ALMOST PERFECT RECORD For the second straight year Burns’ baseball team reached the conference finals. Tied for first place with Crest, Burns was determined to win. But Kings Mountain had other plans. De- spite profound efforts, the Bulldogs lost both games to their arch rival in the “best two out of three series.’’ And for the second straight year, the Mounties’ took the trophy home. Dark clouds and pouring rain caused postponement of many games. Even practices were affected by this unusu- 34 Baseball ally “wet” weather. However, this didn’t seem to make a big difference to spectators. They came, rain or shine, with spirits soaring, watching intently until the last out was made. This sup- port from the Bulldog fans could be the reason for Baseball’s 14-3 season record. Through all this there were many exciting times. The home run spree against Chase began when Barry Shuford hit a three-run blast, and then he and Tony Abernathy hit solo home runs later in the game, the final score 10-4. Other home runs by Ken Byrd, Mel- vin Clark, and Tim Williams through- out the season kept the fire burning. Skillful pitching done by senior Louie Grigg 5-0, and juniors Al Floyd 4-2, and Tim Williams 5-1, did not suc- ceed in making the Bulldogs confer- ence champs. However, their 14-3 record is the best in Burns’ history.
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SPIRITS AREN'T DAMPIENIEDD Only winning three of sixteen games didn’t stop the volleyball team from having fun. Their record of 3-13 didn’t even dis- courage them. ‘‘Even though we didn’t have a winning season, it was a good expe- rience for me,’’ stated senior Annette Whitworth. The team defeated their archrivals from Shelby in a match consisting of three games. Senior Lorna Withrow recalls the match. ‘‘We lost the first game, but after that we were psyched up and blew them out the last two games to win the match.” The team’s toughest match was played against North Gaston. The Bulldogs were tough but the Wildcats were just a little tougher. Burns lost both games. Coach George Hall remarked that he felt the team had improved,’’. . . in the skills of hitting the ball and playing better as a teatines 36 Volleyball Golf Track mt i @ .% ‘ % - %, ' Me. = es a plage oe ee me P a the a ‘ty, ‘ % =e et ; wwe , ¥ oe | -4 o F
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