Watseka High School - Watchekee Yearbook (Watseka, IL)

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. Qu O lnfwv if . 3 .,..a-rv.. B Competing The athletic program and Every coach tries to prepare success seem to be very the athlete for his life in the well acquainted. Seldom comes the time when one of future. The various situa- . tions an athlete might face the various teams isn't ex- during competition are but a periencing some type of suc- blueprint for some of the cess . problems he will face inevi- It's all based on a winning tradition, but it's not the winning that's important. tably when he sets out on his own. Success is measured in many ways . Often winning is the greatest objective. If that is the case, then not all of the teams were success- ful. But in the long run the valuable experience gained through the athletic competi- tion proves to be the ulti- mate mark of success, a success that every team ob- tained this past year.

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Warriorettes re Well Represented In addition to breaking ten school records, the girls' track team also sent two members into state competi- tion. Both of these girls came back as winners in their respective events . Kendra German, who won in the shot put competition with a throw of 42 feet and 5 M inches, said, After work- ing for seven years , it means a lot when you do win. The second state contender, Patty Carrell, won her event, but also set a national record with a time of 10:41 .3 in the two mile run. The team was well repre- sented, placing 3rd in the conference, 2nd in the dis- trict and 5th at the state lev- el. Competition is close behind as Patty Can-ell completes the third lap of her successful two-mile State run. 76 Girls Track