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                                                 ( Long practices, endless drills and strenuous workouts

                                                were a small price to pay for the pride that came with be-

                                                ing a part of sports at Milard North. Athletes trained long

                                                and hard to keep up  the Mustang name.

                                                  "Every year, MN becomes more and more supportive

                                                of athletics. This year, I fe lt an increase in  the competitive


                                                atmosphere," junior Scott Truckenbrod said.
                                                                                                 "Our team brotherhood this year was
                                                                                                 amazing. The way everybody came to-
                                                  Like the rest of the school, the athletic department also   gether for some big wins was unique. It
                                                                                                 takes a pretty special team to win a five
                                                made Wf.W  additions and llriiiEI  their techniques.   overtime game. We didn't accomplish
                                                                                                 all of our goals, but Mustang football
                                                   "For freshmen basketball we got Wf.W  uniform s and a   was an  incredible experience for me."
                                                                                                 P!J.oto  by_ Kristen Block
                                                          completely Wf.W  coaching staff.  Our  uni -

                                                          forms were better than  varsity's,"  freshman

                                                          Molly Jeffries said.

                                                            Even  though the  athletic program is  IIĀ·


                                                          riiiEI every  year,  some  aspects  stay  the

                                                          same: team bonding and  a  strong,  competi-

                                                          tive drive.

                                                            "Just  getting  the  chance  to  meet  and

                                                          compete with Wf.W  players is  pretty sweet,"   together, 'Sexy Back' came on the
                                                                                                 radio; it sort of became our theme song.
                                                                                                 I loved driving to tournaments because
                                                          Truckenbrod said. ]                       it  allowed for team bonding."
                                                                                                 l!!loto b  Alex  Jetter
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