Overland High School - Trail Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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ND You win some, you lose some, but you always suit up. This be- the motto for the underclass basketball program, for a team had a winning not win a game, the with intensity. a game we we would keep For example if 1 1-0, we would say 12-09 could call it a supersti- tion, said Soph. Jennifer Ashby. Call it what you want, the JV team, coached by Carla Stearns, finished with a winning record of 12-6, even though they only won one game in the second half of the season. It was like two seasons. The first half we were 11-05 the second half we were 1-6. I have to I liked the first half better, ch Stearns. But as in every sport there were ups and downs, and unpredictable games abounded. We hada good season, but some embarrassing moments. We should have beaten Smoky Hill by a wide margin and instead it went down to the wire, said Soph. Jenny Faber. Coming up to JV from the lower levels was a change most athletes looked forward to. Itwas her Smoky Hill opponent scoring, Fr. Celina Villarreal to a 31-28 victory. DWN characterizes all aspects gas n of girls' basketball program a lot more organized, unified, and disciplined. We were here to play ball, not horse around, and our coach expected the very best from us, said Ashby. Coach I-larry Bull, who took the sophomore team to a 10-5 regular season, said, I wanted to get back into coaching girls and there was an opening at this level. Coach Bull's brotherLarry also helped out. We were really fortunate in having two coaches. It gave us the opportunity to do things we couldn't do with only one coach, said Coach Bull. Moving up in the program was something everyone looked forward to. Fr. Carla Fajardo, who played on the sophomore level, said, Since I was only a freshman the other girls expected a lot from me. I had to prove that I really was good enough, and they all gave me that chance. One of the highlights of the sophomore season was their vic- tory over Creek. Soph. Tanya Seaman said, The night we played Creek and beat them was great. Creek always had a bad attitude towards Overland and when we defeated them it got worse. But we didn't care be- cause we beat them! Since there were so many freshmen, two teams were made, The each with their own athletic abil- ity. The Freshmen A team tin- ished 0-12, but they agreed it was alearnin g experience. Fr. Nichole Jenson said, I leamed a lot this year, and next year I know I will have higher expectations, be-, cause at middle school you played for fun. Here you play to win. The coach of the freshmen team, Anita Johnson, quit mid way though the season and Larry Bull took over. Coach Bull stepped in and was really great. Even though our season didn't improve-we did as people, said Fr. Kathleen Carr. The Freshmen B team fin- ished 2-8. This team lacked expe- rience and concentrated on skill development. Fr. Kelly Hilde- brand said, They didn't want to cut anyone so they just separated us into two teams so we would all be on equal skill levels. The freshman teams spent time in the locker rooms talking and getting to know each other. We would discuss our problems in groups and leam to trust each other, be- cause you can't have a team with- out trust, said Nichole. At season's end, when the Con- verse Weapons started to look like the Chuck Taylors of old, it was time to get a new pair of hightops and get ready for the next level. JV Basketball Sophomore Basketball 10-5 12 6 C011 T E N ders OHS OPP OHS OPP . Freshman A Basketball Chem' Creek 27 36 Mitchell 39 18 , Gatewa 32 40 Hinkley 39 23 O-12 Freshman BBaSkelbdll Rangeview 37 18 Fruita Mont. 49 46 2-8 Poudre 32 30 Arapahoe 45 35 Littleton 41 24 Rangeview 58 17 OHS OPP Cherry Creek 32 38 Poudre 49 25 OHS OPP Ponderosa 19 40 Gateway 56 39 Chatfield 13 36 Boulder 26 27 WHSSOII 43 33 Gateway 16 44 ' Smoky Hill 37 30 Douglas County 57 27 Cherry Creek 21 37 Chameld 22 26 Awada 56 40 Cncny creek 35 25 Smoky Htu 21 57 Cherry Creek 19 23 Fairview 44 47 Central 26 23 timings 13 48 Smfyky H111 19 26 Arvada 41 8 nnniaef 16 42 Littleton 21 38 1'1Cmage 33 24 Cherry Creek 31 28 Smoky Hill 35 33 Green Mountain 10 35 SL' Marys . 24 26 Boulder 24 19 Iraiwiew 19 47 Arapahoe 17 30 Green Mountain 25 42 Smoky Hill 34 32 cneny creek 21 34 Columbine 13 29 Columbme , 39 49 District Boulder 26 44 Green Mountain 15 40 Gwen MOUHI-am 23 32 Fairview 26 17 Smoky Hill 33 46 Cherry creek 13 35 Cherry Creek 27 32 Boulder 34 22 Fairview 37 43 smoky Hill 20 36 Smoky H111 31 28 Smoky H111 26 25 .,.,. B aalaetbnll,

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