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.SPORTS
Smith - Athletes of the
Hoopsters receive January sports honors
RtDanPuncr
SheUixi Smith. > Jtruury Aihlctc
of the Month, ti a starting guard in]
the icorir., tadc en the unity
basketb»ll leant.
He b averaging more than 15
poinu i (tine and hu icond 20 or
nun points four times.
Smith feeU ttat his test effort was
In the tune ijiiiut Upland, whm
he KOTO) 29 points in Lowell's
K3-32 rout.
•The team u not Uut close off the
conn, but when ths |atne stans. we
really come together," Smith
Stated.
"Basketball U a total team
•port," added Smith. "Even il
somebody scores 30 points ud
play* outstanding defense, he still
weds wppon from the rest of the
team,"
Accordinf to Smith the tctm
coyld easily be a play-off contender
if n playa up to its potential.
Though [< pUyed soccer and
baseball in junior high school.
Smith did not play organized baskethalt
until his sophomore >ear when
he wu on the junior vanity team.
.Tmiih believes that watching
basketball on television helped him
become a better pUycr. "I used to
watch Dr. J, then 1 would try to imitalc
his movesV
"I thought I had done a good job
of leaching nryielf About buketbtll.
but I found that! was ntx nearly as
good on defense as I thought 1
wii."
Smith credits his Improved
defense to coaching, but think* he
wai never be as good defensively as
he Is offensively, because he lacks
some of the quickness thai the great
defenders have.
Optimism on girls'
basketball team
By Bet*y Mmen'rh'
AtUt Unfit «iAict« ih Ihc OtCvaMKi
Comes, the Lowell fill*' luvkctbjil
team hopes to do wc!l againvt the
tejnu in their league thi* season.
Duiing the ptocavm apin^t tesni*
out of the league, the team won M
games out of 12. Terra Not a. Mill*.
and Burlingame high school* were
the only teams which were able m
defeat the Lowell team.
In the fira league game apaimt
Lincoln. Lowetl was victorious by a
Report
score of 51 -33. rait *omc members of
the team were nut satisfied with their
performance during the game and
said Out they will have in pUy better
later on in the sewn* againvt their
tougher competition.
Before the Academic Athletic
Smith did not play basketball in
cither his freshman or junior years,
because be wu worried about
grades. "Even though there is plenty
of time to do homework when I
get home, I am sometime! too tired
to do il."
Smith has no definite pUns for the
future, though he would like to pby
baskclbtll fw a unall eastern
college.
Smith and Brown shoot their way 10 honon.
n (AAA) ri»>o(N. the tea n
1
Wilwtn. 11K- ICJIII txt.cM* Hut
Wa\tiinj;i.)n jml Wilum will he Itic
_ p
puy Wilvm fur the
Plj)cr> ciini teamwork a\ Ihcir
Mnwpe*ta»set. "Nooncpcrumcarrio
the team, whkh fnrvc> uv to »IHk
together." said \cnior Megan
Purcclt. "We know- each inhcr"*
ability so we can work together ci>nliucnily
a» a team." jJJed venior
Joan Cornell.
The Icam hu a diwdvanupc
agatmt must other AAA tcinu, a* it
u one of the shorten tcam> in the
league. They have 10 work Irani tt»
compensate for this height difference.
Team members also credited coach
James Thunus for their success. "In
the two year* Thonus ha* bcrn
coaching us. he ha* really developed
our potential. He has made us team
the fundamentals, so now we ha\c
more confidence in ourselves."
senior Cindy Brown concluded.
The three freshmen players. Cheri
Brown. Lydia Bell, and Karina Wong
have iidjuvtcd quickly to playing
with the turn, and they are becoming
an important part of the squad.
m ORTHODONTICS
DR. WIlllAM B. WU 6684I8B8
sol CUMOIT «TBUT. turn o
(COKMH Of I01M AVIMUO
MCHMOHO OWTHICT. aVUlCTtJIM^
By Sandra Hong
"I'm not much of en rndittdual
player. I'm more of ateam player."
staled senior Cindy Brown. January
"Athlete of the Month."
Brown has participated in learn
sports since her sophomore year. She
h^pbyftlootheiofthsdllcwnfofthc
pavt two seasons and is looking furw*rd
to a third. In addition, she joined
powdcrpurfandfAnfor thecrtns
country team for two years.
orawn'i fivnriie >port is tuuetball.
She t* presently « forward and
a wing uo .he tirls' u>arr..
Janvs ThoRus, coach of the girl*'
ruvkctbalt learn, praised her effort*
» » "warn pUjcr." "Cindy practice*
regularly. She doe* wUicvrr she can
«>f r ihc court and on the cuurt to help
the team." he obtcrved.
•J In her jun-or year. Brown maJe an
"J all-lounuinent tcr-.t fif l/iwt.l it the
DraVe Toerrumem. "For the thiee
•* that Lowell pU)Cd. shr con-
__ siucntfy scored well, and the al*o n>
- bunded well.*' commented Tbunu*.
Lavt year. Thoru* rrquired all
members of the basketball team to
join crass courtry in onjer to condi*
lion thcmsclti* for basketball. This
>car. Hrowri joined the cross country
team on her own will. She finished
in the top ten at the All-City finals.
Bruwn S3kl Uui she comes from «
very sthktk Tamily. and that Is why
really influenced my sporu. He
the enjoy* sports. "My fsthcr has
helped me obtain the fundamentals,
M*t he never let me quit." the saw.
Brown recognized Thoma* alto.
"Bnrh of ibem have Itelptd me the
TTHM in athletics. I respect them, and
wncn you respect a person, > toughe* to
win than ir. other years because
RUlen thoot their way to th« champtonshlps.
iti winning ways with a fta* less 6-0
record.
The team has been a dominant
force in the league capturing the
season title 15 out of 17 years.
Lowell again easily made it to the
championship match against
Washington tin November 28 that
would determine the All-City
champion.
The final score was Lowell 1.253
and Washington 1.238.
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many of the learn member* wrre
relati-.xly new and not as espencae-
ed as. Ltm ind Paul Daijo. rifle lean*,
captain.
Even with many new rKmben thiteam
easily beat mo« i-f their cmrpctm>r*
by qune » J-'«: inttfia.
"I.n the iruich ap
h
Gj'tlco. uc
i-i by ?0O
SGM M^t Yo*hiJj -Ret), nfl;
team coach, noted mat L cruel I was
such a dominant forte in the league
due to tne fm thai member* praclirc
much ,noic thin other te^ms.
I "Shooting involves a lot mere
14 mental concentration than physical
I j strength You not only need
1[ o physical uren^th to :»ld up the grin.
~'«t mental conceniratior. to help
1. vith aim and cunsislcccy." sUteO
E Yoshida.
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