Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Bermudez Voted 1 Sophomore Todd Turner Qolls at the last hole at the Municipal Golf Course. This was Todds Second year on the team and wasone ofthe top three players, 2 Efren Bermudez launches a well aimed kick at Zilker Park during the Lanier-Anderson game Elren was voted the leagues Most Valuable Player 3 GOLF: Left to right: Jett Swindall, Jerry Thorn, Curtis Ross, Kenny Johnson 4 Mark Holt attempts to kick the ball past an Anderson opponent The soccer team played Anderson for the League Championship 5 SOCCER: Lett to right: Efren Bermudez, Steve Jackson, Mike Dillon. Mark Holt, Mleng Ngo, Chris l-lazlewood. Second row: Shawn Walker, Ricky Rodriquez, Andre Fitzpatrick. Andy Gillies, l-lung Ngo, Third row: Mr Wood, Robert l-lowclen, Byron l-linderer. Karl Lewis. Tom Deba, Carlos Astura, Randy Chavers, s my 7 5 3 'N .4 2 6 A EA , V 1 XL -.1 if 2 rr Q 'Y' - r ii , 4 i K ' A X Susan Stark Carol Staskus Edward Stevens John Stockton Mary Lou Street Earline Strickland Language Arts Science Mathematics Mathematics Language Arts Secretary L . x L t X V . X V' f Richard Strong Evelyn Syrinek John Szendry Lucia Talreia Virginia Teel Charles Tennyson Vocational Ag Secretary Science Home Economics Mathematics Government 212 soccer, golfffaculty

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've Team Unity here was nothing fun about getting up at 7:00 every morning Cin the dead of winterj to put on your swimsuit. An even worse thought was that of getting in a swimming pool while there was steam rising from puddles of water outside, it was so cold. Swimming felt good though, after you were dressed you felt warm and refreshed. Michelle Abbott, Phil Baker, Ann Barnes, Vicki Gilmore and Kathy McCluskey swam every morning from 8:00 till 8115 or 8:45 till 9130 at Swim-A-Day. Sometimes, on those cold mornings they didn't feel like swimming and felt tempted to stay under warm bedcovers. They knew if they did though, they'd get left behind when swim meet time rolled around. At the first of the year two city ranking meets determined whether they would compete on JV or Varsity. Freshman Phil Baker had qualifying times for the Varsity team. With only six swimmers, Lanier could not be expected to place when some ofthe other teams had as many as forty members , . . Not surprising themselves but everyone else, Lanier clinched fourth place at one of the three Austin meets, missing third place by only one point. One meet in Dallas was strictly for Varsity and two others were held in San Antonio. The team felt a sort of unity at the meets, lt was very difficult to come out on the top individually, so the members competed as a team, not complimenting themselves on individuality but as how well they were doing as a team. Maybe getting up those cold mornings was uncomfortable, but the end result was something to be proud of. Having new members seemed to agree with the girls' gymnastics, judging from their successful outcome this year. Mrs. Crawford was confident, We had talented girls this year and they all did their best. The girls ranked 3rd in the city wide compulsory meet, a big step considering they were competing with girls who trained after hours with private clubs. The biggest problem was the lack of facilities, added Mrs. Crawford. But the girls were dedicated and showed up at school every morning at 7:30 to work out. The close friendship and helpfulness of the group resulted in winners like Lisa and Becky Stark. The highest scores were found on the parallel bars and the floor exercises but all the girls wholeheartedly agreed the bars were their favorite. Lois Sorrells came in 1st with her beam routine and Julie Adams won 3rd place with hers. Becky Stark, a freshman, progressed quickly during the year and won 1st place in the parallel bars. Lisa Stark and Lisa Roberts impressed all with their agility and all around capabilities, working well on the bars. gymnastics S wrestling

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hey tangled with Anderson for the league championship, almost won but didn't. The Soccer team played a hair-raising game with LBJ and won 7-1. They experienced an exceptional 7-2 season. With an extremely large team, many players turned out to be excellent. With leadership from Mr. Wood as sponsor and Mark Holt, Efren Bermudez, and Chris Hazlewood as captains, it was no wonder the soccer team had one ofthe best years ever. Efren Bermudez was voted the leagues most valuable player. Mark Holt won best defensive player for conference, and Andy Gillies was the leading scorer on the team. Mike Dillon played goalie. Talented playing and exciting games made the students at Lanier sit up and take notice of soccer this year. With petitions and persuasive arguments, Soccer players got the attention of the school board members in a plea for funding. This year's golf team had a challenge in front of them. Last year they defeated Austin to finish third place in district play, it seemed to be a repeat this year. LBJ and Anderson had first and second for sure. But in final district play Austin clinched third, beating out Lanier by 4 shots. The team traveled quite a bit. Corpus Christi, San Antonio, and Brownwood were only a few mentioned. Sometimes they weren't playing at their best, but at district, the golf team showed everyone else they meant business. ln a round robin in Austin they finished fifth. The teams good luck and skill hinged on three players, Jerry Thorn, Jim Bourque, and Todd Turner. After the first day of district play Jim was easily in second place. soccer, golf 2