Overlea High School - Omega Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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With increasing slfill and determination, the girls' mrxity hasketlaall learn gained II second place posilion for Overlea. Players included: Front Roux' Kathy Schmidt, Shirley Mr'Cadrlen, Nancy Mil- ton, Ann Lynch, Phyllis Gentile, Marian Klein. Row 2: Regina Rodman. Row 3: Sharon Jones, lYaney Slyfler, Coach Donna Harrold, Pat Smith, Barbara Zelenlm. Girls Varsity loopers missed a pe1'fec1 With a surge of energy, Pat Smith and Nancy Slyder makes a force- ful attempt to recover the ball from the Kenwood team. 30 The girls, cagers performed with intensive skill. suffering only one loss to Parkville and ending the season with a smashing victory over Dundalk. Through the excellent performance of each girl and constant team effort, the varsity team vap- tured a second place position in the county. Marian Klein led the team in the number of points scored, averaging nineteen points per game. Linder the guiding direction of Coach Donna Harrold, the varsity hoopsters proved that gruel- ing praetiees, good sportsmanship and an uneeas- ing desire to win constitute the inaking of a sue- cessful team.

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Driving hard lo score, Ralph Ilan- siwu' displays the aggrvssirerzess of Iliff Poiiorzfv Varsity wagers. High-scoring ace, George Buckle-ss, sinks another basket in a lmrri-fozzghf game agrzinsl Soiiors Point. Falcon ea ers ained in Count standings. Spec-fi. height. and aggressive play lefl the Faleorfs Varsity Basketball team to a five win-nine loss season. They were lecl hy the scoring ahilities of George Buck- less, whose high storing won him a position on the County All-Star team. Also sparking the team were the exceptional perform- ances of Ralph Hanshew and Glenn Nic-Cray. These three formetl a keen cutting eclge on the Falconis aggressive offense. Governing the hackhoartls for the Faleons was high reaching Dan Shannahzm. His ahility provecl to he an important asset to the team. Though the team's record was not exceptionally im- pressive. victories over Sollors Point antl two consecu- tive triumphs over Perry Hall earrierl the team to fur- ther victories. With fine team work anrl aggressive play, Overlr-ais ragers proved to he an ominous opponent.

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VARSITY BASKETBALL Falcons Opponents A 36 Spurrows Point ........ 39 Kenwood ........ . . . 51- Putupsco ...... ... 46 Perry Hull .... . . . 25 Parkville ...... . .. 54 Sellers Point .... . . . 42 Dundalk .... ... With only moments left in the game, Coaelz Donna Hnrrolrl lzoosts her terznfs spirits, urging them toward ultimate rictory mer Dunzlnllf, Kathy Selzmidt leaps for possession of a rebounn' after an unsuccessful attempt to score. season by one loss. Marian Klein zlrlves past a rlefenzler in ll grzrne with Kenf wood.