Northwest Cabarrus High School - Dynamis Yearbook (Concord, NC)

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ff What is a lVlat hAate?H The often asked question What is a Nlat lVlate'?, pops into peoples heads when a mat mate is mentioned. Con- trary to popular belief a mat mate is not a cheerleader or a manager, but somewhere in between. The duties consist of making name tags to wear the day of the match and posters to hang during the match, setting up the Northwest gym, intro- ducing home and visiting wrestlers before the match, keeping official scorebooks, color charts, working clock and flipcards for audience dur- ing the match, and giving out towels and drinks after each wrestIer's match. The mat mate team consists of eight girls, three-year members are Robin Flussell, Karen Wesslerg two-year members are Lesley Creamer, Leslie Stafford: first year members are .Jeanna lVlcCIannon, Cindy Faulkenbery, .Julie Faulkenbery, Susan Walker, and the advisors are Nlrs. Sharon Barbee and lVliss Joanne Lalvlarre. -Jeanna lVlcCIannon l l l i i 5 i Robin and Susan tape up the posters before the match against West 168 I Sports TFICLIAIN Scorekeepers, Leslie and Lesley, look over the book before beginning the match. ,vs 14.1 nu--1 in Part of being a mat mate includes giving out drinks after each individu match, Jeanna, Julie, Cindy, Flobin and Susan are energetic before the matc against East Flowan.

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LEADER 1 w .-+ 'he Cheerleaders show their telerwte by domg e pueheup ecurwt vvfmle preccucing before e game. A little pep talk before an lmporcemc game never hurts. After warming up before e germe, the cheer' leedere heed for the gyrrv. .V. Cheerleaders X 167

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VIAT IVIATES RX I -ont Row: .Jeanna IV1cClannon, Lesley Cr'ear11er'. End Flow: 'esslen Julie Faulkentmery, Robin Russell, Cindy Faulkenbery, Susan Walker. Leslie Smafford. T' ,.A5k- 1 U I ,VM A 3rd uw Flow: Karen mesa .e-Q?f:4,-5 'W !V1r's. Barbee keeps everyone in line. VVor'kung flipeards during the Kannapolis match ave .Julie and Karen. Mat Mates X 169