Rainier Beach High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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91 Held: Hamlin and Sarah stretch out before practice. ff At halftime of a game at Woodland Park, Shawn Davis thinks about the first half while Coach Brockman sets the lineup. . kt, 1 is ...tt Eu- Wanda Jenkins jumps in an attempt to stop a ball moving towards her goal. 4 At South Shore field, Heidi Hamlin and Andrea Es- came practice ball drills for warmup. Goalie Vicki Armstrong kicks the ball away from an oncoming attacker, preventing a possible goal, Girl's Soccer - I3I

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GirI's Soccer Take Gff he team walked on to the practice field for the first time. An hour and a halflater, as the team walked off the field, coach Phil Brockman had one word for them, State, The girls just kind of laughed. But as it turned out, he wasn't as far off as they thought. Whatever the teams' expectations were for the season, they were far exceeded by what actually happened. They finished second in Metro with a record of twelve wins and two losses, with both their losses coming to Lakeside, by scores of 4-0 and l-O. This record put the team in the playoffs. They played Nathan Hale for Metro's second spot in the state playoffs and won, 3-O. Then. in the first round of the state playoffs, the team beat Peninsula I-0. The season finally came to an end with a 3-I loss to Mountlake Terrace in the quarterfinals. Just what was it that made this team so good? There really wasn't any one thing, it was a combina- tion of things. Part of it was the goalkeeping. The team thought they had found a solid goalkeeper in Brooks Tartar. This was shortlived, however, as Brooks suffered a seaon ending injury in only the fourth game. The team hardly missed a beat. though, as Vicki Armstrong finished out the season in goal and turned out to be a valuable asset. This took care of the defensive side of things, but what about the other side of the coin, the offense? This was led by top scorers Shawn Davis and Stacey Domenowske who were described as the dominat- ing forces up front. This combination of offense and defense allowed the team to heavily outscore their opponents. Part of the success of the team also links to first year coach Brockman. His whole attitude towards the team was refreshing, and new. He turned the team around by taking chances and playing with the lineup. Stacey Hanson said, He really cared for the team, and was confident in us. He knew his fundamentals and turned out to be as just what the team needed. Brockman started practices out as all business, but when it came down to it, he was just layed back, looking out for what was best for the girls. Looking towards next year, the team loses only a handful of seniors: Stacey Hanson, Shannan Stal- naker, Teri Redmond, Heidi Miller, Cynthia McDuffy, and Ahn Hunyh. Most of the starters will be returning and if a new crop of talent anything like this year's comes along next year, we will all be watching them take off again! . 'Nl J, The Girl's Soccer Team: front row, Sharon Session. Alkira Gold. Tara Kirschner, Vicki Armstrong, Andrea Escame, Sarah Leonard, Heidi Mlller, hack row, Stacey Hanson, Karina Kuhlmier, Stacey Domenowske, Cynthia McDuffie, Teri Redmond, Shawn Davis, Jenny Burgess, Eu-Wanda Jenkins, Shannan Stalnaker, Coach Phil Brockman. I3O - Girl's Soccer 'fits ' ,-., f ,, f A Vzl: LV V Q X Q- ...I W., ' 'sf' '42 'HU 4 fgyvz ,A -,. ' P ,Wg , H M ' 4 1 y,,,4,'g ff j f .-f .e 'ww-Q fm ,,f. W sf, .4- f ' is?- .av .,,, . t ..., 1 7 . . rrs- sfscw, '- ., 5 ' ,,., T' 'fa Uri- -1,5722 'J' - ' ' V rf j V H 'vs' 'l ,41 I' ' 5 1' 4, , x , :V , ' , , , - - , ' M .' . 2-,wif gg - ' .m i-4. - , at 'f 5 'J , l ffsfrf l, if 'T-ff haw' 'cry' -if 4 ax fn 9 1 f Wm , 'f'ff'3E

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Golf Swings Into Victor ln a game in which skill and coordination count for more than strength, the Viking Golf Team proved that they had what it took to win. The prac- tices at Jefferson, Jackson, and West Seattle golf courses paid off as Rainier Beach defeated the ma- jority of their opponents. The boys' team, with Scott Boyd as their captain, defeated four out of seven opponents losing only to Lakeside, O'Dea, and Seattle Prep. The girls' team with Jeannie Mar as their captain, won three out of six losing to Seattle Prep, Nathan Hale, and Lake- side. The girls also sent Jeannie Mar to Metro and she took second place overall placing behind Lisa Hagen of Nathan Hale. Overall the Viking Golf Team showed it's win- ning spirit throughout the season while having fun along the way. Coach E. Williams keptm the teams' goals in perspective and stressed the fun side of the game said the boys' captain Scott Boyd. For the team it was a special season, a season that was very impressive and a winning one at that. Gary Powers decides on whether he should putt or chip his next shot. I32 - Golf .4 ff gf At.. Chris Patten and Kristen Girod prepare to tee off