Homer L Ferguson High School - Mariner Yearbook (Newport News, VA)

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Calculating the force needed, Jon Spielberger prepares to sink a putt. Tennis. Russel Nevins, Kasey Hughes, Teri Goad, Charles Brown, Sarah Clayton, Heather Dow, Rex Ware, John Clayton, Pax Goodson, Steve Salmirs, Chris Ford. 21 Sports — Spring

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Schoolwork, Practice Plague Team; Co-ed T earn Places Fifth “Fore!” After losing two seniors from the golf team, could the team still be out- standing? Despite a slow regular sea- son start, the team finished with a 4-5 record. At district tournament, the Mariner team placed second behind Denbigh. The team placed fourth in regional competition, highest of any other Peninsula district team. Missing fifth and sixth periods for early games always meant extra work for the golf team members. School- work, in addition to regular practices and games, plagued these seldom- recognized Mariner competitors. Coach Hott anticipated a strong team for next year with four experi- enced seniors and two new players from NNIS — Kenney King and Jim Barner. Despite injuries to some players, the tennis team managed to capture Golf Team. Front Row: Jon Spielberger, Kevin King, Kenny King. Back Row: Greg White, Bill Swain, Mark Crawford, Jim Barner. fifth place in the regionals, thus plac- ing the school second in contention for the Julian Rice Trophy. Ferguson remained the only mixed team in the district with four girls out of fourteen members. The team practiced from 3:30 to 6:30 daily to face the tough competi- tion presented by other schools. With his strong serve and high scores, John Clayton held first place in team rank. Though he had not participated in school competition for over a year, Chris Ford ranked a suprising second. Plagued by an automobile accident and foot injury, Kasey Hughes, third place holder, was unable to play the full season and was replaced by ninth grader Russel Nevins. Fourth and fifth place holders Sarah Clayton and Rex Ware helped the tennis team win many a victory through their steady base line and net plays. With a precise stroke, Bill Swain chips his ball onto the green. 20 Sports — Spring

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Girls ' Repertoire Adds Mile And Mile Relay “Take your marks. Get set. BANG!” These sounds became fa- miliar to the girls who participated in girls’ track. The team lost all meets until the end when they triumphed over winless Tabb. Girls’ track expanded to include mile and mile-relay events. By the help of Marilyn “Smooch” Watkins, cap- tain, Ferguson possessed an almost undefeated 440-relay team. But be- cause Marilyn hurt her knee in a fall in the long jump, Bethel came through with a win over the squad. Also because of her misfortune, she could not run at the District meet, which so handicapped Ferguson that they came in last place. Only one girl, Karen Copeman, was eligible for the Regionals by placing third in the mile. WE GIRLS’ TRACK SCOREBOARD THEY 51 Hampton 56 30 Warwick 78 31 Lafayette 78 53 Tabb 50 33 Bethel 70 Kecoughtan By default Poised and ready, the official’s gun pre- pares to start the mile-relay. 22 Sports — Spring