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

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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

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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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With a last burst of energy, Brian Scarborough prepares to cross the finish line. All tied up before a race Dave Lokken has his bib secured in place by Coach Carlson. it 1,22 Rob Bettisworth sprints to quick start at the sound of the gun. q '1uun....,.,.d Coached by Marianne Carlson and Woody Wenstrom the ski team trained with determination and enthusiasm, and were well rewarded with another victorious season. Led by team captains Joan Scarborough and Andy White, the girls and boys ski teams of West Valley were a dominating force in every ski meet they entered. Needless to say, they were undefeated, and usually captured the first four or five places in both the girls and the boys races. This year's ski team was one of the largest and most enthusiastic that the Wolfpack has ever had. Their spirit was reflected in every race as they virtually kicked their competition off the trail by easily defending their Region VI title. The 156 SKI TEAM I N - e A H is Q in mf 1' 1 . WOLFPACK SKIERS WHIZZED PAST THEIR COMPETITION N ALL LEVELS ski team then entered the State Invitational and easily glided to a first place finish in both the boys and girls competition to also capture the State title. Another major accomplishment for the ski team was their participation in the Tang Nordic races in which West Valley placed 11 skiers on the Junior Olympics Ski Team. At the 1981 Junior Olympics held at Steamboat Springs, Colorado, ten skiers from West Valley on the Alaska team competed nationwide. The skiers did very well in the individual events considering the weather conditions and the high altitudes. In the girl's division I, 5km race, Mara Rabinowitz captured a very respectable fourth place, while in the girl's division Il, 5km race, Sarah Swift took outstanding third place finish. The most grueling individual race for the division girls competition was the 7.5km race, ll Mara Rabinowitz managed to finish in t top 10, with a ninth place finish. Meanwhile, in the girls' division II race, 3.8km course, Sarah Swift finished in tenth place. Both of the boy's division and Il individual competitions were very tough. In the 7.5km race, however, Bri Scarborough and Andy White managed finish in the top 20, as they took 14th and 17th respectively in this event. Because of these fine performances, West Valley was truly proud of their sl team's achievements for the year.