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

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A- wi Stretchen Gretchen Kind puts a little stretch into her floor routine. Sew- Sept, 24 Oct, Oc. Oc. Nov. Dec. KAN meets against A Lathrop' andgpr North WVHS V HS QP 11 RegnQgalst,1-QQ: m H VWVHS Higtate wvus I1 GYMNASTICS 1 M znd U 2nd 8 2 d Oct. 14 2' d t 24 2 d r 31 2nd 7 2 d 21 2 d S 5 8th Relaxing after a tough practice, gymnasts Z Evelyn Miller, Cathy Scott, Mimi Lee, and Sharman Murphree discuss their routines. GYMNASTICS 163

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The West Valley gymnasts, with precision The gymnastic team consisted of Cathy Scott, Evelyn Miller, Kathy Mahler, Paige Wallace, Kirstin Gish, Coach Cheryl McKenzie, Natalia Naske, Missy Pippen, Mimi Lee, Gretchen Kind, Sharman Murphree, and Qinsetj Manager Bonnie Oliphant. WITH GRACE A D STYLE WEST ,,,, D GYMNASTS SCORED AT STATE jumping into her next tumbling run. and grace, proved once again that they were a force to be reckoned with in state gymnastics. Always striving for absolute perfection, the gymnasts tumbled their way to success with the help of a new coach, Cheryl McKenzie. Lead by co-captains Mimi Lee and Paige Wallace, West placed second in regional competition.This is quite a feat since the compulsory routines lstandardized routines which all gymnasts must completel increase in difficulty every four years after the Olympics. The local meets consisted of the three compulsory and three optional routines. After taking second at regionals, the team traveled to Bartlett High School in Anchorage to compete statewide. At State they met with great success as Gretchen Kind became All-Around Class lll Champion. The gymnasts took time to raise money for new uniforms b having a bake sale at the University Center and the annual With grace and precision Gretchen Kind executes a difficult back handspring on the beam. 162 GYMNASTICS This year's Cartwheel-A-Thon winner was freshman Gretchen Kind, otherwise known as Stretchen Gretchenf, She won with a count of 1,800 nonstop cartwheels. Even though this number sounds unbeatable it wasnft enough to break last year's record of 2,683 cartwheels set by senior Mimi Lee. The gymnasts strived for perfection, with the attitude of settling for nothing but the best, and in the eyes of West Valley they were the best.

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Along with wrestling, cross-country runnin and skiing team, Westls hockey team maintained one of the school's longest winning streaks. Having lost only six games in the previous six years, the Wolfpack skaters triumphed in Regionals for the fourth consecutive year and swept the State Invitational Tournament for the third consecutive year. The mighty icemen finished the 1980-81 season with an incredible 15-3 record. The team once again started the season as the underdog to Lathrop. However, after an initial defeat by the Malemutes, the Wolfpack steamrolled the archrivals five times, including victories in the Region 6 and State Invitational finals. The team had plenty of experience with five seniors, including all-region selection Eddie Allen, and leading Senior pointscorer Buck Mahler. Underclassmen also helped the hockey team out tremendously. The team's leading pointgetter was all-region Scott Deely, who was only a sophomore. The team's leading goal scorer was all-region selection Rufus King, a junior. WOLFPACK PUCKSTERS ICEE A OTHER REGION VI TITLE As Scott Deely wins the faceoff, Vince Johnso anxiously awaits the pucl- The style of play exhibited by the Wolfpack was different than most others. N' T The European style of hockey was taught Q by Coach Tarkianan, and the Wolfpack -,U riiii A skaters plated the puck and not the body. With sharp passing and skating the team did their damage to their opponents goals, not their faces. West 5tUCl9nt5 Were Proud of the 1980- FRONT ROW: Jann Laiti, manager, Scott Deely, 81 l'1OCliey team, and their QXCifif1Q EAl'lCl Vince Johnson, Jay Weaver, Darrin Freeman, triumphant season helped maintain West John Olmsfeady I-Ori NiCh0lS, manager? Tom Valleys Winning attitude Hayward. BACK ROW: Sam Brice, Russell if if Atwood, Brian Martsolf, Buck Mahler, Wil Papp, Rufus King, Pete Hagel, Phil Younki Eddie Allen, Coke Wallace, Coach Ri Tarkianf l i 164 HOCKEY