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

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X-W -fa. - 3,-.mar jf-. K., A W .r 'lr 1 iff ffirflskd 5Il8f!H8l la Orr Relaxing after a race, senior Trent Staats leans up against the side ofthe pool. The boy's swim team tinished eighth at the State Meet iPhoto by staffj Looking upat the score board imme- diateiy after his finish, senior Garet Kipe sees that he missed winning by a few hundreths of a second.tPhoto by Derek Kipej Teams didn't always arrive to the game on large, luxurious greyhounds, often they were told GN Bas Soggy fries, watered down cokes and greasy double meat cheeseburg- ers became a ritual of late night road trips. Team members faced with playing away games in such far off places as Killeen and Waco, came up with effective ways to combat fast food and boredom during long road trips. Usually we just slept or listened to our walk- mans, but once we got there we really had to start concentrating on the game. With our new district, we will be able to concentrate on games much more with the shorter ride, sophomore varsity baseball player Ty Embrey said. While some players zoned out before games others tried to do what coaches preferred--concen- trate on the game once the player stepped on the bus. On the way to games we sat around, talked and just listened to music which got us excited about the upcoming game, sophomore junior varsity volley- ball player Iennifer Wallace said. The bus ride to the game energized players to compete and win while the ride home told the story of whether the game was won or lost. When we won, the team was usually in a good mood but when we lost the feeling was a little down, but often the bus ride became a fun part of being on the team, junior IV basketball player Scott Heare said. Competing, the main goal of the team, could become overshadowed by the bus ride to and from a game. The ride often reflected the feelings of players and the team but while some slept, others used the time foramore scholastic purpose--studying the next day' s homework. SWIMMING Edited By: Erin Craig

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Boys Take E Diving into eighth place in state, the boy's swim team finished oil the best season the Chaparrals have ever had. Trent Staats, second-year All- American, finished first in the 100yard breast stroke. 'This year, the boy's swim team did the best they've ever done because forthe first time they were in the top 10 and it was also the first time for a boy to win an event, Coach David Patterson said. The girls iinished second in district and fifth in regicnals The Score Varsity Boy's SWIM Mme Pre Tisca San Antonio 3rd Tlsca Austin 8th SMU Relays 3rd Burnet Invitational 1ll Diorict 1st Regionals 181 State Sth VARSITY GmL's SWIMMING Pre Tisca San Antonio 8th Tisca Austin 15th SMU Relays 3rd Burnet Invitation! 1st District 2nd Regionals 5th 'ghth Place As Far As An one with senior Sarah Wrckenberg named to second team All State and freshman Melanie Baier qualified for state. 'Everyone hates having to shave but it can make your time a little faster and sometimes the difference in times between Hrst and sixth place is only one or two seconds, junior Allison Bannerot said. - mf! sa Swiu TEAM Front Row.'Jesslca Parker. James Bannerot, Chris Flailey. Andrew Schlessinger, M ike Quick Scott Cheney, Second Ffow.Clair Hardgrove,Alkon Bannerot, Debbie Baker.Gretchan Pahany, Keithal-larrold, David Cheney, Derek Kipe, Brice Parker, Third Row:Julie Bangasser, Allison Perbaugh, Shanon Mills, Monique Lehr, Curt Hanson. Amy Glover, Jenny Barth, Fourth Row: Mark Woodlng, Trey Binford, Tate Chiles, Trent Staats, Back Row:Coach David Patterson. Brandon Gardner. KNOW THE SCORE 1 SPORTS .i.1.1.Bl't 097 Preparing for the race, senior Trent Staats readies to take off from the starting block and swim his leg ofthe 200 yard intermediate relay, which consisted of sophomores Mark Howard, Curt Hanson and seniorGaret Kipe, Trentwon the gold metal for the 100-yard breaststroke. iPhoto by staftl

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Offered by boosters, parents, even players, money to increase an athlete's chances didn't cause even the authorities to ask... HAT S IT GOING TO 5 Hundreds of Q thou- sands of dollars, coupled with time and energy to determine how to most wisely allocate money, went to fund secondary athletes' favorite extra-curriculars. Despite the school's efforts, individuals also contributed to per- sonal and team success by investing time and money in athletic pursuits. I spend about S100 a month on sports. That includes club fees, transportation and equipment, senior club soccer player lon Guhl said. Because of the enormous expense, athletes relied on Mom and Dad to help foot the bill. About 6096 of parents funded their children's athletics. My father sees a future for me in volleyball, so he supports my involvement in it, senior volleyball player Brandi Clark said. Hopefully, volleyball will help me get into a good college so my father and I will be paid back for the expenses. Parents also helped out their children by sup- porting the Chap Club, an organization that also gave financial support to school teams. About five percent of my budget comes from the Chap Club. They usually pay for last minute emergencies l wasn't able to put in the school budget, cross country and track coach Iulie Lewis said. However, most equipment and supplies came from the school provided for by the school budget. The school allocated S623,392 to pay for high school and middle school sports. Sports can be really expensive. lt helps to go to a school that spends so much on athletics, junior Chris Pevateaux said. Reflecting a dissenting opinion, about 30'Zn of the students surveyed said that the school should not spend so much on athletics. I think it's incredibly biased on which teams they give the money to. Football gets everything and all the other sports get pushed aside, yell leader Russ Phillips said The school's commitment to athletics, combined with a dedication by the students and parents led to quality teams determined to play ball . Bemhy Over Backwards fasyhxsfff At the LBJ gymnastics meet, fresh- men Kathy Blackbird completes a floor routine waiting for the audience to Hnish applauding. iPhoto by staftj KNOW THE SCORE Perfoming the splits on the balance beam, sophomore Caren Harsh- barger balances in hopes lor a high score at the LBJ meet tPhoto by stafll