George C Marshall High School - Columbian Yearbook (Falls Church, VA)

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Statesmen trample rivals Coach Pat Bergan and Sophomore Betsy Bailey discuss stategy during a break in the Langley game. Nancy Lynn Mosely and Cindy Smith keep the charts as the WNVT-TV announcer follows the court action. Senior Clorinda Ermini follows a pre-game warm-up shot through the hoop. Preparing for the |V game. Renea Ford warms up during the Varsity halftime. Streaking past her W L opponent, Claudia Griffith breaks for the basket. 139 Positioning herself for the rebound, Susan Little gets set in the televised McLean game.

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meager season Plagued by inexperience, the girls' gymnastic team struggled through a 3-5 season. After opening the season with suprising victories over Oakton and McLean, the team's outlook became increasingly optimistic. However, their lack of competitive experience there was only one senior on the squad — Cindy Gabriel — began to show. Team spirit was difficult to ignite, and the only other victory was over Chantilly. The strongest areas of competition for the team were the bars and the all around. In these areas the team developed some post-season tournament hopefuls. As it is difficult for girls to get gymnastics scholarships to college, it was the individual desire to compete and excell that drove the gymnasts. Helpful, too, in this respect was the generally large home match attendance. The crowd served to inspire and encourage the competitors to do their best, despite their discouragingly experienced opponents. 141