Silver Creek High School - Silver Leaves Yearbook (Sellersburg, IN)

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Pouring water for the exhausted playv ers is Scott Wagner, fr. Scott was the manager for the freshman squad along with Dan Graf, fr. The thrill of victory was especially thrilling for Paul Eyer, jr.. who is cut- ting down a piece of the net from the junior varsity Holiday Tourney. Helping out at the intramural basket Relaxing in the moments before a big ball games is Chip Robinson, jr. Chip game are Scott Heath. jr.. Mike King, got a taste of just how it is to be a sr., Eric Th0mas,jr., and Chris Bush,jr. manager, instead of a player.

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Managers Assist In C ompleting Menial Tasks 22 edication. This is definitely one word that sums up the term manager. Much to many students' surprise, Silver Creek There is never enough time to get everything done. - Eric Thomas student managers do much more than just sit around and twiddle their thumbs! The man- agers, just like the players and the coaches, have specific re- sponsibilites and worries. Chris Bush, junior and varsi- ty boys' basketball manager, explained, '1 have to keep stats, wash clothes, and pack the boxes for away games. Be- lieve it or not, it isn't all fun and games. Of course, there are many types of managers besides bas- ketball managers. Each sport has its own set of Hpersonal W TR R J m In a rare break from her hectic sched- ule as a baseball manager, Cheryl Kiebler, jr., takes a break on the un- comfortable bleachers. A33? E? Sports slaves , from cross country to baseball. Their reponsibilities range from chasing balls to keeping stats for the coaches. Sam Summers, junior and varsity baseball manager, com- mented, l'l keep the pitching chart for every game. I have to keep track of everything from balls to strikes to how many balls pitched. And sometimes on a busy night, I have to take care of the scoreboard. For the coach, the manager is an invaluable asset. Often a manager helps the coaching staff with little tasks so the coach can devote time to the team. What would a coach do without a manager? Probably drown in all the menial jobs or hire a whole bunch of assistant coaches. Either way, the man- ager is definitely a major asset. Overall, the life of a manager is definitely not a 'bowl of cher- ries. Often a manager is re- fered to as a Hgopher , among other select names. The job is hectic, and only the tough can survive. Eric Thomas summed Monogews Managers for all sports in the 1988- 89 season are: tL-R, Row U Matt Koerber, fr., Chad Slaughter, fr., Eric Thomas, jr., Chris Bush, jr., Brian Downey, fr., Row 2 Tara Grimes, sr., Jackie Walton, fr., So nya Popp, sr., Cheryl Kiebler, jr., Kelly Morris, jr., Sam Summers, jr., Row 3 Dan Graf, fr., Heidi Foged, sr., Sky Tanghe, jr., Erika Reyman, sr., and Tim Prather, fr. up the life of a manager when he said, llThere is never enough time to get everything done. The smallest task can be over- looked and cause the most trouble. By Drew Wessel Managing d- , as shown as

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ver the past few years, fan support for Silver Creek ath- letic teams has dwindled from a huge sold out crowd to a small group of devoted students and alumni. However, this small group still stays loyal to its school, through thick or thin. Girlsi track and cross coun- I believe they are just passing the time. - Elaine Losey try teams may have a small de- voted crowd to Cheer them on, but girls, basketball is another story. Although a few fans do show up for the games, they very seldom do more than sit and gossip with their friends. As Elaine Losey, soph., said, uWhen it comes to girls' bas- ketballtgames, I don't think the crowd is backing the team. I believe they are just passing the time. In the distant past, seats at varsity basketball games were Not all the SC fans were dormant, as shown here by Steve Wilder, jr., who dances with the cheerleaders on nu- merous occasions. On the left, he boo- gied with the freshmen cheerleaders, and on the right with the varsity squad. The gym was packed full of wild and screaming fans during the sectional game against New Albany. hard to come by, and front row seats were worth millions to the fans. But now, it is a good year if twenty front row seats are filled. And the fans that do show up are, from outward ap- pearances, either too sophisti- cated or too bored to actually Cheer their team on. Claudine Eldridge, sr., hit the bullseye when she said, iiThe fans have their own reasons for attending the games. They come for the latest gossip, not to support their team. They should worry more about the action on the floor than they do about how they look or the lat- est rumors. By Drew Wessel