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

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With accurate aim and touch, sophomore Ann Holland concentrates on sinking a marathon putt for a birdie on the hole, bringing personal and team triumphs one step closer. photo by Muffy Hayes As junior Mary Beth Eppel writes down the total, Jennifer Smith, a junior, and sophomore Kathy Schmidt double check on sophomore Ann Holland ' s score. photo by MuHy Hav . s FRONT ROW: Jennifer Smith, Laura Byington, Muffy Hayes. SECOND ROW: Don Wadsten. Jenny Feiste, Mary Beth Eppel, Kathy Schmidt. Jill Boro- day, Ann Holland, Alisa Troelse. ' ,• ?. Jenny York. NOT PICTURED: Coach Lois Owen. GIRLS ' VARSITY GOLF 241

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Record- Breaking Golfers Swing For The Top by M. Hayes and L. Krebs They took an individual sport, and managed to play every match like a team. Assistant coach Lois Owen expressed these words with a great feeling of pride as the Seaholm Varsity Girls ' Golf Team swung their way into all the record books. A team first at the Oakland County Meet sparked the girls enthusiasm and concentrated their efforts on success. Junior Jennifer Smith believed that the meet gave us more confidence that I think we needed. As a team it made us feel that we could go all the way. The next task to be handled with a smooth swing and group effort was a first place finish at the East Lansing Invita- tional. Sophomore Ann Holland attribu- ted this continued success to the unity of the team. We became a team because we worked as one to win in a playoff. Holland explained, It brought us all together. The team then travelled to Troy to play in a scramble finishing with a tie for first place, but lost in a match Judging the power needed in her swing by the distance to the hole, sophomore Laura Byington funnels her energies into the application of her past experiences. P ioto by Muffy Hayes card to bring home a second place trophy. Regionals brought Seaholm its first ever shot at a state title by placing second and qualifying for the state tournament, where later they placed an impressive sixth in the state. In the team ' s dual matches the girls finished with the best season ever at Seaholm, with a 17-1 overall record. Sophomore Laura Byington credited the team ' s incredible victories to the team as a whole. One person can ' t win the SMA for you, she explained, It takes the support of the team. The only loss was to a strong Athens squad. New records were set this season with a 168 for four girls, and a 219 for five girls. Rookie coach Don Wadsten was elated with the girls ' performance and summed up the season by saying, I was pleasantly surprised. I didn ' t know what to expect when the season started. I had no idea what we had, but now I know we have the best. Senior captain Muffy Hayes, finishing her swing with confidence and good form, watches her ball sail to the green and another impressive Maple victory. 1 more pleased |P|g :sg|b. I couldn ' t be KBir ' f ' or amazed. everything Bfl we ' ve done, we ' ve come out | HHih on top! P HMAv ' :- ' - COACH DON [ i WADSTEN VARSITY GOLF OPPONENT SHS-OPP Andover 291-309 Troy 254-318 West Bloomfield 251-273 Troy 251-325 Adams 245-286 Mt, Pleasant 198-200 East Lansing 198-205 Charlotte 198-213 Lahser 273-308 Kingswood 233-260 Marian 234268 Adams 253-274 Athens 253-237 Rochester 221-298 Troy 204-234 Groves 250-258 Mercy 221-282 Groves 234-239 240 GIRLS ' VARSITY GOLF

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hHj This team had Its highs m and lows. but th ey always B played up to th eir poten- ]m tial. COACH GARY f 1 CHAMBERLAIN VARSITY SOFTBALL OPPONENT SHS OPP Troy 24-15 9-8 W. Bloomfield 22-11 4-6 Hazel Park 18-4 8-2 Andover 2-9 11-12 Farmington 1-6 12-6 Kimball 4-2 1-2 Berkley 3-2 7-4 Groves 3-4 2-9 Ferndale 5-10 3-4 Harrison 11-1 11-9 Southfield 11-10 18-1 Berkley 13-2 Mumford 7-0 Ferndale 14-17 Seaholm Sluggers Hit Em Home Power hitter Jackie Loomis gets another hit to pull the Maples ahead for their second win against Hazel Park- Loomis added strength to the line up photo by Mike Rafferty Sophomore sensation Mara Simich demonstrates her outstanding pitching technique. Simich ' s con- sistent pitching made her one of varsity ' s starting pitchers. photo by Mike Raflerty Saturday afternoons were spent at the ballfield, prom night created conflicts, homework often times was neglected and the pressure never seem- ed to end, but still Softball always came first. For the first time in three years. Mother Nature decided to cooperate with the Varsity Girls ' Softball Team. The three hour practices Monday through Friday not only enhanced the team ' s skills, but it deepened their tans as well. With six players returning from the previous year, the Maples ' exper- ience paid off. Both offensive and defensive plays were executed with greater precision than in preceding years. Not only did the team have veterans to show the newcomers a good example, the rookies themselves added a lot of needed fresh, new talent. Despite the team ' s many assets, the SMA proved to be a tough league. According to their coach, Gary Cham- berlain, the team ' s greatest challenge was to be defensively sound. After getting off to a promising start by easily winning their first three games, the Maples suffered from a short slump before their efforts started paying off again. The girls ' league record of 9-5 proved good enough to earn them a second place in the league. A tough loss to Ferndale in the bottom of the seventh inning by only one run, and another to Andover, again only by one run, hinder- ed their chances of capturing the cov- eted SMA title. The team ' s toughest defeat, howev- er, came in the semi-final round of district play. After jumping out to an early 10-1 lead and hanging on to a 10- 3 lead after four innings, the Maples let the game slip away. The final score of Ferndale 17 and Seaholm 14 knocked them out of the tournament and sent them packing up the bats and balls until the next year ' s season. Although they ' ve lost many key players, the returning players hope that, with the players moving up from the J.V. team, along with a lot of hard work, they can do just as well next year. by Stacey Springer 242 GIRLS ' VARSITY SOFTBALL