Norcross High School - Spectrarama Yearbook (Norcross, GA)

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1 - The 1982 Varsity Soccer Team. 2 - The 1982 B- Team Soccer Team. 3 - Players watch the game. 4 - Lisa poses for pictures. 5 - The 1982 Boys Tennis Team. 6 - The 1982 Girls Tennis Team. 7 - Tennis Anyone? ll three soccer teams did extremely well this year. The varsity team had an 8-2 season, and had four players make All-County. These outstanding people were Curtis Lee, Adam Oaks, Bill Tiller, and Kevin Godwin. The games are very important to all of the players, and although the games are full of tremendous tension, the players still manage to play very well under stress. Mike Carroll said that he is only nervous at the first game of the season, while Kevin Godwin told us, I always get hyper before a game starts. Peter Tzianabos and Richard Coblens said that they sometimes got a little nervous. The majority of the others said that they get nervous too. The B-team and ninth grade also did a wonderful job this season. The team had a 3-2- 2 season, and the Ninth grade had a 1-3-3 season. There was a lot of hard work and dedication put into the soccer teams this year by Coach Westmoreland. His hard work was well ap- preciated by the team. The teams felt like he put his heart and soul into their games as well as practice. lthough Mrs. Middour reads, sails, jogs, and plays tennis, she also dedicates a great amount of her time to the coaching of the girls' tennis team. I was extremely impressed with the girls' performance, she said when asked to comment on the 1982 season. The girls worked many long hours on their games. All of this hard work showed when the team had an overall 9-1 season. The first singles spot was played by Dia Powell. She held this position extremely well, winning the county singles title and playing in the semi-finals at the region playoffs. Kris Gilchrist played at second singles. She got into tennis herself, I had just moved here, and needed to get involved, she commented, and the team was glad she did. Kris has been a real asset to the team. Lisa LaFave did an outstanding job at third singles, and helped the team greatly. The first doubles team consisted of two Lisas, Lisa Gardner and Lisa LeFave. They did a great job together. Lawrey Waylen and Kim Wheeler did out- standingly well at second doubles. They went all the way to the semi-finals in the county playoffs. The third doubles team was made up of Carla Richardson and Paige Prather. They also did very well in the 1982 season. The alternates, Stephanie Smith and Susan Lauterbach, are also very enthusiastic, as we can see from Stephanie's statement, I feel that we have a great athletic department at N.H.S., and I enjoy being a part of it! 74 ...............s... 2 A l 3A

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p0f4QqlZf.2,.y K Exif ' mr A,,, ffyi L f , . .4 :.,,.f-Mg., , ', ,- ' f:..'.N KL .WMMT ' 1 if . Q ,g,iB5,w M . 1, ' 4 ff, 1 - Dana Jordan's look of confidence. 2 - Julie races toward first base. 3 - Tracie pitches a no-hitter. 4 - The 1982 Girls Softball Team. 5 - Kim patiently awaits the ball. 6 - STRIKE THREE! 7 - Kim leaving the field after a hard game. 8 - Central waits for a strike. 9 - Leigh gets ready to bat. 10 - Norcross shows spiritl The 1982 Softball Team needs no introduction for their ac- complishments. Like a vast field, the opportunity for success was open to them but achieving it did not come without sweat. Lots of 'hard work, bountiful energy, high spirits, well balanced talents, and good directions of Coach Fannon all blended together smoothly to make this team one of the best in the state. The Softball Team excelled in their area and N.H.S. should be proud of them. They ended the season with a fantastic record of 19 wins and 7 losses. Ten of those games were sub-region playoffs. During this in- credible season, Julie Barron led the team in almost every category in- cluding batting average, RBl's, homeruns, and hits made. Jill Johnson and Dana Jordan rounded up the second and third places for the highest batting averages, Vicky Needham and Michelle for RBl's, and Arthette Caldwell and Kim Richardson for homeruns. So, like Tracie Hall, Leigh Couch, and Joy Covington said, It was an overall best team, who had a lot of togethernessf' On these accounts we congratulate the 1982 Softball team and Coach Fannon. it ' ' 35 7 T Qc- 4 1 ' K .it , A A 2 , ' ' at Y t A at V, tw f- , fi ik' . aa- ,fl 1' A 3 1 5 Hi . .... g L 8 A 9 A10 Cont. from p. 71 The B-team was rained out 14 times which resulted in 9 officially played game season! A good, overall spirit is a major deciding factor in the group's success in team sports, and baseball is not an exception. As such the dripping weather did all it could to force down the team's spirit, but as the season prepared the future contenders of the Varsity Baseball Team. This put them in the right direction by allowing them time to further develop their skills and gain valuable experience. The B-team had 4 wins and 5 losses, which considering the side fac- tors, proved to be an impressive group of energetic players. 73

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We were region champs last year, and are hoping to do well in the state championship this year, is what Coach Spotts had to say about this year's boys' tennis team. One of the best seasons of tennis took place under his careful direction and the hard work of all the members of the team. This was the year that all the hard work paid off. After their undefeated season, the tennis team went on to have an out- standing record inthe playoffs. David Owens, who was voted most valuable player, won the county singles title, and John Maher went on to win the region title. While Pete Tzianabos had a 6-3 season at the third singles spot, Peter said, There was a lot of team spirit last year, but some disappointment over the state tournament. He con- tinued, however, with the guarantee that this year will be different. Peter Tzianabos and Joey Burchfield did an outstanding job at the first doubles position, going on to the runners-up in the championships. The only senior on the team, Stacey Vincent, played second doubles with many different people, and did a wonderful job. The third doubles team consisted of Brad Ashburn, and Ronnie Livers. They defeated one opponent after the other all season long. The new blood on the team, Brent Floyd and Eddie Long did a great job at the fourth doubles position. The dedication of the team was wonderful. Members of the team could be found practicing at the Best Friend Park tennis courts at any time. Over all the team had one of its best seasons in 1982, and hopes to have another great season in 1983. A7