Stratford High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Cne step ahead Despite having one of their smallest teams ever, the Varsity Track Team placed a respectable fifth in district competition, third out of ten teams at Dulles and second out of ten teams at Alvin. We did about as well as could be expected, said Coach Richard Taylor. The highligbt of our season was winning the runner-up trophy at Alvin. Our main trouble has been rebuilding ourteam after losing seniors. But we have some very good sophomores. We enjoyed the season, commented Senior Rick Benner, who runs the 100, 220, and the sprint relay, but we had the most fun at Alvin. Our sprint relay finished fourth and l Running hard, Junior Tom DeBesse closes in on a Hastings entrant. l really like track, said om. lt's fun and you get a good leeling after a hard run. lt's rewarding both physi- cally and mentally. finished sixth in the 100. I liked track a lot, said Senior Lance Tearnan. Even though it was a lot of work and running in practice, it was something to do. I ran the mile relay and the 880 and finishing sixth in the 880 in Alvin was the highlight of my year. I did pole vault, 100, 220, sprint relay and the mile, said Junior Collin Coker. At Dulles I finished third in pole vault and tied a school record. We had a pretty good season, said Senior Miler George Donner. The coach did a good job. Summing up the season, Junior Tim Weber said, We did as well as we could with a small team. As Senior Lance Tearnan concentrates on running, Senior Oscar Criner and Jun- ior Keith Perkins cheer him on. When- ever l ran, the whole team lined up and would cheer me on, said Lance. Usu- ally l don't hear anything, but l heard W' them. 'Amt lun iff? boys track 137

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'T ,,,,, l The het result When the 1980 state tennis rankings were compiled, three of the top ten teams CStratford, Westchester and Memorialj, were in District 17-4A, making it the toughest district in the state. Stratford's team, led by the new coach, Bruce Eaton, battled diligently all year. It was a lot of work, said Coach Eaton, but it was worth it. We have a good team, and a good bunch of kids. The girls did especially well winning the first place trophy out of thirty teams at the Austin Tournament. l enjoyed the season, said Senior Bruce Laborde. The new coach helped us a lot. My doubles partner Andy Schroth and l came in third in district. Upsetting the second seed doubles team from On a chilly afternoon, Junior Jodi Smith practices net drills. The net is one ot the most important parts of the game when playing doubles, said Jodi. Memorial, Seniors Steve Rippy and Bill Pugh placed fourth in district. In the boys singles, Freshman David Givens lost in the semi-finals of district. In girls doubles, Senior Sally Payne and Junior Sharon Nall placed fourth. We had a really good team, said Sally, and l'lI really miss being on the team next year. I enjoyed it. In district play, the top two doubles team and singles players in district moved on to regionals. Freshman Bekki Robins showed a strong finish as she placed third in girls singles. The team did really well, said Junior Lee Ann Givens who represented Srr3rf0rd at During a sunny afternoon, Senior fegi0t'ialS. We held up Steve Ftippy hits a torehand volley. Str-atf0rd'S name and placed That was a good shot, said Steve, hi h in all the bi and so was the season. Coach Eaton 9 9 worked us hard, but we were deter- tournaments- We had 3 Very mined to do good, and we did. spirited team. sfff.. i . . if ,,,, . I r . . , , fm , 1'f f 'f f, ' . .. Wwwweeml -+me- ' . . . . i ' -- ---- ' ff W L f 2 f f if ' A Je W e r r 5 ' V-,,,.mq. r .trg - it frr' i ,, i r '.. iw. ' 1 siseegasr jfff2 lf',yif il ffl fi ,gf-fri---, i?ijl t..fl- ' 'T 'rr' Q T - Senior Andy Schroth's doubles team partner, Senior Bruce Laborde enjoys an afternoon practice, Bruce believed that this season was the best that the boys had ever done. Positioning herself to hit the ball, Junior LeeAnn Givens practices one day alter school. LeeAnn believed that the tennis team held up Strat- ford's name placing high in all big tournaments and having a great sea- son. tennis 139