary, Paula Theide. 3 VARSITY: Front row flelt to righttz Coach Crist, Donna Johnson, Cathey Costas, Kim l-ler- ber, Laura Votaw Second row: Coach Per- sohn, Cindy Cain, Gloria Pierce, Cheryl Polley, Shawna Wilkinson. Third row: Jan O'l-Year, Linda Brown, Brenda l-leimann, Leslie lvlarshall, Paula Theide A Varsity co-captain Cathey Costas gets a good bump tothe setter Cathey was one of the teams most enthusiastic players xcitement crackled through the air. The slap of a fist serving the ball resounded through the gym, and the game began. Servers, like freshman Dawn Polley, JV players Stacey Thompson and Lynn Carson, and varsity members Leslie Marshall and Gloria Pierce, started our games with skill and consistent serving. Spikers Tammy Mclnis and Nancy Busboom for freshman, Stacy Pfluger and Becky Bellows for JV, and Jan O'Rear and Brenda l-leimann for varsity, enjoyed sending balls down their opponents' throats. Strong bumpers or all-around good players like Cindy Cain, JV captain, and Cheryl Polley and Cathy Costas, varsity co-captains, provided a solid base for an exciting team. Strong starts marked all the games. We had the skills needed to walk over any team, but sometimes the spirit necessary to carry through faded. As the season progressed, we hit a high at the Austin game on the night of the Homecoming dance and felt despair and loneliness at the disaster of the Canyon, New Braunfels, tournament. But we bounced back from this extreme low, after discussing our problems and renewing our dedication. We learned the value of communication and realized that without teamwork, dedication, and togetherness, winning was out ofthe question. We discovered these necessities too late for the season, but early enough in our lives for them to make a lasting impression. We grew to value the friendship of our teammates and became a family - closer than just co-workers. Mr. Crist was our guide and our friend. We felt more than respect for himg close ties of shared fun, laughter, even tears formed a relationship closer than that with some parents. We joked and laughed, practiced and worked, cried and recovered, together as a team and lamily. We learned about each other and ourselves, and found out that something really didn't come from nothing. We discovered the value of working together and respecting each other. 5 JV co-captain Cindy Cain passes the ball to a setter, Her consistent passing led the JV to a successful season. 6 Varsity co-captain Cheryl Polley bumps the ball to spiker Linda Brown as Brenda Heimann and Donna Johnson position themselves for the return 7 Sophomore Brenda l-leimann positions herself for a floor spike. Brenda was moved up from jun- ior varsity to varsity because of her positive atti- tude and her willingness to better her skills, volleyball