George Washington High School - Patriot Yearbook (Charleston, WV)

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Warming up in training Jack Totten hurls the ball while Jamie Adkins awaits a pass. practice precedes warm days Even before the Winter snows melt, various spring teams begin months of training. The baseball team, minus the basketball players who wish to try out for next year, has been Working out after school With Mr. Marstellar, a student teacher. Some of the members of the track team, both boys and girls, have been staying in shape during the Winter months by using the track at G.W. Many tennis and golf players practice all year long at private and city clubs. All the participants in the spring sports await the coming of the warmer months and the new season of competition that accompanies it. 981 Stamina if -:SU-1.4. V , ,il ' 'f ' . -' .-- - . ,r . ,. I , ., I Releasing the ball with all his might, Doug Pickering follows through for good form.

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- . QN V V -run., r . After his adversary stands up, Rob Baker tries to bring him back down. ' Q With an intimi- dating scowl, Glenn Goldfarb notes his ri- va1's movements so as not to be caught off- guard. ,gg it 'ffm Coach Moore strikes his customary pose as he takes mental notes on one of his matman's performance. An elated bench voices its ap- proval of a team-mate's fine match with a standing ova- tion. Any boy who goes out for wrestling must have self-discipline. If he loses any Weight at all he must maintain that weight through the season. A wrestler must be able to think. Everyone knows the same moves but one has to know when to use them. Wres- tling is 952, mental preparations and SZ knowing the moves. A wrestler must be in top condition. About consists of three two-minute periods, during which time, one uses an unbelievable amount of physical energy. Wrestlers must do calisthenics, running and drills associated to wrestling moves. There is a great deal of unity among the Wrestlers. Wres- tling is a team sport, but the match is made up of individual bouts, so when you make a mistake every- one knows who it was. The strain is greater on an individual than in a team sport. The Wrestlers re- spect each other, because no matter how many times you beat an individual, he is capable of beating you anytime. Everybody on the team pulls for every- body else. --Coach Moore Staminaf 97

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Aiming carefully Robert Wyatt hopes to achieve accuracy in Preparing for baseball season Larry Wills loosens his pitching skills. up with a few tosses. I I W , ax.. . . 4-1 . ' ' ,' . U. K . .' , u , - f LP: v ff' fe wr: ., - !,'gTl..' 1 V ' yi - .- 1 e.: n , , ,' fs' ' 4 ' '- - lf.. 4' 5 A lone runner jogs around the Brad Tucker smiles as he tries his trickiest throw on a track amidst a sea of baseball team mate. players. Stamina! 99