Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell

SPORTS.
fomas loses bet
r>ft IB. Tb. LowtU. Ptttmbtr 7.
unners win city championship
By Betiy Mencalch,
Whv #at linn Thomas, dean
of studei.ti and crosvictintry team
coach, *cen walking through ihc
hall* with tte vord "Washington"
written on hi* ih«»c€l '-cad?
Thctnat made a bet wtih "a
bunch ol Washington students.
«nj former itu Vnt* Mho hang
around tbc v«>lo Held*" ihai he
would share his head and writ 1 ? the
word "Wuhington" «n it il hU
team did not vin the glrit. frushsoph,
and vanity dl«r>ions »' the
All'City Cross-Country Final*.
Thomas made lh? bet because he
«as "tired ol ihclf talk," and
because of torTtdcrcc in his team.
The Lowell team won lh« All-
City Meet cttall. but the froshsoph
rumicr* vere unable to beat
the W*Uiinf!on runner* in their
division. Con«4ucnt!y. lhotnat
loit hit bet — «nd hit hair.
The Lowell gult* team did very
well In their nee- Although
McAtcer*! M»u»» Oigle>i won Hie
race. Lowell Imhmin Cheri
Brown came in wcond, ioiUiwed
by tenior Theme Macdcn and
Junior Oiclva Hern an let in ;'»e
third and fourth positions, respec*
lively. Seniors Jennifer Keini^itd,
Rriti Anderson, Cindy Urown, and
st>phoniofc Valer*e Neck also
finished in the lop ten.
Kim P&.I, Ihc Lowell girls crotv
cmniry attittant coach. cip]iirte.
Coach Mill An. Jr. cUIrrrd ihc
Uck of ii/e aril ipcrti lu t>c the
ute of ihc poor Maun.
Commented lineman Mk-hacI
Albert*. "We had so truth talent.
it »c coulrfn*' (jet it ifj^Jher."
Some ol ihe pUjx.t cited bad
luck and bad brcaW at two u| the
'eaiont for the lottet. A* outtide
linebacker Kc*in Allen put il,
"We '-:tt sot the thort end of ihc
iticV, Our learn executed th- platt
*er pworly."
Many of the plajert rralivcd
they were coinn to hate a tough
te«un *hen ihcy lmt to Mituan H-
7.
"Mainly, we defeated ourwltct
vn the field." taid running back
and Intide linebacker Mel VaUby.
"We could ha>e dune belter than
the record thuwv"
Dctpllc mittiiij; the pla>offi. ihe
lc*m /imthcil (he tcston on a "inning
note, lopping Wilum 2S-t>.
Ait Jd.lrd. "I ihink .^crjll »c
improved. We made gain* in c*cry
ai[i«l. *Ve worcd murr p«intt
thzn we c^'cup. Wcplj>cd all ins
pla)filf leamt louRh."
Hikthlttthtv of :he KIMIII inciud'
el impretinc »lto*itJK* by Mike
.•.mmrraun. 1% ecu IT afd
tinehacker for l.owel!. and
runninK-riac> l:.«c Idnis*- H|X>
ruttietl f»r 2It) jar«l\ ^k'aiini Lincoln.
'The learn did noi ji*c up. "I
wat (joins out there anu pUying t >~>:nl out in win."
Dctpile a lint ft 12 \cnii>r>. A*t
Itxikt forward io working with ihr
1 foi . He
team hat ". . . j lot ol potential."
At for the !4».-k «i( *ue and tjuxit.
Att ia>*. "We will maKc up for it
in quiet rnthutiatm arcl dctTminalion."
AIbcrt\ utd that nevi vcar'v
learn nccilt It: le.irn ". . . how noi
to Kned the vali-liiy if their
nin. the Lo*cll f^nt and runner*
V-*^--'—--^ •" became irate.
"ft's completely unfair,"
remarked junior Pcan Pnulakidas
•»ht Lirciln. *hU; held a third
(iU.-f record .luring ihe regular
for tlie stai? tttk. ••-•- tirtonout
oier .".; In»lU»n» In ihrec v' in*
(o win the All-City chj-npio-.ihi[i
games.
for the fourth time in thr lati 'uuna- On incoming of Not ember .'». ill* title a,(ain. "Tradition illy
ment and ha«i:iK •» rrguli.r w.ium Lowell't champion learn pl.c had a goud team," ctpl lined
reco.-ilof >^*'-***' IJ-1. In the pla>off the firtl round of the Califrn.n in- Silv-ntein. "I think the team will
1 It; • • III ink I'I.JIIII A4IMI tin III •• I truitu Ul MIC «.dllll IM ta .11 " OM"^* ' ICIll. 1 II latin
.rtut i.iurth rlacc Balh.>a. Ihc tertcholastk Federation ItrgioiuJ bciety strong cett;
Girls 9 basketball team
sets goal for playoffs
Dy D*zi Harrington
Wuh an abundance of enjiencncnl
plajcrv. ihc Lo*ell irirlv*
ba kethall team has ttanctl ihc
time to the \v4tlcmi. Athletic
AwK-iatioriiAAA) pl-i>»ff\
"K«en *ilh the *->t« of three
pU>cr\ from laM JITJT'N team. 1
Ihink uc will do at lcatt at well at
vit did ttvauvc of the progress of
ret'iminj; pta\ciA," vtatei) tccond*
)ear coach Jomct Tlmrtias.
In prcparalion lor the upcoming
AAA vrjHin. Lo-acll hat a lough
;ircKat.m whetlulr Io ctintcnd
wit!:. in-:luilinK t;amt^ ac-iintt
nontilv tchoitlt \w.h at Trrra
Nova. Arapon. and P'ake. Thn*
teams hate » m th. -* nrt[>ccUtc
leagues during the j ' ' «M-I.
Tlie prewaton it a chance .
wurk on fundamental skills and
enhance teamwork. Thomas
pointed out. "The nc» people or
Ihc learn will hate tu work hard J
catch up to the nvirc expenir -ed
platers. They ha * not r i)Ti'.
will :rurtdc the toui;!>eit
rompctition lor Lowell. 'Caliteo
and Wuhit.^»i should be formidable
opp, -.ition for ut. alic."
rv added.
Mayrda preiJu. -d. "We uv gome.
n> make the pbteffs. and. with
» '>ot of h-.4 work and very few
mistake*, *.. could ^0 alt the
way!-
"Then
thnuldbc'j
don't Ut*nl|
are." v.^ti
ihted upo^l
IVembe.
Cross c
Thomat.
claim t,
"Bavi
K ifce CL
o- th?
mcJt linn t
ty.*'Thonu
"I don'i 1
deser*r» ibJ
Month- tn< I
affirmed.
A look i-l
firus Tho^
third in >-•.
scawn. a
10 gr* to I
running
sophomore j
the joineu itj
She joined j
veawnindf
comings.
Tf.T I
Lowdl't :
outside hnt'
"We di
V'U Ihv I
fcriencr
•One o; I
tttat we c
Uut on*e •
better."
The last J
••as •g*:' > .j
lost 2« £
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