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The  boys  and  girls
                                         gymnastics  team  was                    Sophomore Julie Graber takes some
                                         successful  once  again.                 strokes during one of the team's
                                         Coach  Contreras  thinks
                                         the  gymnastics  program
                                         at Ralston High is one of
                                         the strongest sports pro­
                                         grams.  Ralston gymnasts
                                         Pete Bradfield said, "The
                                         future  looks  bright  be­
                                         cause we do not lose any­
                                         one and the girls team is
                                         rebuilding  for  a  strong
                                         season  next  year."  The
                                         boys  team  broke  every
                                         record on the way to be­
                                         coming the first elite All-
  1
                                         American  team  Ralston
  |,
                                         has  ever  had.   Pete
  s                                      Bradfield  broke  indi­
                                         vidual records that were
                                         first  set  10  years  ago  in
                                         the still rings, vault, and
                                         high bar.  Pete was also a
                                         state  champion  in  floor
                                         exercise, still rings, vault
                                         and high bar.  He placed
                                         third  in  the  all  around.
                                         The girls had a record of
                                         4-3  and  the  guys  ended
                                         their season with a record
                                         of 5-0.  The boys placed   how  to  play.  Coach
                                         third at State and the girls   Monte  Smith  said,
                                         placed eighth.           "They  were  a  great
                                            The  future  also  looks   bunch of girls to coach."
                                         bright  for  the  Ralston   Amy  Dale  was  the
                                         girls golf team.  The team   MVP,  and  she  led  the
                                         had  12  players  out  this   team in the number one
                                         season,  which  is  double   position all season.  Se­  The girls golf team   had
                                         from  last year.  The team   nior Michelle  Peterson   great unity.
                                         was  made  up  of young,   said, " Our highlight of
                                         inexperienced  players   the season was our win
                                         who were willing to learn  against T.J. We had our
                                                                  best  over  all  perfor­
                                                                  mance in the last three
                                                                  years.  Michelle  also
                                                                  said she regrets not go­
                                                                  ing out for golf until her
                                                                  junior year because she
                                                                  had so much fun.          GIRLS GOLF-VARSITY


                                                                                                  SCOREBOARD
                                                                                                            RHS  OPP
                                                                                               Gross        246  230
                                                                                               A.L. Invite     13th
                                                                                               Skutt        235  176
                                                                                               T.J.         208  254
                                                                                               A.L.         225  211
                                                                                               So.Sioux     233  190
                                                                                                Duchesne     FORFEIT
                                                                                               Ral. Invite       10th
                                                                                               Oak.Inv           11th
                                                                                               Riv. Cities        5th
                                                                                               Districts         5th


                                                                Fore!  Senior M ichelle
                                                                Peterson w inds up  and  is
                                                                ready to drive the ball
    Senior M ichelle  Peterson  puts in  a  putt and  is ready to go on to the
                                                                onto  the green.
    next green.


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