Northwest High School - Silvertip Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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Learning to accept the struggles of athletic competi- tion while seeking personal goals and individual ac- complishments were the ways the Northwest Grizzlies learned and realized that whether they finished first at State or last in the City League, the key to being con- tinually competitive was to participate. Pride, physical and mental strength, agility and en- durance, defined those individuals possessing the natural prerequisite for athletics. To prepare for the competitive seasons, athletes attended summer camps and conditioning programs. Dedication was needed to endure the long hours of weekly practices and games. Fall athletes endured the late summer heat spell that handicapped their practice schedule. Spring athletes watched as the rain fell from the skies forcing the cancellation of outdoor practice sessions and delaying the start of the season. Northwest athletes showed their sportsmanship by continually being competitive and by displaying a positive attitude throughout the fall, winter and spr- ing seasons. Setting high goals and constantly striving to maintain high standards set in past years kept the athletes always reaching for their best performance. Grizzly dominance was made in the area of swimm- ing, baseball, softball, basketball, wrestling and foot- ball. Athletic teams continued to finish the com- petitive seasons in higher standings than in past years. Northwest's athletic reputation continued to grow among the city high schools and other Kansas 6-A - ' h schools. Northwest's athletic department was looking up. The only word to describe the year in sports was grow- mg. Athletic 104 Sports fl Repumtzwz T but 'J Growing

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