Logan High School - Aerial Yearbook (Logan, OH)

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Spikers Bump Through Season Although this year has been coined by many as The Year of the Chieftain, it was not however the best year for the girls' volleyball team. The lady spikers were expected to have a successful sea- son in 1977 with an experienced team and some exceptional ath- letes, but as the season progressed, it was evident that it was not going to be a good year. We lacked teamwork. You need to work together as a team to win,” and we just didn’t have a winning atti- tude” were some of the reasons the girls gave for their disappointing record. The game of volleyball is usually played on a court with six partici- pants on each of two twelve-man teams. To win a game, a team must score 15 points and be ahead by at least two points. Although this year was somewhat disheartening, the girls are already looking forward to a fantastic sea- son next year. We are only losing one girl, so we will have an experi- enced squad. This year, we primar- ily worked on skills such as serves, set-ups and spikes. With this expe- rience, we should have a winning season.” With that win-or-die pride that has made LHS famous, Patty Gallagher summed it all up when she said, We’re gonna get it together. We're gonna be number one next year.” TOP: Sophomore Carol Huffman puts her all into keeping this serve alive. ABOVE LEFT: Vickie Chesser sets up as Patty Gallagher gets ready to use a forearm pass. RIGHT: Junior spiker Jenny Cassady puts one over the net in a spectacu- lar over-the-shoulder tip. 24 Sports

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ABOVE RIGHT: Brad Tucker bulls his way through the path his blockers provide for him. MIDDLE LEFT: Panic grips the Lancaster Gales as the Reserves gain yardage. ABOVE. Coaches Greg Smith and Doug Nelson contemplate the game action from the sideline. LEFT: Ron Swaim plunges through the line for tough yardage. Sports 23

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?----- At 3 p.m. the transformation begins. The seemingly plain Central School Gymnasium is converted into a world filled with mats, bars, and beams. If you are fortunate enough to view this spectacle, you will be amazed at the sight of graceful, tal- ented bodies, striving to perfect handsprings, leaps, and cartwheels. This, of course, is the multi-tal- ented girls' gymnastics team. This first year team is showing signs of a promising future. The time and effort that these young girls devote to the sport is astounding. According to their coach, Mrs. Boynton, for a girl to master the art of gymnastics, she must have strength, balance, and flexibility. The team spends approx- imately ten hours per week practic- ing. After countless hours of practice, the gymnasts are ready for a meet. A meet is a place where every girl does her required routine and pos- sibly an optional before a panel of two judges per event. The events performed at a meet are the floor exercises, the uneven bars, the bal- ance beam and the vault. Each girl usually has one piece of equipment she prefers, but she is free to use all equipment. Mrs. Boynton will choose which class each girl com- petes in. Most of the gymnasts are partici- pating in the sport for the condi- tioning of their bodies rather than trying to make it a profession. This, however, does not subtract from their driving goal for a successful and productive season. The girls' gymnastics team is open to all girls in their freshman through senior years. If all goes well, gymnastics should be around a long time. So good luck to the new and talented team for your for- mation makes LHS athletics bigger and better than ever. A Promising Future FRONT ROW: Cecilia Woltz, Rena York, Gina Hoke, Mary Beth Robinson. ROW TWO: Erin Walsh, Susan Walsh, Becky Mong, Debbie May, Judy Refeld. ROW THREE: Coach Sharon Boynton, Karcy Meadows, Julie Walsh, Christy Johnston, Kim May, Tammy Pavlik, Susan Gafke, Coach Joan Johnson. TOP: Freshman, Debbie May, strikes the beginning pose in her floor routine. CENTER: Becky Mong demonstrating the proper mount for the balance beam. BOTTOM: Kim May keeps her balance on the beam while doing an arabesque. Sports 25