Lexington High School - Bearer Yearbook (Lexington, AL)

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Who’s the Best? We’re the Best. LHS! Linda, Jenny, Sherie, Yvonne, Susan, Celista, and Sandra. YVONNE PAXTON susan McGuire CELISTA McGEE ■ JENNY WHITE Captain SANDRA BAILEY SHERIE BUTLER LINDA LIVERETTE 25

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Junior-High Forms City Leagues The Junior High boys formed a City League taking the names of their favorite Professional teams, and played intramural games. In addition there were several games scheduled against outside opponents. The schedule for the Eighth Grade team followed that of the Freshman team. 8th GRADE: Keith Jones, Mark Hammond, Brent Smith, Tim Fleming, Ricky Holden. BACK: David McGee, Jerry Smith, David Tate, Butch Danley, Morris Ingram. BUCKS: FRONT: Kent Holden, Donny Smith, David Putman. BACK: Mark Pettus, Gary Holden, Keith LAKERS: Kelvin McCain, Ricky Putman, Mickey Thompson, James Shelton. BACK Mike King, Greg Nunley, Jeff Gordon, Jeff Bryan. KNICKS: Mark Garner, Kenneth Shelton, Tommy Wright, Richey Gray, Gary Smith. BACK: Steve Ham- mond, Wayne Hambright, Danny Ridgeway, Charles Curtis, Anthony Simpson. HAWKS: FRONT: Russel French, Benny Littrell, Gil Newton, Jimmy Hill, Dennis Masonia, Barry Shelton, Tim Barnett. 24

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Batmen Win Western Tony swings and misses. The baseball season for the Golden Bears got off to a full swing with a 2-0 win over the Lions of Brooks The second game saw the Tigers of L. C. H. S. sweep a doubleheader from the Bears 5-7 and 1-3. The next opponent was a good hitting bunch of Hatton Hornets. The Hornets won 1-11. The fol- lowing game began the Area Playoffs at L. C. H. S. The Bears took the sting out of the Hornets of Hat- ton by 3-2, and then clashed with the Lions of Brooks, scratching out two victories 3-1, and 9-1, to win the Western Division Area Playoffs. The Area Tournament saw the Bears take on the Red Devils of Elkmont for a 3-2 and 7-0 victory, giving them the Area and enabling them to play in State Competition. The next game with the Pan- thers of Mars Hill was a close one until the Panther Pitcher hit Mike McGuire, and Rickey Gordon hit a homerun over the right field fence. The Bears de- fense held up and they won 2-0. Because of the errors committed in the next game the Bears lost to the DAR of Grant by 4-8. The Mighty Bears closed out the . 500 mark with a 7-7 record. KNEELING: Terry Oliver, Victor McAfee, Byron Butler, Rickey Bryan, Ronald Slaton, Quinton Hanson, Steve Littrell, Rickey Gordon, Brent Smith. STANDING: Rodney McCrary, Rickey Jones, Oneal Thigpen, Tony Oliver, Danny Williams, Gene Johnson, Danny Estes, Bo Howard, Glenn Murks, Mike McGuire, Tim Hammond, Bobby Howard. 26