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

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BASKETBALL CHEERLEADING — ROW 1: Karen Reid; ROW 2: Kim Mullen, Jennifer Fessler; ROW 3: Wendy Jeffcoal, Tammy SuUen- trup. Dana Wilson, Melissa McClain; ROW 4: Wendy Gamrol; ROW 5: Charlotte Ridley; NOT PICTURED: Leigh-Anne Vaughn ATRIOT PRI ' iflffi Following the game intently sophomore Dana Wilson and freshmai Wendy Gamrot applaud as the Patriot gain the advantage. Sophomore Tammy Sullentrup, senio Wendy Jeffcoat, sophomore Dan Wilson, freshman Wendy Gamrot, am sophomore Charlotte Ridley chant foj: the Patriot basketball players. 214 BASKETBALL CHEERLEADING

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Practice fortifies Patriots gainst stiff competition- Long, hard hours of practice; gave the junior varsity girls ' basketball team the jump on a successful season this year. The main purpose of the junior varsi- ty squad is to develop the skills and teamv ork required to play at varsity level, explained Coach Eileen Johnson. Into her second vering her opponent, freshman phne Crompton blocks a Seminole empt to score. iving through Manatee defenders, shman Peggy Cochrane takes a nper over their attempts to block. w i »M m f) flf year of coaching Johnson ex- plained that she enjoyed tfjaching the girls the fundamentals of basketball that would prepare them for varsity play. The team really liked Coach Johnson, commented freshman Peggy Cochrane. We all thought she was a great coach and she really helped the team bring out the best of their abilities. Practice consisted of fun- damental skills and sprinting. Repetition of various full court drills such as fast breaks, lay-ups, and jump shots made the team a stiff competitor. Although only two players returned from last year, sophomores LaShawn Dendy and LaTonya Alexander, the team cooperated well to develop into a strong team. The team had many new members, but, since most had previous experience on the court, it didn ' t take us long t o start working together as a team, and we were playing to win, ex- claimed Cochrane. The Patriots went up against many tough rivals such as Clear- water, Gibbs, and Boca Ciega turning up good performances. With the experience and training of the squad, the junior varsity girls ' basketball team produced a rewarding season. IHNIOR V. RS1TY GIRLS ' B. SKETB. LL — ROW 1: Maurice Woods, Ronaldra Graham. Chris Roberts, Lisa Page: ROW 2: Denise Alspach. Camille Rentz, LaShawn Dendy, LaWana McCall. Stacie Brown. Pegg Cochrane, Coach Eileen lohnson; NOT PICTURED: Daphne Crompton. L,iTon a .-Mexander | ' GIRLS BASKETBALL 213

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rhe cheering never stops ihomore Dana Wilson consistently plays her pride in the Patriot basket- 1 teams. Every team appreciated support and for the basketball teams it came notably in the form of two cheerleading squads. Since they cheered for boys ' and girls ' , junior varsity and varsity, the squads split up game nights. Therefore, they could put out just as much energy for all four teams. The squads ' en- thusiasm resulted from practicing after school everyday for two hours except on game days. Leigh- Anne Vaughn, senior and sophomore Melissa Cooper acted as captains for the individual squads. The basketball cheerleaders were supervised by Mrs. Diane Stevens. Junior Kim Mulley com- mented that Mrs. Stevens pushed hard to promote enthusiasm. This was Stevens ' second year supervis- ing. She expressed, I got into the spirit and excitement just as much as the girls did. Although Stevens worked diligently to keep up with the cheerleaders, she couldn ' t possibly supervise all the games. Therefore, a parent volunteer, Mrs. Carolyn Hoover substituted when Stevens was unable to attend. The effort made by all involved in making the basketball cheerleading squads a thriving group did not go unappreciated. Sophomore D. J. Hill, a junior var- sity basketball player stated, It motivated the team to know that the cheerleaders were there back- ing them and cheering them on. As players rally, freshman Wendy Gamrot shows her fighting spirit for the Patriots. 5KETBALL CHEERLEADING — ROW 1: Karen Reid; ROW 2: Melinda Weishaupt, Kim Vanden- g, Trisha Malkiewitz, Melissa Cooper, Carol Demmers; ROW 3: Tracy Taylor, Mandy Leckett, cy Smith; NOT PICTURED: Tina Paliolle f - B. SKETBALL CHEERLEADING 215