Linden High School - Linden Legend Yearbook (Linden, MI)

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VARSITY SCOREBOARD Linden 32 Bendlc 49 43 Lake Fenton 65 36 Lakeville 63 41 Holly 45 OT 38 Durand 24 36 Fenlon 42 45 Mt. Morris 48 29 Oxford 77 38 Lapeer East 35 OT 36 Lapeer West 65 39 Brandon 48 33 Lakeville 54 25 Holly 21 23 Durand 38 23 Fenton 34 45 Mt. Morris 52 14 Oxford 64 25 Lapeer East 30 37 Lapeer West 61 32 Hartland Districts 53 40 Pinckney 44 OT League 3-13 Place; Tied for 7th Overall 3-18 AWARDS M.I. p.; Alice McMichael M.V.P.: Jean Trevillian Coaches Award: Wendy Thomp- son 59

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VARSITY STILL LOOKING FOR A WINNING SEASON The Varsity basketball team was still unable to turn the corner and enjoy a winning season. In fact, a 3-18 record left them far from their early season goals. However, they did improve in sever- al ways from the last few years. First, they lowered their turnovers and in- creased their free throw shooting per- centage by a remarkable 10% over the 4 previous seasons. But the improve- ment from the charity stripe did not carry over into their field goal shoot- ing, as the team shot a dismal 27% from the floor. Also, this year ' s team had to do with 13 less rebounds a game, as they were the shortest team in the league and frequently lost games underneath the boards. We really had to work hard t o get good shots espe- cially inside, stated Coach Raymond. As poor as their record was, they played some really good teams awfully tough. They had a good opportunity to beat Fenton and Mt. Morris who tied for 3rd in the league. They had both teams down with only minutes left but let both escape with slim victories. Be- ing so out matched in size, it would have been a real compliment to the team to pull an upset on one of those two teams. As it turned out Linden still had one more chance to pull an upset after the regular season in tournament play. Playing Pinckney, with a 13-7 record, the Eagles went ahead 15-2 in the first quarter. It looked like an upset was at hand. But Pinckney began to fight back in the second half and assert themselves inside. Eventually, the Ea- gles wore down and the game went into overtime, as the Eagles lost 44-40. The girls gave everything they had against Pinckney, we just couldn ' t get a key basket at the end, said Ray- mond. It was a very disappointing end to a long season. Left to right: Becky Smitz, Wendy Thompson, Alice McMichael, Angle Lake, Becky Smith, Alison Flehr, Jean Trevillian, Char Carter, Sandi Swink, Sherri Farnsworth and Coach Roy Raymond. 58

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JV ' S COMPETITIVE The 1988 J.V. Girl ' s Basketball team experienced a tough but encour- aging season. Their 5-15 record was not a true indication of what the season was really like. Although they suffered 15 losses, four were by under 10 points. They were that close to a winning sea- son. The season started with five return- ing letter winners, two additional soph- omores and five freshmen. The girls came together as a team quickly, help- ing each other on and off the floor. We attempted to stress defense and it paid off keeping us in many games. The girls worked hard all year, said Coach Jim Zonka. He was pleased with their attitude and effort. Individually, the Most Valuable Player and one of the co-captains was Tammy Evans. She was the team ' s leading scorer, scoring 293 points, an average of 14.6 points per game. She did an outstanding job running the team on the floor and led the team with her never say die attitude. Jaimi Smaka was voted the Most Improved Player, her best game came against Holly when she scored 10 points and had nine rebounds. This year ' s coaches award went to Sandi Jordan, her per- formance at the off-guard position and positive attitude kept the team up all year long. The last two starters were Jammie Thompson and Sara Warner. Jammie was the teams leading re- bounder, starting all games at center. Sara the other co-captain started to come on strong late in the season scor- ing a season high 10 points in the last game of the season. Chipping in with strong performances off the bench were; Julie Geyer, playing tough de- fense in critical situations. Tara Wil- loughby the sixth person and Erin Gay playing at the backline positions. With two more wins this year than last, the Girl ' s Basketball program is on a slight upswing With an improved attitude and renewed interest at the Middle School level, Mr. Jim Zonka is looking forward to an even better sea- son next year. front. Tammy Evans Kneeling (L-R) Anna Konya, Julie Geyer, Marlena Nelsey, Standing (L-Rj Coach Jim Zonka, Jammie Thompson, Tammy Dawson, Erin Gay, Jaimi Smaka, Sara Warner, Tara Willoughby, Sandi Jordan. 60