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

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FRESHMAN AND JV B. BALL PREPARED UPCOMING PLAYERS FOR THE VARSITY SQUAD If the success of West's Junior Varsity and Freshman boy's basketball teams is any indication, the outlook for next year's Varsity squad is exceptionally bright. While the teams did represent West Valley in regular season play and endeavored to uphold West's standards of sports excellence, the main goal of both teams was to provide young, talented players with the skills necessary to play sound Varsity ball. The JV team, comprised mostly of sophomores fonly two Juniorsj, did more than simply acquire important skills, they handily outscored their opponents in more than twelve games. Reflected contented coach Al Shoats, The JV's secret to success lay in a combination of hard work, fundamentals and discipline. The talent was definitely there but it took the combined efforts of players and coach to bring about the end result. The result was that West's JV team learned how to play good, solid, winning basketball. Coach Shoats also pointed out that if the team had any problem it was finding places for out-of-town players to stay while in Fairbanks. The JV team represented West's hope for a strong varsity squad in the future. Because the team was composed of talented young players, West can look forward to a fairly strong varsity team in the next two seasons. Mr. Shellinger accurately expressed West's hope for the future ,g3 o.f Up and coming stars are as follows: BACK ROW: Manager Julie Mane, Charlie Lines, Robin Montgomery, Eddie Hough, Terry DeVries, Bob Burcell, Dale Welty, Doug Holman, David Zahn, Owen Jackson, Bill Bidell, Greg Baker, Dave Morris, FRONT ROW: Tyrone Thomas, Glen Anderson, Coach Al Shoats, Darrel Case, Scott Winner. 'hu QL 5 J ...JW when he Stated, l'm very pleased with their fthe JV teamj overall success. They are a group of very fine young men and l can only look to the future when they will mature into the Varsity squad. The Freshman team, composed entirely of freshmen and coached by Joe Cacairi, played their way through a challenging but productive season. The team managed to outscore more than seven opponents including the Delta Junction JV squad. Coach Cacairi stated, we played a number of teams including some JV teams and still managed to win a few basically we prepared the freshman players for JV and Varsity ball! FRESHMAN B.BALL WVHS ' Opponents 59 W Kodiak 68 48 g Nenana 51 61 +A Kodiak 44 44 3 Lathrop g 51 44 . North Pole 36 31 1 ,i,, ji.Lathrop 41 44 ,.f-i g,5,rJ'rl-Valley 56 47 , North Pole ' T46 46 -.A.A 5 3.43. Delta 44 , 56 iii'i ffffffffjff.Lathrop i 52 57 A North Pole - 47 39 i Lathrop A W 42 W:6 L-6 T-O Disrupting a would be successful pass, West's Mike Caciari and Brian Fox help to break up Lathrop's offense.

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...-nl Leaping hoopward Andy Holman defies the powerful Monroe Rams VARSITY BASKETBALL WVHS Opponents 73 Eielson 72 58 Monroe 84 44 North Pole 65 42 Lathrop 41 61 Eielson 62 56 Monroe 80 64 Eielson 57 North Pole Lathrop Monroe North Pole Lathrop W 3 L 9 The start of the season was the same as always for the Boys Varsity Basketball Team, practice, practice, and more practice. The season began in November and was not completed until mid-February. The Varsity Boy's game schedule included twenty-five games and of these, West reigned victorious in ten. The team's brilliant play exhibited in its many exhilarating games allowed the season to be labeled as sensational, illustrating the point that a team's success is not always directly reflected by its win-loss record. With eleven team members of which four were Seniors, it seems relatively safe to predict an older, more experienced team for future seasons. The promotion of several Junior Varsity players should strengthen the Varsity force and nable them to achieve an impressive win-loss record. The team went on the road and played other ball clubs from Anchorage, Wasilla and Tri-Valley, often with good results. As the season came to an abrupt end, three West players were listed as top scorers in Region VI. These players were Dave Schram, Joe Miller, and Andy Holman. Of these three, Junior Dave Schram was selected to the All-Region Team. Alternating between streaks of hot and cold, the team experienced an up and down year, but netted thekind of season West Valley likes to see, a season characterized by a hundred and one percent player output, producing consistently exciting basketball, Flying high above the Ravens Miguel LaFIeur puts the ball to the boards Getting inside the Malemute defense John Pennebaker shoots for two .' g W 1 .'-fl , ----...t 590'

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