West Forsyth High School - Cronus Yearbook (Clemmons, NC)

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THE R SE Girls Are Making Soccer The Growing Sport At West By Ashley Harrell Soccer is the growing sport for girls at West. Each year the sport has become more and more popular. On this year's varsity team, only nineteen positions were open. There was so much competition on the field Ctrying outj. Since only five new play- ers came to varsity, the JV team should be very skilled, commented Janet Brooks, a senior on varsity. Last year with an overall record of 9-5-l and a conference record of 3-2-l, the var- sity team had a very successful season. They placed second to Page in the confer- ence. One of the team's goals at the begin- ning of the '87 season was to make it to the conference tournament. When asked what some other goals were, Coach Gilbert replied, The team would like to make it past the first round of the state playoffs, but most important, to promote sportmanship through hard work and friendly competition. The competition this year was fairly equal. Before the teams were actually test- ed in matches against their perennial op- ponents, ten matches were considered toss- ups and the other ten were considered a sure bet to win. The schedule this year, however, was really rough. Some sched- uled opponents were in the state play-offs last year. Coach Gilbert commented, g'In the end, the competition helped us. As for the JV team, the new players at West were not all new to soccer. Leigh Kiger, Regina Isenhour, Christy Shanks, Leigh Ann Raines, and Kari Eg- gleston contributed immediately. Leigh Kiger arrived with more skills than the other players, so I hope to see a lot fof helpj out of her, commented Coach McAdams prior to the first game. Some goals Coach McAdams had for the team were to learn to work as a team, to enjoy soccer, and to win a game! Both varsity and JV teams looked very talented this year. Both teams were very skillful!', com- mented Tammy White, a sophomore on the JV team. As the record shows, soccer is the rising sport for girls at West. Rob Harris GIRL'S JV SOCCER, FIRST ROW: Kendra Burnette, Stephanie Nichols, Charlotte Mittlestadt, Tammy White, Piper Lee, Kari Eggleston. SECOND ROW: Tara Hughes, Sara Arrington, Jennifer Nelson, Karen Swaringen, Teresa King. THIRD ROW: Melaine Byrd, Christy Shanks, Regina Isenhour, Leigh Ann Raines, Jennifer Nelson, Allison Reynolds, Cindy Robideau, Leigh Kiger. FOURTH ROW: John Turner, Coach Steve McAdams, Michael Lutes. 2lOfG1rl,s Soccer 'i 3 Q sa 55 ft: 3 gt se Nicole Schra KEEPING HER EYE ON THE BALL: Jennifer Keith, a sophomore, watches North Forsyth score the first of their two goals in the match. North won 2-0. COMIN' AT YA: Leigh Kiger prepares to trap the ball during an early season game against North For- syth. The team suffered a heartbreaking defeat, 2-0. 4 i 1 , i ,,. 1 if wt Nicole Schra

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CONCENTRATING ON THE STROKE: Richard Serge concentrates on the ball as he makes a return. Being a junior, Richard was one of the more experi- enced members on the team. IOR LEADER HIP The Boys Tennis Team Combined Talent With Experience To Have An Outstanding Season By Rodney Lambert The boys tennis team was exceptionally strong for the first time in many years. Coach Hurley felt the team had many sol- id players and a lot of depth. The top seven players on whom the team is counting were Kevin Wendelboe, Jeff Johnsen, Doug Harrington, Darren Cranfill, Greg John- sen, Sean Kirk, and Tom Murray. The team was very large, consisting of thirty- one members. This gave the team very strong depth. Coach Hurley said, Two areas we in- tend to improve should be speed and ag- gressiveness. Todayls team players must be forceful and fast to be effective. This year, we were more determined and fast- er. There were many goals set for the team. David Lipsitz commented, Coach Hur- ley had high expectations for the team at the beginning of the seasonf' One goal was to win every match and have undefeated season. Another goal was to be conference champions. Improve- ments in key areas and experience gained from last year should have provided hope of obtaining these goals. The conference, which includes perennial powers Reynolds and Mt. Tabor, is always very tough. For the first time in many years the Titans were able to provide these schools with stiff competition. The ultimate goal of the tennis programs was to advance into state competitions. The players competed against some very tough opponents. According to coach Hurley we showed great character by win- ning difficult matches. Boys Tennis X 209

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Sis Rob llarrris Rob Harris RL'S VARSITY SOCCER, FIRST ROW: Pook Proctor, Ginny Sugg, Janet Brooks, Jenny Murtha, Steph- te Brake, Linda Wood, Julie Wood, Jennifer McCarter, Brittany Orrell, Jerri Myers. SECOND ROW: Coach lbert, Cathy Osborne, Noelle Forcier, Jennifer Singer, Ashley Harrell, Wendy Blount, Shelley Oberle, Shannon ly, Cathy Oberle, Kim Knowles. ALL THE RIGHT MOVES: Shelley Oberle is hold- ing her position as center halfback, attempting to keep control of the ball. The varsity team tied with North Forsyth I-1 in overtime. When More f'Where's Wendy? , the reply was freqoently1eitlier,5'She's studying, or She's out with friends? often heard reply however was, She's out playing soccer. I have always liked competitive sports. The area we lived in, in South Carolina, had a lot of Europe- ans, so soccer was e. very popular sport. I started playing soeoer in the fall of the second grade with AYSO Ukmerican Youth Soccer Organi- zationj. I wessix years old. As a freshman at West, I was one of feureioth graders to make varsity, one of the two startersgylfhile' in South Carolina, besides AYSO, li playedjiliree,gyea1's for Northside, a state. traveiiztgiteerbfgggsljiieeimoving to North Caroliuarl -have Pteyedifofiegefffwimistiwcwr Lvaslw, Twine? -City, 'ghd 5 -Girth: Select Teamfi refs merksdiwshifii Qiiifiiiztirif second war staffer fur-the Vmitycitwiuiiigiiisfigggjg,i 4,1 A wsnayecifsieiifepositaen is center between. A halfhacktpldysfbetlf-offense and defense, but this season, sire spent'-a lot of time at striker Qcenter forwardj. ul really just love the game and will play wherever the eoeeh needs mef' said Wendy. Last season, in the first game, Wendy broke her arm. She managed to get to play half the season and all the eonfererree games, Wendy made All-Confeo ence for 1986 season and received Most Dedicat- ed for her teanag But the greastest award for Wendy wasbeing play on the 1987 GirI's State, TWH- I e . Wendyihaslfgrertdfseeoess ot? the soccer field too. She has elweys fqritheihoner roll. I've taken at 501 of CliffiC0lfgi351iiESCS4 bevause I want to be eligible for a soccer soho-igirsiisipg Iealso plan to have a double major in physical, ,education and computer program' ing at UNC-Chapel Hill. I Wendy is e perfect example of a. well-rounded person. With her grades and athletic skills, a scholar- ship looks very promising! Rob Ha rfis Girl's Soccer 211