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

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l l Farr? M x 4 5 ,Vi A p X K W 'f r it i l 3'r4-I-1-ci lieaching for the ball, sopho- mores Bill Davenport and Blake Miller blockout the Austin High defenders. The junior varsity lost to Austin High by one point, then proceeded to loss two of the next three games by only one point. fPhoto bystaffl Beating Killeen before its As Far As An one Rolling into Second Place it home fans secured the junior varsity basketball team an 18-10 overall record and a second place district finish. Bennett said. Vlhnning 12 out of its last Finishing 8-19, the 13 games, the JV posted a 12-4 freshmen suffered in the SHAKH district mark. While the JV only transition from middle school to ' averaged 54 points a game, they high school. ,, 2 relied on defense to clinch many During the off-season JV 'N of its victories. players concentrated on 'We worked really hard to defensive drills to strengthen the finish second in district and team and improve for the move playing well,' sophomore James to varsity status. 6 ,ti Q 'x 1 lil 'K ' Ei in it se f , gt? arf partir -Q li?-lb ggi 'ff K ,guna ix M fg? SX gl- 4: ls-Zin 1 , fewer' ,N vial- gf! f WWA f ' R Nair l if 5 I l me ,meeewwevre -1 we A 'l 1 8 Fnesr-mm A BASKETBALL Front How: Coach Doug McRorey, Back Flaw: Greg Butler, Greg Southard, Jeremy Peterson. Chad Proctor, Matt Haralsan, Trent Sultemeler, Ari Akmal, Garrett Clark, Mark Lindsey, Langston Tumer. Jumon Vmsrrv Basksreau. Front Rmv.'Jason Paull, Ryan Holcorrb, Paul Ingram, Second Row: Guy Bob Wehman, Tommy Nelms, Bill Davenport, Eric Jordan, BackRow:Jamee Bennett, Scott Hoare, Blake Miller, John Rbeam. Gray Butterfield, Phillip Corner. Coach Robert Brashear. t ' - ' 1 a mi K 't rj ' ff .fi Zl2h it' B 1 4 nf, 1 tif! avg ,..1'l - fl-I X , I K 1 1 M it , . I .tp K K ,x .fx K 'Q A Fnesuum B BASKETBALL Front Flow: Kepper Pickard, Paul Beasley, Kevin Francis, Corby Mcvlhlliarrs, Eric Youngdahl, Sadr Row: Coach John Ringo, Fraser Carrpbell, Kevin Pierpoint, Eric Ernsberger, David Bennett, Charles Mitchell. BCISKQTDOII Edited By: Blake Mlller I I

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HE Athletes liked the insecurity of tryouts and did not want to make the team, while others managed to make Decisions, decisions. During tryouts, coaches decided who to cut and who to keep on their teams. Politics can some- times be involved with the tryouts, junior Chris Pevateaux said. l'Vhen this happens, the judging may become unfair. Students felt that tryouts only gave athletes one chance to prove themselves. If you have a bad day, and lose, when you could have won, then that is unfair since you don't get a second chance, varsity tennis player Whitney Lake said. I-Iopefuls also complained about the duration of tryouts, since they strained athletes emotionally and physically. The process works, but it is long and you may get sick of trying so hard, junior varsity volleyball player Jennifer Wallace said. Despite the complaints, overall the process of tryouts pleased most of the athletes who under- stood its necessity. Ang M 601 e junior varsity as et team, finishing off a hard day of practice, runs horses to com- plete their workout. iPhoto by statfj Afkfolm Pulling up at Ee lreetlirow line, sophomore Garrett Gregory shoots a jump shot helping the JV to a second place finish. iPhoto by staffj KNOW THE SCORE FINAL The team cannot always handle everyone that wants to play, IV basketball player Maggie Phenix said. Then, each player would not get the individual attention that they deserve. Others explained that the system worked in the athletes' best interests. The process allows those that are equally quali- fied to make the team, and those that are not, are not allowed to play that year, and must try again the next year, Phenix said. Tryouts gave players a chance to see just how good they really were and how they compared with the other players competing for that position. 'Tryouts give me a chance to see just how good I am and what kind of competition I am up against. For the most part tryouts are usually fair and some times players that get cut can comeback and be very good after sitting out a year, IV basketball player Blake Miller said. Although it caused strain and wear on athletes, the process of tryouts offered the players a chance to prove that they could play at the level coaches wanted and prepared students for the tough deci- sions yet to come. W Y' V ie 5? - V -gs . Q, 'N F . 1 it 5 'x 'Ks , Migl- in

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Hardin!! Om-fr-Om Diving for the ball, junior Clarissa Hempel takes the ball away from two Killeen players. The varsity finished with 12-17 record. lPhoto by Billy Davisj After being fouled, junior Lori Sanders attempts her first freethrow. The following year eight players return for the varsity. iPhoto by staffj P-'17 The trainers provided only first aid did not care about the athletes. When players got hurt they were H5525 Tfafhefs Ten thousand dol- lars worth of gauze wrap, tape, body grease and supplies flowed through trainers' fingers to wrap, support and heal the ath- letic program. Backed by the second highest budget in the athletic department, trainers transported sup- plies and skills to practices and games. Out-of-town games and weekend trips which I attended I was not paid. The satisfaction I get from training makes my time during and after school worth it, senior David Schmidt said. In or out-of-town, taping and wrapping legs and ankles constituted the most frequent service accord- ing to 75'Zi of the trainers, though certain sports required more. S-cabs and abrasions from the turf often tore up players in football and soccer, the sports I trained for. I see a lot of pretty bad turf burns every day, fresh- KNOW THE SCORE man Stephen Jarman said. Each season had its ovim particular injuries such as turf bums, tennis elbow or swimmers' ear. The amount of injuries also varied from season to season. Football season is always hectic, but when that ends, there aren't a lot of kids around until spring. Spring is then a madhouse, trainer Ierry Greeson said. Non-medical duties such as filling water jugs, cleaning up and washing towels did not always top the list of trainers' favorite jobs, but the satisfaction they got from seeing players back in the action made it all worth while. The satisfaction of seeing kids go back to par- ticipate to their best skill level is one of the most rewarding things to me. I've been a licensed trainer since December 1981 and I've found that training at Westlake has been the best place to work and watch- ing the kids mature and grow up is the best part of training, Greeson said.