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

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GIRLS' SPORTS fcontinuedj UH!!! HN? NE Wil S ,l 102 The charging Confedereties prove capable During practice, Coach Pitts takes time g f ' ' ' ' , Skill and practice plays a part as Debbie Practice is uital .to .D9ffeCfi0'1 US Zlgnso give the girls a few basic mstruc' Rush aims for 11 possible basket. Cingili Holland illustrates the art of ' dri ing is vw- ty 4 As the game progresses, the players receive a few tips from their coaches. Cindy Strack, Stephanie Sewell and Cindi Lensing watch from the sidelines. I is. In one of many morning practice sessions Pattie Intent on the girls' game Ugllifl-Sf NOVUI ,,,,,l' pgs. Wiederkehr tries to steer clear of Cindy Lensing side are coaches Pitts and Lemley. i

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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

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IRLS' SPGRTS tcontinuedj 2 L This past year a new type of action was introduced to Southside. Students had a chance to see their own girls compete in six-on-six basketball. The Confederettes started out with a loss to Fay- etteville on December 2. However, as the season pro- gressed the girls improved closing with an overall standing of 2-9 and making it to the quarter-finals in a District Tournament played in Dardenelle, Arkansas. Coach James Pitts and Coach James Lemley worked with the girls every morning. They drilled the squad on all the important fundamentals. Mitzi Gibson summed up the season by saying Sure, we 'd like to win, but how We play is more importantf, Expressing a typical reaction to a foul call, Annie Powell stands dum bfounded Concentrating, Debbie Rush shoots a free throw at the SHS-NHS game. .V 5' I X. rf s Y- f, ., .::a..,.a.- ga' W WL lllll-Jllll Q QW Q T --f Q fi 42,3 W .3 Tension builds as one of the biggest games of the girls' sea- son begins. The tip-off starts the contest between the South- side Confederettes and cross-town rival, Northside. all ill? IIE li -5 date team varsity j.v. SSH-OPP SSH-OPP Q Dec. 2 Fayetteville 16-57 16-45 . Dec. 6 Van Buren 43-57 49-16 ' Dec. 16 Northside 34-31 29-31 Dec. 20 Van Buren 31-48 15-42 Jan. 4 Charleston 31-51 no game Jan. 17 Northside 38-36 no game ' Jan. 20 Fayetteville 34-61 26-39 Jan. 25 Russlleville 28-29 no game Jan. 27 Greenwood 30-37 no game Jan. 29 Russlleville 27-34 17-34 Feb. 4 Rogers 34-41 no game District Tournament Feb. 7 Mena 45-26 Feb. 10 Greenwood 20-49 131 -. I.-'f ...- o o Practice changes to laughter as Cheryl : Grizzle fholding the ballj and Stephanie . Sewell tumble to the floor. . ' 0 QS? tl El all Q3 lb J 'M IlllVlllVllll W