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

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Once again the West Valley harriers, under the direction of coaches Sprague and Carlson, proved their supremacy in Region Vl by winning all of their meets handily. With the sure-footed determination of champions, the cross- country runners easily won the regional meet at Eielson to earn a berth in the state-wide competition held in Palmer. The girls, lead by freshman speedster Mara Rabinowitz and sophomore Lucia LaFleur, narrowly missed taking the state title, losing to Dimond by only seven points, thus taking second place. Mara also captured second place individually at state. The boys lacked team depth but still easily took regionals and finished at a highly respectable fifth place at state. Andy White's third place individually paced the boys. Next year should be a banner year for both the boys and girls since they will lose only three seniors on the whole varsity squad. The cross-country running team will continue the tradition of reaching for the top. Starting with a bang, the Wolfpack runners prove their supremacy. 154 CROSS-COUNTRY WEST CROSS-COUNTRY RUN NERS LEAVE REGION VI RIVALS TO BITE THE DUST

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vlng a kiss good night are the spunky Mat ids as they get ready to rock to sleep ln e annual rock-a-thon. of the Mat Maid squad were nslstinn visor Mrs. Rotolo, Co-Captain Evelyn gen, Captain Cheryl Looney, Tammy erry, Delisa De Varges, Jill Morris, Kim Christelle Ansart, Rosemary and Karen Blockcolsky. THE 1980-81 HOCKEY CHEERLEADERS AND MAT MAIDS HAD WHAT IT TOOK TO SUPPORT THEIR WINNING TEAMS While the talented Wolfpack wrestlers grappled their way to victory, the zealous Mat Maids worked relentlessly doing many behind the scene jobs. With the help of sponsor, Mrs. Rotolo, the Mat Maids ended the year filled with many memories and accomplishments. Heading the list of fund raisers was the third annual Rock-a-Thon when the persistent girls rocked in their rocking chairs from dusk till dawn. They sold elegant red roses for Valentine's Day and spicy red carnations to enhance the Christmas spirit. In designing creative locker posters for the boys every week, the Mat Maids displayed their artistic ability. Not only did the Mat Maids run the home matches, tally the scores, and keep official time, but their energetic yells spurred the wrestlers and delighted the fans. The Mat Maids aided the wrestlers on the road to victory. MAT MAIDS 153

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Forging ahead of the others, Mara Rabinowitz strides out toward another victory. themselves beyond their limits, Kris Manya Deehr, and Kim Leslie help another Wolfpack win, as Coach linseti scrutinizes his team. aining toward the finish, Kurtis Cooney With a positive look on his face, Willie Papp pares to pass a Monroe opponent. puts his best foot forward. GIRL'S CROSS-COUNTRY WVHS Opponents lst V Region VI ' 18 I Monroe' 45 15 North Pole 62 ' Monroe -I 643 17 Monroe 46 lst , Palmer Invitational lst Kenai Invitational lst Region VI lst Regionals 2nd State Meet Won-8 Lost-0 Tied-0 ' Tri-meet Using sheer determination, Lucia LaFleur forces herself on. BOY'S CROSS-COUNTRY WVHS Opponents lst Region VI 27 Monroe 30 23 North Pole 83 I Monroe 33 29 Monroe 46 Eielson 53 3rd I I Palmer Invitational 2nd Kenai Invitational lst Region VI 1st Regionals 5th State Meet Won-6 Lost-0 Tied-O I 'Tri-meet CROSS-COUNTRY 155