James Madison High School - Prospectus Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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1 Julie Lemmon shoots for the basket during a home game against Torrcy Pines. 2 Girls' Varsity Basketball FRONT ROW: Waynette Day, Suzette Kelley, Jackie Crawford, Debbie Mahan; SECOND ROW: Ms. Seaman (coach), Becky Radar, Julie Lemmon, Mary Randant, Margaret McCormick, Patti Hultberg, Audrey Rogers. 3 Suzette Kelley attempts a free throw. 4 Linda Agnew gets on her toes while trying to shoot the ball over two Torrey Pines girls. 5 Girls' J.V. Basketball FRONT ROW: Gail Salgado, Hiedi Richardson, Linda Heliums, Lori Ray, Christy Athaan, Christy Porter, Lynn Palmer; SECOND ROW: Mrs. McLa- gan (Coach), Diana Roberts, Audrey Gor- man, Myra Pruitt, Lisa Rusak, Sherry Ever- love; THIRD ROW: Carrie Shapiro, Hel- ene Sabo, Mara Pollack, Linda Agnew. 6 Helene Sabo knocks the ball out of an- other girl's hand, while Myra Pruitt, Carrie Shapiro, and Lisa Rusak try to catch it. Girls' Basketball 239

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Dribbling and Driving Chicago's Greatest Hits blaring out of the gym at 6:00 a.m. could only mean that the Girls' Basketball team was hard at work. For two long hours every morning the J.V. and Varsity teams practiced coordination and ball control, wallies, lay-ups, and free throws in preparation for league rivals like Clairemont and Kearny. It was hard making it to practice so early in the morning, commented Helene Sabo, a starting center on J.V. However, that was the only time that we could use the gym. Under the disciplined coaching of Ms. Sea- man, who was a basketball player herself, and Mrs. McLagan, the two squads worked hard to improve their basketball skills. Our pre- season was too short for training, remarked Ms. Seaman. We had two weeks to pick our teams and teach them the fundamentals, then we had our first game. Next year I hope it is longer.

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Juniors Stun Seniors F lag football? After an 8-OJunior Victory on January 23, the annual Powderpuff game at Madison developed a new look. No longer were fifteen females playing a rigged game on the hockey field. Now there was a glorified night game with announcers, officials, and hairy-legged male cheer- leaders. The crowning of Kevin Smith made the event well worth watching. Spectators filled the West side stands to watch what they thought was a soft game of girls football. But soft it wasn't and the officials were wondering if girls were really playing. It was a harder game to referee than last year's, recalled a second year official, because we constantly had to remind the girls that this was flag football, not tackle! The referees proved their point when Jill Dickinson, the Juniors center, was removed from the game for roughness. Each team easily lost 100 yards for penalties like holding, clipping, and tack- ling. The loss of yardage didn't marr the spirit or drive of the two teams. There was a lot of pride involved in this game because of last years upset, boasted Junior coach David Nellis. Our team knew that the Seniors wanted a two year victory and we weren't going to let them have it. The turning point of the evening was a third quarter, seventy- five yard touch down by Margarett Westgate. The 6 points, plus two extra points for a sweep-right conversion made the 8-0 score difficult to accept for the victory minded Seniors. The Class of '76 did not give up. As the final seconds ticked away. Senior Sandy Warath made several attempts to score on a slot-back reverse. The final buzzer proved the under- i classmen to be a strong team. 240 Powderpuff