Northwood High School - Imprints Yearbook (Pittsboro, NC)

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1. Northwoods 1976-77 Softball Team 2. Northwood s 1976-77 Baseball Team. 3. Tim Green slides in home for a score. 4. Wanda Alston throws another strike. 5. Tim Green beats the opponent to second base while Donnell Toomer backs up the throw. Jordan Matthews East Montgomery Chatham Central West Montgomery Union Pines North Moore Eastern Randolph Jordan Matthews East Montgomery Chatham Central North Moore Chatham Central West Montgomery Union Pines North Moore Eastern Randolph Jordan Matthews East Montgomery Chatham Central West Montgomery Union Pines North Moore State Tournament Southwest Randolph Sun Valley NHS Opponent 4 2 3 2 5 2 6 0 6 15 4 11 11 13 5 1 7 3 8 6 6 1 9 5 2 4 9 0 5 2 10 2 1 6 9 7 5 6 4 5 24 6 4 2 3 1 2 7 ,1 Softball 29

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STATE tournament o o o ■ o OQ The 1977 baseball team had the best season in Northwood’s histo- ry. Ronald Brooks, Donnell Toomer, Tim Green, Walter Bur- nette and Bob Norwood, many of whom have played since their freshman year, were instrumental in rallying a string of victories that gave the Chargers an 18-6 record and CTH championship title. They made it to the district play-offs, and won in the first round but lost in the second to Sun Valley, the eventual state champions. The Charger coach, Ronald Horton, at- tributes the team s success to an excellent pitching staff and good hitters. Five of the team members were All-conference players and one player, Ronald Brooks, was the conference Player-of-the-Year. Unlike the baseball team, the 1977 softball team did not have as successful a season. The main problems were inconsistent pitch- ing and fielding errors. Despite these initial difficulties, the team rallied to achieve a record of ten wins and seven losses. Deep River Eastern Randolph Jordan Matthews Chatham Central East Montgomery East Montgomery North Moore North Moore Eastern Randolph Chatham Central Chatham Central Jordan Matthews Jordan Matthews West Montgomery West Montgomery Union Pines Union Pines NHS Opponent 20 13 13 15 21 15 14 29 6 15 1 15 3 1 15 6 13 11 3 2 15 9 11 6 11 12 12 17 12 13 20 4 21 4 28 Baseball

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GIVEN UNIFORMS HM A year of hard but enjoyable work began for a small but en- thusiastic group of girls. The summer was not a time of relaxa- tion, but a time for hard work and cooperation. Not only did the squad learn new cheers, but also more importantly, they learned to work together through attending cheerleading camp. Squads from other schools all working for per- fection made competition for rib- bons very tough. Upon returning home, the squad had two red rib- bons and a white ribbon to show for their many hours of practice. For the first time in the history of Northwood, uniforms were fi- nanced by the school. New skirts and sweaters with emblems added to the enthusiasm and pep of the squad. Several fund raising projects enabled the cheerleaders to buy their own tennis shoes and letter sweaters to match the new uniforms. These projects included the selling of doughnuts and the ‘running’’ of the concession stand at the pee-wee football games. This year proved to be very suc- cessful as the addition of new chants, cheers, and stunts broadened the squad’s abilities. As important as the actual cheer- ing was the unity and friendship the members of the squad experi- enced.