Southside High School - Southerner Yearbook (Fort Smith, AR)

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ln her daily workout, senior Angie Shelby takes time to build endurance by jogging around the track. Teamwork is an important part of track. Senior Marc Tucker spots Mark Moore as he lifts weights during practice. V fx. How 'bout it? Melissa Satterfield, junior High jump is my favorite event. Since the high jump equipment is in storage during the off season, I do several jumping and bounding exer- cises which keep me in shape and hopefully help me to improve. Doug Wyatt, junior My favorite race is the 440 yard dash. It is because I have run it all my life.You don't have to be real fast to run the 440, because you can't run full speed all the way around. Usually the man with the most endurance will win. I think it's the hardest race on thetrack. Danny Johnson, senior My favorite race is the 220-yard dash. The main reason is it's about as far as l can run at full speed. It also gives me enough time to really get going. The 110-yard dash is too short and l don't really have enough time to build up my speed. swxwam K KAMVN .J g wr 2 Track is a sport that takes much flexibility. Stretching is one way junior Tammy Mat- thews prepares for her daily workout.

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1-lll'5 Practicing his form for throwing the shot, senior Danny Antel concentrates on what he has to do to win. Everyone has their own way of stretching. Senior Mark Moore demonstrates his own very unique method. , tar: - W1 az Q 1' L Y l 2 a 'S We Straight To The Top Track teams replace superstar runners. For the Confederettes' track team, the '83-'84 season was not as usual as it seemed. The '81-'82 team had a tremen- dous 1-2 punch in speedsters Stephanie Adams and Aletha Jonhson. The '82-'83 team had a tremen- dous 1-2 punch in speedsters Aletha Johnson and long distance queen Allison Welk. They were outstanding. You can't replace them. They were both state champs. This year we had to get as many people to contribute in as many areas as possible, said girls' track coach, Steve Haaser. Although this year's team did not have any one dominating speed demon, they did have Melissa Satter- field who contributed with her perfor- mance in the high jump and long distance events. Coach Haaser, who has led the Confederettes to three consecutive AAAA-West and state crowns, pointed out a couple of reasons for the Confederettes' success. We have good tradition and we usually have several girls back from our state teams every yearg that real- ly helps, Haaser said. On the other side of the coin, the boys' track team was faced with the same problems as the girls: replacing a superstar speed burner Shannon Rhea. Rhea ran the 100-yard, 220-yard, 440-yard dashes and was on the 440-yard, 880-yard, and mile relay teams during the 1982-'83 campaign. We really missed Shannon's speed, said boys' track coach Don Hart. Hart made up for Rhea's absence with a good all-around team that in- cluded Danny Johnson, and Doug Wyatt running the sprints and relays, David Plunkett throwing the discus, Mark Tucker clearing the hurdles, and Steve Gramlich and Brady Pad- dock running the long distance events.

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Y, quv tawt 1 Serving high is junior Gordy Guest, as he prac- tices his serving at an after school practice. Warming up is a necessity for junior Lad Wilson as he attempts hole-in-one. x ' it --l How 'bout it? Lynne Michler, sophomore I like tennis because it's great exercise, it's fun and challenging. What got me in- terested in tennis w a s t a k i n g lessons and play- ing with friends in the summers. 4633! Jody Eldridge, senior I like playing ten- nis because I hurt my back playing football and I wanted to do something that didn't hurt my back. The reason I chose tennis is because you meet a lot of girls. 4 53- Kirk Dougherty, senior I like tennis because I like the outdoors and the competition. What got me interested in tennis was the chance to become a multi-millionaire by utilizing my t r e m e n d o u s talent.