Miami Norland High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Miami, FL)

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Expert timing and that extra ounce of egort enable jirst baseman George Torres to snag this line drive for the out. Hustling Baseball Team Makes A Big Hit Mid-February marked the reawakening 0f the base- ball spirit at Norland, and the sounds of leather on leather and the crack of the bat again rattled off the west side of the building. Under the management of coaches Harvey James and Phil Alexander, the squad began to shape up for their forthcoming contests with Gold Coast Rivals. Being a team sport, baseball calls for the complete integration of the talents of each individual with the rest of the team, thus making the standards for participation as varsity players extremely selective. Norland is traditionally a strong baseball school and racked up a 10-5 record during the 62363 season while advancing to the second round in the Miami Herald Tournament by defeating North Miami 2-1. As in past years, the baseball team is expected to have a successful season. With the return of many from last yearis start- ing lineup, the new squad is a balance of new talent and seasoned veterans, and should go far in county and highly competitive state play. 1963 BASEBALL TEAMv-Bottom Row: A. Holt, L. Robies, D. Tarter, W. Whitaker, M. Berenbaum, A. Levine. Middle Row: W. Max- well, W. Schmid, N. Nicosia, j. Shamres, G. Torres, M. McDonald, J. Reed. Top Row: B. Baskind, D. Wilson, G. Barnes, J. Lasseter, T. Rogers, C. McCall, M. Giles, R. Max.

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1962 BASEBALL SCOREBOARD NORLAND OPPONENT . . Miami High . . . . . . McArthur . . . . . . . Fort: Lauderdale . . . . . North Miami . . . . . . Stranahan . . . . . St. Thomas Aquinas . . . . South Broward . . . . . Edison . . . . . . . . McArthur . . . '. . . . South Broward . . . QQTOTr-ngb-IOQOQO OHONOOOSMHNQ HERALD TOURNAMENT 2 . . North Miami . . . . l 0 . . Hialeah . . . . . . 6 4 . . Stranahan . . . . . 2 3 . . Pompano . . . . . 4 0 . . Palm Beach . . . . 5 Beaten by half a step, gritting Thornton Rogers steams into first base a,xplz't second after the ball arrived from third. Having kept tight rein on the runner, Viking Mst baseman Thornton Rogers prepares to act quickly as the ball approaches the batter. 169 Leaning into the pitch, Norm K017 serves a lazy curve ball. The fluidity of K0173 delivery results in good control.

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Intramurals Promote Athletic Competition Intramural sports allow every student at Norland to participate in competitive athletics. During the past decades the fitness of American youth has been on a steady decline. Now the need for fitness in todayhs Amer- ica is being stressed across the width and breadth of the country. An integral part of this program is encourag- ing students to participate in athletics and competitive sports. The intramural program at Norland fulfills this aspect of the fitness program. In accordance with this trend toward htness, an after- school sports program was initiated. Basketball, football, volleyball, and softball competitions were organized on approximately the same basis. Students formed teams and a schedule was compiled by the physical education department. The leagues were organized on a class level. After the class champions were determined, the three played for the school intramural championship. The winning team members received 1962 intramural patches. Through these functional activities students who might not have had a chance to participate in com- petitive athletics were given the opportunity to do so. The program created a spirit of competition and good sportsmanship for all involved. Shugieboard is only one of a varied selection of activities provided by the physical education department's aftewtschool program at Norland. 171 Boys do not have a monopoly on basketball as these girls scramble to receive a long pass. Height is dehnitely a determining factor in deciding which team gains possession of the basketball after the tip 017.