Burns High School - Blazes Yearbook (Lawndale, NC)

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Seti s se Nera cher SPR i lh ac re ele ala a pe 8 While waiting on his opponents from East Gaston and Crest, junior Danny Borders gets bi ge Changes In Enc pO: Sales tele lies : é ord, Joel Seagle, Sam ers, 4 M Senior Shirlene Addison jumpsfor Scott Reynolds. TOP ROW: anagement the return, while junior Lori Mel- Gary Newman, Scott Grigg, lon stands by ready to assist. Danny Borders, Todd Earl. Golf With only two experi- enced players returning, both being juniors, the golf team dida pretty good job. Although they didn't win any matches, the team spent time to improve the basics of their game, and also to work on the finer points. The new golf coach, Mickey Beam feels that adding more new players will help the members to be more competitive. Senior Marty Gee com- mented, ‘‘Coach Beam really got the team in- terested in improving their game. He makes the game itself Challenging, and | appreciated that.” Volleyball New practice sessions to the sounds of “ROCkKy”’, a new coach, Miss Diane Clarke and a better season are the elements of this year’s volleyball team. A graduate of Appalachian State University, Miss Clarke has never coached anything and only played intramural volleyball in col- lege. “| think | was more nervous than they were,’ Toad E d ann was her comment about tently to see how his shot was, their first match. while his opponent from East The team worked its way aston ORS Ol: through an up and down Senior Marty Gee sets up his S€@S0n, filled with close strategy against his opponents matches that came down from East Gaston and Crest. to the third and final game. Even though they only posted a 3-10 record, team member Sharon Hush feels they played well. “Overall, it was a good season.”’ 51

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Allattentions are turned to sophomore Robyn Fullove as she returns the ball against Chase. BOTTOM ROW: Miss Clark, Lisa Junior Lori Wilson returns a Brown, Shirlene Addison, Bessie serve from Chase while senior Brooks. MIDDLE ROW: Lori Mellon, Shirlene Addison and junior Lori Diane Allen, Julie Maddox, Fran- Mellon get ready for their re- SS cine Richardson, Sandy Maddox, turn. BURNS OPP. Lori Wilson, top row: Sharon Hush, VOLLEYBALL Terry Byrd, Vonuya Taylor, Chase 2 0 Fullove. South Point 2 0 North Gaston 0 2 Kings Mountain 0 2 GOLF R.S. Central 0 2 Cherryville Aaa, 173 E. Rutherford 0 2 Kings Mountain 354 213 Chase 2 1 E. Rutherford 391 324 East Gaston 0 2 South Point 363 307 R.S. Central 0 2 South Point 330 380 North Gaston 1 2 East Gaston 332 314 South Point 0 2 East Gaston 357 290 Kings Mountain 4 2 Season Record 0-7 Season Record 3-11 : a , ie

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TEAM BURNS OPP. Wrestling W. Lincoln 24 54 Lincolnton 49 17 Chase 48 24 Crest 14 54 Chase 59 16 Crest 19 49 W. Caldwell 18 55 Tuscolla 17 55 Hickory 8 68 N. Gaston 12 48 Kings Mountain 12 48 South Point 45 24 East Gaston 3 62 Shelby 18 46 W. Lincoln 27 30 Conference Tournament — sixth place, 78 points 52 A Conference Comeback Surprising the confer- ence by having two indi- vidual conference cham- pions, the Burns High ‘‘Maddog’’ Wrestlers, though ending the sea- son with a 4-10 overall re- cord, came back at the conference tournament to take sixth place overall. At the conference tournament held Janu- ary 29 and 30 at the Crest High gym, Burns’ Darrell Beighley astonished everyone by capturing the 126-pound-weight Class. Darrell, unranked going into the contest, won (17-15) the title by defeating Kings Moun- tains’ Walt Goode, ranked number one. Kevin Davis conqured the 105 pound division and remained undefeated all year long. In the final match, Kevin defeated East Gaston's Benny Tucker to become conference champ. Also, David Allen came away with third place in the 145-pound-weight division. Louis Bradshaw won third place in the 167 pound weight class. Skeeter Camp, in his first year of wrestling, won FOUrTN Dilacesineuie heavyweight division. LEER I EEE ASE tO WRESTLING: BOTTOM ROW: Coa h Bob Cabiness, Carole Black- burn, Brenda Causby, Jennifer Cooke, Terry Maddox, Kevin Davis, Barry McKee, Skeeter Camp, Michelle Drake, Tammy Davis, Kim Norman. MIDDLE ROW: Amy Elmore, Todd Price, Jeff Bowman, Darrell Beighley, Robby Wess, Stoney Maddox, David Allen, Wesley Whitaker, Ronnie Brady, Lynn Self. TOP ROW: Ron McKee, Fitz McMurry, Greg Shelton, Tony Bingham, Brent Bingham, Andy Canipe, Charles Wall, Bobby Putnam, Gail Lewis.