Westlake High School - El Paisano Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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'Q Never wanting to complete a task, reach a goal or just finish a race, most athletes never Worked on EACHING ' THE Fl ISH M Breathing harder, lengthening his stride, the runner focused on the white line which meant he had finished reaching his goal. He gathered his strength and sprinted past his oppo- nents breaking the tape, crossing the finish line sig- nalling the end of his race and accomplishing what he had set out to do. A finish line isn't just the white line at the end of a race, it represents doing something I've never done before. It means taking a risk of failure, cross country runner Iulie Farnie said. I need to look towards finish lines to motivate myself. The cross country team managed to reach the finish line before their competitors in all but one of actual finish lines, set team goals that represented their 'finish lines'. In the beginning of the year, our goal was to be district champions, after Westwood beat us, we set the goal to play as well as we could in playoffs. For the most part, we played our hearts out, senior soccer player Kris Kennedy said. Team support and effort displayed by team- mates often helped the team through trying moments on their way to reaching a goal. Teams often decided to revise their goals, or move their finish lines. Our goals changed throughout the season, originally we wanted to be district champions, then we tried to win half of our games, and after that, we tried to win just one game, varsity basketball player Tim Bolger said. Although our record doesn't show it, our team really got together, and ended up having their regular season meets. Other teams, without a lot of fun. QA Q Of M1 721111 Finishing his Gnal lap during the St. Edward's meet, sophomore Brian Dimer races to keep his leading position. Countless hours oi practice paid oft lor crosssountry members who completed their season placing third in district tPhoto by Picayunej S15'retZ'!f Meeting lor an early morning practice, seniors Scott Cates and Ross Herbert prepare themselves for a lew laps around the track. Runners for the track and cross country teams met as early as 7 a.m. before school to im- prove their timing lor future meets.lPhoto by staffl Edited By: Cyrstol Speors

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hbw D12! M Do? Checking their times, seniors Garet Kipe and Trent Staats look for their re- sults, The boy's swim team linished eighth place in the state tournament fPhoto by Derek Kipel I VARSITY GIRL'S VARSITY Bov s Cnoss COUNTRY Cnoss COUNTRY Penungular lat Triangular Meet Ist Seguln Meet 1st Seguin 6th A.l.S.D Meet let Westlake Meet 5th Westlake Meet 1st Austin Invitational 4th SL Edwards 1st New Braunfels 5th Houston 2nd St. Edwards Invitational 2nd New Braunfels lst District 3rd District lat Regionals 2nd State 5th Girls Wrap up While most teams were competing in the district level, the varsity crosscountry teams continued their line of success as they reached the state meet forthe fourth year in a row. ' 'This was the first year I have run, but I feel like we had Fifth in State finished in filth place. The boys varsity cross-country team exhbited strength in their athletic abilities throughout the a great year. The team was season, their persistence always really positive and very resulted in a third place finish at supportive ol each other, the district meet. sophomore Sabrina Van l feel our year wasn't so Steenkiste said. great, even though we worked The girl's cross country hard and were totally dedicated, team earned a first place finish in distict with their efforts in district competition. Later progressing to the state level ol competition, the girl's team we really would have liked to have done better both in district and also to have competed in the state oompetionj' junior Alex Kaulbach said. GinL's Cnoss Courmav Front Rom Cary Foster. Jennifer Vlhlliarrs, Liese Sllverberg, Cheryl Flarrsey, Sarah Shefelbine, Leslie Amaral, Toni Gesch, Second Row: Kelly Whidbee, .llll Matson, Kelly West, Shelly Herbert, Kristi O'DonneIl, Coach Lewis. Sabrina Van Steenklste, Michelle Dear, Tanya Winter, 171irdRovir Emily Ellls, Kristen Silverberg, Julie Farnie, Andy Harris, Mellissa Amaral, Jennifer Dunn, Sara Hellman, Shelly Mlchalk, BackRaw: Tracy Cooper, Heidi Hellman, Mindl Stober, Jennifer Bradley, Jennifer Folic ..,, A. , gm 1 if' ' Xl' 1 'J' 35' 'W ' - Q .