Perry Meridian High School - Passages Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Golf Increasingly Popular With the growing interest in girls ' sports, golf was becoming more popular, according to Coach Greg Har ' eth. In this area golf was a grow- ing sport because of the increasing availability of courses for play, he pointed out. Practice and mental concentration were very important, he said. It ' s the mental toughness that kept golfers competitive, he explained. Although dry weather and injviries hampered the teams ' efforts, they placed third in coimty competition. Top player and medalist Chris Miller ' 84 had taken lessons from three professional golfers. They helped me a lot on my strokes and also taught me etiquette, Chris said. Jodie Bales ' 85 and Chris agreed that inconsistent playing by all the members was a weak point of the team. Other team members included Kathy Brehob ' 84, Kasey Harris ' 86, L}-nn MiUer ' 87, Heather Mann ' 87, and Janie Simmons ' 84. Kathy Brehob ' 84, Lynn Miller ' 87, and Jodie Bales ' 85 discuss their game plein before the match. Janie Simons ' 84 practices her putts for the Southport match. Lynn Miller ' 87 follows through as she concen- trates on the ball. Lynn Miller ' 87 and Heather Mann ' 87 prepare themselves for the match. Chris Miller ' 84 keeps a steady swing as she focuses her attention on her stroke. 118 GOLF

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A Strange Breed It takes a unique person to run cross country-. She must be -wTlling to go beyond some of the limits of other sports and have a higher level of dedication. said girls ' cross coun- try- Coach Gar ' Brendel. He also pointed out that some nmners are moody and inconsistant. Competition in girls ' cross coun- tn.- is growing because of a growing parental and community involvement, said Coach Brendel. This involvement is just beginning in our area; however, throughout the county parental and community in- volvement began several years ago. This is apparent in the level of com- petition among the teams we face, he said. To raise the level of running at PMHS, Coach Brendel was initiating a summer involvement program as well as a partner running system. Ac- cording to Coach Brendel, the girls ' cross country team started about two weeks late. Most of the girls didn ' t run during the summer and make-up work had to be done at the beginning of the season. If the whole team would have run over the summer, the season would have started better, stated the number one runner, Carolyn Carr ' 84. CarohTi not only ran regularly during the summer, she also competed in two road races. Other members of the small, nine girl team were Darla Wells ' 85, Wen- dy Norrod ' 85, Kathy Shimp ' 85, Hayley Higdon ' 85, Amy Scott ' 86, Beth Probst ' 86, Kim Cooper ' 86, and Linda Smith ' 84. Girls Cross Country Season Record: 7-2 PM 27 24 40 15 15 21 47 17 25 Decatur Central Mooresville Southport Greenwood Plainfield Lawrence North North Central Northwest Center Grove 180 CROSS COUNTRY