Trinity Heights Christian Academy - Aquila Yearbook (Shreveport, LA)

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Freshmen lt 's hard being a freshman. The dirty work seemed always to fall to you. You took orders without com- plaints, you're always last in line. you always had to fill the coke machine and clean the hut. Well, it hasn't been too difficult for this year's freshman: Melanie Atkins and Kristi Dick. Actually, the whole team loves them. They seem to have that 'Tresh attitude that can't be mistaken. As the freshman grow older and eventually lead the team, the attitudes, personality, and traditions of the upper classmen are passed along to them. Me- lanie and Kristi are eager to move up and become tomorrow's leaders. 3 Call it courage. Call it guts. Call it desire. There are many names for it, but what is it really? This undefinable quality that makes a person put out that extra something just when it seems there is nothing left to give? It takes courage merely to stay on the team. It means willingness to suffer. to sacrifice, to work harder than other teams. It means you ran the plays a few more times, practiced the foul shot a half-hour longer, it means you got home a little later, a little tireder, a little hungrier, and with a few more aches and pains. It means you ran the last sprint as fast as you could even though you felt like you'd run forever. Maybe you thought it wasn 't worth it. Maybe you considered not trying any more or just quitting the team altogether. But you didn't. That is courage. It takes courage too, to become a champion in any sport. It not only means you played better, it means you played harder, sacrifieced more, practiced longer, ga ve more of yourself, and had more courage . . . guts desire A winning tradition at Trinity Heights was started ten years ago, and reached a peak in i980 This sucess was not accomplished by accident. To play good competitive girls ' basketbalh much preparation is needed A player must devote many hours and days to practice. That's where we come to this year 's team: a group of I3 young athletes and 2 coaches striving toward a goal-never to give up. Says Coach Gore, l have never coached a team that hustled and tried as much as this year's team. Whether it 's taking an easy victory. or playing three tough games in one da y, the Lady Eagles ha ve the desire to pull through on top. You could call it a burning desire to win. by: Becca Golsby Gr?

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ophomores Freshman are excited because it's their first year in high school! Juniors are excited because next year's their senior year! Seniors are excited because it 's their last year in high school! Sophomores - well, they're right in the mid- dle. But this year, the Sophomores on the team have created their own excitement. When you've got a combination of Casey CasseL .lanKFishQ Davis, Debbie Watts, and Debbie Harrison, you can't help but sit up and take notice. The whole team feels that practice would be dull without them. Two of the five Sophomores are starting this year: Debbie Watts and Kelly Cooper. and when Coach Gore wants good reserves, he looks to the rest. All of the sophomores plan to attend T.H. next year, and continue contributing to the team. This year 's managers are Alice Lynch and San Allen. The team would like to thank them for their help this year and let them know that they are appreciated. Sometimes the manag- ers are overlooked because they don 't appear on the court. But what they do off the court enables the team to operate smoothly, and usually, with no problems. Keeping up with the water bottles, towels, shot charts, medicine kit, basketballs, and scorebooks all at one time is quite a tough job. lt's also the little things that makes a team thankful for a manager. For example, an en- couraging word during a time-out, lifts a play- er's spirit and restores confidence. The man- agers often heb the players out in other ways, too. How many times have you seen the man- ager rush to the dressing room during the pre- game warm-up only to reappear with a pair of shorts one of the players forgot to put on under their warm-ups? Yes, little things count in basketball, and the managers keep things 97 smooth.

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l Baseball And oftball I982-83 ack row Q Tim Adgate, Rusty Pipes, Larry Janes, Ste ve McClure, Mark Lambert, Scott Tobey, Pat Green. C Front rowj Rickey Dees. on Gipson, Lisa Bussell-Manager, Mark Allums, Brad McDonald, Scott Tabler he I982 baseball team, coached by Buddy a yes, and Mr. McClure, was nine and one dur- ng their regular season. The Eagles won in dis- rict over Plain Dealing, but lost to Glenbrook in he quarter-finals. All district players include: rad McDonald, Gary Gill, Mark Allums, Mark ambert, and Steve McClure. n district Mark Allums had the highest batting average, and Steve McClure was named co- Most Valuable Player. Last Year's softball team coached by Merle Gore and Dickie Gibbs, had a difficult season. In the l983 season, however, the girls plan to im- prove their record.