Linden High School - Linden Legend Yearbook (Linden, MI)

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VARSITY BASKETBALL At age 30, Linden girls' Basketball coach Cliff Totzke was a success. Our sports society usually judges success upon how much a team wins, and in that respect, Totzke has seen only limited good fortune. But beyond that he has built a team atmosphere that was unequalled among the four area squads. Although Fenton, Holly, and Lake Fenton all had fine pro- grams and good records to go along with them. For some rea- son, the Eagles were different. Watching Linden play, we were reminded of that We are Fah-mily craze made popular by the Pittsburg Pirates a few years back. The fundamental difference between the two situa- tions is that here there was no dancing in the streets and, well, not as much winning. The Linden girls were a closely-knit family. There was a lot of hugging and hand-holding in the huddle, and always plenty of smiles. One gets the idea that the Eagles were really having fun out there, and that winning wasn't as all important as it's supposed to be. Courtesy of the Indepen- dent Kelli shows her height against an Atherton opponent. Debbie shoots for two against Hamady. Team Members: Guard: Debbie Johnson, Forward: Lisa Schaefer: Forward: Linda Millingtong Regina Sturgisg Center: Sue Chambersg Center: Kelli Hintzg Guard: Sheryl Urbang Center: Laura W Forward, Guard: Inger Perry: and Coach, Cliff Totzke.

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WIN OR LOSE, WE'RE This year, the Linden Girls Varsity Basketball team finished an impressive 6th place in the Genesee County League with a 6-8 record, and an overall 9-13 record. The team at Parent's Night! STILL A SUCCESS The Lady Eagles started out the season disappointing, losing three non-league games. The girls picked up the tempo and went on to win many of their next games. High- lights included: a one point victory over Goodrich, defeat- ing area rival, Lake Fenton and slashing state ranked New Lothrop 37-32. The biggest win for the team was a very impressive victory over league champs, the Hamady Hawks. The team also accomplished something special in District tournaments as they defeated Brandon 53-39, but went on to be defeated by Hartland. Special Awards given this year went to Linda Millington, Coaches Award, Debbie Johnson, Most Valuable Player, Lisa Schaefer, Most Improvedg and a special defensive award to Junior, Sheryl Urban. Other awards were also given to Kelli Hintz for First Team, All League. And to Lisa Schaefer and Debbie Johnson for Honorable Mention, All-League. Special recognition was given to Gary Pederson, Ms. Judy Stoeri and Mrs. Julie Totzke, for their help in making the team a success. Norts W 1-Mmrrgm 1 af Sue for two .I 5, , fu-MT it Kelli SL Company getting taped un-'ltr 'ti . M ,M u Sheryl 8z Inger lounging before practice. -aan-u.us.a.