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

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L w N, W; x A g, g u j L, St: . i , , , .. Jim DeLeonardis, Wayne Maxwell, Nick Nicosia, and Don Randall fielding. While not always evident during a game, these fine poi listen intently to Coach James as he explains the Jine points of can make the difference between good and superior ball playe Hitting a line drive into left yield, Nick Nicosia is assure: of gaining at least one base in his attempt to score Baseball coaches Garrigus and James are faced with a multitude of problems that constantly demand attention in the course of practice. 178

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' ith the count 3-2, Randy Cameron uses his curve ball in the pe that the batter will swing and miss for a strike-out. I ORLANDaS N INE elies on Power H itting t0 ain Margin of Victory Some of the best baseball Sluggers in the Cold oast Conference appeared with the approach of he spring season as Norland,s coaching stafi' began raining this yearis squad to mold it into an efficient nit. Tremendous individual talents, such as those isplayed by Charlie McCall and Don Tarter, Who -s juniors earned positions on the All City team, ere combined and guided expertly to the potenti- 11y great winning team. Under the supervision of oaches James and Carrigus, numerous drills and alisthenies were employed in order to develop aximum skill and teamwork among the players. Last yeafs squad suffered a disappointing season 5 four big games were dropped by only a single un which resulted from inconsistent hitting and elding. The yearis experience, however, proved ts value in the quality of the crop of good ball- nlayers who appeared this year to try out for the earn. Even in practice the spirited and aggressive efensive playing, combined with impressive pitch- ng by Jefi Grate, Allen Levine, Randy Cameron, oretold that Vikings were the team to beat in 1964. Noting the positions of the opposing teamk fielders, Charlie Mc- Call attempts to place a hit in an uncovered area of the autheld. 161? Grate tosses to Don Tarter as the Vikings, theystone Com- binationh, begins to unwind into another rally-killing double. 177

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INTRAMURALS Encourages Competition. for Good Physical F itness Providing students who were not affiliated With ithe varsity sports program the opportunity for ath- letic competition, intramural sports developed the physical fitness of its participants. Teams were organized in basketball, softball, football, and volleyball for both boys and girls. A league was formed from the teams on each grade level and a system of rotation was adopted in order to sched- ule games. At the end of its season, each class league had a champion team. These three teams of different grade levels vied for the intramural cham- pionship in their respective area of athletic compe- tition. Patches were awarded to the members of the winning team. At the end of the school year, the outstanding male and female athletes in the intra- mural program were awarded a handsome trophy. The ideals of good sportsmanship with a keen ,- spirit of competition were instilled in the students From the instant of the jump to that of the final whistle, keen throughout the school year. competition is always at a maximum during any basketball contest. sketball is a fast-moving sport requiring quick reflexes and a not bother these intramural participants as they put forth their ting endurance. Even the torrid heat of the afternoon sun does maximum effort in their attempts to bring victory to the team. 179