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The Red Cross states that jogging a mile a day helps keep
       your heart in condition  Seniors Joe Chickenell and Todd
        Negley run during a PE class
                                                      Getting  a  kick



                                                    from   outdoors




                                                 fifil  think soccer is coming alive in  ing, and more.
                                                    ■  Ralston. I think we now have        ‘‘I really enjoy waterskiing,” said
                                                 the backing of the administration,”     senior Angie Allison. “ I think that
                                                 said first year head coach Gene         waterskiing really tones your mus­
                                                 Seran.                                  cles and really makes me feel
                                                   Under the direction of coach          good.”
                                                 Seran, the Ralston soccer team con­       Jogging, too, has become a
                                                 cluded their season with a 3-6 win/     national activity over the past few
                                                  loss record. The club received help    years.
                                                 from the administration by providing      “Jogging is very entertaining for
                                                 for a home field to play on, uniforms,   me. Not only do I get to see new
                                                  goals and a practice area.             sites, but it also gives me a chance
                                                    ‘‘We were very successful this       to think,” said junior Doug Allen.
                                                  year. Even though we didn’t have a       Many students participate in
                                                  great record, we gained experience     sports other than school-sponsored
                                                  which is always helpful,” said coach   athletics. Their reasoning could be
                                                  Seran.                                 that they don’t like competition or
                                                    The most productive game for         they don’t have the time to dedicate
                                                  Ralston was against TJ. In that        themselves to the sport.
                                                  game, four players scored goals for       No matter what your interests are,
                                                  Ralston and limited TJ to one.         the eighties are a time for physical
                                                    ‘‘We’ve really come a long way        fitness. People seem to love athlet­
                                                  this year. Soccer is a growing sport    ics, no matter what the sport is.
                                                  and pretty soon it might be as big as
                                                  football,” said coach Seran.
                                                    As our society begins to grow fon­    Safety comes first when taking a canoe trip  Senior Brad
                                                                                          Brink and juniors Julie Wilson and Chris Rogers check their
                                                  der of individual sports, many stu­     equipment before leaving the dock.
                                                  dents find pleasure by jogging,         Paddling in unison helps the canoe glide on the water better
                                                                                          Sophomore Greg Gee and senior Cindy Romans use this
                                                  water skiing, canoeing, skateboard­     technique to leave their launching point
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