Valley Central High School - Viking Log Yearbook (Montgomery, NY)

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fBelowJ The members of the Boys Cross- Country Team are: ffrontj Ieff Ross, Vinny Velasquez, Albert Stormes, Chris Ross, lim Stephenson, Mike Luft, Leon Swyka, fbackj Rich Casper, Steve Conklin, Shannon Aaron, Steve Nelson, Charles Knight, Bill Felter, Wayne Riley, Coach Robert Decker. flnsetj The members of the Girls Cross-Country Team are: ffrontj Debbie Lefort. lean Velasquez, Yvette Beck, fbackj Sue Paglen, Ioanne Wild, Diane Decker, Marianne Balogh, Coach Robert Decker, fRightJ At the end of a grueling three mile run. the determination to win pushes the runner on. Bill Felter strides to score part of the 20-41 victory over Monticello. wr -f-wi' M-WW :!1fdiii '?1s ly args .w,,,fsf A S 42 SPORTS

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fLeftJ The IV team serves as a training field for the Varsity sports. Mr. Robert Strauss coached the IV Soccer team to a winning season. fAbovej Ian VunWyck follows through on a two handed back-hand. Coach Mary Goldberg stressed good form which led to a championship season. fLeftj Soccer demands agility and stamina. Scott Pettine Q21 leaps to knock the ball from the opposing team's reach. SPORTS 41

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Thoughts keep separate ace 'e ' W' he loneliness of a long-distance runner. Each step carries him closer to his goal, but each step is also harder than the last. What thoughts filter through the minds of these athletes as they compete for three miles? Debby Lefort, who likes running so much, says she concentrates on finish- ing. l feel like I'm hurtin'. I wanta get done. Captain Chris Ross takes it a bit further by thinking how l'm gon- na' finish in the end. Others don't wonder about the busi- ness at hand, but rather of pleas- antries and good-times. Whatever music they play on the bus, asserted Steve Commadore Nelson, it just goes through my head. Yvette Beck thinks of when l'm finished - on the bus goin' home, while, as he's run- ning, Shannon Aaron evaluates his peers. t'Why are all these fools out here? And why am I out here? Every- body is hurtin'. Vinny Velasquez keeps perhaps the most casual thoughts as he runs: 'il don't think about anything. Each member of every cross-coun- try team strives for a common goal - victory. And each also attempts to at- tain that goal by putting-out his best. It's the private thoughts accom- panying those athletes, however, which keep them separate in their quest for victory. BOYS CROSS-COUNTRY SCOREBOARD 22-36 O'Neill win 31-28 Burke loss 49-15 Warwick loss 45-18 Monroe loss 43-18 Washingtonville loss 22-37 Monticello win 50-15 Middletown loss 27-30 Cornwall win 18-42 Minisink win 16-47 Port Iervis win Total 5 wins 5 losses GIRLS CROSS-COUNTRY SCOREBOARD 15-48 O'Neill win 15-50 Burke win 20-41 Warwick win 38-22 Monroe loss 42-19 Washingtonville loss 20-41 Monticello win 19-44 Middletown win 15-50 Cornwall win 15-49 Port Iervis .win Total 7Wins 2losses fLeftj Peaceful Hessian Lake at Bear Mt. contrasts with the rigors of a just-completed cross-country match. Diane Decker, jean Velasquez, Marianne Balogh, Yvette Beck, Ioanne Wild, Debbie Lefort, and Laura Lofink take advantage of this setting. tAboveJ People associate cross-country with running. Mike Luft walks with speed and agility every bit as strenuous as the runners. SPORTS 43