Ernest Seaholm High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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Junior Katie Buesser (32) races to gain possession of At a crucial point in the game. Heather Marshall, d loose ball to trigger a fast break up the floor against Julie Jolliffe and Elizabeth Borman listen as Coach the Kimball Knights. Here ' s where speed is an as- Mike maps out the game plan for the third set. photo by Paul Donar quarter. pholo by Paul Donar Julie Jolliffe (40) blocks off her opponent who tries to pass to a Kimball teammate. Seaholm lost this game to the Knights. pholo by Paul Donar FRONT ROW: Blythe Eaman, Coach Mike Ridley, Holden, Kelly Cronin, Laura Strong. Heather Crissy Miller. SECOND ROW Stephanie Bearden. Marshall. Katie Buesser, Jill Griffiths. Susan Jane Ravish, Diana Spencer, Elizabeth Borman, Kelly Mueller, Norma Blasnich. GIRLS ' J.V. BASKETBALL 177

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1 didn ' t have tremen- , ' .. „ We if ' dous height, but team- If work ma de up for where we were lacking. p,i COACH MIKE RIDLEY GIRLS ' J.V. BASKETBALL OPPONENT SHS OPP Lahser 18-15 Groves 20-10 Ferndale 29-13 Troy 20-12 Hazel Park 23-21 Southfield La thrup 30-33 Andover 49-30 Kimball 33-32 Berkley 28-44 Southfield 35-26 Ferndale 29-18 Troy 33-28 Hazel Park 29-21 Adams 36-45 Andover 42-21 Kimball 28-33 Berkley 31-41 Southfield 36-13 new Coach, Hard Work, Optimism Spell Victories by Sarah York DO you enjoy playing one-on-one, running sprints and shooting free throws? If you do, the Girls ' Junior Varsity Basketball Team may be for you. Practices included playing one-on-one against the coach, running sprints and other drills, and shooting hundreds of foul shots. Fourteen girls made up this year ' s team, which compiled an overall record of 13-5. The award for Most Valuable Player went to junior Katie Buesser. Jill Griffiths was the team ' s Most Improved Player and the Sportsmanship Award went to Sue Mueller. Heather Marshall received the Best Offensive Player award. The team remembered two of its most memorable games as being the ones against Andover and Hazel Park. Before the Andover game, sophomore Heather Marshall suggested to new coach Mike Ridley that the people on the bench who didn ' t get much playing time should start. Coach Mike agreed and the game proved to be one of the most enjoyable contests of the year. During the last 30 seconds of the game against Hazel Park, the team found itself winning by a single basket. The Maples had to keep possession of the ball and stall for time, something they had never practiced. The players worked an effec- tive stall and won. The J.V. team adjusted well to Coach Ridley, who made being on the team really fun, according to Julie Jolliffe. He was always optimistic and he believed in us. No one ever got really down when we were behind. Coach Mike said, As the season went along, the girls began to realize the importance of teamwork. Everyone was always fired up. He added, Basketball is a vehicle used in getting along in life. The girls learned physical and mental endurance. We really had a winning season. Does Girls ' J.V. Basketball get the recognition it deserves? Julie Jolliffe felt that it didn ' t. Everyone is just warming up for the boys ' basketball season, she said. Katie Buesser added, No girls ' sport gets any support. Hopefully in the future we ' ll be recognized for our importance. 176 GIRLS ' J.V. BASKETBALL

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3g The girls were very en- H| thusiastic about every- j Bl thing and had a willing- H ness to win. COACH JANE 1 r 1 BITNER FRESHMEN BASKETBALL OPPONENT SHS OPP Beecher 42-27 Berkley 26-39 Troy 37-24 Kimball 25-22 Webb 43-26 Ferndale 31-27 Southfield 39-35 Andover forfeit Beecher 28-45 Berkley 16-30 Troy 39-48 Kimball 34-31 Webb 43-22 Ferndale 20-18 Southfield 40-19 Groves forfeit Andover forfeit Enthusiasm, Teamwork Lead to Big Victories by Jennifer Smith It ' s Halloween Night, darkness has fallen, jack-o-lanterns light up house porches, and kids of all ages, dressed up in a variety of costumes, head out for a night of fun and candy. But what were the members of the Seaholm Freshmen Girls ' Basketball Team doing on the final night of October? They were dressed in costumes of sorts too - the maroon and white uniforms of their school. And they were having fun of sorts, too - battling Ferndale for a top prize. Not candy, but victory. And with time running out, and fans screaming to a frenzy, Shelley Kenner popped in the winning basket to turn the Eagles into pumpkins. Before the season began, Seaholm came close to not even having a fresh- men basketball team, since not enough players came out. Libby Peters had sprained her ankle, so she was out for the season. But a few more players joined the squad, and with a mere seven players on the team, the Maples turned in a surprisingly good record of 12-5. The team itself didn ' t have a captain, and when asked why. Coach Jane Bitner said, Without a captain for the team, I felt it would give the girls more of a chance. As a team, they all worked well together, had lots of team spirit, and support for each other. When asked what she felt her team ' s greatest strength was, Kenner said, It was our ability to work well together. In responding to what she felt the best thing about the team was, the team ' s center, Sarah Madden explained, We had a lot of team support that kept us going during those good and bad times. Talking about the season itself, Becky Burns, post guard, said, It was really fun, I had a great time. Kenner added, it was lots of hard work, but full of fun and excitement. The team ' s leading player was center Sarah Madden. Coach Jane Bitner added, I ' d have to really include the entire team. We needed every girl. The mighty Maple Freshmen Girls Basketball Team may have only had a mere seven players, but with all their enthusiasm, togetherness, dedication, and eagerness to win, they proved that it ' s quality, not quantity that counts. 178 GIRLS ' FRESHMEN BASKETBALL