North Garland High School - Marauder Yearbook (Garland, TX)

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Finishing her floor exercise routine, Junior Lisa Near completes the last in a series of difficult moves. Photo by Russell Duckworth At a local meet held at North Garland, Freshman Laurie Hesse demonstrates the skill necessary for even the easiest moves on the balance beam. Photo by Lisa Wacker Gymnasts agree that one of the most challenging events to master is the un- even bars, on which Junior Cindy Cor- nelius is seen in the middle of her routine. Photo by Steve Shaw As a large crowd looks on, Sophomore Robin Jackson performs a full somer- sault at a North Garland meet. .M E'2LET'C 11

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supponr TAKES eints ro sums Support was the dominating factor in the girls' success. Support exudes success. Support was what took the girls' gymnastics team to the state meet: success was the re- sult. The previous year, only two of the girls qualified for state. f'This year, said Junior Lisa Near, we worked like a team. The members of the girls, team strived to make the team bet- ter. We put in everything we had. And, it showed when the team placed third among innu- merable teams from all over Texas. This was the first state show- ing of the team's career, finally putting them on a winning level with the boys. However, nei- ther team looked at it that way. As Junior Cindy Cornelius ex- plained, We don't consider ourselves as two teams but one. No matter what happens, our collective support was and al- ways is there. So, support was the domi- natingfactor in the girls' suc- cess, along with dedication and GI, GIRLS' GYMNASTICS ,. fix at -N, raw talent fand not a little sweatl. Another source of sup- port was the coaches, Mr. Mark Williams and Miss Sheri Williams Qno relationl, who ex- perience truly paid off for the team. Even though Mr. Williams left at the end of the season and was replaced by Mr. Mark Williams fname coincidentalj, the tearn's support for the for- mer coach still existed. Amy Rex, a junior, said, The team as a whole was upset. We didn't want him to leave, but we went along with his deci- sion. He'll always be a part of our team? GIRLS GYMNASTICS TEAM-Front Raw: Shau- non Smith, Robin Jackson, Jennifer Stacy, Laurie Hesse. Back Row: Jennifer Mason ttrainerl, Con- 9 AAAAA Rockwall Invitational 3rd ,is Richardson Invitational 3rd L.D. Bell Optionals 2nd Lakeview Team Cup 2nd Berkner Compulsories 2nd Richardson opiionais 2nd ffl NGHSfRockwall opiionais ist District Meet lSt Regional Championships 2nd State Championships 3rd -- S X ..,.,,, 4301437 'gp o ,ar nie Terrell. Lisa Near, Cindy Cornelius, Kambry Pollard, Amy Rex ttrainerl. Caught in mid-air, Sophomore Connie Terrell contributes to the team's score on the vault, one of her better events. Photo by Russell Duckworth THLETIC IM GE ,... ,ff C

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12 IM GE Concentrating on the batter, junior third baseman Dickie Clark prepares ls it going to make it? thinks Junior Scott Crain after swinging for his first homerun in a district game. Photo by Garland Daily News VARSITY BASEBALL - Front Row: Sean Mur- phy. David Faulkner. Craig Horton, J.D. Gardner, Steve Young. Mike Doty, Carl Myers, Scott Crain, Trainer Scott Clark. Top Row: Keith Darter, Kevin Nicholson. Chris Hayes, Doug Anderson, Tony Valle. Dickie Clark, Ray Valdez, Jay Wurman, Coach Dennis Wickline. for a squeeze bunt. Photo by Craig Turner With determination, Junior Kevin Nicholson hurls the ball to third base against South Garland. Photo by Garland Daily News After blasting a homerun, Senior .l.D. Gardner is congratulated by his team- mates during the bi-district playoffs against Skyline. Photo by Garland Daily News THLETIC