Morenci High School - Copper Cat Yearbook (Morenci, AZ)

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 CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR. After an exciting finish in the 100-meter dash at the Lions Invitational Track Meet, senior Jon Day crosses the line in second place with a time of 11.75. TIGHT RACE. At the Lions Meet, distance runner Kelly Brown, a freshman, competes in the 1600- meter run. Kelly failed to place in the event. ’87 GIRLS’ TRACK: FRONT ROW: A Mcfarlane. L. Velasquez. L. Chavez. J. Taylor. C Brannon. C Pingleton. 2ND: K Morton. K. Wehrs. C. Lopez. K. Brown. S Roybal. S Harper. B. Gonzales. D. Milligan BACK ROW: M VanNess, S. Bryant. J. Mnffetr Gaejhie. L Durr. K Boggess. H. Scheier. Coach D Haye. ’87 BOYS’ TRACK: FRONT ROW: M Ruiz. K Comaduran. E Brown. P Lucero. B Goodwin. P. Ortiz. 2ND: S Smith. D. Grove. E Dunham. L. Withrow. G. Gordon. J Bouriaque. R Stitt Coach J. Edens BACK ROW: P Martinez. G. Strom. C. Lacey. R. Vega. S. Butler, J. Petty. J. Salazar. J. Day. R Falcon. G. Gonzales. ’87 GIRLS’ AND BOYS’ TRACK Girls Boys Morenci Lions Invt. Benson Relays Willcox Invt. Thatcher Invt. Safford Rotary Lordsburg Invt. Cobre Invt. Safford Quad Morenci Rotary Willcox Invt. Divisionais State 9th 5th 10th 10th 5th 4th 4th 3rd 7th 8th 1st 2nd 5th 5th 4th 2nd 4th 8th 4th 7th 5th 18 24 16 23 A MIGHTY BOUND. Freshman Cheryl Brannon leaps over the last hurdle in the 300-meter low hurdles at the Lions Meet. Cheryl placed fourth in the event with a time of 53.8. Track 27

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HOP. SKIP. JUMP. Clearing the 28'9 mark in the triple jump at the Rotary Invitational Track Meet. Kelly Boggess qualifies for competition at the state track meet. Cats Take It In Stride Track teams regroup with freshmen and sophomores Starting over was the situation faced by head track coach Jack Edens following the graduation of most members of the highly successful ’86 boys’ and girls’ track teams. Only two upperclassmen returned from each squad — Jon Day and Richard Sandoval for the boys, and Libby Chavez and Shelly Bryant for the girls. “Most of our team was sophomores and fresh- men,’’ commented Marnie Van Ness. “We had very little experience on the squad.” High point boy for the season was Day who scored points in the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter dash, and in both the 400- meter relay and the 1600-meter relay. For the girls, freshman Cheryl Brannon scored the most during the season with place points in the 300-meter hurdles, the 100-meter dash, and the 400-meter re- lay. At the state track meet held at Chan- dler High School, Brannon finished 5th in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 50.26. Mamie VanNess placed 8th in the 400-meter dash, 65.00; and Heidi 26 Scheier was 7th in the 100-meter hurdles, 18.62. Kelly Boggess competed in the triple jump but did not place. This was the first year for the triple jump event. For the boys, Joel Bouriaque placed 6th in the 110-high hurdles, 16.94, and finished 8th in the 300-intermediate hur- dles, 44.77. Steve Butler was 8th in the triple jump. The 400-meter relay team — made up of Jon Day, Clifford Peete, Richard Fal- con, and Joel Bouriaque — finished 7th with a time of 46.5. In the 1600-meter relay. Jay Petty, Richard Falcon, Richard Sandoval, and Glen Strom ran the race in 341.9 seconds, good for 8th place. Also competing for the Cats at state was sophomore Edward Dunham, who ran in the 3200 but did not place. Coach Edens was generally pleased with the results of the state meet. Com- menting after the season was over, he said: “It was a very enjoyable season. I see a lot of promise in our young athletes. I m sure we’ll be much improve next year.” “Long jumping was a lot of fun, and it got me to the state tournament —Steve Butler SOARING HIGH. Sophomore Steve Butler gains a fourth place finish with his jump of 18’ 1 3 4“ at the Lions Tournament. 26 Track

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VARSITY VOLLEYBALL Thatcher 0-15, 3-15 Cobre 1315. 14-16 Safford 2-15, 7-15 Thatcher 315. 2-15 Safford 9-15, 9-15 ‘Clifton 15-2, 15-12 Tombstone 15-10. 4-15, 15-12 Pima 15-13. 15-7 Miami 3-15. 6-15 St. Gregory 15-9. 15-4 ‘Pima 15-11. 13-15, 7-15 ‘Benson 7-15, 2-15 Clifton 15-9, 15-0 Miami 7-15. 4-15 ‘Duncan 4 15. 11-15 ‘Willcox 12-15, 15-12, 17-15 “Benson 12-15. 15-2, 15-11 “Thatcher 9-15, 6-15 Won 7 Lost 11 ‘Conference “Divisional Tourney J. V. VOLLEYBALL Thatcher 3-15, 13-15 Cobre 12-15, 8-15 Safford 2-15. 3-15 Thatcher 4-15, 2-15 Safford 1-15, 7-15 Clifton 15-10, 13-15, 9-15 Tombstone 15-13, 15-8 Pima 3-15, 15-8, 13-15 Miami 15-4, 13-15, 15-12 St. Gregory 15-2. 10-15, 15-2 Pima 9-15. 14-16 Benson 15-13. 0-15, 9-15 Clifton 13-15. 2-15 Miami 9 15. 6-15 Duncan 15-9, 153 Willcox 8-15, 13-15 Won 4 Lost 12 BREAKING SERVE. In the J.V.’s 12-15. 8-15. 14-16 loss to Cobre, Dee Dee Horn bumps the ball to her setter. ALL EYES ON THE BALL. In their only match of the year with Duncan, sophomore Erika Ruedas bumps the ball back to the net as her teammates Mario Medina and Leslie Mitchell await the out- come. The Cats lost two straight. 4-15, 11-15. 28 Varsity J.V.Volleyball VARSITY VOLLEYBALL: FRONT ROW: Cheryl Brannon, mgr.; Tina Bendel, Alma Morales. Erika Ruedas. Mandy Barridu-N«lUg-Aguilar. Deidra Peete. Angel Vidales, mgr BACK ROW: Richelle Harper, mgr.; Heidi Scheier, elly Ladnei Beverly Scroggins. Kristina Webb, Harlo Medina, Shannon Williams, mgr.; Noralea Gale, coach. J.V. VOLLEYBALL: FRONT ROW: Dusty Dangerfield, mgr.; Geofgianne Sandoval. Cheryl Gale, Billi. Bende|. Lisa Swesey, LeeAnn Saiz, mgr.BACK ROW: Tim Leuthauser, coach; Roxanne Moreno. Dee 1 Horn, Jenny Snider. PfjftrilU FW Stephanie Freida, Rosie Moreno.