North Gaston High School - Noga Yearbook (Dallas, NC)

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Doug Ross warms up while the bench looks on. Greg Smith slides head first into third base. Scoreboard Pre-Season NG 6 Besasemer City 7 NG 7 Bessemer City 6 NG 7 Cherryville 3 NG l West Lincoln 6 Conference Games NG 4 Bums ll NG 0 Crest 4 NG 3 E. Rutherford 4 NG 3 Kings Mountain 5 NG 3 South Point l3 NG 2 E. Gaston 16 NG ll R.S. Central 9 NG 5 Shelby 9 NG 5 Kings Mountain 4 NG 4 South Point 13 NG 6 E. Gaston 9 NG 2 Chase l NG 7 Shelby 4 ed 5 gr Sports X 147

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Baseball Team Swings for Improvement The baseball team had a disappointing year with a 6-ll record. They started out well, winning halfoftheir pre-season games. After beating Cherryvile the team fell into a seven game slump until they won against R.S. Central. The end of the season was better when they gained their composure and finished up strong. 'gAfter the first of the season a few starters got frustrated and quit. We had to use some sophomores off the bench and by the time they got situated, it was the end of the season,', stated Chuck Hill. The team was led by MVP Doug Ross. Mark Earle and Ross were the only seniors, so they had to pull more than their load in keep- ing the team up. However Jeff Hall stated, We only had a couple of seniors to leave so we are going to have almost all of our ex- perienced players back. Tracy Sanders tries to tum a doubleplay. - NA .. ,F Q ,asa e .z K . .,-- K , Q. W - Mas: ws i 1. 55 4 WN .f, Britt Wilson follows through on a curveball ,mxmis FRONT ROW: , Matthew Morgan, , Jeff Vemon, Jimmy Holland, Trac Saunders. Todd Lewis, Mark Rimmer. BACK ROW W H Doug Ross. Terry Thomburg, QMark Earle. Y ric Wallace, Assistant Coach Jack Pasour. I46 1 Sports

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Teamwork Key to Future Success The softball team had a strong start with two wins over Ashbrook in nonconference play. The scores were 8-4 and 17-12 which proves that the lady cats were on their toes. The excitement and motivation to win were evidently there. It was a young team with only three returning seniors. Even though some quit during the season, there were still those who knew that they could win if they played as a single unit. The team won only four more games and their record shows that the enthu siasm of the team came in spurts and that it died down too early. Some players were asked to comment on the lack of spirit this year and third base player Samantha Locklear stated, At the first of the year we played together but then competition between players caused us not to play as a team. Daniele Anderson added, There was just not enough teamworkf' ' 'North Gaston girls have the talent, they just need to give in and work together. The future can be improved if this step is taken next year, stated Doris Cope. Shannon Lowery looks on after making the throw to Crystal Free is able to get a hit. first base. -4 N.. wha Softball Team Members: FRONT ROW: Cindy Hope, SECOND ROW, Dixie Salder, Mrs. Cope, Eli Samantha Locklear, , Nancy Gittens ' ' , Crystal Griff, Crystal Free, Dawn Kelly Bames, Ann Merck, Lisa Robinson, fmanagerj, Leslie Jenkins fmanagerj. Bohannon, Shannon Lowery, Melanie Scarborough. Sherry Hope, Karissa Weir, Melody Braddy, 148 X Sports