West Albany High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Albany, OR)

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Clockwise From Above: A weary Denise Goff takes a rest after a race. Greg Rogers takes a breath and a stroke at the same time. The upper half of Jim Hinson's body is suspended over the water in a dive. Tom Jackson, in a powerful surge, dives off at the begin-ing of the race. Jeff Wimer is ready to spring into action. Front Row: Randy Bennett, Greg Rogers, Bruce Reins, Bill Wimer. Row 2: Jeff Wimer, Jerry O'Neil, Sue Such, Linda Henebry, Ann Vanice, Sara Edmiston, Gail Shibley. Row 3: Randy Goff, Jcannie Boye, Shawn Lowery, Denise Lynk, Kellie Dugan, Sue Widmer, Lisa Taucher, Coach John Becker, Scott Boye. Row 4: Sally Grader, Jim Hinson, Kim Dugan, Tom Jackson, Denise Goff, Patti Richards, Mike Bates. 42

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Sophomores win more, lose less The sophomores tipped off the first half of their season with 6 wins and 4 losses. The second half went with 5 wins and 3 losses. The highlight of the season was beating South Albany 67-58. More playing time and experience is one purpose of having a sophomore team. The other is to prepare players for junior varsity or varsity play. Coach Dasch was pleased with the prospects of his team members. Many of his players will go on to play varsity ball in upcoming years. Clockwise: Brian Bratager leaves floor for a shot for the hoop. Mike Hixson scraps for the ball during a center match-up. WA 57 Sweet Home 38 WA 58 Thurston 55 North Salem 57 WA 56 Corvallis 48 WA 44 South Salem 76 WA 72 WA 67 South Albany 58 WA 60 Crescent Vly 52 Me Nary 42 WA 41 WA 79 Lebanon 63 WA 63 Sprague 59 WA 64 North Salem 63 WA 68 South Salem 61 South Albany 44 WA 37 WA 53 Crescent Vly 52 WA 63 Me Nary 54 Lebanon 75 WA 70 Sprague 56 WA 53 WA 61 Corvallis 57 Bottom: Rob Phillips, Randy Goebel, Fred Montgomery, Brian Bratager, Mike Koos, Top: Jerry Sparks, Mike Hixson, Todd Steimer, Mike Bethal, Paul Peterson. 41

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Swimmers peak at District To the boys and girls swim teams, their seasons could be called satisfying. The boys, composed of representatives from all four classes, closed their dual meet season with a 5 win, 5 loss record. Underclassmen dominated the girls, who ended with A wins, 6 losses. Tiring early morning and afterschool practices kept the swimmers in top shape and gearing for district. Said Coach John Becker, The idea all year long is that the kids are working in practice aiming towards district. The kids who had hard work-outs the whole season, did the best at district. District found both girls and boys finishing well in the top half. Out of 12 teams, the girls placed fourth, the boys, fifth. Junior Tom Jackson paced the boys with a second place in backstroke, earning a berth to state, and fourth in 100 freestyle. Frosh Jeff Wimer and Jim Hinson, junior placed in the top four, but missed state. For the girls, the medley relay team of Denise Lynk, Sally Grader, Jeannie Boye and Denise Goff placed fourth, as seeded. Another freshman, Denise Lynk, and junior Jeannie Boye were the only other girls to place in the top four in their events. Several swimmers made marked improvement for the district meet. Throughout the season, including district, 3 school records were broken and new ones set. 43