Escambia High School - Escambian Yearbook (Pensacola, FL)

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4292, Ewa? '-vw W , 3. 'W Q. --.vv'f's IW .Q . . X',L guna: Spring Sports Spring sports is by far the most difficult of the sports sections to complete. Most spring sports have not begun before the final deadline of the yearbook staff. U Since these sports begin so late in the school year, the yearbook reflects the bright moments of the year before as well as the prospects for the publication year. Recognition is given to both boys' and girls' spring sports.

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