Round Rock High School - Dragon Yearbook (Round Rock, TX)

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Various athletes Who would think that Round Rock could piece together a soccer team after the split of the high school left zero returning varsity players and only seven girls signing up to play the sport? Much less how could anyone expect a winning season with new recruits trying their foot at soccer? Against all odds, Coach Gary Martin sparked the soccer in- terest and before long, athletes from volleyball, cross country, and P.E. classes combined to form the 1981482 girls varsity soccer team. Martin commented, 'iWe fielded a team which consisted of players with no soccer ex- perience, but with the desire to play and ac- cept the challenge. These inexperienced players performed like pros as they held an impressive 7-5 record. The ladies lost 3 games by only one point. Leslie Dean and Shannon Gifford, both seniors and new to the sport, commented, , g,y F T ii.. gg T The 1981-82 Girls Varsity team is: tfront rowl Shannon Gifford, Lisa Lujan, Cathy Roberts, Pam Campbell, Leslie Dean, Nancy Mahoney, Eva Nystrom, lback rowl Coach Gary Martin, Lisa Noblen, Tamara Millian, Karen Land, Debbie Bond, Tina Steiner, Kami Kent, unite to win It was a successful season. Even though we started as beginners, we outdid our goal to make it in the top seven in district. Coaches Martin and Cox gave a lot and we ap- preciated the patience and understanding that they gave us throughout the season. Senior Pam Campbell remarked that she regretted waiting until her last year in high school to get involved in soccer. Summing up the season, Coach Martin said, What the girls lacked in skills, they made up for in guts and determination. They were a super bunch of girls to work with. They were very coachable and they also kept going. This year's team is a perfect ex- ample for the saying 'if there's a will, there's a way.' Dribbling down the field, prepares to pass the ball to teammate Carmen Grider, sophomore. Shannon Gifford, senior, 'mal' Tracy Cooper, Susan Sledge, Becky Swartzbaugh, Carmen Grider, and Coach Hugh Cox. Susan Sledge, freshman, works the ball in position for another Round Rock goal. 40

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V1 ,X if A lm Dragon soccer members are: lfroni rowi Warren Cannon, Fernando Hernandez, David Brady, Ronnie Sledge, Cliff Sims, and Tim Prince, lmiddle rowl Craig Gill, Norman Franco, David Millard, Jon Ritenour, and John Nelson, lback rowl Coach Marlin Ventura Agular, Brian Cressman, . 'K Burke Gill, Juan Vargasdand Coach Cox. Q X 5 l'1'!iMx Dragon players discuss a call made by the official, -i 4 A is ff - Q .,,,, A . s 1. David Brady, junior, dribbles the ball. At halftime, Burke Gill, junior, heads for the sideline. DesignfStory by De Lynn Beebe. ll........,.

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tr' fr ikwm i ' ' 'VVV .ffw , f 2 r ix Two JV's compete A high interest in boys soccer triggered two junior varsity teams. The purpose of having two teams was to teach the soccer skills to the interested athletes therefore gaining as much experience as possible to assist future varsity teams. The Maroon team finished with a 2-4 record while the White team ended 1-5 in the season. Working with both teams, Coach Hugh Cox commented that the guys were hard workers and that he enjoyed working with them. These athletes will be an asset to any team they play onf' added Cox. The leadership demonstrated by the juniors on the JV team was an excellent ex- ample to the freshman athletes, stated Cox, and the freshmen should be able to carry this tradition on in the following years. JVers are taught to use their heads. The 1981-82 JV Maroon team is: jfront rowj Jon Bradley, De Junes, Chuck Martindale, Jeff Noel, Brian Blocker, and Sean Kelley, jmiddle rowl Martin Albarez, Bob Durci, Scott Cannon, David Land, and Matt Mc- Cullough, Cback rowl Eric Gifford, Kit Nagelmann, Zane Lewis, Lane Davis, and Scott Cressman. The 1981-82 JV White team is: jfront rowi John Cook, George Angus, Jeff Reynolds, Michael Moore and Gilbert Lopez, tmiddle rowl Bob Lampert, Joe Giar- russo, Tony Bradley, Fred Angus and Jim Magin, fback rowi Gary Dickey, David Whitford, Otis Geenbaum, Robert Dursi, Ismael Palacios, and Paul Creel. Eric Gifford challenges the opponent. DesignfStory by De Lynn Beebe