Palo Alto High School - Madrono Yearbook (Palo Alto, CA)

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EM . VOLLEYBALL Volleyball, as in previous years, had a large lurnoul, in- cluding many alhlelic sophomores. Junior Lee Malinoll was lhe sensalion ol lhe courls wilh hre knockoul serve and nel kills. She was an assel lo lhe Green leam. Alice lLoveyl Lovell, Jean Hullon, and Pal Smilh also pul in a line season. The Sporls Day held al Morgan Hill was al- lended by lhe lour on each A leam, wilh lhe besl of al- lendance records. Sequoia and Burlingame had sporls days wilh many peninsula schools parlicipaling. The cham- pionship was caplured by lhe Browns lrom lhe runners-up, lhe Blues. The caplains chosen were Violel Brown lor lhe Browns, Mary Jane Jew lor lhe Green leam, Pal Smilh lor lhe Maroon's, and Marcia McGilvray for lhe Blue's. This sporl was handled by Kiki Lenlos, an aclive iunior and herself one ol lhe oulslanding volleyball players. 88

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A A TEE 51:5 576.5 TENNIS As +he fennis season had noi yer come +o a close before +he Madrono's publicaiion, 'rhe championship had noi been won. The capfain of 'lhe Browns was Barbara BarreH: of The Greens, Ru'rh Niebleg of fhe Maroons, JeaneHe Anderson. The capfain had noi ye'I' been chosen for The Blues. June Howell, a iunior and an excellenf player, was chosen +o manage iennis. There was an exhibirion ma+ch sfaged by S+an'Ford girls for +he benefii of ihose in+eres+- ed. A sporfs day was held here wi+h Sequoia and Sanla Clara. The Sfanford couris were used because of 'l'he lack of sufficienf courfs af +he high school. Two of The besf couples in The doubles play-oFF were Alice Love++ wifh Zaye Chapin and Laurel Freeman wifh June Howell. Kiki Lenios and Clancy Jeffreys proved fo be very skilled in fhis popular sport TENNIS-Top Row: C. Jeffries, L. Davis, H. Sullivan, J. Andi-rsun, II. H ll L F M R B. Barrett. Front Row: P. Fabcr, G. Brand, M. Norby, K. Lcntos, C, Ru D T N 8?

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BASKETBALL The baskefball season was capably handled by Laurel Freeman. Alfhough +he pluclcy Greens foughi hard, fhe Blues were vicfors in fhis year's fussle for fhe championship. Maxine Russell played well for fhe Greens, capiained by Eleanor Nichols. Barbara BriHon, guard, was an assei' +o 'I'he Maroons led by Doi Norberg: Rufh Ogren and Shirley Siuari' cap+ained fhe Blues and Browns respecfively. The games wifh Mounfain View and Cas+illeja were faken by Paly. BASEBALL As +he furnoul' for baseball was comparafively small, +he reams were divided in+o fwo groups, combining fhe Blues and Maroons and ihe Browns and Greens, capfained by Marjorie Mel+on and Lee Malinoff respecfively. A new backsfop and new diamond lines were supplied. The play- ers chose soffball rules and fhe smaller, harder ball. An evening was speni' in San Francisco wafching a big league game. Mariorie Melfon, Ru+h Ogren, and Ruih Kruse were 'rhe besi play- ers of 'I'he season. 87