Bland High School - Echo Yearbook (Bland, VA)

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SCOREBOARD Ft. Chiswell 3 Bland 2 Galax 3 2 Shawsville 2 0 Auburn 2 I Independence I 2 Fries I 3 Lengthy rehearsals Lengthy rehearsals brought hope for results. Afternoon practice occu- pied time and often the entire hall when cheerleaders worked on rou- tines. Well into the boy’s season, sev- enth and eighth grade girls decided to support and praise a well-deserv- ing eighth grade team at home games. Uniforms were not fancy, but white sweatshirts depicted the symbol and school name, and maroon pants set the school color. Miss Kay Blevins sponsored the varsity and JV squads and the 8th grade selected Phyllis Umbarger. A very young volleyball team set to work with zeal and determination. Winning games showed in the fren- zied excitement the girls displayed. TOP RIGHT: Sonya Carroll pounds the ball as help is ready from Tonya Looney, Pam Harden and Pam Dillow CENTER RIGHT: Patricia Stowers and Dusty King stand ready but no help is needed when Latrayle Shewey slams this one across the top (referee is Mike Wool- winej. BOTTOM — VOLLEYBALL: April Newberry, Sonya Carroll, Pam Dil- low, Dusty King, Tonya Looney, Bobbie Jo Chestnut!, Latrayle Shewey, Marsha Martin, Pam Wright, Crystal Tibbs, Pam Harden, Coach John Wagoner. S — Volleyball

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TOP LEFT: Outfielders Eric Taylor and Allen Massey scramble for a ground ball. BOTTOM LEFT — VARSITY — KNEELING: Steve Fanning, Keith Con- ley, Eric Taylor, Ben Dillotv, Bodie Mill- er, Gene Lambert. STANDING: Coach Gary Collins, Eric Strock, Allen Massey, Jeff Cox, Anthony Cox, Jeff Dodson, Chris Tickle. BOTTOM RIGHT — JV BASEBALL — FRONT ROW: Scott Lambert, Bradley Davis, Mike Fanning, Robbie Waddle. 2ND ROW: Richie Ha- vens, Randy Dillow, Wayne Davis. 3RD ROW: Brad Dillotv, Leslie Duncan, Chip Bird. BACK ROW: Gary Blankenship, Brian Duncan, Kevin Cox, Coach John Wagoner. Uneventful year with inexperience Rehearsals began early for tennis and baseball hopefuls. Cool tempera- tures created a fetv goose bumps; oth- erwise, practices proceeded as usual. Tennis finals consisted of only one senior, Sherri Wimmer, one junior, Tammi Haga, and five sophomores. With a young, relatively inexperi- enced team, girls had to work twice as hard. Scores looked rather depres- sion, but they gained experience for future years. For uniforms the girls decided to be colorful in their jam shorts and T-tops. They were coached by Robin Thacker. Varsity baseball team sported five seniors and seven juniors and was coached by Gary Collins. They had an uneventful year but scores were not available. Freshmen and sophomores coerced John Wagoner into forming and coaching a JV squad. Thirteen boys made up the team. Baseball — 7

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TOP —VARSITY: Tonya Smihl. Tiffany Bowen, Karen Strock, Lana Lindamood, Susan Remines, Donna Warden. CENTER LEFT: Creating enthusiasm and spirit — Donna Lambert. CENTER RIGHT — JV — BOTTOM ROW: Shannon McGrady, Amanda Pauley. CENTER ROW: Amy Haga, Tresila Sink, Mary Echols. TOP: Donna Lambert. BOTTOM — 8TH PEP SQUAD — FRONT ROW: Heather Smith, Heather Burton, Sarah Umbarger, Stephanie Meadows, Becky Bird, Sarah Thompson. BACK ROW: Angela Dalton, Tina Hounshell, Holly Warden, Angela Stowers, Hope Pike, Ginger Dillow. i Cheerleaders — 9