North Allegheny High School - Safari Yearbook (Wexford, PA)

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Ei? Playing on the defensive side, Jr. J enette Gridley attempts to stop Boulder's shot. The varsity team had a very strong defense which they used to their advantage. Burks Girls' by Bri Henderson ei6Soccer required a lot of time and dedication. Practices were held on Monday through Saturday, usually lasting for about two hours. The long practices helped the girls in ball handling skills, physical conditioning, and strategy. The Freshman!Sophomore team worked on improving skills, and many new friendships were also made. aWe are the future varsity team and if we keep the positive attitudes and strong friendships, we will be awesome, noted Soph. Nicole Mersich. 4'Perhaps our biggest accomplish- ment is our 8-0 victory over Overland, commented Soph. Valerie Pickett. The J .V team had a successful season as well. They were determined to play better than they played the year before. We have done well this sea- son and I have enjoyed playing with the J .V team. I hope we can con- tinue the friendships we've made after soccer is over, commented Soph. Amy Griffin. Coach Taylor Betz entered the program as the new head coach. She worked intently on physical training and conditioning. We will never lose a game because we are less fit than another schoolf' ex- plained Coach Taylor. Our record does not show the true potential of the varsity team, but we've improved since last year. With our new coaching staff we've improved our skills, but we haven't put our style of play togetherf said Soph. Candace Rideout. ii? Taking the ball away from the opposing team Soph. Karla Ledford dribbles her way down the field to make a shot. Speed and concentration are two neccesities needed when playing soccer. i . . f- -waiter., 95? 9 Ei? aaa aaa.,

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ii? Having a pow-Wow time the varsity team discusses the game so far. Half time provides a time to discuss game stategies and regain energy. during half 5? The Varsity Girls soccer team atempt to take the ball back from the Boulder team. Their efforts were apparently not in vain, because they Won the game. Burks 259 Fr, Michelle Waters puts all her effort into passing the ball up field to her teammates. Accurate passes are important when playing in a game situation. Burks 53 Rushing to the ball Jr. Keslie Heber prevents it from approaching the defensive end. Sr. Sam McLeod attempts to keep a Boulder player away from Keslie so she can take a shot.

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by Crystal Cox Y 91? With several first place finishings and numerous broken records, the track teams rallied to a very respectable season. While the lady Raptors were pushing their way to first at nearly every meet, the boys were work- ing together to rise toward their goals, and they triumphed. f'We scored more points in the first meet than we did in all of' last year, stated Sr. James Holt. The road to success was difficult and many challenges stood in the way. Ladder workouts, meets lasting entire days, and opponents from schools across the state forced runners to give their all. Charging past the competition, participants exceeded the limits, breaking several state records. Possibly the most exciting part of the season came when Soph.'s Shanetta March, Bianca Salter, and Sr.'s Tara Mendozza and Funmi Okunbolade team broke a national record in the 1600 medley. Soph. Shanetta March recalled, It was so thrilling to break the record because we'd worked toward it for so long. We couldn't have done it without the tremendous support from our other team members. The guys were also busy set- ting goals, 'flndividually we are all setting new, personal records and goals to work towards. The team hasn't ever, and probably never will have a failure because Whether we win or lose, we still come out on top because of our attitude. stated Jr. Kenyatta Rutland. s .ssirss - . W a Q42 VVhile competing in the track meet at Creek Sr. T 'T . it a-'f i i i Q . We sasf 1 r Chris Speller catches his p f M' '... balance after his long at - -' ' jump. Competing in the long jump required endurance and the strength to jump. E 3 956 70 956 JW fi? Jr. Laura Darling attempts to set a new record in the long jump. This was only one of many very important events of track and field competition. i 4,5 Y . ..,-- i - ..-f g K .K P if y if . L man y .,,, V Y. 524-AW - ., T275 , 1 . Z ii . , .. W, Q ,M ' 1, Msg., if, 5 s aeafizimd -y ..... -. H5155 4 f 5- t fe Mi?