Miami Palmetto High School - Palm Echo Yearbook (Miami, FL)

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,L ,W A ff , ,M V , , A if , Fenior player Bill Miller throws a curve ball, and he follows through vith perfect form. Bill is a returning letterman from the 1967 season. Senior John Moore tripled his hold on the captured baseball to prevent its rolling from his mit and aiding the running batter. Dlayer John Bruton waits with one foot on first base as he reaches or the oncoming ball. A catch automatically forces the runner out. For an easy catch, senior Rick Swain prepares himself for the arrival of the ground hit and for his throw to second base.

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Team member John Bruton concentrates on the baseball as he Senior Dale Fisher prepares to catch a hard hit line drive to anxiously awaits a crucial pitch in the game against Curley. base during the Coral Park High School game played at Suniland BASEBALL SCHEDULE PHS Opp. 6 . . Edison . . 1 4 . . . Curley . . . 3 0 . . Miami Beach . . 2 2 . . . Key West . . 0 0 . . Mays . . 6 5 . . . Killian . . . 4 3 . . Coral Gables . . 5 3 . . . Southwest . . 5 6 . . Jackson . . 1 I A N., tt,. ,t-Y--..., -1Y..r...-.., waits patiently for next pitched ball while warming up before the South Dade ball game 154

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5 i E The 1968 Championship Panther Boys Swimming Team members include: Front, Co-captains J. Maltby, and G. Gravesg Front Row, R- Kreiger, D. Lane, J. Mahon, L. Kramer, J. Baros, A. Corwith, S. Erickson, C. Keelerg Second Row, J. Reilly, F. Purcell, W. Laughter, S. Wilder, D. Bissey, D. Kone, R. Buck, Back Row, S. Lary, J. Korvick, J. Ottaway, G. Elkines, R. Nash, S. Dahl, T. Moore, R Levitus, and J. Kravitz. Under the direction of Coach Errol Seegers, the swim team received some city, district, and state fame with theill excellent performances. Swimming Team Competes in Atlanta Girls finished second in the Southeastern Interscholastic Invitational Swimming and Diving Championships held in Atlanta, Georgia, in February. The boys placed seventh in a field of 51 schools. Setting a new meet record in the four-hundred freestyle relay with a time of 3:57 were: Dale Atkinson, Candy Calendar, Laurie Buck, and Marsha Pope. Swimmers started conditioning in early November by swimming 4M miles a day. The teamis desire to work paid off, mem- bers fulfilled Coach Errol Seeger's pre- season expectations by having one of their best records. The addition of Coach Paul Redlhamer as diving coach helped add points to the Panthers' meet scores. Junior Scott Lary, in his nrst year on team, races for the finish and jirst place in the but terfly event. Constant exercise and work helped to improve his winning butterfly stroke 156