Hopewell High School - Kaleidoscope Yearbook (Hopewell, VA)

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“One cannot expect fifteen men to do the job of a whole team.” That’s how Coach Frank Whipp summed up the season. “Our guys did well, but there were not enough of them to compete for the top places in all the events. We captured ten firsts in one meet and still lost.” With a lack of team depth and low interest in track and field the team just couldn’t seem to manage a win, though in several meets the score was close until the very end. In the Prince George meet the score was tied until the mile relay when the Devils finished second and lost. When the day for the meet with Dinwiddie arrived the Devils were ready and waiting. At 4 p.m. Dinwiddie showed up — one man — Overby. Dinwiddie’s forfeit gave the Devils their only victory, 136-0. Pierce Power. Second place was the result of this discus throw by Tommy Pierce in the home meet with Prince George. Royals won 81-54. Track — Lack of Depth, Close Losses Tell Story Track Team. Front row: Matt Broughton, Mark Sacra, Dwayne Allmon, Rodney Boyette, Jeff Bartlett, Chris Webb, Bill Henry. Second row: Mike Hartsell, Tommy Pierce, Chris Durham. Back row: Ernest Roberts, Tom Kennedy, Joe Brown, Steve Rasnick, Woodson Cotman, Randy Moore, Milton Hinton. 18 Track

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. ' •• ’ ‘ ' . v A V — ■ ■■■.: IPNKyk •„-! . , |C V , •: , , i,r • ' ' ••• • : --.■■... - ' ■ ' •• £ - . Like A Ballerina. In a home match with John Marshall, Pat Coury hits a forehand at the baseline. Hopewell defeated John Marshall 5-3. GIRLS’ TENNIS SCORES HHS 5 John Marshall 3 HHS 1 Huguenot 6 HHS 0 Suffolk 9 HHS 4 Thomas Dale 4 HHS 4 Bollingbrook 3 HHS 2 Bollingbrook 5 HHS 1 Thomas Dale 6 HHS 2 Varina 5 HHS 5 George Wythe 2 HHS 6 Maggie Walker 1 HHS 1 Collegiate 4 HHS 4 Varina 3 HHS 0 WON 5 Collegiate LOST 7 TIE 1 8 Looking like a pro. Barbara Jean Bogese hits a backhand from the base line to her George Wythe opponent. Hopewell won 5-2. “Come on, hurry up — the bus is gonna leave us!” “Will you wait a minute — I can’t find my other tennis shoe!” echoed in the locker rooms throughout a season of mostly away tennis matches. Because of vehicle difficulties this fourteen member team had to depend on charter bus transportation to away matches. According to one team member, “we didn’t mind the trip at all but we nearly drove the bus driver crazy.” To quote Coach Joanne Tucker “the team had great morale — even with a season plagued with problems and conflicts.” Diane Gay and Betty Seavy, Susan Davis and Barbara Jean Bogese faced stiff opposition from private schools when they participated in doubles competition at a Longwood College Tournament, May 3. As luck would have it the tournament fell on the same day as the prom. Sunburned and unhappy at losing, these four girls hurried home to shower, change, and answer the door.

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Most Valuable Player — Woodson Cotman Most Improved — Bill Henry Reach Out. With the score tied going into the final leg of the mile relay, Chris Webb passes the baton to teammate Milton Hinton. Finishing the relay second, the Devils lost to Prince George 81-54. Running like a Machine. Straining to finish first in the 100 yard dash, Woodson Cotman clocks a time of 10:04 in the Prince George meet which Hopewell lost 81-54. Flying through the Air. During practice before a home meet, Rusty Ward measures Mike Hartsel’s long jump. VARSITY TRACK HHS 12 Midlothian 124 HHS 57 Manchester 79 HHS 62 Thomas Dale 74 HHS 46 Meadowbrook 90 HHS 43 Colonial Heights 92 HHS 136 Dinwiddie 0 HHS 54 Prince George 81 WON 1 LOST 6 Up and Over. Mike Hartsel and a Prince George opponent clear the hurdles together on the way to Prince George ' s 81-54 win. Breezing Along. Eighth grader Jeff Bartlett starts his leg of the mile relay at a home meet with Thomas Dale. The final score was Thomas Dale 74 — Hopewell 62.