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The gym echoed with the coach's words: "No

one c.:m beat you with your intensity and team
unity!" Outside the gym, uch forceful words are

L------------..1 rarely heard.
Batter Up
For the majority of the student body the school
Senior Erin Thilliander stares
down the pitcher before the year felt very laid OO.ck. However, student athletes
pitch. Erin, team member for
the team's entire three seasons, went againt the flow. Student athletes and coaches
played left field for the Yutan-
Waterloo-Mead varsity team. agree there is a definite line between a school atti-

tude and an athletic attitude. "We ju t have the
attitude to win, which consists of intensity,

hardwork, detennination, and competitiveness." said
Sophomore Allison Leimer.

After eight periods of smooth sailing, athletes
Shot!! Sophomore Brian Kuhr attempts to block
took the court for two hour of intense practice to a shot during the championship game of the Holi-
Athletes and . day Tournament. Mead led for most of the first
prepare for thetr weekly games. Athletes regularly half, but couldn't pull it off in the end, losing by
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coaches agree SW1tc rom sc 100 m e to game m e an wc
d ~__ k three to the Weeping Water Indians.
there is a definite again everyday. Many times during the school day, athletes' minds wandered from their classroom work
line between a
to their athletic events. Once pratices and games started, coaches did not allow the athletes' minds to
school--day
wander from the game. G.>aches did not tolerate day dreamers and wanted their teams to focus on the
attitude and an
task ahead of them.
athletic attitude.
Student athletes had long bus rides home after tiring games throughout the season and then woke up

the next morning for school. They lmew after a long day at school they had another intense practice
coming.