North Fort Myers High School - Lance Yearbook (North Fort Myers, FL)

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Practicing his starting technique is Co-Captain Todd Lake. Senior Scott Sutton anxiously awaits his time after his 'lst place victory. 1984 Girls Swim Team NHS OPP. 95 Cape Coral 52 57 Barron Collier 84 61 Cypress Lake 109 90 Naples 81 78 Part Charlotte 91 103 Charlotte 47 105 Ft. Myers 51 108 Riverdale 62 88 Lely 81 rtis ' ff f,'f il'f nfl. f K -- fl , I .L VVVV .VV !VVrk,,,, ,r,, 7.7. VVVV ii ir VVV, , I. .I, , . .. , ,, ,gt ,,,,, . , k.,V, the . best, Season ,. m., .rt-leriygfiy. . lv ' ',, fif ' 'ff.:l,:Q.:Qf 4Qifffl , . l ,',1'Zf3f1? ' 4-ff. vi! be '-'f fin! ,fr' ',',f. , J. '. ,QD ,'-,', ,',' 3 igfQ:'v'fM img. 24, 142: ,T329'fYe9F5,llwrlrU9Yet15W9m, , , W ttttr l i.5'f,f',fOl7,N0lTl7l'..Hl9h47 ?lC'f'- fict fifwf ., , Vlty i',i,, , ,' 3 f ' 5 t.', t?..,Qg-.-2 I ff X ff X X ' 19.11. ,f',':. ., 1 V fizf' . r- ' , l,., , ,. . ZS 1984 Boys Swim Team NHS OPP. 86 Cape Coral 70 61 Barron Collier 74 52 Cypress Lake 115 56 Naples 115 93 Port Charlotte 58 88 Charlotte 62 110 Ft. Myers 47 88 Riverdale 83 108 Lely 48 Plunge to Victory Aqua Knights, North Fort Myers High SchooI's first swim team consisted solely of girl swimmers. Four years later, in 1968, boys joined North's swim team and started the trend of a co-ed competition team. As the 1984 school year started, the Red Knight swimmers and divers hit the water for another successful season. Long days and hard work paid off as each member's time dropped for a better score. The boys posted a 6-3 record, and the girls went 5-4 and took third place in the conferences and district meets. On September 11th North High swimmers opened their season against Cape Coral. Both North's teams were victorious: boys won 86-70 and girls won 95-52. The boys lost their next three meets but had ex- cellent swimming from Donnie Ellingsworth and Scott Sutton. The girls lost two of the three meets. They formed a strong medley relay team that went undefeated for the year, and won the Conference Championship. ln October the boys started a winning streak that never stopped by beating Charlotte, Port Charlotte, and Fort Myers by more than 25 points. The girls lost 78-91 to a strong Port Charlotte team, but rolled over Charlotte and Fort Myers. Robin Speos broke North's school record in one- meter springboard diving, with 199.6 points. Pulling off the most spectacular win of the year, the boys then beat Riverdale 88-83, while the girls took advantage of their experience and sank the Pirates by more than a fifty point margin. Fighting the cold weather for the last regular season meet, the boys took an early lead and held off Lely 108-48. Second year captain, Todd Lake set a school record swim in the 100 yard butterfly. The girls, however, went down in defeat, but had a good swim from Jenny Smith who set another school record in the 500 yard free style with the time of 5:29.21 Summing up the season, Coach Repp stated, l felt we worked hard to develop a winning season, with double shift prac- tices and the help from new assistant coach, Debra Clousin. Both teams had win- ning seasons. I enjoyed working with a great group of athletes, and I congratulate every one of them. Swimming

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Getting some practice in before a game, Debra Rig- gins, Connie Lee, Traci Boyd, Colinda Halvenston and Shelly Simmons perfect their skills. Pausing for a brief moment, Coach Lynn Hinkle gives his varsity team a pep talk during their game against Cape Coral. hiv f ,,,i i i ' , no-v gnu! A Season of Effort Over the years volleyball has emerged as a popular competitive team sport. North has proudly boasted a junior varsity and a varsity team for the years. Coach Lynn Hinkle and his players began their practices well before the opening day of the '84-'85 school year. In fact, one week after the close of last school year, prospective team members attend- ed a spring camp. ln the sweltering heat of the summer days, the teams practiced long and hard. The major steps of bump- ing, setting, and spiking were tackled and successfully attained. Foot movement, a crucial skill in the game, was mastered by the players. Each team developed its own style, so that the varsity offense and defense were considerably different from the junior varsity. The practice continued after school commenced, and the Lady Knights worked diligently each day from 2:30-4:00 in the afternoons. Volleyball With hours of practice behind them, the teams opened their season hoping to im- prove on last year's 2-12 record. Unfor- tunately, the varsity team had only two returning lettermen, leaving the team with the majority of the girls being inexperi- enced. Debbie Morse, the only freshman to make varsity, said, At first l felt bad be- ing the only ninth grader, but it turned out for the best 'cuz I made some new friends and was readily accepted by the up- perclassmen. The varsity team ended its season with a 0-13 record, while the junior varsity team ended with a 3-10 record. Although the statistics do not look im- pressive, the Lady Knights and their coach were not undaunted nor discouraged. Team work played an important part throughout the matches and started pay- ing off toward the end. Even though we only won a few matches, we gave some V+.. my uv! of the best teams around a good run for their money. All the effort and energy was not wasted, declared junior varsity player, Connie Lee. Another varsity team member, Stephanie Paperasta, said, Even though we were hoping to have a victorious season this year, it didn't turn out that way. Maybe next year the varsity team will have a much better chance to win. With the experience of the '84-'85 season under their belts, the team members look forward to a more suc- cessful season record next year. We may abhor '84, but we will be alive in '85, said Lynn Hinkle, coach of both varsity and junior varsity teams. The Pied Knight volleyball players are alive and well, and will maintain the dedication and deter- mination to excel in the true tradition of the Red Knight spirit. f ' ' -- Y ' ---47-11s-.4...mA--V-