Pittsburg High School - Pirate Yearbook (Pittsburg, CA)

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Girls Basketball Play Confidentally by: Kerry Gudjohnsen The best team l've coached while I have been here , is how coach Dennis Flannery described the 1985-86 varsity girls' basketball team. McKinleyville had been one of their toughest opponents in the preseason, which ended with a record of 6-6. Coach Flannery felt a lot more confident going into a regular season. Most of the team was made up of returnees, which gave them the advantage of working well together. When asked about the assets to the team, coach Flannery said, There was a lot of talking on the court. Some of our most promising players were Lidia Stiglich, Denise Dyer, and LaRhonda Collins. Coach Paula Yvette Stingily called her first year coaching J.V. girls' basketball a great learning experience. With few experienced players, coach Stingily felt that they made a lot of improvements. Tina Rodriguez is a great example of that, the coach added, Roshelle Nunnly and Nicole Levy were two of our biggest assets to the team. Although their preseason wasn't very promising with a record of 1-5, coach Stingily felt the players were a lot more confident and will be more promising next year, The varsity girls' went to the DVAL playoffs, but unfortunately lost to Clayton Valley in the first round. U LLLLliL'L'H1 fll.U . I:Ll.tl.l5' l:Ci.EL1E'L'IiLtl.L

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1. Forward, Nicole Levy gets tough against a new opponent as she makes a quick move to avoid a steal. Nicole has been a big asset to the J.V. team. Q. J.V. player, Tina Rodriguez driobles down court looking for an open player. This season, Tina, a freshman, was one of the most improved players. 3. Varsity player, LaRhonda Collins shoots for two more points. The 1985-86 season proved very re- warding to LaRhonda, as she was named one of Pittsburg's most promising players. 4. Lidia Stiglich, Pirate point guard takes the ball up court in search of two points. She was one of the lady Pirates leading scorers. 5. During a time-out, first- time coach Paula Stingily works out a strategic plan with her team. Being her first season, her team did quite well under her guidance. 6. Charletta Thompson, center for the Varsity squad plays strategical- ly against Concord. The pirates won the game. utils - uctsLLu1'uttLL ii l