Escambia High School - Escambian Yearbook (Pensacola, FL)

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Front row: Greg Jones, Terry Kroll, Dennis Welter, Tom Danks, Ricky Thompson, Glenn Braddock. Second row: Glenn David, Gary Lockwood, Jay Maughon, Scott Latemo, Frank Parsons, Phillip Wright, Jan Lipham, Louise Kust. 9--' , , .. .. is ' ,',...,. ,I A 'A ' ,.., ., . , ,hh 11 it 'V ill ai? A rt i mf ' i 1 :tt ll -l ' vu git x A E . ' K . 1 :wwmfa-mms --qu -0-Giisfwtih' Second baseman Jay Maughon shows his power as he speeds to make throw. Greg Bessete tags second, gives him a pitch out. Training Team Includes Hustling, Conditionin J.V. baseball coach Harry Knickelbine has been coaching baseball for the past four years. He feels the key to training a team is hustling, conditioning and improving daily attitude. Coach Knickelbine emphasizes playing experience instead of just winning games. He feels the most important factor is using as many players as possible during each game. Coach Knickelbine feels that the purpose of a J .V. baseball program is to groom the younger players for the future. In the coach's words, The greatest satisfaction any coach can achieve is in the quality of the end product of the attempt at helping young men develop into well trained, self-disciplined individuals? With 13 games to play this year, the J.V. team had not played their first game by the March 5 yearbook deadline. 165

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Sportsmanship, Leadership Are Key Elements to Success With the guidance of Coach Reed Killett, Escambia's J .V. basketball team scored a 7-18 season record. The team started out very strong, winning its Iirst seven of eight starts, however, things weren,t as prosperous from that point as the next ten games were losses. Coach Killett feels that at the junior varsity level it was im- perative to stress the most basic basketball skills so the ath- Coach Killett observes the result of many hours of hard work and devotion. letes would be able to measure their success in terms of prep- aration for varsity competition in the future. Coach Killett stressed certain sociological ideas such as sportsmanship and cooperation so that every player will strive for excellence. Fellowship, leadership, and citizenship should be emphasized as important factors of success. Steve Welch gets the opening tip-oil' against Niceville in 65 to 62 defeat. Kneeling: Glen Bousquet, Jeff Cagle, Gordon Dey. Standing: Keith Buch- spics, Steve Boyd, Danny Williams, Steve Welch, Roger Britts, John LaCasle 164

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Swim Team Newest Addition to Athletic Program This year under the direction of Coach Jack Martin, Es- cambia began the first swimming program since it became a school in 1958. Coach Martin feels that with the present enthusiasm of stu- dents swimming will become an important factor for the Re- Swim team leams the techniques of an open tum from Coach Martin. bels. He thinks swimming can become as competitive a sport as those sports already established now as Escambia. Although one meet has been played at the March 5 dead- line in which the team placed third, the players were optimis- tic about a winning season. After a hard practice Claudia Bemal makes final effort in her last lap. First row: Patty Tatone. Second row: Jeff Parker, Clark Watson, Mark Grif- fin, Jim Riley, Leslie Ellinor, Don Hess. Third row: Steve Bourdon, Joe Do- nahoe, Steve Mihacevich, Scott Cemosek, Bruce Brenizer, Suzy Martin, Larry Shell, Don Rogers. Fourth row: Claudia Bemal, Coach Clint Chew, Eileen Campbell, Paula Boehm, Mary Donahoe, Cliff Clarke, Janet Hudson, Kathy Tatone, Diane Mick, Lisa Niemala, Kathy Sexton, Coach J .A. Martin. 166