Grove City Area High School - Pine Knot Yearbook (Grove City, PA)

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thletes Endure Unusual Practices The secrer ro performing well in o Cross Counrry season comes from vigorous work-ours Various Cross Counrry runners com-menred abour some procnces experienced over rhe years. These runners remain anonymous The questions asked were, Hove you ever skipped our of o practice when rold ro run and didn’r? Whor did you do instead of practice?” Yes. when I skipped out, I went ro rhe Cross Counrry course and swung on grapevines.” Yes, I went home ro worch television or ploy boskerboll wirh rhe ream or rhe Jr. High School. See, I would run ro rhe school, ploy boskerboll unril 4 45-5:00 p.m. rhen run couldn't run rhe practices wirh rhe resr of rhe varsiry ream. One day, John Doe and I wenr ro rhe Rec. Cenrer and lifted weights instead of running.” “Yes, some friends ond I wenr rhe Cross Counrry course ond engaged in o bottle of mud throwing.” Although rhese comments express rhe experiences of o few, rhey don't express rhe experiences of oil rhe runners. Throughout rhe season there were many greor performances from some very determined ond dedicated runners. bock ro rhe High School.” Yes. towards rhe end of my elevenrh grade season I hod o bod cold, ond I ANXIOUSLY AWAITNG THE gun ro go off, borh reams fcsren orrenriveiy ro losr minure insrrucrions Mr Sample informs borh reoms of rhe course condirions ond rhe approximation of rhe finish line COMRADERY WAS SHOWN throughout rhe year by simple expressions of coring Prsdo Arwel and Leslie Sounders look on os Susie Mopes and Morya Louise embroce after a difficult roce CONVERSATION 6 A prime focror in retaxorion before o roce Ross Headrick. Alex Price. Dove Srroub, Jason Reeher ond Kevin Qosson rolk over yroreges that con be used in rhe upcoming roce THE 1986 CROSS Counrry ream Front Row A Qickel, M rtbbord. S Mopes, L Sounders. M Louise, D Dower sox Second Row S Murdock, E Homiron, L Cor nek), J Conway, M Me WiBioms. D Gariond, D Saueriand. Cooch Mr Sample Third Row P Atwell. K Drourigom, H. Murdock. D Srroub. D Lmgle, J Reeher, R Heodnck, A Price Cross Country

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PfXBCLLA ATWELL SMJLES rhrough her enduronce ro frvsh rhe roce The simple expression enobled mony runners ro conmue rhe long mies oheod MIKE MCWILIAMS ANO Don Lngle smde our rhe losr rrde Mike McW oms odvonced ro Srore Compemon olong wfh Jason Reeher ro complere rheir fine performances of rhe yeor Senior Solute Cross Country fought me not to give up when pursuing o gool. —Dove Straub Cross Country encouraged me to now run on my own. —Marya Louise Cross Country taught me to never give up when if seems you can't go further. -Michele Hibbard Cross Country showed me that you can't expect to get any more out of an activity or project than what you put in to it. It taught me that success can only come from within. -John Murdock “I went our ro rhe course and swung on grapevines.'' Boys Girls GC OPP GC OPP Hickory 33 24 48 15 K. Christian 15 49 40 15 Sharon 19 31 44 16 Reynolds 18 40 25 30 C. Perry 22 33 24 36 Mercer 30 25 — — Greenville 29 28 36 20 Hickory 18 26 43 16 K. Christian 18 43 39 18 Sharon 19 39 40 18 Cross Country