Northside Junior High School - Norsemen Yearbook (Roanoke, VA)

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The girls' basketball team had an outstanding season this year. They had the best record in their league, with 13 wins and 1 loss. The players broke many of the school records, and gained the respect of all the opponents in their league. ln the tournament the Norsewomen beat Andrew Lewis in the first round 54-35. Their next rival was William Byrd, a team that, ever since this league was formed, has never been beaten before: Our team defeated Byrd 59-48,thus becoming the champions of their league. Three players broke 100 points this season: Diane Beard, scoring 102 points: Kristen Konrad, scoring 120 points: and Pam Spencer, scoring 210 points. The superlatives awarded went as follows - Pam Spencer was the most valuable player - Regina Collins was the most improved player - Diane Beard, was the most consistent offensive player and Kristen Konrad was the most consistent defensive player. Pam Spencer really shone with her point record for this season. She had scored 210 points for the season, and her highest score for a single game was 25 points. Pam has scored 378 points in her basketball Cafeef. When asked how she feels about coaching, Miss Bussey replied, I enjoy coaching because I am able to get to know my players on a more personal basis. l think coaches need to respect their players and players need to respect their coach in order to have a good feeling among the members of the team. l have always tried to stress the 'Team concept' rather than glorify any one member of the team. The reason for our success this season was due to a total team effort. l get a great deal of satisfaction from having the team perform to the best of it's ability rather than just one or two individuals. Next year's success will again depend on how we work together. We Are Champions 36 Sharon Chiles cuts one of the bib nets afte defeating Byrd in the championship 59-48. It w Sharon's last day at N.J.H.S. as she moved to The Norsewomen show their spirit to playe fans before a home basketball game.

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H members of the Team were: Woody Hart, Eddie Hill, Duane McDaniel, Harold Bill Shirley, Jerry Hogan, Rob Robinson, Randy Powers, Randy Gattoni, Mike eff Young. 1 One of our boys is pinned by a Glenvar opponent. The managers were: Debbie Hillis, Eva Summers, Julie Hughes, Penny Lotts, Karen Countissg Chris Spradling, Michael Lee, and Matt Gilbert. A Coach Gallimore said he thought the match with Franklin County held the closest competition. Franklin County was ahead before the last match when we won the match and the game. Starting Nov. 1 the wrestling team practiced almost every school day for 2 to 3 hours till February 2. They also practiced during the Christmas Holidays. Coach Gallimore replied I thoroughly enjoyed coaching the team and We had a very hard working team. Although he regrets to announce that next year he will not be here. He also commented that he thought David Paschal and Mike Smith proved to be outstanding wrestlers in their league. David Paschal was the 160 pound Jr. High Champion. Smith was the 112 pound Jr. High Runner-up. Northside Jr. High placed 6th ln the Roanoke Valley Jr. High Tournament. 35

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