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

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PLAY BY THE Finally, after two years of struggling with the UIL committee, Westlake broke into the Austin competitive dis- trict. Executive commit- tee members ruled in favor of Eanes ISD on their requested district change from district 14AAAAA to district 25AAAAA. The district change will shorten our travel time and give us more time to prepare before games, this change will help us to concentrate and be ready to play when the game starts, junior varsity basketball player sophomore Jason Paull said. The new district concerned many athletes in re- Pass Stealing the ball, senior Josh Barker looks for wide open junior Ken Ken- dall. The varsity boy's iinished second in district and advanced to Regionals. lPhoto by Pkzayunel fm Opal Waiting for a pass, sophomore runs along side lreshman teammate Shan- non Chase. The junior varsity girls had a 3433 overall season record. iPhoto by Picayunel KNOW THE SCORE SPORTS Rules were made to be broken echoed from locker rooms, but players, coaches opted to do nothing, but... Rfffes spect to where they would be playing the following year, while others simply tried to maintain a passing grade to meet the no pass-no play ruling. Stopping for the soccer team leaves me both physically and mentally exhausted. During the sea- son, my social life is sacrificed for more satisfying things like sleep, somehow I manage to squeeze my school work in between naps and practice, varsity soccer player senior Charlton Perry said. The new district change forced coaches to redraw district as well as overall schedules. To Westlake, this meant that game night would be all during the week and not just on Friday. Encouraged by the district change, both players and coaches dealt positively with UIL rules. asv-nnnlniki sms,-L. - A. , . ig ., N A s rs. i ft fr' . ,lifes 4-S.. is t eg. .sf 5, 'X-W' if 3 i ,gW..:xxmasf.fts.ag,s..s1ssswas,sM.craepssvssw1 f -armor-,sz,-nrQa.rr:trtii.-sasef .2 -.arfasit-.. .14 '55

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Fans had no effect on how players performed and could not lift spirits of players, but many still said LET s ' pa r .,, AKE soMEt rrrr t rrr y rzi While the traditional needed comic re1ief. spectator sports of foot- ball and basketball wit- nessed large, spirit-rous- ing crowds,dramatically smaller attendance ulti- mately forced other sports to adapt to the fact that fans would be few. Noting this disparity, varsity basketball players welcomed growing crowds enthusiastically as they gained strength in their second year as 5A competi- tors. Attendance for this year's games was much better than last year and it boosted the team's morale at the half, junior forward and team MVP john Schulz said. Also the Goons added a little bit of Despite the obvious lack of the Goons during football season, those players made the transition to 5A competition with a solid contingent of spectators. In contrast to the more spectator-orientated sports' participants, cross country runners finished their events to fanless bleachers. Only a couple of parents showed up at most meets, junior Zane Lyons said. More support would have been nice, but we really weren't doing it for anyone else other than ourselves and the team. Golf players viewed the crowds at their tour- naments in a similar light as did their tennis, track and swimming counterparts. Mike Taylor showed up, junior district cham- pion golfer Craig Sanders said. Ozfcif hi' 'lah' While the opposing defender gains control of the soccer ball, freshman Brittan Hlista fights for control. The varsity girls soccer team finished second in both the district competi- tion and the regional tournament. fPhoto by Brain Huntj Battling an opposing defender, so- phomore Steve Baily jumps over his opponent for the ball. For the fourth straight year the boy's soccer team advanced to regionals, but had to settle with a 15-6-1 overall record. iPhoto by Thad Kellyj SOCCER Edited By:LesIey Hester u 1

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f If 1 l . . .. . ' Q l - X- -.. J . r it . . gl T. Q A -.Mfr mil 'Q ill Junior: Viinsirv GIRL'S Soccsn Frm! Raw: Stephanie l-luxel, Shannon Chase, Stacie Van Donge, Ashley Tucker, Dara Hoover, Second Row: Penny Smith, Marci Biggar, Jennifer Ftarrberg, Julie Fox, Jennifer Wyman, Cheryl Strieber, Back Row: Rebecca Morgan, Karrie Kohlhaas, Val Lewis, Michelle Smith, Tracy Teasdale, Jennifer Bristol, Coach Wcki Hallman. Qlllllrll Away A Hght for the ball ensued and coming away with it, junior Spencer Dreiling heads for the goal. The JV boy's soc- cer team lost only two games one to Round Rock the other to Westwood, iPhoto by staffl JV Scores Second With a second place linish in district, the boys junior varsity B team overall had a great season in district play. A new coach and new players required adjustment but this came as no problem for the ambitious new team. Coming out this year as a new coach I didn't know what to expect, but after a few weeks of practice I was sure that we could go lar this year. The fact that we had nearly all new players didn't seem to be a problem at all, they functioned really well together, coach Dale Baker said. The tearn's determination and skill level put them out front early in the season and kept them there until the very end. With only two losses, one to the first place Westwood and the KNOWS other to Round Flock, the team went almost unchallenged through the season. This year we were really hoping to beat Westwood but their program has been consis- tently outstanding for many years and this season was no exception. Our loss to Round Flock was more of a surprise, and placed us in a tie with them for second in district and we finished the season that way. With a full time coach and new ambitions the boys JV B team became more than just a secondary team to the JV A and earned respectability around the district. As FBI' As All ONE Junion Vmsirv Bov's A Socczn Front How: Stephen Bally, Peter Brunet, Erik Gonzales, Damon Kelly, Brain Hunt, Second Flow: Jason Hall, Darien Llgarde, Bobby Berezovytch, Bryan Hllsta, John Lelfeste, Kam Kronenberge, Coach Sam MoCutdien. Back Haw: Donovan Miller, Eric Danheim, Spencer Drelling. Pat Pestorlus, Dan Hellman, Eric Lupton, Brain Shultz. .4 .ngzw gq , ggi: Y ...ic A :1fr':,...N5-AT init . e x , - , 'J i ,. iw - . .llg mglgslifirji I 71,13 'spear 1 . i ' 4 - n ' fx ' 5.4 - of up L- ...4' .J fs . -f Jumon Vansirv Bov's B Soccsn Front Row: Jeff Looney, Ross Tacket. Neil Schultz, Andrew Erwin, John Belt. Second Raw:Wade Owens. John Carpenter, Andrew Williamson, Enrico Ferrari, Doug Werhane, John Beall, Back Row:J.J. Clark. Todd Ftamberg, Will Trevillion, Jett Patterson, Wlll Mazurek, Todd McGraw, Tue Nguyen, Ron Grimes, Coach Dale Baker. SOCCER Edited By: Erin Croig