Blair High School - Saga Yearbook (Pasadena, CA)

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1 , , , Ft it 3 ABOVE: FRONT ROW: Maria Vita, Nancy Turner, Leonor Vita, Madeline Fernandez, Ann Carruthers, Carla Polk, Kris Kennedy, Laurie Kittiver. SECOND ROW: Marilyn Goodrich, Melinda Cronk, Karen Coyle, Valerie Henry, Mary Blackmore. BACK ROW: Kim Browne, Leticia Siqueiros, Sachiko Kondo, Barbarita Lorenzo, Susan Calleton, Marion Ritchie, Yvonne Wing, Melissa James, Coach McCummins, Mary Dunn, Jenny Hendrix, Tina Cooper, Roberta Van Etten, Brigette Nelson, Kathleen Fisher lmanagerl. I A F Q ' TOP: Giving all she has, Sheryl MacQuoid sends the ball over, while Cathy Randall awaits the results. LEFT: With great determination, Karen Alexander leaps high in the air saving a sure point for Glendale.

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Volleyball Skills, Spirit Gained The new volleyball coach, Pat McCummins, had the difficult task of teaching fundamental skills and developing a coordinated team in the hours that were spent after school. Although the Varsity Team had a great deal of aptitude, they were unable to manage a victory during the season. During three important games, the team was handicapped by the loss of Karen Alexander and Cathy Randall. Nevertheless, the Varsity Team, looking back, showed much improvement in serving, setting, and spiking, which are very important skills in this team sport. The Junior Varsity Team, as well, had many difficulties in obtaining a victory, but played some very good games. The C Team, however, managed one win even with a large number of inexperienced players. This victory was a very joyful moment for them. In recent years, the Volleyball Team has always ended the season with a team banquet, where awards are presented to players of valued skills. This year each team decided to buy lettermen sweaters instead. Coach McCummins learned a great deal from her students and from the games that were played, although there were bad days for the teams. However, true sports- manship and spirit were shown by all team members. UPPER RIGHT: FRONT ROW: Sandie Franklin, Susan Ebersole, Jacquelyn Hen- drix, Catherine Randall, SECOND ROW: Karen Dickinson, Karen Alexander, Sheryl Mehl. BACK ROW: Sheryl MacQuoid, Melba Wu. RIGHT: While displaying good form, Karen Dickinson returns the ball to the opposing team.

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Hard Work And Dedication Pay Off For Vikes ln League Play After months of hard practice, the Varsity Basketball Team demonstrated their abilities by providing exciting action against tough competition while finishing the league with a 7-7 record. After the completion of last year's season, the team continued working out through the summer, entering tournaments, and practic- ing daily. They kept up the hard work throughout the entire season this year. The cagers had a slow start, losing their first two league games. The first was a lopsided loss to Hart, 37-71. The second loss occurred against Hoover despite the one- man show of Michael Bird Clif- ford. He scored a total of 20 points, but they were not enough to over- come the efforts of Hoover, which went on to win 60-50. Refusing to give up early, Blair won their first league contest against the Burroughs Indians, 75-66. Unfortunately, the luck did not hold in the Vikes next outing, even though Michael Clifford again poured in 20 points and team Captain Clifton Henson added his share of 13. One of the eventual League co-champs, Glendale, quashed Blair's efforts by handing the team a 46-61 loss. Again, the cagers spirits remained high for the Burbank game, even though their league record stood at 1-3. With yet another high scoring game by Bird Clifford Q19 pointsi and help from Clifton Henson, Blair topped the Bulldogs 58-44 and raised their record to 2-3. RIGHT: Providing more spark for Blair as the clock wears down, senior AI Clifford puts the finishing touch on his slam dunk which kept the Vikings within grasp of a possible upset victory over Glendale. The Nitros managed to pull it out in overtime 65-62.