Pleasant Grove High School - Grove Yearbook (Texarkana, TX)

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SPRING SPORTS District Champs Spring sports pring sports were definitely hot, with golf, swimming, and tennis teams placing high in district. P.Cr. golfers dominated with the boys taking first and second in several toumaments. The girls took top honors with last year's state champion Rebecca Sims and girls' team combining to win. This year was our best year for our team, we placed high in many touma- ments, said senior Rebecca Sims. The golf team put in a lot of time practic- ing, concentrating on one thing: to get to state. l'We really had a good team this year: we didn't play as well in the begin- ning, but toward the end we dominated, taking it all, said senior Kyle I-logue. ln tennis, the boys' and girls' teams combined to win the district champion- ship. They finished at the top in all of their tournaments. 'iWe had the stron- gest team we've ever had, but we had a few upsets in District, said Walter Stan- ley. -A t,.t, . , g . g , SENIOR STEVEN JENKINS GETS READY TO re- turn a shot during district. 156 Sports teams take titles In swimming once again, the Sea- hawks were near the top. Said senior Da- vid Dillard 'll felt we had a good team this year, we really worked hard. In District, the golf team again took top honors with John Lawley taking medalist honors with a 75, followed by Nick Duke 76, Matt Mclvlellon 77, Kyle liogue 81, and Jeff Hawkins with an 82. ln the girls, Rebecca Sims won dis- trict for the fourth straight year shooting a 78, and teammates Robin Rogers 105, Kristen Luehrs 121, Wendy Ratcliff 127, and Christy Patterson with a 118. In tennis, the girls' double team of Kristen White and Rachel Gwinn beat teammates Patti Scott and Tricia Rus- sell. ln the boys doubles, li. D. Hale and Walter Stanley had their first upset ofthe year and finished second in district. SENIOR REBECCA SIMS TEES OFF FOR A round of golf at N.C.C., while team members Kyle l-Iogue, Jeff Hawkins, Trey Patterson, and Shane Dossey look on. ., ,.,,,t:gu1-,:c,:'-uansl-42'f'- JUNIOR MATT MCM ELLON, GETS READY TO SINK his par putt at Texarkana Country Club during a ing a volley H D and Walter Stanley finish tournament in which the P.G. team won. second in doubles

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- TI'3Ck Un your mark . . . Track teams go the distance, Place runners in state meet. rack at P.G. is sometimes considered to be a minor sport, butjudging from he hard work and long hours put in by the ompetitors, it is nothing close to minor, he three teams competed well and the var- ity boys placed second out of fourteen eams entered in the Wildcat relays at Emory, exas. The varsity boys were led all season by enior distance runner Dylan Lewis. Lewis cored a total of 122 points this season win- ing all of the Z5200m races during the regu- ar season and winning the 1600m many imes. Lewis also qualified for the state meet n the 5200m and 1600m runs. ln the state neet, Dylan finished third in the 5200m with E time of9:I52.7, smashing the old school re- ord. The varsity boys finished seventh in the district 15-SA meet with a point total of 554. The Hawks were led by Lewis' win of the .'5200m and 1600m runs and John Hodges coming in second in the 500m intermediate hurdles and fifth in the 110m high hurdles. Hodges' second place finish in the 500m in- termediate hurdles qualified him forthe Re- gional meet in Commerce in which he placed fourth. There were also two fifth place fin- ishes for the Hawks. Terrance Tucker came in fifth in the 100m dash and David Crowder placed fifth in the 5200m run. The mile relay team consisting of Eric Kingsley, Dan Owens, Tom Dunn, and Todd Howren finished a sur- prising sixth. The varsity girls team competed well throughout the year. Though the girls didn't have as many bodies as other schools, they make up for it with multiple talents. A good example of this was Peggy Culling who scored in the shot put, discus throw, high OWENS GIVES IT ALL HE'S GOT ING to pass a Queen City runner. Dan second in this event and made the finals. jump, 800 meter run and the 1600 meter relay in different meets. The Lady Hawks were led, like the boys, in distance races. Lots ofpoints were scored by LeighAnn Dykes and Angela Rippetoe in the 1600 and 5200 meter runs. Leigh Ann Dykes also qualified for region- als in the mile and two mile. The Lady Hawks also broke records in two events. Beth Rash broke the school record in the shot put with a throw of 151' 10V2 , and Peggy Culling broke the record in the dis- cus, throwing 88' 8V2 . Girls track coach Mitzi Womack said, l'The team did an out- standing job this year and l was very pleased with their progress. They worked hard and really did well. l'm looking for- ward to next year. D lf: . Track

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Sponsor: Q-.awww - ,e DAN CROWDER INSURANCE 5207 Richmond Road ,.,-..--M --rf-4 Tennis Team. Bottom Row: Tricia Russell, Kristen White, Lacie Chambers, Dosha Hall, Rachel Gwinn, Patti Scott. Top Row: Craig Blankenship, Gregg Raffaelli, Walter Stanley, Eric Monte, Lance Court, H. D. Hale, Kyle Campbell, Steven Jenkins, Paul Nowlin. ' Y 'cw Golf Team from left to right: Mr. Carozza, Kyle Hogue, John Lawley, Trey Patterson, Shane Dossey, Dusty Pannell, Damon Lusk, Rebecca Sims, William Sparks, Brent Lusk, Nick Duke, Mark Barton, Marty Cope, Jetf Hawkins, Matt McMellon. Swim Team. Top row: Jeff Wilson, Todd Sharp, Kenneth Rippetoe, Wayne Denson, David Dillard, Michael Dillard. Bottom row: Angie Rippetoe, Melissa Moore, Jenny Boddye, Kimberly Megason, Gretchen Lemke. Spring Sports 157