Nicholls State University - La Pirogue Yearbook (Thibodaux, LA)

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Without crowds or cheer Some teams at Nicholls don't have large crowds or the ring of cheers when they compete. Instead, they compete in concentration and silence, attempting to perfect their ability. The Nicholls rifle and golf teams have different back- grounds, but are the sports without crowds or cheers. The rifle team became recognized as an intercollegi- ate sport, with its members able to letter in the sport. With only one senior and junior on the squad, the rifle team finished 4-3 overall, with their three losses to the Loyola ROTC rifle team, Nicholls outpointed Northwestern Louisiana, Florida State Ctwicej and McNeese State. Captain of the team was Terry l.eBeouf. Team coach was M. Sgt. Edward Trent. Sgt. Major William Miton, who coached the team in 1974, is planning to return and coach the 1977 team. With a team returning only three experienced players from last year, Coach Bob Gros took his young golf squad into more tournaments and less match play. Gary Noto, Butch l-lale and Ken Kee returned after finishing fifth last year in the GSC tournament and going undefeated in six matches. The top six this year usually consisted of Gary Noto, Butch Hale, Tom Maled, l-lerman Mesa, Doug Ryan and Ken Kee. Other members of the golf team were Matt Palmer, Waiting after his swing, Ken Kee watches his shot arch down the fair- way at the Ellendale Country Club in Houma. The country club's course is used as the practice and home field of the Colonel golf team The 1976 Nicholls Rifle Team: Kneeling: Karen Cullotta and Nancy Adams. Standing: Sgt. Edward Trent, advisor, Terry LeBeouf, Archie Chiasson and Allen Doucet, Missing: Becky Arceneaux and Mike Eells. VC 151.5 92 , , J' 2 ' I . M' -T 4 , :zu mn UE Without Crowds or Cheers 9 . X 5 Q Q Y .Y 7 S Km. ff ' . gs J: give- ,G 'Q A , N. . .Stix sf' f. it Q 'SA V1 Q 1 N. i. f K he f Q x 'S 3 MQ: f . X . ' iw!-t3'3'4' K hi., . 4 ' 'A vw ,js A L is P' X A ne rye. Pennington tree? , 'wa

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First sceatsconms silttorric 3 sweet The last stride to first base, Valarie Patterson makes it before the throw. The women's club softball team played two games against McNeese and LSU in its first year. Cheryl Huffman connects for a hit as the club team won its first game over McNeese. Some of the other women's intercollegiate sports also began as club sports. in-s3'3c72 ff Q g 2gf,v,w...4'f ij , '--. ww , . ' 4 ., tm f-A ' F- . -v 'O V A l N r ' 1 ,tt t ' ' .-. . ' . rr V 4' J ' ' . ,QQ , ,-, .. ' -' 1 fu' A , ':'TT'7f ' , ,, . ' A. 'v , L ff ,--H + ' ,. ,V 1 3' M' . 'f ' ,R ' qw , , , f t , - ' I-e . ' rr. f 'Q X- 4' -mv f :fl .- ' T' Q V 'X K -, f .I , ' 1 , . 'I 11 .. - A large team, a short schedule and plenty ot enthusiasm marked the start of another sport at Nicholls. Each sport for women which came before it was in the same position. First a club sport, a limited schedule, transportation to away games nearly nonexistent and financial help always in question. Still, the first women's softball club team got off to a good, although abbrevi- ated, start. Marion Russell, coordinator ot women's athletics, served as the coach for the team. At the end of the spring semester she said plans would be made to make it an intercollegiate sport in the future, the fourth womens sport. The team played only two games, Rounding the bag, the first base coach signals Ann Percle to go for second on her hit to the outfield. Percle got four hits out of five turns at bat. 134 Club Softball ' T ' nw' 1 An .. 1 T 7' Qt -9 X ,-,, of .9 Cuenca