Northeast High School - Charger Yearbook (North Little Rock, AR)

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REALLY-REALLY-CLOSE - Soph- omore Tory Cruse concentrates on a putt during practice at Burns Park. Photo by Robert Miller ON YOUR MARKg GET SETg GO - Members of the Boys' track team prepare for relays during a practice. Photo by Robert Miller BODY SLAM -- Senior Susie Prueter practices on her serve. Tennis team members practiced on serving skills as well as volleying. Photo by Robert Miller KEEP ON TRACKIN' - Senior David Sitton and sophomore Harold Crawford run the 45-minute run for conditioning. Photo by Greg Powell 106fSports 'Z A A , Lfx, r W X- fa fi if Y? E33-675 X ggkigaf. is eff Q 52,3 ,, ii-if 'L M . iii? N- yi ' 'saiiwiwi

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Spring port Dedicated athletes set individual goals Track athletes were some of the school's most dedicat- - ed, and the dedication was the result of the right attituden, according to junior x A shot putter, Shawn Neasley. ,iii You have to really want K- to win, she said. That's what f' Q it takes to stay in shape and l' ' keep at it. Mrs. Gilda Shuffield coached the girls' track team, and a preseason prediction from junior Charlotte Watson was that the team would finish in third place. john Talley coached the boys' track team, and junior Chris Flake predicted a second place finish. I However, the team can only finish as well as the individual athletes perform. Senior Steve Ware who ran the 880 and 100 yard dash, said he constantly tried to be the best. lt's the good of each individual to be the best athlete in his event in the state, Steve said. I want to be the best athlete around, and ifl should succeed l then try for the ultimate goal, the school record. Being the best meant being in shape, Steve added. And it's hard to put a time frame on how long it takes to get in shape, he said. Steve added that the individual aspect of track does not replace the importance of the team. You do not think of it as being an individual sport, he said. lt takes you and your teammates to win a championship, and when you think like that you have team spirit. - By Rex Del.oney Tl-lEY'RE OFF - Seniors Becky Hensley and Tona Burns run around the gym to keep in shape Tracksters used the m - EY when the weather was too bad. Photo by Greg Powell Track, Tennis, Golf!lO5

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MAKE THAT MOVE - Sophomore Tori Fewell works to strengthen her backhand during an afternoon team practice. Photo by Robert Miller Spring sport Individuals play tennis so team can Win X I Tennis is an individual sport, but each player is constantly aware of the team, girls' team member Anne Jacob said. 15 You play your best so the team can be the best, she said. When each of us is playing a match we are thinking about the individual win, but the goal is for everyone to win. Everyone on the team pulls for each other to win. Boys' team member Mark Seabaugh agreed. You want to win your own match, but you think about everybody else winning their matches so the team can win, he said. Ellen Linton coached both teams and encouraged A W ' jf' is practice. For jacob, practice and success are synonymous. It doesn't take very long to get the basic strokes downf' she said, but if you want to be really good you have to practice a lot. While tennis is anything but easy, the players are dedicated and extremely loyal. Anne attributed the commitment to the excitement of the game. Tennis is a fast sport, she said. lt may seem boring to people who just watch it, but playing tennis is so exciting. You are constantly moving, and it's tiring work, but it's fun work. - By Michelle james TOTAL CONCENTRATION - Junior Bart Land concentrates on a putt durin 8 an afternoon practice at Burns Park. Photo by Robert Miller Golf Tennis TrackflO7