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

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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

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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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Soccer team proves cl wmner eople derive an intense satisfac- tion from team sports. There's the thrill of victory, agony of defeat, and the tired, achingly happy feeling in the muscles after every game. That's why people play sports like soccer and practice until five o'clock every night, for that tired, achingly happy feeling in the muscles. The Girls' Varsity Soccer team didn't finish its season with the win- ning record it had hoped for, but its muscles did know the achingly happy feeling that was so worth the effort. In that sense, the players counted them- selves among the winners. They never counted themselves among the losers. As Valerie Upchurch, the team's captain said, The team played well every game, but our record didn't show it. The girls' lost a majority of their games by one point. Unfortunately, that single point means the difference between victory and defeat. Of the girls, thirteen games, six ran into overtime. The team managed to win two of these games, and they tied a third and fourth. Miss Walters, the girls, coach, said that the overtime games are frustrating to lose because everyone knows they have already played so well. Although the girls started out slowlyfl as Miss Walters put it, as the season progressed, they got better. The second time around, we de- feated Washingtonville, who was battling for the top position in the league. We tied Newburgh, who was near the top, and also Warwick. fRightj The member of the Girls Varsity Soccer Team are: ffrontl Gigi Baty, Ieanne Bond, Kim Price, Iris Heller, Vickie Fitzpatrick, Barbara Vano, Diane Ioy, Beth Cunningham, fbackl Pam Toth, Linda Winchell, Kim Maselli, Desiree Diaz, Debbie Stickles, Valerie Upchurch, Gina Gesso, Iulie Boyd, Tracey Owens, Coach Lou Walters. 44 SPORTS Val said that the home game in which they tied Newburgh was, per- haps, their best game. S'Newburgh was our arch rival, and it felt good to tie them. But there's more to a team than the win-loss record. As in all teams, a special comradery grew up among the members of the varsity team. Valerie Upchurch said that when she looked back on the team, say forty years from now, that she'd probably remember the laughs. Most of the girls on the team were a bunch of kidders. We had Desiree Diaz, and if you have Desiree on any team, she's hi- larious. Y scores points GIRLS VARSITY SOCCER Val also said that it was especially SCOREBOARD good since the people who played soc- Goshen loss cer together, played together in a lot Newburgh loss of other sports, too. Washingtonville loss There were nick-names, as there are Cornwall 1033 always nick-names. Mary Murphy was O'Neill win just Murph, and Debbie Stickles Monroe loss was Stix, Kim Maselli, after a fight Tuxedo win in one of the games, was dubbed Warwick tie Ali. Newburgh tie And if one notes the comradery and Washingtonville win the achingly happy feeling in the girls' Cornwall 1033 muscles and the kidding that will be O'Neill loss remembered forty years hence, maybe Monroe win the varsity team was a winner after Tuxedo win all. Total 5 wins 7 losses 2 ties .ras xltia-