Hopewell High School - Kaleidoscope Yearbook (Hopewell, VA)

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oss Country Places Fourth in District CROSS COUNTRY SCORES HHS 22 Colonial Heights 34 HHS 20 Meadowbrook 39 HHS 50 Midlothian 15 HHS 47 Manchester 15 HHS 50 St. Christopher 15 HHS 20 Prince George 35 HHS 1 5 Matoaca 43 HHS 32 Thomas Dale 25 HHS 43 Benedictine 15 WON 4 LOST 5 Above Left: With looks of determination on their faces Mike Reid, Bill Henry, Rodney Boyette and Julian G oodman press onward during a Manchester practice. Above: At the starting line up Hopewell runners await the shot of the gun during a tri-meet with Prince George and Matoaca. Cross Country team: Front Row: Bill Henry, Jimmy White, Julian Goodman Second Row: Mike Reid, David Buckley, Rodney Boyette, Mark Sacra. Far Left: Jimmy White crosses the finish line in a tri-meet with Prince George and Matoaca. Hopewell won I 5-43, 20-35. Left: Coach Whipp checks up on Hopewell runner David Buckley during a practice at Manchester. Cross Country 21

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Right: With the finish line in mind Mike Reid trudges on in a meet with Colonial Heights. Devils won 22-34. Below: Leading the way in a meet against Prince George are Hopewell runners Bill Henry, and Julian Goodman with James Clanton following. Hopewell went on to win 20-35. E very afternoon members of the cross-country team ran 10 miles in sweatsuits under the hot autumn sky for practice and conditioning. Dominated by sophomores, the team featured all new runners. Coach Frank Whipp named sophomores Julain Goodman, Bill hHenry and Rodney Boyette as the best runners. Coach Whipp commented, I d like cross-country to rate more with the kids and to see more people at the meets. Overall, I ' m pleased with the team ' s improvement. Whipp termed the season winning as the team placed fourth in the district and twelfth in the regionals. Right: Exhaustion registers on the faces of Bill Henry and Julian Goodman in the meet against Prince George which Hopewell won 20-35. ■ ■ - ' •$ i 20 Cross Country

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Returning Players Contribute to Team Strength Above: Making a tag at third base, Mike Crampton prepares to return the ball to the pitcher in the Prince George game won by Hopewell, 3-2. Right: Danny Stidham hits a fly ball to deep right in an away game at Prince George. Hopewell went on to win 3- 2 . Vlthough the 1974 Baseball team did not participate in the regional tournament, their season was exceptional with a 10-3-2 record. Returning players contributed to the overall team strength. Seniors captured most of the team honors with Mike Crampton as Most Outstanding, Bernard Toner as Most Valuable, Wayne Daniels as Most Improved, Tommy Bell as Most Dependable, and Frank Vergara with the Most Hits. Wayne Daniels moves Mike Crampton to second in a sacrifice bunt against Petersburg Hopewell won 4-3. 22 Baseball