Cumberland High School - Duke Yearbook (Cumberland, VA)

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Opposition Stiffled Cumberland Cumberland Cumberland Cumberland Cumberland Cumberland Cumberland Cumberland Cumberland Cumberland Cumberland Cumberland Cumberland Cumberland Cumberland Cumberland FRANKIE GARY The Dukes on the bench are ready to approach the plate and collect some Tuns- = ODRPOWmoRONwro PR owco°o The Dukes score again on a line drive past first base. SCORES Gibbons Grange Hall Goochland Fluv anna Powhatan Prince Edward Buckingham Amelia Grange Hall Goochland Gibbons Amelia Fluvanna Powhatan Prince Edward Buckingham O 5 2 1 1 O fe 6 6 - 2 1 2 2 3 4 |

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SCORES Cumberland 22 Powhatan Cumberland | 23 Amelia Cumberland 13 Goochland Cumberland 10 Amelia Cumberland 35 Powhatan Cumberland 8 Goochland KNEELING: K. Gilliam, D. Ownby, J. Meadows, G. Lipscomb. SECOND ROW: K. Ramsey, A. Patterson, B. Lipscomb, J. Marion, R- Allen, P. Scales, D- Ramsey, Coach Williams. THIRD ROW: J. Rigsby, B. Mader- vina, A. Jackson, L. Ownby, L. Baldwin, R. Daniels, S. Brown. 13 KERN GWEN The softball girls walk excitedly to the bench after congratulating Kern Gilliam on her grand slam home Tun. Happiness was victory and success for the Dukette softball team which completed its 1971 season with aS and 1 record. The squad, coached by Mrs. Kathy Williams, was one which exemplified outstanding sportsmanship and powerful skill to capture the top berth in district competition. Under the able lead- ership of senior members, the team maintained an average of 17 runs per game while Gwen Lipscomb completed the season with a .400 batting average followed closely by the .385 average of Kern Gilliam. JOAN DO dees 27,

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: By Eminent Skill This year the Cumberland varsity baseball team was tuly a team -- a squad without any one particular star, a team that was made up of great members who played with unity, coordination, and cooperation. Their record oroves the effectiveness of their combined efforts. Among those contributing to the team effort were: William Rob- inson, the squad's leading pitcher who threw outstanding sames against Prince Edward, Goochland, and Powhatan in his season of five wins and two losses; Lynn Meadows, a leading hitter with a batting average of .375; Frankie Baber, the Duke with the highest batting average of -429; and Dennis Spillman who led the Dukes in home runs as he belted three during the season. There were three Dukes selected to the All-District team: Dennis Spillman and Lynn Meadows as outfielders, and Will Robinson as a pitcher. The Dukes were strong contenders for the district title until the final phase of this year's competition and, with many experienced players returning, anticipate a success- ful 1972 season. Captain Thomas Grant and Coach David Riley discuss some strategy before a game. NEELING: B. Black, Manager, D. Spillman, L- Meadows, T. Motley, D. Layne, D. Pleasants, T. Perkins, T. Mayo, NV. Mayo. SECOND ROW: H. Harrison, Scorekeeper, G. Martin, B. Pleasants, M. Higgins, A. Wilson, T. Grant, F. saber, A. Robinson, W. Robinson, Coach Riley. 29