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

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Youth Takes Charge Coming into the season the biggest ques- tion from everyone was Can the Vikings repeat the Mertro Championship? Consid- ering who graduated in 86 the question al- most sounded absurd. With only one senior in the starting line-up it seemed impossible. But the abundance of youth this year more than compinsated for last year's graduates. The Viks finished the season suffering only five losses in league play. Two of the losses were to Sealth and two were to Lake- side, while they dropped just one to O'dea. The Viks were never blown out, in fact the combined total points in which Lakeside de- feated them was a mere six points. As a team the Viks looked quite impres- Viking coaches Glen Smith, Mel Williams, and Francis Williams take a break from hard day of practicing. I34 - Varsity Boys' Basketball sive. Aggressive defense and a solid, comsis- tent offense, kept them in every game. With such a well rounded line-up of talented indi- viduals the Viks could have nothing else but a great season. Doug Christie stole the season with his incredibly high scoring average and team play. Christie was rewarded for his hard work and outstanding play with the Metro M.V.P., the most prestigeous award one can receive in the league. College ball seems inevitable for Christie. Derrick Fields and Adam Sedlik are two sophomores who really proved themselves to be vital to the team's succes, with great con- tributions tothe offensive game. Coach Wil- liams pointed out, however, that they added more to the defense then any other aspect of the game. Fields and Sedlik attacked the op- position with such vigor and drive, anyone could have mistaken them for experienced seniors. Junior Tyrone Pollard broke into the starting line-up half way through the season, giving the Viks extra outside shooting pow- er. Because Tony Collins and Peter White were seniors, they wanted their season to be their best season. The two were always inspi- rational, giving their teamates an emotional push when they weren't at their best. Wil- liams described White as, the spark of the team that got things going . Assistant Coach Glen Smith called Collins, the heart of the team . Mel Williams and his coaching staff have to commended for shaping their young team into what it was this year. Few coaching staffs have taken such a personal approach with their players as these men did, on and off the court. Coach Williams had nothing but praise for his ball players and the bright future ahead of them. I would'nt be suprised if we are right back up there fighting for the top in 88 ,

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Talent Sparks Varsit Success gilzsxugi 'ml 25 l s -....J- ww- 'L .N ...A K 9' -and 't w e - x4,,..a A The Lady Vikings: Stacey Domenowske, Crystal Robinson, Mikelle Vassar. Shawn Davis, Louise White, Tara Davis, Teri Redmond, Nadja Wright, Trina Chatman, Freda Everett, Manager Karen Mouton. Ckneelingj-Head Coach Ben Wright, Lakeside players seem dumbfounded as they watch Shawn Davis make a jump-shot from the outside. IW 5 -f F ,Q 1? . A x E Y I36 - Girls' Varsity Basketball