West Valley High School - Aurora Yearbook (Fairbanks, AK)

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DUKES UF HAZZARD Brimming with confidence ofter lost yeor's Region VI crown ond the first ploce finish in the Region VI lnvirorionol tournament, rhe West volley Wolfpocls Hoclsey teom tools the ice with o feeling thot they vvere the supreme teom ond could prove it once ogoin. Thor they did, running up o spectoculor winrloss record which consisted of only rvvo losses, with neorly tvventy victories. A number of those victories were ogoinsr orch rivol Lothrop, including the oll-importonr games which decided the Region VI chompions ond rhe lnvitotionol Tournoment vvinner. In each ond every importont gome, the Wolfpocls come out with the most rubber in the net, Perhops the most imporront reason for the osounding success of the Wolfpocls sguod vvos the foct thot the teom vvos vvell rounded, hoving excellent slsoters on defense, out front, ond in the goolie box. Anorher mojor foctor for the teom's position or ifl vvos the number of yeors' experience thot oll the ployers hod. The teom vvill be losing some of their top slsoters,but there were so mony good puclssters thot next yeor should prove to be o continuotion of the West Volley teom's vvinning woys, Besides receiving o lorge number of returning storters, the teom will also benefit from rhe return of Cooch Torlsioinen, who provided the teom with the fundomentol slsill needed os vvell os vvith o teom togetherness thot was eosily noticed when loolsing ot the sguod of puclssrers from West. PROVING THEIR SUPREMACY ON THE ICE, WOLFPACK PUCKSTERS CAME OUT ON TOP IN THE RACE FOR THE REGION VI TITLE Senior skating star Jack Dunshie glldes across the Ice to aid team member Sam Fteese in stealing the puck from one of the North Pole Patriots.

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F ST FORW RD WEST NORDIC ENTHUSIASTS RACED PAST COMPETITION AND GLIDED THROUGH ANOTHER VICTORIOUS Wirn dererrninorion ond endurance, rne Wesr volley Slsi Team defied sickness ond cold ro cornplere another successful season, While orner Foiroonlss schools suffered o decline in nnernoership, the Wolfpack slsi ream nod grown stronger os more Wesr srudenrs reveoled rneir ornleric ooiliries. Regionals proved ro oe no oosrocle for rhe ski reofn as they virruolly srnolsed Region contenders off rrie rroil The momentum didn'f let up os fhe slsi reorn pulled info firsr place on rhe firsr day of Srore cornperirion, Unforruanrely rne nwoioriry of rhe reom conrrocred food poisoning before rne second day of comperirion They srill rnonoged on impressive fourrn ploce ooys' finish ond fifrh place girls' posifion. Wesr Valley was proud of rnese fine ornleres' performances, ond wirh o lirrle supporr ond Iucls, along wirn lors of nord work, rne West Nordic enrnusiosrs will have on excellenr shor or o Store rirle nexr yeor Kicking up her heels, Coach Lamson celebrates a successful race with the team. SEASON .Q-a ms? ' sf-'us W mix 'Ke it K fs Flashing parting smiles before the long trek to Anchorage are Janet Mitchell, Diana Hall, Scott Reeburgh, Dan McGill, lnge Deehr and lan White. Coach Carlson casts a critical eye over her team. 'fc f J .- 'sf Doublepoling the last stretch, Steve Buchanan completes a grueling seven and a half kilometers, ll. 1 wi 'WW