Abingdon High School - Beacon Yearbook (Abingdon, VA)

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During warm-ups, Tim Minnick shoots with Jeff Hawley rebounding. As the referee signals holding on Richlands, Cliff Culbertson throws. 22 Boys Varsity Ba sketball Above: Steve Holbrook goes into action and puts two more points up. Below: The Kojak Klub (Cathy Thayer, Coach Judy Wallace, Debbie Musick, Sis McCray, Sandy Johnson, and Jackie Whittaker) watch the game while munching on Lifesaver Lollipops,

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You Can Really Use Your Head In Volleyball! Above: Denise McMillan swings into an overhand serve. Right: Coach Judy Faris tells the line up. Below: Team Picture: Front Row: Julia Galliher, Mary Fields, Susan Garrett, Jackie Whittaker, Pam Halsey, Camille Baldwin. Back Row: Valerie Horne, Karen Jones, Cathy Thayer, Denise McMil¬ lan, Rhonda Engle, Carole Baldwin, Coach Judy Faris. After a two week try-out period, 12 girls were chosen out of a record 63 for varsity volleyball. With a new coach, Mrs. Judy Faris, and new uniforms, our girls were ready for a winning season. Out of the 12 games we played, the match with Virginia High proved the most exciting. Virginia High is the type of team that just keeps bumping it (the vol¬ leyball) back to you. I swear, there were more volleys in that game than any oth¬ er! exclaimed one player. Sharon Remine was the statistician, Sam McKinney, the time keeper; and Angie Pierce was the manager who kept the team in order. Varsity Volleyball 21

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Good Team Attitude Above: Steve Holbrook lays one up before Steve Prater and Jeff McCray take a ball back. Below: Skyscraper Denny Farmer gets the upper hand on a jump ball. Tops Losing Season Strange as it may seem, varsity bas¬ ketball kept the spirit burning through¬ out their winter play-offs, not withstand¬ ing the close losses and not-so-close defeats. Support from our Mad Hatters was outstanding at the first games, but when a law was passed that forbade stomping on the bleachers, enthusiasm wanned in favor of other week night activities. Our arch-rival, John Battle, learned about our Falcon drive when we flew past them three out of four times. We downed Richlands with a four point vic¬ tory after a tight game. Gate City and Grundy poured it on us, however, with lay-up after lay-up going in. John Battle stomped us in the Southwest District Tournament, and we lost our final game to Marion by 18 points. Still, we believed in ourselves and a brighter future. Billy Rowe gets grounded by Richland ' s David Arms, as teammate Denny Farmer tries to block the opponent ' s basket. Boys ' Varsity Basketball 23