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

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gil Th e S c o r e Gymnastics District Meet Qualified for Regionals Regionals Individuals Qualified for State State Kathy Blackbird Missy Davis 131 ' 4th 7th h Leaping through the air, freshman Kathy Blackbird performs her balance beam routine. Kathy finished seventh at the state championships. iPhoto by staffi Gymnasts Get Fresh Start A new tradition began as Westlake's first competing gymnastics team tumbled into its first season of official SA competition. 'We did awesome for our first year. We're hoping for new mats and better equipment for next year though. Right now we have to go from one gym tc the other, just to get in a full practice on all of the equipment,' freshmen Tyler Cone said. Until this past year, there wasn't a team because ct the unavailability of gymnastics coaches, and the proper funding. Once the gymnastics team received the funding, they were presented with the problem of where to place all the equb- ment, thus stringing it out between the two gyms. Crenshaws Gymnastics Club became a good alternative for the gymnastics team to practice during the summer. 'Some of the others and l are planning on going to Crenshaw's Gymnastics Club this summer to get in some extra practice, so that we have a better chance at placing at the meets, freshmen Freddy Herrera said. Placing second at distnct, and then fourth at regionals, the girls towered over the boys at tourna- ments. Due to injuries, and an ineligibillty, the boy's team didn't number enough to compete in either of the competitions. 'Kathy Blackbird placed seventh at state, and Missy Davis placed eighth, but that's because they went to Crenshaw's. I placed every time I competed, but l'm going to go there this summer so that the boy's team will be even stronger next year,' freshmen Tree Leonard said. A ,sg er. I r 1 it Q T , - ,. ,wg 5 1 9 N 2 as? Z i at Gvumsvics Front Row: MissyDavis. Kathy Blackbird, Amy Pollard, Second Row: Jolie Dickey.Vanessa Bamey.Jordana Johnson, Tyler Cone, Lorl Aune, Jennifer Allen, Kristin Northlngton, Back Haw: Coach Bob Fcrd.Mlchelle Llndsey,Trae Leonard, Caron Harehbarger, Christi Corblt. Greg Lawrence, Suzan Utzman. GYIVINASTICS Edited By:Meg Murray

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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

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Varsity Completes Turn Around , In its second year of 5A competition, the varsity football team turned a previous 2-8 record into a winning scorecard. Through the leadership of 19 returning lettermen and 31 seniors, Coach Ron Schroeder took the team to a third place district finish, improving on last years last place finish in district KN OWS and geared up for the game,' As FEI' As An 0176 junior Craig Dickey said. Seventeen players re cieved post-season honors including senior Darryl Schenk, senior Cash Kristynik, junior honors, it's obvious that we should have made the playoffs. We'll get there next year, junior Jimmy Saxton said. Saxton lead the Chaps into district 25AAAAA the following year. Captain and senior run- ningback Clay Howell, who was injured early in the season, received a full scholarship to the 14AAAAA. I Steve DeMoss and Dickey, who University cl Texas. Stance 'The captains took charge led with First Team AllDistrid Labaj, Phillip Hall, and Chris all season. They made sure that selections. Reed also received scholarships every player was ready to play 'With all the talent and to major universities. ,.t- . s ff 'after-rf-frfiaieajizgliss ft Q, e 5 4 f-11? 'T r' fs. ta -M -If is? 552,-?at .- 'iii -xf5'1-?fl?Z5F5:F5?9rl 11 Tl fs- e ea. fe A . lf. Us-. ev, - -if f-aff' 1 '.7 2'f1,s1rw?Vtt--S 31 ir- T s. .-f... . . , - xl . ,Z-f. ., ,Neg ', ,,,.- r 4' A . 11 :Ui ri if 5 VARSITYFOOTBALL Front Raw.'Scott Sanders, Craig Dickey, Emily Drew, Lisa Hendrix, Shay Purcell, Anne Bowman, Tracey Schnurr, Ginny Elliot, Tracy Arrmann, Claudine DeFelice, Casey Bush, Trudi Donaldson, Trey Buck,Jimmy Endres, Second Row:Coaoh Derek Long, Kip Aber- crombie, Jake Zapalac, Steve DeMoss,Brian Johnson, Brian Balli, Joel Chumney, Scott Huston, Keith Sanders, Courtney Smith, David Hester, B.J. Myers, TMII Petty, Jason Notle, Mickey Rose. Brady Ballard, Third I-?ow.Coach Lefty Fisher, Stephen Truesdell, Clay Howell, Trey Carrioo, Stance Labaj, Chris Reed, Dave Davenport, David Birkey. Cash Kristynik. Jirrmy Saxton, Rob Woertink, Brent Benton, Eric Woomer, Darryl Shenk. Charlton Perry, Mike Taylor, Alan Alexander, Coach Jim Dartlek, Coach Frank Guttman, Coach Ron Schroeder, Back R0w.'Coach Mark Hurst, Dennis McWilliams, Derek Southard, Mark Gray, Link Hudson, Justin Waight, Phillb Hall, Ross Bowman, Jay O'Meara, Troy Jamail, Kevin Cantrell, Jon Logan, Jody Faust, Flon Waldrop, Chris Pezold, Coach John Ringo. Th e S c o r e VARsrTY FooTBALL PL Braunfels Canyon 28-0 Westwood 21-0 LlIiQf 43-7 Waco 16-41 Temple 31-20 Killeen 28-29 Round Rod: 4318 Georgetown 24-14 Coppenl Cove 45-1 9 Killeen Ellhon 20-28 Drsrmcv Recono 5-3 Ovenllu. Rscono 7-3 SPORTS KNOW THE scope rf-J' lil.