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

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Baaclr flwlt Pmpafz Falling prey to the hazards of sand traps, sophomore Ted Lakoski frees the ball to continue play. Golfers lost many strokes in sand and water hazards dur- ing the season. tPhoto by John McDaniell Driving Their Way to Regionals Driving their way straight through their season to the regional tournament, the boys varsity golf team ended the season in the post-season regional tournament, as the girl's carried itself just as lar to the regional toumament. 'We had a lairly successful season and did well at regionals because we played pretty con- sistently. I personally feel that I have had my best season so far, Th e S c o r e VARSITY BoY's GoLF Auatln Fall Invitational tat San Antonio lnvltatlonal tat Bastrop Invitational 3rd Austin Spring Invitational 2nd McCullough Invitational 7th San Antonio Tournament ol Charrplons 3rd Dlatrlct Tournament 1at Regional Tournament 4th VAnsrrY GinL's Gou: San Antonio Invitational 4th Westwood Invitational 4th District Tournament 3rd Looks Qglrt' Checking her grip, sophomore Vicky Tonn prepares to tee off. Golf clubs ranged in price from S25 for one club to S300 for a complete set. iPhoto by John Kuvett SPORTS KNOW THE SCORE As Far As An one and I hope l'll get better during my college career,' senior John Mueller said. Both the girl's and boy's teams breezed through the district tournament, taking lirst place, giving each a position in regional competition, where everything tell apart around them. 'I'm pretty proud ol both teams with the tact that both girl's and boys reached regionals. I'm always pretty proud of them , coach Mike Brent said. While practicing at least two hours a day on their skills stayed a must, players tried to reach a level at which they could play oneness goll. The good golt results came due to good team play and consistent goll. I 1 . f of ,fy if .19 if 4 -gf' . 5 1aa'.'N A ,, exft., ,, ,. i ' s t.-Mgr . ...,L, Q ....,.. X 151 we

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.f,.. ' '- Pm-hiv Makes Perrin? Practicing his swing, freshman Clay Claflin hits golf balls on the practice range. Learning to hit every shot perfectly took hours and hours of practice. iPhoto by statfl Never spending more than a few dollars for the athletic neccessities, but athletes forked over the cash for I Hundreds and even thousands of dollars spent by students and parents paid for the nec- cesities of a young ath- r letes' career. Athletes shelled out money for everything from golf balls to basketballs and from high-tops to track shoes just to be well equipped. I have to spend about a hundred dollars on basketball shoes at an average of four pairs a year, the total coast reaches about 519400 a year for shoes alone. Shoes don't neccessarily only last for a few months, they just wear out so fast and have to be replaced, varsity basketball player James Roberts said. While some spent money for shoes, others shelled out money for golf clubs, tennis raquets and even baseball bats. I spend about S200 for a complete set of golf clubs plus golf shoes, and of course golf balls that are always beinglost, sophomore Iason Toothman said. Most of the money spent was spent on neccesary equipment while some forked over money for the extras. I needed only one pair of basketball shoes dur- ing the season, but I wore that pair over the course of basketball season, so at the beginning of off-season I got another pair of shoes, junior varsity basketball player Blake Miller said. Whether the replacement of basketball shoes or lost golf balls, athletes face the constant problem of keeping equipment up to the standards they set not only for their game but for what they play their games with. Golf Edited By: Eric Dreher u I