Meredith College - Oak Leaves Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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olf golf golf golf golf golf golf golf golf golf golf golf golf golf g UNDER THE WATCHFUL eyes of Coach Barfield, Luann Johnson makes solid contact with the ball dur- ing a team practice. CONCENTRATION Is an integral part of Golfer ' s Edie Hancock ' s game. SKILL OR TECHNIQUE ' Edie Han- cock shows teammate Kathy Reibsa- men a neariy perfect stroke as she prepares for the putt. Sports 149

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golf golf golf golf golf golf golf golf golf golf golf golf golf golf ( Caught on the Upswing — a Return to the Nationals After sweeping up second place in the AlAW Division III National Golf Champion- ship in Sioux City, Iowa, the 1981 Meredith Golf Team re- turned to Raleigh elated and relieved. Since this was the first time ever that a Meredith team participated in a National Tournament, it was especially exciting to have Luann John- son named as an All-American finishing fifth individually with a score of 332. Joining John- son in honors was Peggy Dee Williford, who placing ninth overall, established a new sin- gle-day school record of 79. Coach Fred Thompson lauded his team ' s success: I can ' t say enough about how great this year ' s team has been and how well they have repre- sented Meredith. ' But not resting on its laurals from the previous year, the golf team began preparing for the 1981-82 season. First of all, the golfers had to adjust themselves to several changes. The loss of Coach Thompson midway through the season and the addition of a new coach. Ginger Barfield, re- quired some adjustments. Then the golfers had to get used to playing with only four players instead of five which created an extreme amount of pressure. Coach Barfield ex- plained that the top four of five scores are counted each day; thus, the team cannot afford for anyone to have an off day. Since all play is tourna- ment play there is no real re- cord, but scoring averages. While sophomore Luann Johnson led the team with an average of 81, junior Kathy Reibsamen averaged a score of 87. Freshman Cathy Everett, who also showed the most individual improvement, posted a 90 for the season, while teammate Edie Han- cock followed close behind with a 91. The team is really excited about its second trip to the Na- tionals which will be played June 16-19 in Wilmington, N.C. The golfers played on that course in April and shot their most consistent rounds of the season. Coach Barfield felt that the golfers played well on that course, and are ex- pecting to have their games in top form by June 16. ALL-AMERICAN Luann Johnson displays proper form which helped guide the team to their second place victory in the Nationals. GOLF TEAM: Cathy Everett, Luann Johnson, Edie Hancock, Kathy Reib- samen, and Ginger Barfield — coach. 148 Sports

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tbalisoftballsoftballsoftballsoftball softball softballsol Angels Strike Out with Unsuccessful Season Tt ' s not whether you win lor lose until you lose. And the 1982 Meredith Soft- ball Team had plenty of expe- rience at losing gracefully this season. Coach Cindy Bross felt that the team, as a whole, had a great deal to learn fun- damentally which could be the main reason that the Angels struggled to post a final record of 3-16. Bross ex- pressed optimism for next sea- son because most of the team would return with a little expe- rience and better developed skills. Yet, the season was not all mishaps. The team played exceptionally well, offensively and defensively, in a double- header against home team NC-Wesleyan until the last in- ning where two Angel errors caused Wesleyan to rally from behind to overtake the game by one run. While the team lacked con- sistency as a whole, several players merit recognition for their play. Sophomore Jil Humberger was selected Most Valuable Player, as well as most improved by her team- mates. Hamberger ' s all-round playing ability benefited the team greatly. Seniors Sharon Sawyer ancf Renee Neighbors took honors for defensive and offensive play, respectively. Sawyer posted a fielding aver- age of .952 while Neighbors finished out the season with a batting average of .389. Even though Coach Bross is uncer- tain about next year ' s team, because of the loss of several key players, she can reflect back on the 1982 season as a season for growth and per- haps a new beginning. -■: ' ' , - - li Z : MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Jil Humberger shows the type of hitting which earned her a team high of nine runs for the season. PITCHER PERFECT. Sophomore Joy Hundley releases the ball to ex- ecute a perfect pitch against an oppo- nent. SOFTBALL TEAM. FRONT ROW: Sharon Sawyer. Cheryl Bailey. Carol Griffin, Lisa Loftis. Jamie Kearney, Pam Bird, Myrtle Turner, BACK ROW: Jack Huber — assistant coach, Barbara Heath — manager, Kim Johnson, Laura Butler, Joy Hundley. Clare Lynn Brock. Renee Neighbors. Jil Humberger. Jane Harrell. Cynthia Hannah, Judy Andrews — manager. Cindy Bross — coach. 150 Sports