-ff' . -', 7 tx, 4 121.12 'f' 3 '5' 5 . W I Q 'Q' iii' G I Y . Q '5i ?s: s .QF . V, I i' I i wg f' -lll V. A Bov's Cnoss Counrnv Front Row: Brain Dlmer, John Grey, Floss Herbert, Coach Mark Hurst, Tommy Boukhris, Oliver Lapuente, Jalr Gonzales, Second Row:Matt Lyons, Soon Flathouse, Edgar Eichelrnann. Jeff Wnson, Chris Hendrix, Third Flow.'Sodt Kates, Scott Wright, Chris Byne, Michael Sanchez, Tres Finley, Mike Smith, John Carroll, Back Row: Jay Widbe, lqamar Weedle, Damon Fisher, Zane Lyons, Brad Blnescke, Alex Kaubaoh. Mike Nie son. SPORTS KNOW THE SCORE

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600118 During the basketball season an elite group of fans known as goons added comic relief to a subpar season. The goonswere lead by senior Tod Conner and junior Charley Spong. tPhoto by staffl Soccer Earns Playoff Spot The hottest competition during the soccer season came between the two varsity teams to see which team, the boy's or girl's, would compile the better record. The boy's 11-2-1 record secured them a second place district finish and a spot in the playoffs. For the fourth straight year, they advanced to the regional tournament, but fell prey to Klein Oak, 2-1 in the first round. We've worked well as a teamg we have accomplished the goals that we set at the begin- ning ofthe year, junior lan Lip- ski said. The girl's team maintained its winning tradition, also placing As FarAs An one second in district. lt also ad- vanced to win the area title by defeating Kingwood, 30, but were later beaten by Klein Oak 4-0 in the Regional Finals. l feel that we had an ex- ceptional year. At the beginning ofthe year, I didn't think that we would advance all the way. freshman Brittan Hlista said. Sporting a winning season, the girls edged out the boys to post one of the year's best athletic records and both teams succeeded by reaching the regional playoffs. I I VARSITY Bov s VARSITY GIRL s Soc c ER Socc E R Alarm Heights O-2 Alamo Heights 70 Memorial 3-1 Doble 1-2 Klein O-1 Humble B-1 Katy Taylor 1-3 Clear Creek 50 Bryan 5-2 St. Stephens 70 Georgetown 0-O Georgetown 40 Ellison 2-0 Ellison 120 Westwood 1-5 Westwood 2-3 Leander 5-0 Leander 1 30 Killeen 3-1 Killeen 100 Copperoa Cove 2-1 Waco B0 Round Rook 20 Round Rod: 20 Georgetown 5-1 Georgetown 7-2 Elliaon 5-1 Ellison 9-1 Westwood 1-4 Westwood 1-2 Leander 60 Leander 50 Killeen 20 Killeen 10-0 Round Rock 2-1 Round Flock 2-1 Katy Taylor 10 Katy Taylor 10 LaPorte 4-2 Kingwood 3-2 Klein Oak 1-2 Klein 3-1 Klein Oak O-4 DtsTnicT Recono 11-2-1 OVERALL Rsconot 5-6-1 Dismrcr Recono 11-2 OVERALL Recoao 18-4 , r 1 , g .5 i .W J il --3. Vansirv GlHL'S Soccen Fran! Row: Christina DiGiacomo, Julle Schmidt, Michelle Martin, Allie Harm- ton, Maria Monte, Second Row: Donna Dudek, Kris Kennedy, Brittan Hlista, Leslie Dudek, 'Hftany Newlin, Baokflow: Laurel Bacon, Angle Vaughn, Heidi Heilman. Coach Jack Flatau, Charlotte Ftenwlck, Noelle Norvelle, Tracy Coop- per. 9 t - --fu '- + ft ' 1-. 2-rr 1 f--1 1 f.. ' , ti-lafxrai-2'f fi-iii! ' 'et Q ' 1 ' 1. rf u it. , H' s:t' 3.'L'Vg,vi!iArl , ps, rv , t J A is , , All f 7 ' F' g vs ,,,' Q- -ic' e ff 1 . - - ' :::-:' -setaaa ' -5 - 1 f fi , 1 '- 7' ,., , -'N . - ft -1, 5 ' 1 .T ' M..-Q 1 - . K K K EL 3, mf wi. new , . .. '-. ...mil fr . we 9 VAnstTv Bov's Soccen Front How: Clint Staples, Seth Orell, Ross Martin, Jeff Martin, Ken Kendall, David Weriatls, Andy Bennett, Eric Scott, Baokftaw: Coach Jack Flatau. Mike Layne, Shawn Oretl, Kevln Deal, Josh Barker, Charlton Perry, John Lusk, lan Lbskl. Juan Guardamino, Jason Peysen. Know the Score SPORTS