Luling High School - Aquila Yearbook (Luling, TX)

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' We Are The Eagles Basketball Crew ' By Chris McKinney Challenging fade-aways and jack rabbit lay-ups were all part of the Eagle basketball season. With a girls ' team that blazed on to be district champions, and a boy ' s team that cap- tured six district recogni- tions despite a losing sea- son, Luling made a state- ment about how funda- mentals can be a winning difference. Coach Ray Reynolds and the Eagles proved to be a winning combination, even with a 10-20 season. The boys started out knowing nothing about the game, and ended up learning enough to make it their best season yet, Reynolds said. According to the statis- tics, this year ' s win total was as much as the past three years combined, and the game point average in- creased from 35 points per game to 60. We scored 1600 points in our total season; last year ' s team scored 700. We had to start a foundation some- time, and the seniors helped me to enforce dis- cipline and basics on kids that will make next year ' s team a winning combina- tion, Reynolds said. Being district champi- ons was not just a dream for the girls ' team it was a dream-come-true. With an 8-2 district season (their only losses coming from Yoakum and Gon- zales early in the season), the girls coasted through a very interesting season of the take it one game at a time philosophy said new coach Fran Adami. Practicing two hours a day, combined with hon- est effort and great leader- ship qualities, Adami ' s team was able to overturn the odds which had set the team to win either third or fourth in district. But when opponents started feeling the losses, it be- came readily apparent that the Lady Eagles were destined for more. Through winning the Moulten tournament, con- solation at Hayes ' tourna- ment, and second in the Prairie Lee tourney, enough experience and talent emerged to lead the girls down the road to bi- district. Even though the team met a loss to La- Grange, Adami agreed that it had been a good year with lots of fun. Another year ended un- der the hoops with both varsity teams making pledges to work for a re- warding 1988 season. Boys ' varsity team members are, bottom: Scott Jones, honorable mention district; Mark Coe, Hon- orable mention district; Chris jk lly Chase, honorable mention dis- trict; Chris McKinney, honor- able mention district; and Ste- phen Moore. Top row: Robert Nations, honorable mention dis- trict; Tyler Mercer, Allen Knox, Nicky Alexander 1st team dis- trict; and Coach Ray Reynolds Non-District Luling-Opponent Varsity Boys ' Basketball District Luling-Opponent Giddings 66-76 Marion 41-54 Gonzales 40-75 Prairie Lea 65-44 Yoakum 59-80 Hallettsville 61-74 Lake Travis 49-51 Elgin 40-49 Cuero 72-64 Lockhart 60-48 Edna JV 73-42 Yoakum 48-65 Academy 43-57 Goliad 64-67 Edna 60-77 Nixon-Smiley 49-59 Edna 64-67 Gonzales 37-52 Yorktown 53-56 Antonian 47-69 Hallettsville 44-66 Nordheim 82-46 Blanco 61-60 Cuero 67-75 Yorktown 43-41 Yoakum 56-47 Prairie Lea 83-24 Edna 63-87 Wins-Losses 10-20 VARSITY BASKETBALL 45

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Reaching high to angle in two more points in a race against time to beat the LaGrange Leopards in Luting ' s bi-district Girls ' varsity team members are, bottom: LaNeva Coe, honorable mention district; Melissa Long, 2nd team district; Tabby Oakes, 2nd team district; Toni Jones; and Sonya Roberts, 1st team dis- game, Melissa Long, senior, scores a lay-up in the Gonzales Apache gymnasium. trict. Top row: Missy Short, hon- orable mention district; Sandye Ehrig, honorable mention; Robin Westbrook, Kristi Wallace, 1st team district; and Coach Fran Adami. Varsity Girls ' Basketball 1 Non-District Luling-Opponent District Luling-Opponent Bastrop 39-43 Edna 64-39 Pflugerville 32-56 Gonzales 55-45 Crockett 42-52 Halletsville 58-51 Academy 51-59 Cuero 72-53 Pnugerville 26-59 Yoakum 48-60 Manor 57-36 Edna 41-35 Smithville 80-48 Gonzales 44-32 Industrial 60-62 Halletsville 42-49 Yoakum 68-48 Cuero 58-57 Giddings 67-79 Yoakum 48-44 Schulenberg 59-66 ♦ LaGrange 63-83 LaGrange 29-63 Bi-District Moulten 44-52 Win-Loss 11-13 44 SPORTS

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Junior Varsity Players Face Tough Opponents The Junior Varsity players had a very diffi- cult time handling the new district. They played against tough teams in- cluding Cuero, Gonzales and Yoakum. Losing close games, the girls had a dis- appointing season as well as the boys. The boys ' games were not as easy as they .C I ; ' -- --: --re- thought they might be in preseason. Even though neither the boys or the girls ' teams could boast many members, indivi- duals did not give up. The girls won 10 of their 15 games and felt they were preparing for varsity next year. Varsity coach Fran Adami resigned during the spring semester so the junior varsity and varsity teams will each have new coaches. After Coach Bob Pyssen was hired as Ath- letic Director and head football coach in late April, he began searching for assistant coaches. At deadline, no coaches had been hired for girls ' sports. ( . Kent Kuykendoll gets a free throw and much needed points against Cuero. IM I T«.V Ja H i f ' ! ' ' !- 25 » mm st , r 1 jAill ■— s - - Boys Junior Varsity members Lyle Cheatham, Jason Grogan, are Mark Grant, Manuel Rolan, Mitchell Fairchild, Kent Kuy- kendoll, Billy Ritchie, Ruben Morales, and Sammy Alvarez. 46 SPORTS