Monacan High School - Legend Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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A pair of scoring machines. Co captains Gina Fletcher and Becky Foster dribble into the circle ready to score. Between the two, 29 goals were scored for the season. Field Hockey 7 Petersburg 1 10 Armstrong Kennedy 0 5 Marshall Walker 1 1 J-H-W 1 T Hopewell 2 10 Petersburg (@) 9 Armstrong Kennedy 1 14 Marshall Walker 0) fe) J-H-W 1 7 Hopewell 1 Central Region Tournament Hopewell J-H-W State Tournament Field hockey team. sitting: captains, Becky Foster, Trista Depp; back; Coach Lorraine Wilkinson, Lynn and Gina Fletcher; front; Cathy Vines, Linda Bar- Hart, manager; Emily Porter, Michelle Kimbal, Beth bour, Truda Gestwick, and Johnson, Joni Johnson, Long, Donna Goforth, Kim Weitzel, Lori Seneff Sandra Quigg, Kim Dickerson, Rhonda Schroder, Stephanie Davis, Allison Tanton, Tammy Bryant. Albermarle Overall 10 — 2 — 1 152 Field Hockey

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J.V. Cheerleaders: Martha Dalton, Crystal Rainey, Leslie Berry (co- captain), Kim Gravins, Cathy Walk- er (captain), Anne Franck, Terri Cofer, Maggie Walker, Kimmy Anderson, Tracy Gray. The most familiar views of the high school cheerleader are at the football games and pep rallies, but what is behind the scene? The Monacan J.V. Cheer- leader works everyday after school per- fecting jumps and cheers, decorating lockers, boosting athletic spirit, and painting signs and posters. The girls on the squad are continually raising money to help support these programs. Competing for 1 The J.V.’s try for perfection at the cheerleading competition. Their cheers are ex- ecuted with enthusiasm, pep, and spirit. They run from door to door enlightening every guy’s heart by selling him a candle, and sweetening every guy's lips — no, not with a kiss, but with a doughnut. They use these projects to defray expenses for equipment such as uniforms, mega- phones, and pom-pons. lf asked, any Monacan Junior Varsity Cheerleader will tell you that the fun part of her job is cheering. Maybe this is why they are so good at it . They won the ‘‘Dy- namite Award’’ at DCA (Dynamic Cheer- leading Association) camp, which was held in Williamsburg this past summer. They also placed third in over all competi- tion. All the Cheerleaders agree that the work and practice becomes annoying at times, but cheering is worth it. Tension builds With apprehension expressed on their faces, the J.V. Cheerleaders nervously await. the sounding of the buzzer to end the close girls’ basketball game against Petersburg. Junior Varsity Cheerleaders 151

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Long Season yields success and Central Region Champs As summer ended, field hockey season began. It stretched from September to November and ended on an unexpected, yet well deserved note. Practice began before the school doors officially opened. The combination of many new players and coach created excitement and apprehen- sion. The heat did not stop them, nor the ee Oe e ee Me eis , Se lly iba? 4 . Pek, saa: = ¥ 4 “ Rs lack of equipment, nor a field which re- sembled a desert driveway. However, their hopes were realized. They defeated Midlothian, their arch rival, in a preseason scrimmage. They now felt ready for the season to begin. From one game to another, the girls extended their winning streak. Although most games “hi TE GR, were relatively easy victories, the excep- tion was the Jefferson-Huguenot-Wythe team provided real competition. A very controversial game ended as a win for Monacan, but was subsequently ruled a tie. Thi s blemish on the girls record was followed by more victories for Monacan, some of the score were as high as 14 — O. Yet a rematch with J-H-W loomed ahead. When the team bus left Monacan they realized that they were playing re- gional competitiors. The game, however, was won by J-H-W. Despite the upset, the defeat provided a greater incentive for Monacan to fight for the regional title. The regional competition was held at Monacan and the girls were well pre- pared. An easy semi-final match resulted in a victory over Hopewell (7 — 0). Ten of the second day of play Monacan faces u- H-W once more. This time both teams knew what was at stake. The game ended as a tie (0 — O) and it went into as 10 minute overtime. At the end of their addi- tional period the score was still tied (1 — 1), and went into penalty shots. Becky Foster and Donna Goforth both scored to make the final score 3 — 2. Coach Lor- raine Wilkinson and her lady chiefs had won the regional title. Although the girls lost in the semi-finals of the State compe- tition, they had served notice to the rest of the region and state that the Monacan field hockey team was a force. Keep it out! Faced with a one-on-one penalty stroke situation, Michele Kimbal makes one movement to stop the ball. This is the final competition coming after regulation and overtime play. SS —. Quick flick. Under a great deal of personal pres- sure, left halfback Donna Goforth shoots from sev- eral yards away. In this first home game of the sea- son Monacan won 7 — 1. Not to be blocked. With great ease and confi- dence, Kim Weitzel, right inner, dribbles by Marshall Walker for the best win of the season, 14 — O. Field Hockey 153