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

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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

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5 Qsssisksws ,fl V I-'Ht' ' L Volleyball isn't the usual com- petitive sport. Unlike football and basketball volleyball is often overlooked in school sport. This sport is more of a fun sport although it is just as competitive and time consuming as the other sports in high school athletics. Volleyball was coached by Barbara Dameron. lt was the first time I had coached volleyball in a while. lt was really a joy working with the girls, said Mrs. Dameron. The girls on the team were really young. They had a lot of bad habits to break. Many of the girls had not been exposed to the proper skills needed to play the sport. Much of the season was used in teaching the skills re- quired. But on the other hand the girls had good serves which was something to work with. Sewing was the stronger part of our game. Although our record of 1-9 didn't show it we had a really hard working team last year. Our goal, said tennis player Bryan Adams, was to win a match. Also, we didn't want to finish last again in the tourna- ment. We did beat Tunstall and we weren't last. It was Todd Marlowe's first ex- perience playing tennis. Mr. Myers taught me to play, said Todd, and l really liked it. Todd received the award for the most improved during the season. Lisa Landrum was the only girl on the team, and she finished the Young Players Volley On Two Teams f T A lot is taken out of Lori Eanes during a strenuous game. Waiting for their turn on the court are Mar- vin Fountain, Todd Marlowe, and Jimmy Scearce. season with the best record - 6- 6. She said about Coach Raleigh Myers, He was a good coach. He knew the basic skills and he taught them well. l learned a lot this season. Lisa received the coach's award for overall ex- cellence. With three coaches in four years, the team was still in a developing state, but most felt that the season was a good one for improving individual skills. Tennis and Volleyball 75