Tom C Clark High School - Witness Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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I 011K P 1 STORYLINE: WIN, WIN, AND WIN AGAIN! Brilliant teamwork and well executed plays mode for a winning streak in the Cougar girls' soccer season this year. Cougar-power showed its mighty hand -or in this case, foot--to reach the district ployoffs once again. They tied with Marshall C1-15 in their first encounter early in the season. To win the district, they needed to beat, or at least tie with Marshall in the game at the end of the season. Going into this second bottle, the Cougars hod an outstanding 9-0-1 record compared to MarshalI's 7-O-3 record. This gave the Coog's high ex- pectations of taking the district title with great ease. This streak ended, though, with this second battle with Marshall, losing the gome C0-13. The Cougar team was then faced' with a possible second place alter- native. Losing to Marshall a second time, this alter- native unfortunately became a reality. The Cougars ended up second in the district, but with the playoffs still to come. Most of their spirit was generated from the teom members themselves, I have not been on the team long, but it is a lot of fun and everybody ploys well Jennifer Maulden escapes the defense's threat to steal the ball awoy from Clork. An opponent closes in on Kelly Masters as she rushes to get the ball to move further down the field. 1 lllilf together, stated Michelle Schuler, senior. Not too many people come to watch the games because soccer is pretty boring to watch, but it is very ex- citing to play. All the long practices definitely paid off, especial- ly as the playoffs came into the picture. The girls varsity soccer team did real well this year. They worked well together. Coach Koop taught us a lot and l am sure we taught her a lot. Next year is our year! remembered Denise Stanley. The Cougars were on a playoff roll. Though los- ing to Marshall in the District playoff game, they jumped right back to beat Kennedy Q7-OJ in the bi- district gae, and Austin H.S. C6-15 in the Area game. But, unfortunately, Churchill knocked us out of the on to state race C0-25 at Blossom Athletic Center in the Regin IV playoff game. Denise Stanley, junior, and Michelle Schuler, senior, were both high point getters in the games against Taft, Holmes, ond Jay. L -Trisha Steitle X. ii . .,.A ,.,. V ,A A ' iwwuwnwm n-w, '+,MpI? fl. Y J X ,HP I . ,. , V i F sir .H 1' V ' I .. t' 4 J' ' 4- .4 x , . , I ' L-.. , f .4 ' mia- J., , I if ,V 3 TA ,-,. . . M , 'H' tv F' if -If .y7.4, .3 1 -f f fzgqfi f, fs.-. .I in , 'f .VNIVTQ .,,v ,,,V:,imWw .qc . ,. ' V M - . ',fftx!fsAl:Q.4m ,at f, ., . M., ,, :M 531, W . ' I .I H we Mrs. 1.1, ., -. ' ,,.21'1g, ,. J ..4.1-Q rffgclytfffffg . . ' . m x t '- 'f 2 -2 .wwi-4, Z , wr, 1 wwe' fm W , 1 f. s ff,-v .fl'fl,- Y I , , 'W' 1 f 3 4 fp ' I .'f1.w.- 1, ,c N, . ' 'U iriawww 'f' ' ' C as fg. . ' .W .gl . A 2 'sg ' F52 , ' r- .Quiz-,',,:'vif'0!-'fs', J, -, ,f t y ,,.s'v I, ft, fav, Wg Number . 9' It . , 'I ,.F-ssfw , Q,-. - ff- ffqggsm gf, Vg ,J . . , : iff . t 42-Wt :Nw 't..-rl?-.' JD' 'zifgysf-. c rss- fig, I J '- . ' .. , Y I ,,,. , ' 'f 1 ,- f . . 0.1 ,, , ., .,- I - . , Q. 4.- -H n5s+wf:+,I.1vn 'W fp- - zu ,, , ' his?-'t.. ' ' 1. 'Q 1 A. . S ' M .arg -,'t55ggJf?rf ,-y, Q Q41 sig,-. I ft f!mQv rr 4 -',rl9,T.g,.- Q3 ' afrqqfg . 9 ff' , .- .- .- f,'.'-.- , sg' . . 'et .1 - . fm , -at-4.,l'fp'tiss'-..y? 'Q-ki? f S 'IV . f . Fink -K 55,53 ., -. Egg: ,A5xM.i.ig'r?gg4:fxf.,,,ggV 3 lf.-'f.'A1'fI3Sgfwg-'vfigi ' I 2. Sw f.-.3 1 . -Wx'-ff'i ' -its .-., . l , . 4 1 ff -.ft . ,f f 1 , ' ' ' ww' WWW- xv, A ff. I :sw 15,-.A ',gsf'Qf.v H 1-. ,, ,,, ,- 1-. ,324 3- 9..? fi' I L .Q , kp..L. .,.,43y, ,M , Y .3 yi ct fig 1 4 tr :ah -at J- , . . Q .Ig rv - r -,ww-M r .. V . A' . 'A -. ,A 'iff wvggy -.- . EAM?-5' '- 'f-mm? ' -,- . ' -WL E 4 wt'f+l ,- I FW- V- fm ' Ta'i2'!HN'c5A?: I lm?-zQ.' t ' Q-nh, if-is-..f+ + t?7kl'Mw5Srf:.. 6 Racing to get to the ball first, Denise Stanley displays her fast speed and agility. ..r