GYM / ATHLETIC FIELD

GYM / ATHLETIC FIELD

Mud Pit

Youth Conference, Breakaway… it was known by several different names, the annual arrival of high school students visiting the campus.  For a few of these events, a popular activity was the mud pit. 

Tug of war over the mud pit, 

walking a balance beam, jumping over the mud pit - all were big hits. 

One year in the 70s, it had rained the day before the athletic field activities. So not only was the mud pit full to the brim, but all the surrounding area was also a slippery slide of mud. 

The last event of the day was a race around the athletic field.  Running in that race was Don Hotz.  Also running was the little brother of Don’s fiancée, Jackie.  As the race progressed, it came down to Don and his future brother-in-law.  As we recall Jackie saying, she knew Don was going to do his best to beat her brother, that he just had to be that competitive.

  
What Jackie thought about this was revealed as the two front-runners rounded the corner of the mudpit. Jackie stepped forward, and nudged Don off his feet and into the mud pit, giving her brother the win and Don the well-deserved dunking. 

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Cheer

                                                                         

These cheerleaders were recognized for their excellence at the end-of-season basketball conference tournament.  

After cheering for our VC team, they were asked by another team to lead group cheers for their fans, as they did not have cheerleaders. The tournament organizers also asked this squad to perform floor cheers as entertainment at half time of the championship game.  And a couple cheerleaders from the other schools spoke to the sponsor, with interest in transferring to VC.  That's how you represent your school.