Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Var ity Scoring 3 Junior Shirley Whalon gets ready to sink one against the McCallum Knights. This was Shir- ley's third year as a Varsity forward. 4 Front row Uett to rightj: Coach Persohn, Laura Votaw, Kristie Kasperson, Janet Turner. Second row: Manager Cheryl Selby, Leilani Bugg, Toni Norman, Shirley Whalon, Cheryl Pol- ley, Manager Dianne Muniz, Third row: Stacey Pfluger, Kathy Mclntyre, Emily Johnson, Jan O'Rear. 5 Front row Qlett to rightj: Lorrie Stevenson, Dawn Polley, Michele Bauer. Second row: Car- olyn Maxwell, Tammy Mclnis, Ellen Bellon, Con- nie Bugg, Third row: Melanie Bell, Alice Ftunk, Carolyn Houston, Virginia Bowdy, Fourth row: Coach Barry Crist, Joanne Hight, Nancy Bus- boom, Linda Brown. C215 MK5' 12 he girl roundballers ended a close net season with an even break, 8 wins and 8 losses. Their fourth place district finish was kept from being third by two close games against Anderson and McCallum. Cheryl Polley, an all time high scorer, was elected team captain and led all games with a 27 point average. Practices were long and hard, but all worth the time, said Senior Emily Johnson. We could cut each other's throats at times, but we would remember we were all striving for the same thing. Frustrations and excitement were always working for these ll girls and Coach Nina Persohn, The team went to two tournaments and placed second in Flound Rock and fourth in Rockdale. Shirley Whalon was one ofthe high scorers in tournament play, Junior Varsity led the season and tinished second in district, losing only to Anderson and Johnston. Carolyn Houston was high scorer for the season. Janet Turner, freshman, was moved from J.V. her third game and played on varsity. She will return next year. girls' basketball 9

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ith outstanding talent and ability, a Varsity that lacked experience and had not one single returning starter finished with an 11- 5 district record. No man stood over 6'4 but the Viks made the difference by playing a type of ball that always surprised the opponent. Sheer ability kept them in contention for the district title in both halves of play. They played a slow-down type ot ball when the other teams expected a fast break game and a fast break game when a slow game was expected. They pulled the other teams out of their accustomed styles, thereby making up for a lack of height. When you have no height and play a different kind of ball each game, you must have total concentration and make no mistakes. When you make mistakes, you lose, said Coach lvlasch. In first half play the Viks' mistakes came back to back, losing to Reagan and Anderson. In the Lanier gym the Raiders jumped to a 23-14 lead in the first quarter but the Viks came back within 2 points at the half. The Viks' 9 fouls to the Raiders 3 in the second half showed that mistakes hurt. Lanier lost 67-79. The next game the Viks journeyed up the hill to Anderson, No one thought that quick 5'6 Junior Davis could be stopped, but the Trojans contained him, making it almost impossible for him to work the ball into Lawerence Fowler and Brian Markert who scored 19 and 18 points respectively. Once again they fell 72-95, first loss ever to Anderson. Finishing third in the first half the Viks still had hopes of a playoff game against first half winner Reagan. Second halt play opened with two big wins over Johnston and Travis. Against Johnston five players scored in double figures to give us an 80-57 victory. 1 Front row Cleft to rightj: Phillip Knight, Larry Lawrence, Curtis Ellison, Junior Davis, Will Prossner, Gavin Garcia. Second row: Lawrence Fowler, Ron Wright, Eric Barnett, Richard Burns, Brian Markert, Eric Busboom. 2 Junior Davis cuts into the basket. At guard. Junior moved the ball down court as quick as lightning. 3 Senior Brian Markert goes up and takes one of his famous jumpshots. Brian could hit from any- where onthe court. 4 Up and over, Lawrence Fowler looks to make a basket. Lawrence averaged 12 points a game. varsity basketball 191