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

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Girls Swim Team Emerges VICTGRIGUS Boys Lose Members To Ine11g1'b1Y1'ty and In jury, Bur Both Teams Have Hope For Future Seasons The scant suits that fit like a sec- ond skin, the latex skull caps that completely conceal the hair, the plas- tic goggles that mask the eyes, the physical shock of cold water as it strikes the body, the acid smell, the bitter taste of the chlorinated water. This is the swimming pool, this is the domain of the swimmer. In light of victorious past seasons, hopes ran high among the members of the boys' and girls' swim teams for continued success. While the girls did live up to expectations, the boys fared rather poorly. One of our problems was that we lost most of our seniors. We were left with a very inexperienced group, said Chris Anderson. senior and swim team captain, but our biggest problem was lack of enthusiasm. No one really seemed to have the drive to win. No one really wanted it enough to work for it. The school policy concerning ineli- gibility was another problem both teams had to face. The no pass, no play rule devastated the boys' team, and left them with nine partici- pating members. Another factor that contributed to the poor performance of the boys' team was the change in . Nov. v Feb 13 17 VARSITY SWIMMING Time Trials Skyline Grand Prairie Corcicana Mesquite Bryan Adams RL Turner Highland Park South Garland the time school started. Since school began at 7:30, practice was sched- uled to start at 6:00, and it lasted through first period. When you have to get up at 5:30 every morning, and be at the pool by 6:00, you're going to be very tired, said Brian Allphin. senior. Chances aren't too good that you're going to be swimming your best. The girls' team, on the other hand, had a banner season. They won a vast majority of their meets. A lot of our success had to do with the fact that the girls were passing, said At- lantis Tillman. senior and swim team captain. The boys were failing, so they were losing talent as well as numbers. We all passedg we had the initiative, and we used it. Another reason that the girls were able to enjoy the success that they did was the spirit of unity that was found within the team. I like the sense of camaraderie we've got, said Lisa Rush, junior. I really like the girls I'm swimming with, and that makes it a lot more enjoyable to swim. Still, the girls had to practice to achieve their goals. They practiced with the boys and competed in the same warm-up activities that the boys did. There were no sexual differ- ences here. Boys and girls alike were subject to the grueling work-outs. Of all the stuff we did at practice, the triathlon was definitely the worst, said Christine Brown. senior. In that event, we had to dive in, hold our breath, swim freestyle, do push- ups, swim with flippers, do more push-ups, and swim some more. It was a taste of Hell. Swimming is usually thought of as a fun pastime, said Brown. But it's a sport to us. If you want to win, you've got to work just as hard as you would in any other sport, and if you win, the feeling of accomplish- ment is just as good. -Robert Josey PRACTICING FOR AN UPCOMING meet with South Garland, Brandon Jones. junior, works to improve his butterfly stroke. The team prac- ticed underneath the insulated bubble that sur- rounded the Holford swimming pool. Photo by Robby Saunders AS HE GASPS for breath, Sam Worth. junior, swims the 100m freestyle. Freestyle was the fastest of the four swimming strokes. Photo by Robert Condit VARSITY SWIMMING Front Row Brad Peeples Second Tim Mantsch Pezhman Nikravan Steven Japperl Eric Row Brian Block Brandon Jones Ashlel Davis Crystal Gray Roge Westlng Angela Blscotto Paul Jehnell KI Hayes Jennuierum hres L ra Park S Cl t P k Sa W p s au usan emen s ar m orth Paul Po ell Fourth Row Coach Kelly Lisa Rush Third Row James Hartfleld Chris Anderson Oexman No . 24 ' Dec. 4 f Dec. 11 ' lan. 15 ' lan. 21 lan. 29 . . Feb. 12 '

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s ',Jr.I?g-5 'ri' . K J., .4 1 it ' YTL 1987 FRESHMAN FOOTBALL Front Row Chns Dudley Pele Martinez Klppy Wear Tom Shelton Jason Aguilar Chris Spivey Second Row Coach Charles Rose Trainer Demart Gaut Daniel Pncock En: Shugart Chnl Walker Matt Taloya Danny Alexander James Orr Sean House Trainer Darrel Davidson Coach Brian Luke Third Row Head Coach Denms Wlcklme Manager Brian Repp Steve Reece Wrll Rhodes Alan DJock Brent Forlney Brian Hall Eric Blake Robert Bass Coach Steve Evans Fourth Row Trainer Brandon Barnet Sean Hutsell Jeff Bennett Mike Krrchenbauer Tony Perry Jason Jesmer Mark Waller Chris Hornbeak Manager Roger Hudgens AFTER CATCHING THE KICKOFF, Danny Alexander heads upfield, flanked by Chris Dudley. Our kick return game was a strong point. We consistently returned the ball to our 40 on kickoffs, Mark Waller said, Photo by Eli Hall FAKING A HANDOFF, quarterback Tony Per- ry prepares to pitch the ball to his tailback. The freshmen averaged over 21 points a game. Photo by Eli Hall 'in-or GATHERED IN THE ENDZONE after pregame warmups, Coach Rose instructs his players on their formations. Rose coached the vvide re- ceivers as well as calling the defensive plays. i ff. NG 9-19 30- 7 1440 2 9 43 6 2 7 2913 1214 Z 7 photo by Leah Duckworth FRESHMAN FOOTBALL 6-4 OPP South Garland Garland Lakeview South Garland Garland Greenville Highland Park Mesquite North Mesquite Lakeview 7 E 25

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MAKING WAVES Although thls year has not been easy we have had fun However Wlth many swImmers not returnIng from last year we were able to bUlld a team full of potentIal The team was hurt by the transItIon from sIxth pe rIod practIce to flfSl perIod practIce but we somehow managed to get to practIce and learn how to organIze ourselves In the mornIng Many of our male swlmmers dIdn t pass In elIgIbIlIty defInItely hurt our season because the number of swlmmers you have IS almost as Important as theIr Sklll The poInt system lS such that If you only have one person In each event you Wlll lose even If they all come lh flfSt We were also hurt by the loss of many of our SCDIOFS RIchard Maldono Son ny Ross Cameron Canter and LorI Baker were all hIgh poInt scorers lnjunes have also con trIbuted to the Shflnklng num bers of swlmmers Many poten tIally great swImmers suffered pulled muscles early In the sea son from overextendIng them selves and have had dIffIculty In recoverlng completely A the swIm team wIll practIce durIng sIxth PEI'lOd agaln next year we expect great thIngs of them The talented dedlcated swlmmers from thIs year should return stronger next year hopefully wIth an Influx of new swlmmers ChrIs Anderson Morgan HIIIIS ChrIstIne Brown IN AN ATTEMPT to Improve hIs style Brad Peeples freshman performs the backstroke Peeples suffered a shoul der Injury late In the season Photo by Robby Saunders I ' ' I I ' I .. . - Y .. I I I . . , I I I . l. v I l I I I ' I - Q27