Wilbur D Mills High School - Comet Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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Brian Li 5 L L ,f ,,'L E 12, 1 540 157 a 245 All 1, at V QVHEQQH Shape! Q 345, , , , ,, K, , ? ,, Post player Detric lohnson stands out of bounds thinking very hard on who to throw the ball to so they can make it count. Post player Tracey Smith looks up to catch the ball from a long pass and at- tempts to put it in the hole during a home game. Forward Debra Martin brings the ball full speed down the court to go for a lay-up during a game away from the Ga- laxy, Basketball 3

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Basketball Point guard, Lynette Netter Linsy looks a bit upset as she is fouled and knocked out of bounds in a game by one of her opponents. W Ban Linn Lady Comets are getting it together F l ia Bunting Felicia Bunting Staff The Lady Comets have shown a lot of improve- ment. They started out a great season with 3 wins. They are getting it togeth- er now under a new coach, Cherie Walker, af- ter last year's disappoint- ing season with 20 losses and no wins. This team has poten- tial. They have come a long way. l am looking foward to the second half of the season, Coach Walker said. Their returning mem- bers looked forward to this season. They felt that 36 Sports they had always been the best. They only needed that person to give them that extra push when things got tough. I wanted my last year here at Mills to be the best. I hope that l could be a help to the team since last year was kind of against us. l'm proud to be a part of the Lady Com- ets, Lynette Linsy said. Everyone on the team plays a great part with a special leadership. Their newest members, Debra Martin, Robbie Kelly, and jackie Smith played a great part along with the rest of the team. The leading lady Detric johnson took it to the top along with the help of her team mates as she tries to make the best of her last year. lt makes me feel sad when l just sit down and think about this being my last year playing ball here, Detric johnson said. The Lady Comets gave it their all as they worked hard to reach their goals to be the best. We have found that it takes patience, under- standing, and a lot of hard work, all of which we have experienced this year, Andrea Rainey said. Post player, jackie Smith and concentrates hard on her aim she attempts a jump shot during warm-up before the game.

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Andrea Rainey and Tara Parish listen very closely as Coach Walker gives last second instructions to those girls on the team. Attitudes Brian Linn What it takes to make or break a basketball team Kirn Ferrell Staff Qualifications for a win- ning basketball team have to be sportsmanship, de- termination and a great at- titude. Having these quali- ties and using them to their full advantage gives a school a basketball team to be proud of. Attitudes are the most important thing to the girls basketball team. They haven't had the greatest scores, but the games they played have been the best. Their togetherness and the energy on the court was really something to see. 38 Sports The altitude of a per- son is determined by the attitude, Coach Walker said. This year the Arkansas Gazette printed a player of the week. This was to re- ward the players for the outstanding actions on the C0urI. Detric johnson, Robbie Kelly, Lynette Lin- sey, and jackie Smith were all elected as players of the week. Getting that title made me feel like my coach thought l was doing my job and that she had a lot of confidence in me, Robbie Kelly said. These girls average practicing hours were over 3 hours a day, during athlet- ics in the morning and then daily after-school practices. The morning practice was used to work on the fun- damentals for the individual playersg after school, the players work on attitudes and working together as a team. Our attitudes and to- getherness has improved a lot since the beginning of the year and our playing on the court reflects it, Mi- chelle Bryant said.