John Marshall High School - Lex Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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Striving For Excellence JW! Frosting asketitmailjl Marshall's JV girls' basketball team closely followed the Varsity girls in their winning performance. Although not undefeated, the JV boasted an 18-3 season record. The girls weren't really ready to play good ball at the beginning of the season, confessed Coach John Hughes, resulting in the loss of their first two games. But we came back with a 15 game winning streak, enthusiastically remarked sophomore player Chris McBride. During this time the Maids were defeating teams by an average of 20 points. Throughout the last three weeks of the season the M- Maids playing efficiency started to decline, commented Hughes. Coach Hughes could find no reason for this decline. Sophomore player Jan Nigo explained that After the games like Grant and Madison when we won easier than expected, we became disappointed and over confident. As a result, We didn't play as well the remainder of the season, added Junior Guard D'Ann Cecchini. Three freshman girls, Sarah Freeman, Carol Garbus, and LeeAnn Garrison were moved up to the JV level. Also Sophomore Guard Belinda Noguez was moved up to the Varsity level. A new addition to the girls' basketball program was the presence of the freshman team coached by Ed Le- Baron. This was LeBaron's first year working with girls. Coaching girlswas a lot different than coaching boys, but the biggest difference was the girl's willingness to work, he noted. We met a lot of new people, and we all liked playing basketball, stated Jackie Nigo. A short season consist- ing of 11 games made up the freshman schedule and these were not always played at the same school as JV and Varsity. Since the beginning of the season, the girls improved more than 100 percent, understanding how to work the ball inside and how to play good defense, summed up LeBaron. This new 'tunderstandingn earned the fresh- man girls a record of 8 wins and 3 losses. JV GIRLS BASKETBALL: D'Ann Cecchini, Chris McBride, Sally Miller, Lorri Sheperd, Jan Nigo, Coach Ken Trapp, Allison Hortsch, Tina Johnson, Coach John Hughes, Sarah Freeman, Carol Garbus, Belinda Noguez. FRESHMAN GIRLS BASKETBALL: Jackie Nigo, Kim Cappo, Melissa Thompson, Wendy Wyler, Carol Garbus, Sarah Freeman, LeeAnn Garrison, Liz Currie, Carrie Megyesi, Theresa Wesebaum, Carmen Herman, and Coach Ed LeBaron. 152 ' JVfFrosh Basketball

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M-Maids Win State Varsity ska ,ball The highlight of the Minute-Maids' basketball season was capturing the state title, which since the beginning of the season had been their greatest ambition. Striving towards this common goal, the Maids played as a team. The closeness of the players attributed to the team's success, stated Senior Guard Karyl Wing. Another outstanding achievement obtained by the Min- ute-Maids was their unequalled season record of 26 wins and O losses. They're the first team in the Oregon AAA level that has gone undefeated throughout the season, reported Coach Ken Trapp. Third place sportsmanship award at the state tourna- ment was also presented to the Minute-Maids. This deci- sion was based on four major areas: The enthusiasm of the rally, the spirit and behavior of the fans, the partici- pation of the band, and team conduct. During regular season play, one of the only games expected to be any real battle for the Minute-Maids was their game against Grant. The previous year, the Grant 'F Generals prevented the Maids from getting any further in the playoffs. However, This time they proposed no real threat, as did any of the PIL teams, confirmed senior Guard Melissa Diede. Five of the Minute-Maids received various awards. Wing was selected first team all tournament, first team all State, first team all Metro, first team all City, first team all league. She was also nominated for Metro play- er of the year. Tina Blair was named to the first team all Tournament for the second time, first team all state-second time, first team all Metro-second, first team all city-third time, first team all league-third time. She was also elected as Metro player of the year. Jenifer Freeman received fifth team all State, honor- able mention all league, first team all league. Kathleen Sherman received honorable mention all Metro, honor- able mention all-State, first team all league. JENIFER FREEMAN leaps high over St. Mary's Blues for a short jumper. VARSITY GIRLS' BASKETBALL-Front: Belinda Noguez, Cindy Bach- mall, Melissa Diede, Karyl Wing, Jana Shervy, Susie McGill, Joan Hilsen- teger. Back: Coach Ken Trapp, Jean Inglis, Tracy Thompson, Jenifer Freeman, Tina Blair, Kathleen Sherman, Coach John Hughes. Girls' Varsity Basketball ' 151

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1, JV GIRLS' BASKETBALL WINS 18 LOSSES 3 FRESHMAN GIRLS' BASKETBALL WINS 8 LOSSES 4 V52 ANTICIPATING A JUMP BALL between Tina Johnson and a Cleveland opponent are Chris McBride, Belinda Noguez, Susy Messing and D'Ann Cecchini. DRIBBLING DOWNCOURT during a home game is junior guard D'Ann Cecchini. LISTENING to the next play are Freshmen LeeAnn Garrison, Sarah Freeman and There- sa Wesebaum. J VfFrosh Basketball ' 153