Page 9 - PINE CREST 1985

Athletes Aspire

They Work Hard and Perspire

s the creeping min­ "I don't think of it as just
ute hand endlessly work,” stated volleyball
A works its way player Susan Lancaster.
around the face of the "Although practice can be
clock towards that magic tough, seeing us win a
time — 3:24 — the class­ game can be very reward­
room full of students sits ing."
somewhat impatiently, As the statistics show, all
awaiting the sound of the of this working overtime
liberating bell. seemed to pay off. The
However, when the bell football team, for example,
rings and the students race won all its home games,
out the door, most of them and the boys’ swim team
are not heading directly rose to state champions,
home. They face instead with the girls' team placing
the rigorousness, exhilara­ second. Swimming manager
tion, and satisfaction of John Eisenbach pointed
afterschool sports practice. out, "We didn't have many
Indeed, this is where spectators, but that didn't
"working overtime" really stop us. All we needed was
begins. a lot of hard work."
With over thirty different As most other athletes
athletic teams, the school would tend to agree, hard
offered a wide variety of work proves to be the key
opportunities for students to success, although this is
to excel in physically after not limited to sports. One
a long academic day of can achieve his goals in any
mental exercise. field by working overtime.

Concentrating on the ball, J.V.
quarterback Ian O'Brien gets
ready to receive the snap at the
beginning of the play.
With albatross-like grace, Tracey
Cooper transcends the laws of
gravity to catch a pass during
varsity football practice.

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