Newport High School - Accolade Yearbook (Bellevue, WA)

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95 J 1 1 i 7 If 1 ' 1 x Q . ir'-fu .sl tg. Grace is stressed The tension mounted as the Girls' Gymnastics Team neared the final King County meet. The girls displayed strength and grace in their win over Redmond and showed their hidden talents as they brushed close with Interlake and Mercer Island, losing those meets by mere tenths of a point. The practices were long and hard, every weekday after school until 6 p.m. and frequently several hours on weekends. Junior Shauna Casey was the top all-around competitor, performing in all four events throughout the season, bars, beam, vault and floor exercise. Two sophomores, Colleen McShane and Lisa Maybee, in spite of foot and ankle iniuries, were also all-arounds during most of the season. But the team also had some relaxation as they gathered for a Christ- mas party and the awards banquet at the Spaghetti Factory. Ms. Judy Rice, coach, said, I think the group is really improving and most team members will return to an exciting season next winter. l. Balancing carefully on the uneven parallel bars is Junior Shawna Casey, all-around gymnast. 2. Junior Cindy Carter, with timing form in mind, vaults gracefully over the horse. 3. Megan Raymond, senior, ends her compulsory floor excercise with a turn of her hand. 4. Practicing diligently on the balance beam before a meet is Sophomore Carolyn Shelley. 5. The gymnasts show various moods as they watch performances and wait to hear a score. 6. Shawna Casey, iunior, concentrates on holding a position straight and erect while on the balance beam. 7. Megan Raymond, senior, looks a little nervous as she stretches for the judges to see, 8. Leaping into the air, Shawna Casey displays a graceful effort by lifting her head back. 9. While exhibiting her floor exercise, Megan Raymond, senior, executes o split hand- stand. l0. A scene that reflects anxiety and nervousness is shown here immediately before a meet. .RR io 95

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'Guts and Glor ' is swim team motto 'Peaches and cream, peaches and cream, we're the boys from the Newport team. We're not rough and we're not tough, but boy are we determined.' And determined they were, for this was the first year in the swim team's history that it won the District 3 championship, and then went on to place a respectable fourth place in the state meet. The spotlight was on two Juniors, Leo Kosenkranius and O'Dea import Jeff Morgan. Their performances compiled three District records and six State finalist positions. Leo set two District records in the 200 IM and l00 Breast with times of l:59.0 and l:0l.0 and was a state finalist in both events. Jeff placed second in the state meet in the 200 Free and third in the 100 Butterfly with times of l:48.5 and 52.0 respectively. Other top performers were Seniors Ken Andrews, Jerry Jaderholm, Kevin Maieau, and Glen Simmerly, Juniors Jeff Meyers, Matt Mabus and Mike Woerner, and Sophomores Brad Hales, Kirk Figon and Tim Kusumi. Reflecting onthe past season, coach Don Perry seemed somewhat dis- appointed. We should have won all of our duel meets, he said We iust had too many ineligible swimmers at the beginning of the season, but l am very pleased with our first place finish at District. l. Junior Jeff Morgan from O'Dea High School in Seattle, comes up for a breath while swimming the l0O Fly. 2. Sophomore Steve Ducic concentrates deeply while swimming the lOO Backstroke. 3. Coach Don Perry discusses team strategy with some of the team members before the start of a meet. 4. Sophomore Alan Brown takes a breather before climbing out of the pool after his I'0Ce. 5. Freshman Charlie Crane stands on the end of the diving board before attempting a back somersault. 6. On the starting block, Senior Glen Simmerly prepares to swim the 50 Freestyle. 7. Sophomore Kirk Figon, Junior Leo Kosenkranius and Senior Jeff Campbell take time out to talk over upcoming competition. 8. Senior Ken Andrews swims Breastroke during the 200 lndividual Medley. R 'N 1 iam: -Q 7 97