Coastal Academy - Retrospect Yearbook (Myrtle Beach, SC)

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Cougars Reach Final Four The Cougars ended the l976- I977 regular season campaign by avenging an earlier loss to Wilson Hall by two points in double over- time. They then traveled to Colum- bia to trip Hammond 64-60. Against the Skyhawks, Coach Buddy Rogers won his 100th victory over a five year periodp an average of 20 games per year. The post season iinx struck again this year as it has in the past three. Kyle Brice and Kelly Neal, both starters, were sidelined with ankle iniuries. The Cougars traveled to Kingstree for the regional tourna- ment and lost to Pee Dee on Satur- day night in double overtime. The Cats came back and defeated the Eagles in a Monday night playoff game although it took them an extra period to manage it. Next, the Cou- gars were Sumter-bound and once again matched against the Barons of Wilson Hall in the semifinals of the state tournament. The Cougars were defeated soundly and a good sea- son missed being a great season by two games and two iniuries. This page: , U1 Senior Kyle Price initiates a power move against St. Joe's. Q21 Junior Kelly Neal shoots for two against Onslow Academy. Opposite page: Hoop-La: U1 Lawton Benton l21 Bobby Goodman C31 Scott Miles 141 Kelly Neal 151 Lewis Butler 161 Season's end

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Oougarettes Falter in Close Contests With high hopes and much spunk, the Cougarettes took to the floor for the 76-77 season. All of the confer- ence girls' teams, with perhaps the exception of James F. Byrnes, were fairly equal in ability, but somehow Coastal's scrappy lasses never seemed able to pull off victories that should have been theirs. Last minute surges in closely fought contests never seemed strong enough to secure a win. Their losses, however, could not be blamed on a lack of experience as everyone on the squad had seen previous action, with the possible exception of Eliza- beth Singleton, who moved up from junior varsity play. This year's win-loss record closely paralleled last season's eight and fifteen record with an eight and four- teen posting for 77. Spirited manager Shari Leach supplied her own answer to the teams' problem: lf we had some support, we could win some of those games! tl J The l977 Cougarette line-up is Deena Tal- bot, Dana Chandler, Lou Springs, Celeste Rid- dle, Nancy Walker, Sandra Leach, Kelly Howland, Jan Gore, Elizabeth Singleton, Keris Martin, Cathy Taylor, Caroline Smith, ifrontl Coach Dale Johnson, Ann Cromley, Margaret Martin, and Shari Leach, manager. t2l Coach Johnson concentrates on the girls' action on court. i3l Margaret Martin goes for the basket over Byrnes' opponent.