Cumberland High School - Duke Yearbook (Cumberland, VA)

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Varsity Baseball Team Displays Teamwork we 2 ee $ : oS 4 . te eo Freeman Wallace is safe as he slides | FRONT ROW L to R: Randolph Patterson, Cliff White, Robert Jackson, Ronald Austin, James Jackson, Joe into second. Brown. BACK ROW: Jeff Scales, Freeman Wallace, Robert Crump, Andre Gilliam, Gene Coates, Robert Adams, Cleve land Johnson, George Miller. ABOVE: Donald Seal knocks a homerun and puts a point on the board. BELOW: Free- man Wallace (the pitcher) throws a curve ball. Batter Cleveland Johnson takes the plate. The Varsity Baseball team wasn’t as fortu- nate this year. The Dukes had to accept — Amelia — ee 4 7 s many challenges throughout the season, but Powhatan . they used strat ll as basic skills to | Bluestone : ey used strategy as well as basic skills to Ciiteal 3 ae BPilice Edward overcome the challenge. They practiced — Bluestone S14 eet Clover Hill | long hours to improve their batting averages CloverHill = 19 4 Fluvenna Bera ean bilitv. Th t fchen Fluvanna 5 nod gamelia, x nd playing ability. They got scratched, Buekiiphen 2 ges aa Buahingharty bruised, and blistered, but the Dukes hung Goochland 49 2 Ee ie with it. They didn’t make it to the top, but ; : a learned that sportsmanship and cooperation | is part of the game too. They did their best and that’s what “winning” is all about. -

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rr a The Dukette’s basketball season was very disappointing for 1977. The team has gradually been going down. In their scores, even though the Dukettes consist of some of the best players ever produced from Cumberland High. Their teamwork has improved alot in the past year. With their desire to be number one the Dukettes seem to improve their playing skills each year. They keep gaining valuable experience which they will use in the future to rank as one of the best girl’s basketball teams in Virginia. We hope that ev- eryone’s confidence in the Dukettes will continue, for they show some of the best sportsmanship in this district. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Carolyn Jackson and Estelle Carter. Charity Blanton practicing another one of her famous shots. The Dukettes taking a foul shot during a home game. 17

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J.V. Baseball—“Junior Sluggers” das James Jackson takes aim. The J.V. Baseball team fin- ished the season with a record of 5-12-0. Determination, hard work, and cooperation led the KNEELING: Faron Brown, Eddie Trent, Terry Langhorne, Floyd Jones, Bernard Jones, Del Johnson, Junior Sluggers ae this Belo Ricky Justice. STANDING: Jerome Carrington, Jarvis Jackson, Alarie Gust, Ricky Smith, Johnny Asal, The team practiced after George Jackson. school every day trying to im- prove themselves as Dukes, for the J.V. team is the beginning of the Varsity team for next year. J.V. Spring Soccer Team Places First The ball is off. hen Ver pringe Occer team placed first in the dis- trict this year. Through prac- tice and hard work, the team improved and became a winner. It was struggle as it is with everything else, but when you are determined and you try hard, you usu- ally make it. FRONT ROW: Jason Oliver, James Brown, Benjamin Foster, Tim Smith, Bryon Dingus, Tommy Latham. BACK ROW: Tony Rogers, Freddie Hawkins, Coach Harrison, Brenda McAbee, Jerry Barbour. 19