Lyman High School - Eagles Flight Yearbook (Lyman, WY)

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Watch the line! All coaches teach the drill driving the lane is 21 drill. Stephanic Eyre shows her technique with the ball against Kemmercr. 'TKZE-it-ale Down- .Iunior varsity basketball team. First row -- Julianne Tippcts, Lisa Logon Dana Vercimak, Wanda Hooten, Angie Sawyer, Coach Layne Parmentcrg back row - Michelle Reclden, Gayle Petersen, Jill Birch, Shari Birch, Rhonda Hooton, Stephanie I Purcell. - I ' I I rt.t 1 ts,t gi gawk - I Freshmen team. First row -- Stefanie Thomas, Traci Platts, L- Stephanie Eyreg back row -- Lisia Schmidt, Tami Scott, Teresa Vigil, Barbara Halcomb. Not pictured - Tracy Vercirnak and Coach Rob Wangren, I IV Girls Stats and Facts I I Team Score Win-Loss Big Piney 20-38 x Cokeville 12-27 X Pincdale 25-47 x Mt. View 20-49 X Saratoga 36-26 x Hanna 33-39 it Kemmerer 38-48 X Evanston 09-42 X Big Piney 22-39 x Mt, View 23-55 x Saratoga 39-33 x Hanna 37-49 x Kcmmerer 35-37 X Pinedalc 31-42 X I W 1 i 1 94 .IV Girls' Basketball Fighting for position. Rebounding takes lots of effort as Jill Birch jockies for position against a Mt. View player as Michelle Redden shoots the ball, ztff txt : ig io- if lift ti i.,Md,gjz,lf W f

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One, two, down, up. Here they go Platts to their shoulders. Timing again. Will they get her in the air? Tracey Lane and Deena Moretti prepare to hoist Traci is crucial for them or they could all end in a heap on the floor. ll We deliver, 100 percent and more! just one of the favorite sideline cheers of the IV cheerleaders Spontaneous spirit takes Jessica Dunn 6 6 agle defense, get that ball! Little did the JV Cheerleaders know the team had the ball. This was only one of the embarrassing moments experienced by the JV Cheerleaders. Freshman Traci Platts said, 'SThe most embarrassing thing that happened to me was I had to run and jump up on Jessica's shoulders and I missed. Tracey was on Deena's shoulders and I was standing there turning red. Sophomore Deena Moretti added, The most embarrassing thing that happened to me was when we were cheering at Kemmerer and all of us went outside to practice a cheer. We ran back into the gym and I fell flat on my face in front of the varsity cheerleaders and the basketball team. The JV cheerleaders learned new techniques and tried to add new twists to their cheering. They were greatg they knew what they were doing most of the time, and they were a great boost to the team, said Freshman Basketball player Eric Giles. My favorite part of cheering was I liked being at the games and being around the girls, said Platts. Moretti said, Mostly I enjoyed getting to know the other cheerleaders better. Tracey Lane added, My favorite part of cheering was getting a chance to get together with all my friends at games, and getting to know the rest of the cheerleaders better. All four agreed that Assistant Dean of Students Nancy Nakahara's sweet personality and patience played a big part in making it all a success. Being a cheerleader wasn't all fun and games. action JV Head Cheerleader Moretti said, My responsibilities were making sure we had our uniforms and accessories ordered and ready to go for the first game, attending student council meetings, and having practices so we were prepared for games. Why would anyone want to be a cheerleader? Platts said, 'fl wanted to be a cheerleader because both of my sisters were mascots and I never had the chance, so ,I thought being a cheerleader would be fun. JV Cheerleading 93

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Coach Wangren was an excellent coach. He showed lots of patience. He is the best coach I have ever had. Tami Scott Dedication, hard work and perseverance pay off To those who endure to the end jay Backley he gymnasium echoed with thud, thud, thud, swish. The J.V. girls' basketball team put in long hours and lots of sweat to improve their technique. Coach Layne Parmenter noted, The girls really improved through the season. They worked hard and hung in there when the going got tough. Shaun Dotson said, Our team started out slow, playing a tough Star Valley team and we never really got going until the end of the seasonf' Parmenter said, Even though we lost some games, we seemed to play better. The team has lots of potential. The team had a few laughs like when Rhonda Hooten was to sub in the game for Dana Vercimak and the referee hadn't called her in yet. Dana was stuck getting on and off the court because she didn't know if she was in or out of the game. Many players improved. Angie Sawyer said, I felt my rebounding improved a lot thanks to good coaching, lots of determination and hard workf, Jill Birch noted the season really didn't exploit the learning and effort the girl's put out. The Freshman team showed lots of heart and potential playing this year. Stefanie Thomas noted, I felt we really learned to play team ball and we gave ll0 percent all the time. We played a really good game against Mt. View early in the season, and it set the tone for the rest of the year, said Coach Rob Wangren. We were down by 14 points at the beginning of the fourth quarter and the girls played with heart and beat them. From then on they knew that win or lose, if they played their best, they were always winners. Coach Wangren was an excellent coach. He taught us many basics and showed lots of patience. He is the best coach I have ever had, said Tami Pass the ball. Stefanie Thomas looks for someone to pass to while Tracy Vercimak does her best to get open. Scott. Traci Platts noted that many times they were discouraged but they always managed to come through. Stephanie Eyre said, The funniest thing that happened this year was when we played Pinedale. l wasn't looking and Tracy Vercimak passed the ball right through my legs. Teresa Vigil and Barbara Halcomb noted that two of the most exciting games all season were beating Mt. View in Evanston's tournament and beating Pinedale at the end of the year at Pinedale. Vigil said, Mt. View was ahead all game, but we showed heart and beat them in the end. Score it. Evading a Kcmmerer defender, Stephanie Eyrc lays it up. JV Girls' Basketball 95