Stroman High School - RoundUp Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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Before the game begins. Ray- mond Odom, boys ' basketball manager, rolls the cart of balls onto the court so that the team will have a few extra seconds to practice instead of running around looking for balls. Managers 117

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anagers assist coaches in every day activities Every time a point is scored, a personal best time set, or special help is needed, there is someone there for the athlete. Every time a special require- ment is needed quickly, so- meone is there. In every sport, these people are there. These people are managers, and they help keep the teams in op- timum operating condition. The managers perform several different tasks during the sporting year. In football and basketball, they keep scor- ing records and statistics. Basketball managers divide their time between keeping statistics and videotaping the games. 1 guess I like videotaping the games more than anything else, said Audrey King. I can see the whole game from where Managers such as Jon Hill, junior, helped out in taping and wrapping John Paul Werckle ' s ankles. By doing this, there weren ' t many injuries, said Hill. I have to sit and I can also be a part of the crowd. In track, they record personal bests and help with the necessary equipment. I really enjoy keeping the records at the basketball games, said Tammie Col- eman. It gives me a chance to support the team while also helping them. I like the respon- sibility of having something fun to do. No matter what sport or what season it is, managers are always there to offer their assistance as an important part of the team. Audrey King, senior, videotapes the girls basketball ganne. The girls got to watch the ganne the next day to see how well things went. This also helped them to correct their mistakes. Managers Tie

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isappointing season M plagues hoopsters Never give up is a saying commonly used among the boys varsity basketball team. Despite all the setbacks they have suffered this year, the team has done a good job pull- ing together to work as a team. I ' m getting a lot of ex- perience being a sophomore on the varsity squad, said Donald McGee. I just wish we could have started the season off in a better way, he added. Last year, the Raiders ad- vanced to the playoffs, but un- fortunately this year, they were unable to do so. I was really hoping we would at least make it to the Bi-Districct play-offs, said Rick Marshall. Being a senior, this was my last chance to try my hardest to make it there, he added. Well, we really needed to work on executing our shots, said Arndra Thomas, sophomore. That ' s where we really messed up, he added. The Raiders ended 2 and 7 in district action and 14 and 9 in the season. Arthur Ellis goes for two points against Victorias Mark Foster. Even though the Raiders did not have a successful season, they should be congratualated on the hard work well done. Varsity: Neal Stevenson, Donald McGee, James Williams. Arndra Thomas, Rick Marshall. Arthur Ellis. Mark Werckle, Bobby Green, Clinton Nicholas, Darrell Bates, and Troy Doyle. Front; managers. Jon Hill, and Willie Whitby, Shooting for two. teammate Donald McGee blocks out for Darrell Bates ' 1 felt we played a good game, but I ' m just sorry to see that we lost. said McGee Boys ' Basketball 118