Ashtabula High School - Dart Yearbook (Ashtabula, OH)

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lint-d up and ready to go the crow country team Inspite of its losing records, lack of transportation. and second-hand uniforms members said they enjoyed themselves Seeing an opponent through the trees, junior Bill Bessant is forced to run a little harder Btfl was one of the few experienced runners, having lettered for a third year Showing determination on his face, is senior Ion Lyons km was the mainstay of the team by winning seven out of seven NEC. meets qualified for districts Discussing the strategy of the upcoming race is tirst year coach Raymond Bfly and Galya Bullard Galya was one of the girls on thrs year s team Cross Country 25

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New harrier coach faces old problems Harriers troubled ur cross country program is unable to keep pace with other schools in the area for many reasons. said first year coach Raymond Billy. He felt one of the biggest reasons was that our school does not have a program at the Jr. High level. Lack of interest was another. Some schools had as many as forty runners, but we dressed only twelve. Because the team did not bring in money, they were forced to share uniforms and warm-ups with the “track team. Coach Billy said his team was the only team he knew whose warm-ups said “track and not “cross country . Our team was one of the only teams that relied on parents for transportation “Most schools we have seen have had busses to take them to their own course, said coach Billy. 38 Harbor 23 43 Riverside 20 40 Madison 20 31 Si lohn 26 34 Conneaut 22 42 Edgewood 20 62 Jefferson 57 62 Harbor 22 33 lit- 61 h Geneva 23 WON 0 LOST 7

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Listening to instructions trom coach Rich loskn Streaking past two opponents, nuking the crowd during .1 time out is the treshman team a Wur, is Louis Taylor Louts svas a potent shooter Cooperation was alsvays present when the- team and was also an excellent ball handler and got out on the floor. rebounder