Prince George High School - Peerage Yearbook (Prince George, VA)

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Down to the wire finishes thrill Royal track supporters ey A é Ste ae Sweatpane Masofras he wrestié before Thomas Da ue The Royal trackers entered the year with nine capable lettermen and hopes of a single victory. Led by Dan Jones in the high jump, James Coleman and Russell Smelley in the long jump, and Steve Audé in pole vault, PG landed strong field upshots. Backed by muscle men Joe Mayes and Percy Mason in shot and discus, field events racked up good totals. None equalled the Royals in running. Darrell Bullock and Calvin Thweatt leaped over hurdles while James Coleman in the 440 and Russell Smelley and John Croft in the 880 raced to the finish line. Croft and veteran Glenn Gunderson compiled in the mile to give Prince George great balance. Rookie Jimmie Paul along with Gunderson dominated the mile. The two mile event paced the way for the undefeated mile relay that won three pressing last events. In the district meet, Glenn Gunderson and Dan Jones gained victories along with the relay squad while Russell Smelley, Calvin Thweatt, Charles Haywood, and Preston Mason scored. PG cindermen finished second overall to Midlothian with Gunderson claiming MVP honors, thus adding more stars in the Royal crown. OPP-PG Eager beavers untrack Dinwiddie 54%2-76 2 Relayers fly, ending Manchester streak 64-67 Distance runners dash by Colonials 64-67 Classy crew crushes Meadowbrook 45-86 Emotional PG’ers cinderize Thomas Dale 61-70 Total team effort shocks Midlothian 63-68 PG halts Hopewell for perfect slate 54-77 Track 23

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Dancing through the air, b James Coleman str inch. d d jumper ranextra |The Royal cindermen opened 1973 “pecting a breakeven ledger at least. opening win, however, over ‘nwiddie set their sights higher. Surprising performances by Jimmie iul, Tyrone Bullock, and James leman, and junior Glenn inderson, helped edge by anchester and Colonial Heights. before Hopewell finish. With brilliant team effort, the PG men trounced Meadowbrook and slipped by Thomas Dale. The Big Green then travelled to Midlothian for the most crucial meet in Prince George history. Behind the thrilling relay team of Preston Mason, Tyrone Bullock, James Coleman, and anchorman Russell Smelley, the All alone, Calvin Thweatt tops last-hurdle VX X trackers downed the mighty Trojans and charged into the district lead. An emotional Royal squad stopped the Hopewell Blue Devils behind a fine crowd to clasp the district dual meet title. Excited Royals had turned out a perfect undefeated season — a first in the history of Prince George High School in any sport. Track 25