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

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With a valiant effort, freshman Sarah Madden successfully out-jumps her Ferndale opponent and goes on to lead her team to a hard-fought vlcto- j-y photo by Elissa Sard Working an offensive play to perfection. Christina Bolting past an ou tclassed Ferndale defender, the Halbert pumps in a basket over the outstretched team ' s center. Sarah Madden breaks away, and arms of a Webb Jr. High defender. The Maples drives it in for a two point basket to give the Maples won. 43-22. photo by Paul Donar the lead. photo by Elissa Said GIRLS ' FRESHMEN BASKETBALL 179

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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

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Teammates Rich Hannagan and Simon Tomkinson set a competitive pace as they run stride for stride toward the finish line, pushing each other to the limit. Tomkinson. later in the season, suffered back problems which forced him to sit out pholo by Andrea Scicli FRONT ROW Debbie Burson. Andrea Miller. Heather Birch. Renee Bator. Manya Borman. Kiersten Brown. Susan Conti. Carrie Leto, Amy Burkhart. SECOND ROW: Charlie Leto. Jeff Knape. Larry Sage. Rich f-fannagan. John O ' Brien, Carl Rundell. Paul Dain. Tom Werthman. THIRD ROW: Coach Ron Wheeler. John Marshall. Jeff Ferguson. Ted Berry. Gary Feiten. Simon Tomkin- son. Dave Marcinkowski. Charles Johnson. Mark Bergman. Steve Bitterle, Coach Tom Kearney. Sophomore Jeff Ferguson quickly and powerfully accelerates down the stretch to victory. Solid performan ces from skilled runners like Ferguson gave the team a winning record of 5-4. photo by Andrea Sc.cii Senior Captain Ted Berry fiercely battles to maintain his half stride lead over his opponent. Berry ' s effort is exemplitory of his consistent performance which earned him All-SMA Honors phoio by And.ea Sci.i 180 CROSS COUNTRY