Glenn High School - Glenn Echoes Yearbook (Kernersville, NC)

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Going for 2 on 1, sophomore Brian Girard tightens his grip while wrestling his opponent. J.V. Wrestling: Mickey Kivett, John Craver, Dennis Spencer, Brian Girard, lan Grayson, Brad Austin, Kevin Keene, Bobby Larimore, Bobby Gillis, Frankie Fuller, Peter Scott, Dale Sapp, Craig McGee, Ronnie Bassett, Eric Varner, Vince Perry, Neil Willard, Mr. Holland, Walter Hutchins, Joey Thomas, Charles Kiser, Mr. Kearns Boys J Vf Basketball: R. Buston, J , Minor, N. Street, B, Whicker, C. Barr, R. France, E. Lauten, J. Brown, C. Olgesby, D. Dick, C, Brady, D. Speas. Scoring two for the Bobcats, Daryl Speas adds his touch to the defeat of the Yellowjackets. Competition

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Glory-Less Days Struggling with the roar of si- lence in an empty gym, JV ath- letes ignore disappointment of an nonexistent crowd and con- tinue to play the sport they love. Among the list of JV sports are basketball and wrestling, both of which help freshmen and so- phomroes prepare for Varsity Sports. The JV boys basketball team, coached by Mr. Swandell Cloud, is made up of 15 boys who have potential to be great assets to the Varsity team. They followed the same schedule as Varsity and train hard in order to make the JV team respected. Said sophomore Neil Street, Playing JV basketball should really help me when I try out for Varsity. You learn in JV how to handle certain situations - you learn how to be cool. Freshman Chris Brady also commented, We had a good season, but the best part was beating East For- syth. The Girls JV basketball team was made up of 9 girls and coached by Mrs. Bauguss. They also played the same schedule as the Varsity. Though the play- ers were all ninth and tenth grad- ers and many were inexperi- enced, this team had a good learning season. Said sopho- more Tracy Holder, JV ball will help me make Varsity be- cause I learned all the skills of playing onthe court as well as how to develop a good attitude and how to be aggressivef, Sophomore Karen Hayes also commented, We had a very succesful season because we all .lL Competition work together as a team and play to winf' The JV wrestling team, coached by Mr. Kearns, had a season of learning and experi- mentation. They carried many freshmen and sophomores who had never wrestled before, and taught them through practice and matches. Said freshman Brad Austin, The season could have been better because I did not do as good as I wanted to do. Wrestling is something I like to do, though JV is a good place to get practice. JV basketball and wrestling both started with a lot of inexpe- rience, but also with a lot of de- sire. The effort these athletes put into a non-glory, non-letter- ing sport will one day pay off in Varsity honors. Girls J. V. Basketball: T. Holden, I.. Stephenson S. Black, J, Jennings, L. Black, M. Simms, K. Hayes, A, Moses, T. Thompson, T. Brown Coach L. Bauguss Preparing for a pass, sophomore Karen Hayes accurately awaits for perfect timing to send the ball to teammate Tracy Holder.

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Up And Coming Athletes Dedication to school and sports is the incentive needed for freshmen and sophomores to play JV sports. The JV softball and baseball teams as well as the JV cheerleaders took the time and effort necessary to express this dedication. The JV softball team, coached by Mrs. Alexander en- joyed playing and learning to- gether. Said sophomore Candy Mays, Everybody gets along with everybody and we seem to have our act together. I think we'1l play well. Patsy Marcus also said, I think we'll do great this season because we work well together and we have confi- dence in each other. Though they work hard under the coaching of Mike Bowman, the JV baseball team is learning and enjoying it. Said sophomore Joe Roberts, I'm playing JV be- cause I just want to play ball. The coach is strict but he'll teach us something, he'Il make us have a good attitude. Because they work well together as a team, these guys expect a good season in return for their hard work and time. Said sophomore Richard I-Iarrison, I think we'll do pretty good if we can iron out the little things that cause errors. Finally, a JV sport that is usu- ally forgotten as a sport is JV cheerleading. The girls on the JV squad contend with the prob- lems of no recognition and no crowd to cheer for. Despite .I . fri x ,xg ,..g:. N, I at V 1- is N . ,E 5 N J . f i f is those difficulties, though, most of the cheerleaders had no re grets. Said freshmen Jennifer Culler We had fun. If I get the chance I may try out for Varsity but I would be just as happy to be on JV again. Sophomore Alison Vogler also said, W cheer for football and basketball and promote school spirit. It was fun getting the first Junior Var isty squad organized. The JV baseball, Softball, and cheerleading squads are willing to take the time necessary to be good at what they do, even if there is no glory involved. It will all pay off, though, for even the greatest of all athletes had to start off small, in order to be up and coming athletes. Competition JV Cheerleaders: M. Stubbs, C. Pinkston, K. Gillis, K. Cato, A. Hamilton, C. Hawkins, L. Atkins, J. Culler, T. Mabe, A. Kirk, A. Vogler, K. Idol Awaiting the pitch, Mike Ward plants himself for a powerhouse swing.