Southside High School - Southerner Yearbook (Fort Smith, AR)

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Q 100 GIRLS' SPORTS fcontinuedj Gymnasis balance out first season TWV M lm N03 NL IIE MQ SS M Practice and more prac- tice fits the scene as Anne Henson performs a scale on the balance beam during first period practice. Accurate balance plays a major part as Betsy Wiederkehr, a member of the first period athletics class, works on a needle on the beam. Grace and poise is important as Joyce Ballanger, junior, practices the splits in the first period girls' athletics class. waz As part ofa compulsory routine, a major part ofgymnastics competition, Keri Littlefield executes a handstand,

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Placing third in the district tournament, held at lorthside, the girls' varsity volleyball team fSpikersJ lnished its very first season with a 3-5 record. K The girls performed really well in the district tour- lamentf, explained Mrs. Patricia Hoffius, volleyball loach, They really started getting together and working fs a teamf, l The season began with a losing bout with Van Buren rlayed in Van Buren. The girls were allowed the same raveling privileges as their male counterparts. Mrs. Hoffius picked the squad for each game, basing ner decisions on the performance of each girl in class mractice and in previous games. Those who played on the team are as follows: Varsity- iathy Johnson, Jean Hamilton, Cindy Holland, Patty Stanfill, Darlene Hamilton, Brenda Bobbit, Cheryl Grizzle, Debbie Rush, Pattie Wiederkehr, Carri Middleton, Betsy Niederkehr, Tenley Griffith, Donna Turnbeaughg B-team: Qisa Joiner, Cindy Nuckolls, Rhonda Bateman, Diane Dennis, Vlary Beth Moellers, Sheila Deberry, Debbie Geheb, Stephanie Sewell, Connie Cox, Zem DeLay, Mitzi Gibson, Kara Greer. Ei , is Concentration plays a big part as Zem DeLay serves for the district tournament at North- side. Watching her is teammate Debbie Geheb, Last minute words from Coach Patricia Hoffius prepare the team for a clash with ! Northside. S3 ll1lBlllll WK UVB HR ' -: 0 0 0 0 9 0 : VARSITY I , Rebs 0 vs. Van Buren 2 : K 0 Rebs 1 vs. Northside 2 o Rebs 2 vs. Waldron 1 ' sf Rebs 0 vs. Van Buren 2 .. X WZ Rebs 2 vs. Greenwood 0 Rebs O vs. Greenwood 2 - llllI.llllLlllIl Rebs 2 vs. Northside 1 V Rebs 0 vs. Waldron 2 T' fi i'Rebs 2 vs. Waldron 1 7 ' : Rebs 1 vs. Northside 2 fx 'fRebs 0 vs. Van Buren 2 - B-TEAM I Rebs 1 vs. Van Buren 2 Rebs 0 vs. Northside 2 Q Rebs 0 vs. Waldron 2 3 0 Rebs 1 vs. Van Buren 2 : Rebs 2 vs. Greenwood 1 0 . Rebs 2 vs. Greenwood 1 : ' Rebs 0 vs. Northside 2 , : Rebs 2 vs. Waldron 1 0 Q ttournament games : I o : Stlt1nEllllhll! Ill dw su'--1

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It sometimes helps to have a spotter, Sharon Nunley knows well, as she is aided by Pat Grier in a back-walkover attempt. Uneven parallel bars are set up for practice during first period gym- nastics class. Junior Karen Bettis fcenterl was one of the thirty-one who made-up Southside's very first squad to enter area competition. ei M M J 3 we Back-walkover is what it's called, and gymnast Kandy Evans gives it a try in preparation for the first meet in March. gUhMEhEWSQ Coordination, balance, and con- fidence were the first steps for the 31 girls on the gymnastics team. Mrs. Clara Alverson was the director in the sport. As any pro- gram in its first year, there were some problems. One of these, according to Mrs. Alverson, was the size of the class. She felt that next year it needed to be decreased. Compulsory and optional rou- tines were the two categories the athletes were divided into. The com- pulsory competition included rou- tines which all girls had to perform in competition. Individual girls de- cided upon the optional routines. I The squad was invited to Russell- ville March 4 and to Springdale March 16. They attended District 'tournament April 15. State meet was gheld April 29. 'SMEWQWMW ml' l H 1 3 M -es