Kellam High School - Challenger Yearbook (Virginia Beach, VA)

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Lady Luck? ,W rl 1-Q17-iq? 2 Kick 'ex I ELLA VLLA 11.404 30 UU' LLM! Jv- 1 ELL! f , I ,L 4 it - - Front Row: Aleto Coson, Kellie Bowmon Second Row: Rene McPherson, Lori Green, Yuonne Wode, Anito Fuller. Third Row: Lei Ann Potter iMgr,J, Morcio Gronby, Sherri Floyd, Arnetto Bowie, Morgoret Boird. The Lody Knights, cooched by Dot Duront, turned out to be the Cinderello teom of the Beoch. Picked to finish no higher thon sixth, the girls tied for fourth ond odvonced to the city tournoment by defeoting Boyside in o ployoff gome. Even though knocked out by Cox in the first round, the Lody Knights still finished up one of their most successful seosons ever, Leoding the woy for the teom wos All-Beoch senior forword -'K X, ,rm Kellie Bowmon, who overoged l6.6 points per gome. Aleto Coson, Lori Green, ond Morgoret ond Bridgett Boird were the other seniors who contributed greotly to the couse. The teorn's recent success should not folter next yeor with severol top ployers returning. Second teom All-Beoch guord Yuonne Wode will be joined by Sherri Floyd, Anito Fuller, ond Arnetto Bowie. 4,3 fwiig Motu im, ,LQ ie!! cisibygj Sing Oc .BC-1795! fllcfp cggcl l7QCLV Mf1qLg!llAlOYAl72!2SS, gLf7Q! CL 5CKQ mmf XJQ Y77Kf7llCl'7 dfwu im! Glild KUV7 Zigi dc GJD!! fpiff-, 1.5 1 WVGTDV lo SKQ L gnu Wizs Su lf77V7'3f!i j ffqgc? , gif!! ,UK- Cf QSGQ QCLV' JU G AAR fb 'B X x , 2 lf! I A 754

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wqZg,,.,,Z,Wgg , I 422244. 5' Kellam's basketball team finished the season with a lO-8 overall record, the first winning season in the school's twenty year history. The squad, coached by Joey Caruthers, fell short of their main goal, however, which was to win the city championship. Ranked as the preseason favorite to take the title, Kellam found a thorn in its side. The Kempsville Chiefs beat the Knights four times this season, the final time knock- ing them out of the city tournament. Leading the squad of five seniors were All-Beach guard Roger Burnham and second team All-Beach Y uso' The frontline crashes the boards. Roland Foreman. Holding down the forward spots were Tim Christian and Robert Wadsworth, who played together with Roger and Roland for the last five years. Second year player Bill Holcomb, one of the tallest in the area at 67 , played center for he Knights. Next year will be a total rebuilding year for the team, but Ken Gilbert, Warren Stevens, Jimmy Dor- man, and Bobby Holcomb could make for a promis- ing season. l7l

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1 Q 903 , . 1 4 N5 Head Over -- Heels KeIIam's gymnastics team, coached by Debbie Kinzel, finished the year without a win. However, in the district tour- nament the Knights unofticially defeated PA. by .2 of a point. Ms. Kinzel had 17 tryout at the beginning ofthe year, and she picked 8 forthe team. All eight are returning, and top gym- nast Dora Sherman should be a strong force in the district ' -s