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

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CARLS ' TRACK - ROW 1: Coach Rob Jenkins. Michele Love. Jenny Larsen. Terry Mullican. Kim Lofjan. Sandy Logue. Toni Callier; ROW 2: Coach (Carolyn Johnson. Jennifer Turner. Angela DiPaolo. Carolyn Harmon. Christine Corbett, Christina Nagy. Janie Robinson: ROW 3: Coach Charles Kraus, Bonita Holmes. Jean Wiser. Tricia Proper, Sabena Durham, Nicole Dandy. Katitia Maxwell Junior Sandy Logue practices hard to beat her personal record, also the school record of 5 ' 2 . Stretching up and over the hurdle, freshman Sabena Durham worked to become a more competitive hurdler. Juniors Jenny Larsen, Terri Mullican, and Kim Logan made progress on the track through mutual support. GIRLS ' TRACK 219

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Sophomore Janie Robinson concen- trates on good form in order to clear the hurdles with greater ease and bet- ter time. H Hi Commitment enhances performances - To enhance performance, the girls ' track team took on the task of increasing flexibihty. jogging reUgiously around the track, and doing alternate sprints. Making a commitment to do your best as an individual and as a school representative was the key statistic I looked for in every runner, affirmed Coach Carolyn Johnson. Each girl took the in- itiative to compete at her top level for herself as well as for the team. Chris Nagy, a sophomore returning runner commented, I feel we did great this year. And, I know it was largely due to dedication at practice. With many of the key returning runners such as senior Carolyn Harmon — hurdles, Janie Robin- son — 440 relay, Michelle Love — 220 relay, and junior Sandy Logue — high jump providing ex- amples of themselves of dedica- tion, they led the newer track members who soon came to ex- hibit stamina in their preparation for matches. In conclusion, Giving all you ' ve got and pushing it the ex- tra mile is what Patriot Pride meant to me, declared senior Cindy Holt. She added, Johnson was a great coach. She inspired us to achieve our goals for the meets and helped psych us up especially when we needed it go- ing up against our toughest opponents. 21H (;iRLK ' TRACK ■f-

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GIRLS ' TENNIS - ROW 1: |enni) Davis, Rachel Whitcornb. Beth Michelman, Amy Wildgnibe; ROW 2: Wende Thompson, Stephanie Bock, K.ithy Manning, Kellv Wilson, Michelle Chapman; NOT PICTURED: Coach Dutch Hoffman Following through on her forehand, sophomore Rachel Whitcornb works to overcome her opponent. 1 1 Individual talent, team spirit Dutch Hoffman coached the girls ' and boys ' tennis teams this year because he loved every minute of it, he admitted. His players encouraged his attitude by displaying a combination of positive effort on the court and unmatched team spirit. Despite the loss of several seniors, both teams had suc- cessful seasons. I think we did just as well as last year, stated Hoffman. Clearwater, Osceola, St. Petersburg, and Countryside were among the toughest teams the Patriots faced this season. Ac- cording to Hoffman, Team work was very important to our success. New players definitely helped us to improve, stated freshman Bob Sleight. Michelle Chapman and Kelley Wilson, both freshmen, added depth to the girls ' team. Strong players returning to the boys ' team this year were junior Ned Davis and sophomores Steve Vasquez and D.J. Hill. Sleight added that the new and old players cooperated and worked well together. By utilizing new and re- turning talent, Hoffman ' s ' ' highly spirited team turned in a season that was much im- proved over previous years. During an after school practice, sophomore Jenna Davis concen- trates on her ground strokes.