Randallstown High School - Horizon Yearbook (Randallstown, MD)

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5 r In preparation for an afternoon match, team- mates Jody Nusholtz and Lauren Stanfield help set up RHS's gym. qv. 'yd V., 'N N ' i . . , - W ' ,, 11,3157 . Af , .. .www.,,,.:g,.:ggPfwgffg . ery ., ff: 1SQf'fii' ?fA'ff' A :iffy ' 1 - ri V' -- ... .,. ,. 1 x K .ax i is K .fe 1 fi' Vkyk - n SM i Demonstrating the needed teamwork of dou- bles play, Debbie Plotkin watches as her part- ner Nancy Golden returns an opponent's shot. Jean Packard reaches for the birdie to hit a clear-a shot that flies from one back end of the court to the other. One of the two sophomores on the varsity team, Kathy Rahn, follows through afizer hit- ting the shuttlecock. --sq,-Q new . :i.1,.'i:.ffa. Y 'Hmmm K Badmintonf91

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nown by most people as a leisurely backyard game, badminton actually in- volves fast-paced volley- ing which requires much judge- ment and skill. The badminton team started practice with basic skills drills, Coach Anne Muren taught the girls dropping -gently hitting the birdie just over the net-and smashing',-hitting the birdie with a powerful downward stroke. A look at the scoreboards justi- fies Maureen Simmermeyer's ob- servation that badminton is more of an individual rather than a team effort. While the season re- cords are not outstanding, several players deserve recognition for their talented performances. Cheryl Dorsey achieved a 7-3 record as a singles player. She comments that her record should have been 8-23 however, during the last week of the season she be- came tired of attending practices and lost her competitive concen- tration. This problem, says captain Jody Nusholtz, affected -the entire team: Sometimes the team was together, sometimes the team had an I-don't-care attitude. Because sickness befell several varsity players, JV doubles part- ners Kathy Rahn and Terry Hand frequently substituted. Although they were proud to play-with an outstanding 6-2 record-on the varsity team, they wanted to move back to JV and give varsity play- ers a chance to play, their skillful teamwork prevented several regu- lar varsity pairs from participat- mg. Since Kathy and Terry became varsity players, the JV team had difficulty forming an adequate doubles squad, consequently, JV forfeited several doubles matches. In general, the girls played more for fun than competition. Why else would they wake up on Satur- day morning to practice at Friends School? Its not the outdoor game you think it is VARSITY BADMINTON Front Row: Jean Packard, Jody Nusholtz, Chaunfayta Hill. Row 2: Terry Hand, Kathy Rahn, Kelly De- Souza, Linda Lampel. Back Row: Lauren Stanfield, Joanne Packard, Cheryl Dorsey, Maureen Simmermeyer, Susie Phillips, Coach Muren. JV BADMINTON Front row: Jodi Davis, Wendy Wolf. Row 2:Claire Katz, Debbie Sew, Debbie Plotkin. Back row: LaVerne Hawkins, Robin Pollack, Debbie Golden, Coach Muren. Q0!Badminton Unlike tennis, the badminton serve involves an underhand stroke, as shown by Debbie Sew. PJ V team member Debbie Plotkin puts up a net, which is a regulation five feet from the floor. 1 5 I

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With a Patapsco runner at his heels Steve Frederxcks has no time to lose in the Run for your life ross country: probably the most grueling, draining and intense sport at Ran- dallstown. The team began the season with a two-mile run, practiced in speed work on the track, and eventually ran six miles-to Citgo, Mount Wilson and over tons of hills. With such a rigorous schedule, why do students join the team? Deirdre Butler runs cross coun- try to get in shape for the winter indoor track teamg Laurie Blinchi- koff runs because she likes the in- dependent feeling she getsg Robert Halpern finds it challenging and rewardingg and Michael Posner enjoys improving his time without feeling tired. Because this is his first year as coach, Mr. Carson felt that he was not fully prepared to lead the team. The season was good any- way. His major disappointment was in the number of people on the team. Since running has become more important in today's society, everyone should run. However, running isn't emphasized as it should be at Randallstown, espe- cially for the boys. Coach Carson plans to increase the size of next year's team. The team was mostly young, with the majority of the boys in tenth grade running for their first year. Among the more exper- ienced were Steve Fredericks, whom Coach Carson named as the most outstanding boyg Quentin Gilbert, and Dan Cooper. Sopho- mores Robert Halpern and Mi- chael Posner equally impressed Coach Carson and promise a bright future for next season's team. The girls performed extremely well this season, since Coach Car- son feels that running is empha- sized more for girls at RHS. The top girl runners this season were Laurie Blinchikoff and Sarah Lestz. Laurie placed third in the county meet and thirteenth in the state meet, while Sarah placed fourteenth in the states. I was nervous but I felt I did the best I could do. I was surprised I did so well, says Laurie. Cross country will become more popular at RHS if Coach Carson has his way. And he expects an- other superb season next year. Q According to Coach Carson, running has eryone should run. It should become a part of become more important in today's society. Ev- 92!Cross country everyone's program. GIRLS' CROSS COUNTRY Randallstown Towson Woodlawn 31 13 48 Randallstown Dulaney Patapsco 24 27 49 Randallstown Milford Mill 24 31