Ponce de Leon High School - Cavaleon Yearbook (Coral Gables, FL)

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FRESHMAN GIRL WINS FREE SHOT SINKING I9 out of 25 shots, Camille Oelkers copped the first place in the freshman basket ball finals. In the preliminaries at Shenandoah, Ponce's ninth graders were second only to Shenandoah's own team. Coming to the finals, however, the A team fell also to Ada Merrit, but suc- ceeded in taking victories over Andrew jackson's and Edisonis junior teams and Robert E. Lee. Vol eyballers Cop Second Place PONCl3'S FRESI-IMAN volley ballers almost laid their corner stone for posterity this year at the annual jun- ior High tournament at Moore Park. V olleying the ball to vic- tory over all opponents except Shenandoah, these sportsters took second place They came very close to claiming the trophy that Shenandoah has held for so long. Captained by Mary Ann Shaver, the Ponce nine showed they have the foun- dation for a winning team in the senior tournament next year - XVith a little more coaching,who knows? mx.iL1.i.

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1 X X SENIOR GIRLS AGAIN THIRD HISTORY OFTEN repeats itself, and it is very well proved, for the Ponce senior A volleyball team again placed third in the annual tourna- ment. However, the B team went a step higher on the ladder to take second place, losing only to Miami High. ln the first round Ponce set up the ball to beat Homestead while the B team came out on top by beating Edison. Falling to Miami High, the A team pulled themselves up again when they beat Andrew jackson and then came up against Edison. After beating Edison, last year's champion, the A team went to the semi-finals, but were defeated by Miami Beach. wi -s vict BASKETBALL TEAM AKES FIRST PLACE or B team won the trophy after beating all the teams at the annual basketball tournament. Tied with Andrew jackson for first place, a three minute play-off was scheduled, leaving them still tied. Thereafter, it was whoever made the first basket and Ponce had her oppon- well-nailed in place, making her orious. In the A division Ponce was not quite as strong, coming in fourth place while Edison took the honors.

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-- T., S1 116 MINOR SPORTS FOR MAJOR ABILITY LINDER CONSTRUCTION this year is the idea of attracting more interest in minor sports. In the top left hand corner we find jane Smith, Nancy Albury, jackie Gibson, Dot Ozanne, Evelyn Fitzpatrick, and Shirley Rogers in the act of building a pyramid. Track provides a chance for girls to show their individual skill. Not only may they show their running and jumping ability, but also their strength and judgment. In the upper right hand picture jackie Gibson hands the baton to Nancy Albury in a relay race. On Fridays, the girls will usually be seen inside the gym dancing with the boys to the music of some talented Ponceite or more likely just the Vic.J' Arching into the canierais eye in the lower right are Aline Brown, Pat Fitz- gerald, and Dorothy Sclioonmaker.