Nimitz High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Irving, TX)

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row: Louis Rodriquez, Patrick, Carl Andrews. e Coffey, Daniel Baxter, Burton. Second row: Ryan 'Q Woodall, Terry Self, Tommy Gal- latin, Pat White. Front row: Leo Lazono, Ricky Riddle, Mark Wil- son, David I-Iorsey. 4,4 Going up for a shot, Tommy Gat lin tries to add points for the Freshman Squad. 4 1 . 'Ms 7, iw 2 I , 41 'ns 5 af 22 1 ff nf Blue White Opponent 37 39 Duncanville 44 35 Grand Prairie 54 26 MacArthur 37 38 S. Grand Prairie 57 30 Grand Prairie 54 28 Irving 53 43 Duncanville 47 44 Duncanville 42 24 Grand Prairie 42 42 MacArthur 52 40 S. Grand Prairie 67 53 Grand Prairie 57 21 Irving 64 51 MacArthur 53 32 Irving 66 60 76 50 62 48 53 45 68 71 59 71 60 71 40 Daniel Baxter 150i applies heavy defensive pressure to his oppo- nent during the MacArthur game. SPORTS

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Mark Wilson 1101 dribbles to the corner to put up a shot against Irv- ing. Leo Lazona prepares to pull up for a lump shot at the free-throw line during the Grand Prairie game. 43.1,--.1 I ,,,,.,.4a.V fy H f,1e,,..:',3'g ., ft 5 t .f If F Each team was a factor in the season's out- come. The IV, while playing their schedule out, were each striving to place a position on the '81 varsity team. At the same time, the blue and white freshman teams were building their skills. Freshman coach Dennis Burton explained that though the fresh- men only totaled 14 members, the boys were divided into two teams in order to give the freshmen added experience. Having only seventboys on each team kept them off the bench most of the time. The only disadvantage of a seven-man team was that at times, the team could become spread too thin. S 4' , . T x .. Q2 at .sax if built skills And so, just as fall turned to winter and football gave way to basketball, so did winter warm into spring. Basketball shoes gave way to baseball cleats: Nimitz fans left the spectator gym to gather around the baseball diamond and raise the Viking W1 sign again. Though the seasons change as the year turned around, the Nimitz family did not sway in their sup- port. Q Pat White 1301 shoots a one-and- one free-throw shot during a 38-14 win over S. Grand Prairie. up H' as TMMCJQ ' ssst 1 ttttt 1 f ttt.t ,, sift, . W A .s...,-- M Q 5, 'W ,ut it Ji '- ' 1 M SPORTS

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Jureoka, Tiller honored ith the coming of the 80's, the year brought new coaches and many sur- prises in the girls' basketball pro- gram. Coach Al Tiller, a graduate from Stephen F. Austin and ex-varsity boys' coach, took the varsity to a 16-14 record, the best record for the young girls' program fthis is the varsity's second seasonj. Deb- bie Graves, a '79 graduate, also from Stephen F. Austin, took over the IV, while Denise LaCroix, another '79 graduate, had the task of coaching two freshman teams - one of which took the district crown. IV player Chris Watts claims that this turn around from last year could be attributed to better coaching and more talent. It was so different from last year, Watts exclaimed. We did less running and concentrated on shooting more than conditioning, she added. Coach Craves added her com- ment that, I think the girls adjusted beautifully to all the new things facing them. Following district play, Coach Tiller was named the Irving Daily News Coach of the Year, and sen- ior Stacy Iurecka was named the player of the year. The voting was done by the three Daily News sports writers and the three high school coaches. Tiller turned around a team with a 2-12 record in district last year and led them to a 8-6 finish this year. While shooting from the outside, senior Christy Simmons is fouled by a Sam Houston defender. After receiving a pass from teammate Deann Dunlap, Lynn Flaherty drives for the basket. With total concentration on the basket, Marsha Condron goes in for the layup. y i SPORTS