Lexington High School - Bearer Yearbook (Lexington, AL)

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And Fight They Did With five returning seniors, the Lady Bears volleyball team worked their way through another winning season. Most of the games lost by the Lady Bears were lost to higher division schools. “ I was really proud of the effort shown by the players; they showed pride and the look of winners. When the game looked like it could never be won, they kept on fighting,” stated Coach Connie McGuire. After all the regular season games were completed they proved they were the best volleyball team in Lauderdale County by winning the thirteenth of the fifteen tournaments that have been held since 1971. In the semi-finals, the Lady Bears beat Wilson in two winning sets, 15-0 and 15-9. This win pulled them into the finals with Lauderdale County High, who had just barely outlasted Central with matches of 13-15, 16-14, and 15-4. The finals were awarded to the Bears as they outscored Lauderdale County 15-4 and 15-9. The Lady Bears led the All- County list with five team members. They were Tina McGuire, Susan Stead- man, Paula Thigpen, Kristi Plunkett, and Jeanie Balentine. The Lady Bears also claimed the Area Championship with Tina McGuire, Su- san Steadman, and Kristi Plunkett mak- ing the All-Area team. The Lady Bears finally went to state which was held at the University of South Alabama in Mobile. There they fought and made it to the finals. Playing St. Paul, they lost the matches 16-14, 14-16, and 14-16. This made them state runners-up for the second year in a row. All-State members were Tina McGuire, Susan Steadman, and Jeanie Balentine. IN RETURNING POSITION, Susan Steadman gets prepared to send back the volleyball after it is hit by an opposing team player. KEEPING UP WITH THE GAME. Stacy Park- er and Terry Davis watch the game to insure they have the correct information for the record book. 20 Volleyball

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TRYING TO MEET the deadline, workers lay the bricks on the rear entrance of the gym. STANDING IDLE ON THE WEEKEND, the gym awaits the return of the workers. New (iym 19 WHILE THROWING IN THE BALL to Keith Gulley, Kevin Hanback stands on the out-of- bounds Lexington display. SCAFFOLDS HIDE BEHIND a completed seg- ment of the new gym.

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Volks lull 21 REARED BACK AND READY TO GO. Coach Connie McGuire gets prepared to serve the ball to a player on the opposite side of the net. COMING AT HER, Jeanic Balcntincgets in posi- tion to hit the ball back to the server who sent it her way. WAITING ON THE OFFICIAL CALL to serve the volleyball, Kristi Plunkett gets in position to insure a good call.