Palm Bay High School - Royal Fortune Yearbook (Melbourne, FL)

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'Q I 3 1 O 's With unmatchable precision Tracy Wright presses the ball forward and of her hands with professional skill. Only through practice can such technique be developed. Possession is nine-tenths of the law and Terri Fields tis fighting for that justice as she strains to keep the ball out of enemy hands. Aggression can be a very dominating force and through that force she successfully maintained her claim to the much pursued ball. , It M if ' W1 'V , ,M X? 1 . ti f M., 'V ww 'Z W he Q Y BASKETBALLI97

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Sometimes the forest can't be seen for the trees and sometimes the basket can't be seen for the guards. Denise Bagan is having problems with the latter situation, but, with typical Pirate dashin, will probably take a chance and sling the ball at the hoop. That kind of daring has won games before and will win them long aber she has graduated Bounding with accuracy and agility to get a clear view of her position, Terri Fields gracefully tosses for two points. Players from both teams are frozen with intensity as they watch her demonstration of fingertips 96l.IV GIRLS BASKETBALL Just a Leap Dom The Top The beginning and the end of anything are always the areas that are paid the most attention. This situation often mades anyone or anything in the middle feel left out and unimportant. Fortunately, the members of the girls' junior varsity basketball team were not prey to that emotion for several reasons. Most important, team members bolster and cheer up one another. Secondly, any group that puts in the practice hours with enrapt coaches that this team has could not possibly be considered neglected. Lastly, parents, friends and boosters attended every game that was played and unfailingly expressed spirit and pride. Many junior varsity players were promoted to the team from the freshman group and, despite their inexperience, played with a consistency and sportmanship worthy of any Pirate team. finesse. S tr Schedule IIXZ5 Satellite l2f2 Open IZX4 Cocoa Beach l2f3 Eau Gallie 12111 Merritt Island 12fl5 Titusville l2fl8 Rockledge U5 Astronaut U8 Cocoa U12 Melbourne l X22 Vero Beach U26 Satellite gg ag n 1 0

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Demonstrating hts ballhandling skills, Carlton Hardzson evades on Astronaut War Eagles defender Marvtn Gordon sets up the Pirate offense and then passes off to the open person. Determination is the driving force behind any athlete in organized sports. For the Freshman Boy's Basketball team, the quota of deter- mination per player is extremely high. It has to be. Only with a great amout of that feeling can a freshman successfully Their First Tin- Ojj' compete. Most were on an organized team for the first time in their lives and have learned not only good technique, but sportsmanship too. The freshman boy's basketball team insured a class team for the future this year. fl 'Jn' ,l 98l9TH GRADE BOYS BASKETBALL -X li N 'N STKE: .2 s i Fx s i WWF. if-fs .. fs ox X .Q it ,:- X g sSQif'5 A m f r X V .V-,Q twig K sgpxr- 5, N- sf- ' s 2 .r-3: . . s X ' . K W . -A .. sl.. - Q V -Q-3xissi1 6 ww' 3 rm.. '