Seattle Pacific University - Tawashi Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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DR. WETER Director of Women's Athletics GIRLS' ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT IRLS' ATHLETICS has had a new impetus this year, with added competition, more girls taking part, and large increase in the interest of spectators. Each team has worked hard to uphold the name of its class and win top spot for the trophy. Dr. Weter has had a great part in making the season a success. Her guidance and coaching have aided the classes to play fair, clean games which is a part of the program of S.P.C. Our girls' Athletic Director, Eleanor Eklund, has, with the aid of a representative from each class, kept things running smoothly by scheduling the games and appointing officials. As assistant to Dr. Weter, Eleanor Parnell has fulalled her duties in a grand way. She has served as coach and referee, and in all has done a marvelous piece of work. Marie Godfrey, scorekeeper and Girls' Sports Editor on the Falcon, has kept the interesting and thrilling games before the eyes of the student body and has played an important part in keeping up the competition. The season began with an exciting volleyball tournament, followed by two rounds of basketball between the four class teams. The baseball season showed much competition, as did the minor sports of tennis and archery. The keynote of the whole season has been competition, good sportsmanship, and the best of cooperation between ofhcials and those taking part. If you are looking for a bow, we have archery!

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BASEBALL TENNIS I-IANDBALL

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- GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL VOLLEYBALL introduced this year's girls' program. Participation, although rela' tively small, was exceptionally strong. The girls had two days a week for practice and games. Every class was represented by a team of at least six gills, and the various sextets had six games on their schedules. Showing a slight superiority over the Sophomores, the juniors won five of their six encounters to take the top honors in the volleyball tournament. H- GIRLS' BASEBALL ANOTHBP. YEAR in girls' athletics came to a climax with the playing of base' ball. Each class was represented in the schedule by ten girls. An excellent brand of ball, as well as good sports' manship, was displayed hy all the participants. Again, under the direction ol Miss Wete1', Eleanor Eklund, and Eleanor Parnell, the program went for' ward smoothly, with all players gaining a great deal of experience and exercise from playing the game. As we look forward to another year, we hope to see a growing enthusiasm lor girls' athletics, and we are sure that this year's baseball program has served as a stimulus to bring this about. GIRLS' BASKETBALL THE COMING of the winter quarter brought the basketball season. The indif vidual class teams practiced diligently to turn out superior teams. This was proved by the almost flawless ball disf played by the quintets. Four rounds were played by each team, with the Juniors-for the third straight year- hnishing a game ahead of the flashy Frosh team. The Juniors were paced by Marjorie Cochrane and Dorothy Grubb, and the smooth-passing Fresh- men were kept in the top bracket by the excellent shooting and handling of the ball by Ardis Odle. By winning the basketball champion' ship, the juniors established themselves as a leading sports class in school, 61