Laurel Park High School - Koine Yearbook (Martinsville, VA)

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James Stapels begins his two-mile run. Cross country runner Larry Hairston pushes his way through the roughest part of the two mile course. The event is the 100 yard dash and Hazel Gravely is leading. 72 Athletics - Track and Cross Country Winning the 440 is senior Beverly Jamison. ln, the 220 Mike Hairston and Travis Millner placed first and second against Chatham.

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10 Girls Moving on Up ,J Q -eps--f i . . 1? S Wuxi Third year player Vonn Wade, hustles for Edna Morrison takes a deep breath a loose ball. before shooting her free throw shots. Moving On Up Over the last 10 years the girls' basketball teams have realized what it feels like to bite the dust, but their determination took over this year and they fought for the respect that had been long due. Laurel Park's girls, both varsity and junior varsity, set their goals high and worked hard to reach them. The varsity girls didn't quite reach their goal of being number one in the Piedmont District, but they came close to it. They brought home a third place trophy after defeating long time rivals, Martinsville, in the last night of tourna- ment play. This victory meant more than a trophy, fsomething Laurel Park's girls had never won beforei it meant that Martinsville High had been beaten out of the third place position by the underrated Lancers The win gave the Lancers a sense of accom- plishment and a stronger determina- tion than ever. Along with the trophy the team had won the most important thing of all, respect. As for the girls junior varsity they had the right idea in mind when they sat out to gain the title of Henry County Champs. These were the first real games the girls had played this year. Dominating the three nights of tourney play the girls brought home victories over Fieldale-Collinsville the first night 125-125, Carver the second night Q23-153, and Drewry Mason the last night Q24-121, to gain the title and the first place trophy. The girls exten- ded their 3 game winning streak with three more victories. Including Foothills wins, the team finished the season with a 11-5 overall record. Basketball 71

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Girls are Record Breakers Exhausted from his long run, Seth Kanode waits on the curb for the rest oi the cross country team to finish. Randolph Kidd hurls the shot. The boys' track team had a fair season. Mike Hairston was the most outstanding in track. He captured first place in the Pied- mont District meet in the long jump with 21' jump. He also broke the school record in the 200 yd dash with 23.2. The team won only one meet, defeating Chatham. The girls' track team broke records everywhere. The 100 yard dash was broken by Sylvia Finney who ran it in 11.4. Sandra Prunty broke the 440 with 1:O8:6. The record of 2:5423 in the 880 was lowered to 2:4O:3 by Beverly Jamison. Jackie Stockton did the mile in 6:02. Daphyne Martin did the 110 low hurles in 14.8 and also leaped 16'1O in the long jump. The 440 yd relay team consisting of Sylvia Finney, Daphyne Martin, Shirley Giles and Charlene Dillard broke the Piedmont District and school record of 54.3. They did it in 51.1. They also placed third in the regionals. The 880 yard relay team of Shirley Giles, Sylvia Fin- ney, Hazel Gravely and Sandra Prunty also broke the school and district records and placed third in state competition. Daphyne Martin went to state and placed sixth in the low Hurdles. Athletics 73