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Sports
December
Varsity Girls' Basketball Team uses experience
to gain momentum during pre-season games
J ennifer S itton
The Girls' Varsity
Basketball Team hopes to use
its experience and athleticism
to make a big impact on
opponents, especially in
the Three Rivers League.
The team earned second
place in the TRL last year
and advanced to the second
round of playoffs before being
knocked out by second-in-
state South Eugene. This year,
the Lions hope to draw from
that experience.
"This year's team is
experienced. Our six returning
players played extensive
roles on last year's team
and achieved post-season
experience," Glen Lee,
head coach, said. With four
new additions to the roster
this season, there was the
possibility of needing to play
catch-up, but that hasn't been
the case this year. "Our four
newcomers are very familiar
with how we run things in
this program."
Many members of the team
have played on club teams in
the off season and the entire
team has been working on
strength and conditioning
since August.
"The biggest difference
between this year's team and
last is that we're more athletic
from top to bottom. I believe
that this year's team is more
court savvy' than our teams in
the past," Lee said.
This year's team differs
greatly from last year's team
in that this year there is only
one senior, Morgan Joscelyn.
According to Lee, Joscelyn
communicates and works well
with her teammates to reach
a common goal. While having
one senior is an adjustment,
it hasn't had that much of an
effect on the team as a whole.
"Being the only senior is
challenging, but it makes me
appreciate my teammates
and all that they do," Joscelyn
said. "We really are a cohesive
group and I don't feel as if I
stand apart from the rest of
the team."
The team chemistry is
extremely tight and according
to Lee, this closeness should
make the difference in close
games.
"Our team is unique
because we all have the same
personalities, and when
we are together we have so
much fun," Isabela Romero,
sophomore, said. "Our unity
definitely shows on the court.
We play together."
The team's preseason
schedule consists of a number
of potential pre-season
top 10 teams including
Franklin, Tualatin, Reynolds
Photo by Mark Poppert
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Team effort earns gymnasts
second place at State
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D ecember 5, 1985
Spurred on by an am bi-
tion to better a predicted
third place slot, the W LH S
g y m n a s tic s s q u a d to o k
second place off their arch
rivals, Parkrose, at the State
M eet held at W LH S, Nov. 9.
A com bin ation of co n
sistency and depth carried
th e team to th e se co n d
place position. A ccording to
C oach Rocky Sagers, "W hat
pleased m e the m ost w as
the fact that everyone had
their best perform ances of
the season at the state m eet.
C eleste G arcia finished
third individually with Ter
rell M arshall right behind
her in fourth. The other team
m em b e rs, Jill D a n ielso n ,
Sherry H ale, D iane O ’Dell,
and Daisy Farw ell all put in
very strong perform ances
that m ade the second place
finish possible.
According to Sagers, "The
team w as stron g enough
that even if either Garcia or
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S ta te M eet
Standings
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3rd C eleste G ar
c ia 3 6 .8 5 ; 4th
Terrell M arshall
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1 8 .6 5 ; T e r r e ll
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G a r c ia 1 8 .4 5 ;
4th place Terrell
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M arshall 18.4
F lo o r E x e r
cise: 2nd Place
C e le s te G arcia
Senior Celeste Garcia does her beam routine at 18.7; 5th Place
the AAA State Gymnastics Meet. Garcia placed Terrell M arshall
third in the All-around competition.
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Morgan Joscelyn, senior, shoots
over a Barlow player during the
team's third home game on Dec.
8 losing to the Bruins 34-44. The
team's next home game will be
against Milwaukie on Jan. 8.
and McKay, among others.
According to Lee, a number
of the teams the Lions will
face in the pre-season will be
first, second or third in their
respective leagues.
"The TRL will have another
exciting year as all teams will
continue to strive to knock off
Oregon City from the perch
they've been on for many
years," Lee said.
Oregon City has been TRL
League Champions for the
last 23 years. While many
teams have come close, no
one has been able to take
that title from them. The TRL
will provide challenges for
the Lions in Oregon City,
Clackamas and others.
The team suffered their
first loss of the season in
their season opener against a
tough Franklin team 79-66; the
Quakers should win the PIL
League title. Later that week,
the Lions took on Reynolds,
winning 70-31. The team lost
in the championship game of
the West Linn Tip-Off Classic
Tournament to St. Mary's, 50-
52. Later in the week, the team
lost to Barlow.
Snowboard Team prepares for
season with dryland training
N icole C ampbell ____________
The Snowboard Team will
be carving the slopes, led by
head coach Graham Peterson
and assistant coaches Rob
Miller, Ryan Stephens and Dan
Byer. The team held its tryouts
last April, and will begin
training at the mountain on
Dec. 9.
While preparing for the
mountain, the team completes
dryland training to strengthen
the muscles essential for
snowboarding. This prevents
injury and allows the athletes
to perform at their best. These
athletes include Gabrielle
Estey, sophomore, who placed
fourth in State in Half Pipe last
year and Joshua Gertlar, junior,
who was part of the Slopestyle
Team which placed ninth last
year.
Once Mt. Hood Meadows
opens, at least one on-the-
mountain training day is held
each week, beginning with a
meeting on what the team's
goals are for the upcoming
competition. Then, each
snowboarder takes a few warm
up runs and meet again at the
top of the terrain park.
From this point, each
snowboarder is asked what he
or she wants to work on, and
the task is pursued with help
from the coaches. For example,
if the athletes want to work
on a Halfpipe trick, they keep
trying and hiking back up to
the top of the Halfpipe, until
they nail it.
"The best part about the
Snowboard Team is going
Photo courtesy of Bernd Scholz
Kyle Holmes, junior, performs
a tail grab during h alfpip e
c o m p e titio n at M t. H ood
Meadows last season. This year
he wants to improve on Backside
540s, 720s and on his front side
spins.
up and snowboarding
on Wednesdays, being
coached, and having a blast
snowboarding," Gertlar said.
Competitions will begin in
January, and are divided into
three categories; Boardercross,
in which the snowboarder goes
around gates competing for
the fastest time, Halfpipe, and
Slopestyle, which is a series
of jumps, and rails judged by
technique and difficulty.
"When the athletes have a
really positive attitude they
tend to learn and land more
tricks. A positive attitude is
really the driving force of the
team," Miller said. According
to Miller, the Snowboard Team
will be propelled by spirit.