Stratford High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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A new beginning In the first year of girls' basketball at Stratford, the team was faced with many problems. Many girls had never played before and were not acquainted with the rules. Despite these shortcomings, the girls' A team finished a respectable 3-45 and the B team won district, finishing with an outstanding 7-0 record. I thought it was a very successful year, commented Coach Lynn Funk. lt was difficult to start the program and get a group of girls together to play basketball, but the season was very encouraging overa I. The ' 'team did well, continued Coach Funk, even though they played against pretty hard teams. The starting five for Westchester had played two or three years each, and we only had a couple of experienced plawers. The first time we played estchester they beat us by sixteen points, but the second time the girls showed supreme effort and we only lost by three points. Spring Woods was another tough team which we should have beat. We lost that game by three points also. Alongqwith Coach Lynn Funk, Coach evada Brimberry also coached the girls' basketball team. I thought the 'A' team did a pretty good job, and showed goo effort, said Coach rimberry. They were always they learned a lot for their first year. The A team's high scorer, Junior Lori Wilcots, with a point average of 10.5 commented on the season, I thought it was a pretty good season, and everyone was together like a team. Next year will be a lot better because everyone will know what to expect, and a lot more people will come out for the team. I thought we could have won a few more games, said Sophomore Pam Matthews, but this season was just for learning. We ad been trying to have a girls' basketball team for a long time, said Senior Lisa Brath, but it's too bad that it took them a long time to realize that everyone wanted one. l'm just sorry that I won't be here to play more. I thought that Coach Funk and Mrs. Brimberry put a lot of time and effort into helping us, and it was really nice of them. The 'B team had an incredible season winning district and going undefeated 7- O, said Coach Funk. The team work was outstanding, and we were more organized than most of the other teams in the district. Both the 'A' and 'B' teams found out that this was a serious program, and l was real pleased with the enthusiasm and total commitment of the girls. The B team's high scorer in the ball game, and I thought was Sophomore Ann Grace, .. ... ' , K fa.: LQ. TS. g M !,,,,.- with an average point score of 7.2. I thought that it was an excellent season, and I think we'll do even better next year because we'll have more experience, said Ann. I thought the season was a bIast, said Sophomore Suzanne Satterfield, who was the team's captain. The practices were hard, but Coach Funk made them fun. I thought it was a great season because we went undefeated, and the people on the team were really nice, said Sophomore Wendy Barros. Our best game was against Spring Woods when we beat them 46-18. Our toughest games were the ones against Westchester because they had a really good time, and both games were very close. There was really a lot of pressure in the second game against Westchester, said Freshman Ginny Stover. They were out to get us but we beat them 26-23. lt was a great season, considering it was our first year, and a-good learning experience, said reshman Donna Hines. Watching the ball bounce oft the rim, Sophomore Ann Grace and Fresh- man Leslie May wait for the rebound. The Spartans beat the Raiders 34- 1 9. Q.. t,,.. N., I VWW ii is ' .3 fs ' x in As Freshman Sara Freitag looks on, Junior Terry Heilman jumps for the ball at the Memorial game. The Spar- tans won the game 4 7-39. Eluding a defender, Senior Lisa Brath breaks for the basket. I thought the season was a lot of fun, said Lisa, and I think our best game was the last game against Westches- ter girls basketball 131

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AX i awww! is Jas Sophomore Rie Divita edges out in Allen Parkway. We had a really lront of her opponent at a meet at tough season, but we tried really hard, said Rie. Keeping in stride Walking the course betore a race, meets this year because we had good the varsity girls track team plans their team spirit, said Senior Carol Carr. strategy. We had a lot of fun at Beginning to tire near the end ot the race, Sophomore Rte Divita concen- trates on getting to the finish line. I try not to think about pain, I just think about finishing the race, said Rie. Beginning in the first week of school and lasting until November, the girls' cross country team had a very busy season. We came in fifth out of eight in district, but I think we'll do better next year because we've learned a lot this year, said Junior Tiffany Henderson. Although there is quite a difference between track and cross country, most of the girls participate in both. ln track, everyone runs individually, whereas in cross country we run as a team, explained Sophomore Debbie Kirby. I really enjoy cross country because you can run in the woods. In track you're confined to a track, stated Tiffany. l really had fun on the team this year, although I had a bad case of 'senioritis', said Senior Carol Carr. We're all really close. We talk to each other about everything, even if it isn't about track, said Sophomore Rie Divita. l'm really looking forward to next year because I think we'll have a great team, stated Coach Becky Ryder optimistically. Freshman Allison May runs witg determination to reach the finish lin along the scenic woods of Allen Park- way. 132 girls' cross country