Balboa High School - Zonian Yearbook (Balboa, Canal Zone Panama)

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Foul shots can win or lose a game. ph 1 Close defense is necessary in basketball. Everyone expects a shot soon. s

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when A iump signals the beginning of a game. She learns how to dribble tomorrow. fa My Girl's Basketball One afternoon last February, you may have walked past the gym on your way home from detention hall. If you had looked inside, you would have noticed that the girls were playing a strange type of basketball. A field goal or basket came quite infrequently, and the girls really cheered when a goal was made. The girls' Intramural basketball program be- gan in early February. Nearly 35 girls registered and were placed on various teams, according to their class. The winning teams in each class played each other for the school championship. The basketball program stresses the fundamentals of the sport and provides friendly class competition.

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F QQ n if fs 'Y 'S in ...-. The broad iump requires both speed and timing in order to make a long iump. Boy'-s Track The Intramural Track program-for Boys began in late December. -On separate days boys met from each of the four classes and competed with each other. The boys who placed first or second in their class met on another afternoon to compete for the school championship. Coach Brown recruited the top three finishers in each event for the track team. About 20 boys from each class partici- pated in this program. Among the events which were held were the shot-put, discus, high jump, hurdles, dashes, and distance runs. The seniors won the class competition.