Pinellas Park High School - Occurrences Yearbook (Largo, FL)

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Stepping to a beat Under the leadership of Coach Rick Haley, Pinellas Parks girls took fourth in conference and the bays took seventh. During the summer, the cross country team ran steadily in order to prepare for their up- coming season. The team met once a week to practice together and the remainder of the week the runners were ex- pected to run on their own. Top runners for the boys team were Paul Marmaro, Eric SOUNDS OF STOMPING FEET are heard at many cross country meets. Runners often must run up to five miles, and this takes hard work and determination. SS COUNTRY: Front Row: Suzanne Rice, Robbie Vrana, Leah Luke, Row Two: Jennifer Carpenter, Ed Mamenta, Paul Mar- v, Christa Heisler, Dawn Clark, Stacey Werner, Beth lsackson, Row Three: Eric Hirschfield, Bill Zima, Wilbert Johnson, Matt att, Kevin Sandy, David Bentley, Helen Coley. , Hirshfeild, Martin Clover, and Wilbert Johnson. Top Runners for the girls were Stacy Werner, Beth lsackson, Christa Hiesler, and Suzanne Rice. The meets were held at various lakes, parks, and com- munity centers. The meet con- sists of a three-mile-trail marathon style that has everyone starting together ata specific spot, whoever reaches the finish line first, wins. Cross Country members Eric Hirschfield, Marty Clove, and Ed Mamenta are keeping a steady pace in one of their TOCSS. CROSS COUNTRY 919 Dunedin 9115 Largo, CCC 9124 Countryside INV 9129 Largo, St, Pete 1013 Brandon INV 1018 Largo INV 10110 Dunedin INV 10113 Clearwater, NEHI 10120 Largo, CLWR, SEM 10129 Conference Girls 4th Boys 7th CROSS COUNTRY 1 197

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.7'0A.oA SECONDS ARE TICKING AWAY on Cooch Rick Holey os he times his cross country runners. TIME TO THINK is what some runners get when they run. Cross country is on in- dividuol sport ond tokes dedicotion by the individuol which Beth lsockson hos. Q 2 T its if 'Q' HERE WE COME , ., Leoh Luke, Christo Hiesler, ond Beth lsockson struggle to obtoin good positions, 196 I CROSS COUNTRY With endurance ond obility o cross country runner is oble to withstond mony grueling hours of continuous running. During the summer eoch member wos expected to prepore themselves for the seoson by running on o regulor bosis ond increosing their distonce dolly. Once the seoson storted the teom ron seven doys o week. The girls ron two to five miles ond the boys ron five to eight miles doily. Cooch Rick Holey stored thot by the end of the seoson o run- ner could hove run somewhere between 500 to 600 miles.

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KEEPING IN STYLE, with the bowling world is important to Bonnie Johnson, who contemplates the afternoon game while adjusting the laces on her own bowling shoes. BOWLING 1011 Tarpon Springs 1016 Largo 10115 Dunedin 10122 Clearwater 10129 Countryside 1115 Largo 11112 Tarpon Springs 11119 Clearwater 11125 Countryside 1213 Dunedin 12110 Tarpon Springs 12117 Largo 116 Dunedin 1115 Clearwater 1122 Countryside FORM IS ESSENTIAL, in bowling and is something that Ken Witt and other bowlers had to master to roll a 300 game. Bowling for Pinellas Park High was not a popular or recognized sport for six years. Pinellas County Schools such as Clearwater, Largo, and Dunedin, bowlers got varsity bowling letters since the sport started and were recognized as a school sport. This year bowling representatives from PPHS met with the school board to discuss this dispute, and finally bowling became recognized at PPHS. IN THE GUTTER, is a place Andy Johnson doesn't want to be. Bowling is a sport that takes time and concentration. 198 1 BOWLING