Burns High School - Blazes Yearbook (Lawndale, NC)

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A Softball Breakthrough Ever since Sam Homesley came to Burns to coach Softball, the record has been getting better and better. Finally, they reached their goal, a win- ning season. 6-7 was the best season ever by the Lady Bulldogs until now. Under the lead- ership of Coach Homesley, the team had an 8-7 sea- son, the first winning sea- son for softball at Burns. Coach Homesley be- lieves that not luck, but hard work, determination, and dedication by the play- ers was the key. Individual weaknesses were the basic things that | were worked on. Becuase only 11 out of 22 girls were chosen, individual weak- nesses were improved in- stead of devoting an entire practice to team errors. “| hope it will start a win- ning tradition here, ’ Coach Homesley com- mented. “it will give future teams something to shoot TOL Safe! Senior Val Baker looks back and gives a sigh of relief after dashing past the R.S. Cen- tral catcher, and bringing in another run. Burns won the game 10-4. With a determined look, senior Elizabeth Hunt takes a crack at the ball, while spectators and teammates look on.

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After catching the ball, shortstop Val Baker pitched it to senior Bev Wright, who tags base and gets a running start to pitch the ball to first. Double play! Senior Shelly Cook selects her pitch after eying the ball causiously. To her dismay, an R.S. Central opponent got her on first. ig etme sty = arming ag tee . 'e; 4 a ‘ TEAM Cherryville 5 Cherryville Shelby Crest North Gaston 3 Kings Mountain 0 Crest 4 6 0 ‘am = O-| BNINONBNAWNOD 2OBW East Gaston R.S. Central 1 Chase 6 E. Rutherford 4 South Point 5 R.S. Central 9 4 = 7 = — — E. Rutherford Chase Season Record 8- eee Apes 4 ba tye P. whe | 34s ro | es 4558 ee f% a I Pha f . 1 Bot BOTTOM ROW: Patty Scism, Terry Byrd, Lorna Withrow, Angie Poole, Elizabeth Hunt, Shelly Cook, Lori Hoyle, Carol Marsha Ward, Bev Wright, Wan- Borders, Coach Sam Homesley. da Wood, Val Baker. TOP ROW:

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TEAM BURNS OPP. TEAM BURNS OPP. BOY'S TENNIS GIRL'S TENNIS West Lincoln 9 0 Cherryville 6 2 Making a tough return to his Crest South Point 3 6 West Lincoln ae opponent, Senior, Ronnie Crest 5 4 West Lincoln 4 tie4 Carpenter eyes the ball Chase 8 1 R.S. Central 2 Z cautiously. E. Rutherford 1 8 Crest 1 7 R.S. Central 2 7 North Gaston 5 4 Kings Mountain 2 7 Chase 4 tie4 North Gaston 7 2 Shelby 0 9 Shelby 0 9 South Point 6 3 East Gaston 2 7 Kings Mountain 0 9 Crest 4 5 €. Rutherford 5 2 Season Record 4-7 Season Record 5-4-2 In a doubles set with Crest, Senior, Carol Queen anxiously watches as Lisa Lackey plays at the net. Bottom Row: Kathy Miller, Mary Stroup, Shelia Darnell, Kim Wal- Martin, Connie Bridges. Row 2: ker, Karen Walker, Jennifer Whis- Myra Gettys Chris Edwards, Lisa nant. Lackey, Carol Queen. Row 3: Amy Surveying her shot, Jennifer Whis- nant follows through to a victory. 56