Crewe High School - Railroader Yearbook (Crewe, VA)

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DETERMINATION CHARACTERIZES J.V.’S J. V. SCORES Perhaps the greatest reasons for Junior Varsity Basketball were to obtain the idea of the sport and to work at playing as a team. This year, under the coaching of Mr. Gard, the team members worked at these, their goals. Although they did not win a game, they kept up their determination and played several close games. The members of the team worked very hard individually, practicing every day after school. Crewe 14 Lunenburg 55 Crewe 18 Dinwiddie 80 Crewe 13 .Central (Charlotte) 61 Crewe 26 Lunenburg 51 Crewe 25 Blackstone 45 Crewe 19 Central 33 Crewe 23 Amelia 36 Crewe 34 Brunswick 48 Crewe 28 .Luther Foster 33 FRONT ROW: Bill Elliott, T. C. Miller, Robin Atkins, William Wynn, Winston Oliver. SECOND ROW: Donnie Jordan, Wade Walker, Winston Yeatts, Bill Wilson, Kenny Rowe, Coach Doug Gard. THIRD ROW: Clarence Parham, Carlton Miller, John Maddox, Richardio Carr. J.V. BASKETBALL - 23

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The J.V. football squad con¬ sists of the following: (FRONT ROW) Manager Rob Hawkes, Coach Doug Gard. (SECOND ROW) David Grif¬ fin. Nicky Showalter. Doyle Passmore, Webster Alexander. David Pettis. (THIRD ROW) Robin Atkins. Charles Hurt, Robbie Knight, Carl Coleman, Jimmy Beverly. (FOURTH ROW) Merle Benway, Bill Wil¬ son, Ronnie Jones, Winston Yeatts. Tom Moore. (FIFTH ROW) John Maddox, Bill Elli¬ ott, Jeff Jones, Winston Oliv¬ er. jL A- 4 ” XT J.V S COMBINE FORTITUDE AND DRIVE This year, despite a lack of resources, the Crewe Junior Railroaders had a “taste of victory”. They did manage to pull off a victory against Amelia County. Practice began early in September, and team members worked endlessly to improve their dexterity. The captains of this year ' s team were Bill Elliott, Tom Moore, and Winston Yeatts. These members led their team through four tough games. The Junior Railroaders this year had only one home game, but their “fans” followed wherever they played.

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FRONT ROW: Sharon Smith, Debbie Hawkes, Bitsy Jennings (co-captain), Donna McCann (co-captain), Judy Vaughan, Debbie Carrington. SECOND ROW: Carolyn Wilkerson, Barbara Robertson, Gayle Jenkins, Sharon Eppes, Shelia Wilson, Elvira Beverly, Mr. Fore. THIRD ROW: Kay Rand, Charlotte Houchins, Carolyn Jennings, Donna VanArsdall. Barbara Pope, Felicia Stith. DEFIANT CREWETTES GIVE LIVELY COMPETITION The girls’ basketball team had a season which began with a victory followed by eight straight, hard-fought losses. The Crewettes eighteen girl squad was coached by a newcomer this year, Mr. John Fore, who introduced to the team a fresh, high-spirited outlook and a stern review of the fundamentals. The team was an inexperienced one having only twe members who lettered the previous year and only three seniors in all. During the year the girls traveled all over the district with a bus full of cheerleaders and a happy bus driver, Mr. Wayne Latham. Their high spirited and gay songs lasted throughout the year. This year’s team was immortalized by a poem written by Sharon Eppes dedicated to the spirit and idiosyncracies of each player. 0 SMOKING Teammates watch as Donna McCann jumps against an Emporia player. All-district Bitsy Jennings does some fancy dribbling during the Emporia game. 24-GIRLS’ BASKETBALL