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

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,,.-fe ld? I ,- 4.. ,, T 1 ' :fi 4 ,A ,V ,wfm Practice and a spirit of determination are demonstrated ' by senior Cindy Holland fleftj, junior Carri Middleton fabovej, and senior Jean Hamilton lrightj. It won them a place on the Confederettes' AU-team which posted a season won-lost record of4-7. A . GLLE BALL Team improves court skills encouragement and instructions in game strategy t'-team during its game against Northside is Coach Patti Hoffius. The instructions paid off a two-match win over their opponents. Being-a member of the volleyball team means sacrificing some extra sleep in the morning in order to participate in early morning, before-school practice, However junior Cheryl Grizzle, senior Jean Hamilton, and senior Cindy Holland seem lively and wide-awake as they polish their court skills. the ball in a B - at Northside is soph- Amy Easley. The won both matches. SHS SHS SHS SHS SHS SHS SHS SHS SHS SHS SHS VARSITY vs. Waldron 2 , ll.t ..-f.. vs. Waldron 2 vs. Van Buren 0 vs. Van Buren 0 vs. Northside 2 vs. Northside 0 vs. Northside 2 vs. Northside 1 vs. Alma 2 vs. Greenwood 2 vs. Greenwood 2 Disappointment is reflected in the faces of Cheryl Grizzle, Jean Hamilton, and Coach PattiHoffius follow- ing the Confederettes' two-match loss to the Northside A -team. 121

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Group effort is necessary for a winning team. The 'BU- team relaxes with their coaclz following their win over Northside. .-2 Nui Concentration is mirrored on the faces of sophomores Amy Easley and Marilyn Pearson as they watch the action between the A -teams from Northside and Southside. To their disappointment, Southside lost. Action between Northside and Southside B -teams tabovej is heated as South- side tries to return a volley. Cheryl Grizzle and Carri Middleton back up Lisa Joiner in A -team action with Northside trightj. J, r v r , . gf' ,.4..L. iii' l ' l X, ' Wx, wr f I it it was yk 1 r h Jumping to spike the ball in the Northside game, Jean Hamilton, tabovej re- flects the hours ofpractice exhibited by Brenna Bob- bitt and herselfduringearly practice tabove righ tj. Carri Middleton and Cheryl Grizzle wait to assist Bren- na Bobbitt in returning the ball trightj. 3 'K ' u . Ein Enthusiastic describes senior Cindy Holland, who, assisted by Brenna Babbitt, senior, '4uolleys the ball in an early morning practice between the '24' and BU teams. Sophomore Amy Easley rushes to return the ball. 120 With nets down and the season finished, the Confederettes closed the volleyball year with a 4-7 record. The team did wellg We just need more dis- cipline, according to Coach Patti Hoffius. We had a good group to Work with. I hate to see the seniors leave as players as well as friends. Rhonda Bateman senior, felt the same way. I enjoyed playing, and I made a lot of 1 friends, she said. This was by others on the We had a fun, replied Jean ilton, senior. Among the lights of the were the oper tories over Nc 1 5-2 and 15-9 , Alma 15-6 and Little Rock eliminated the erettes from the volleyball tour November 4-5, in Rock.

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GIRLS SPORTS fcontinuedl The Confederettes receive vital information from their coaches during a time out at the Greenwood game. 1 Surprise is visible on the face of Cindy Holland, senior, while a Waldron opponent scrambles for the basketball. g v Time is short as Jean Hamilton and Mitzi iors, fight against West Fork. The Confederettes their first loss as the season opened November 28. l Receiving a rebound, Debbie Rush, senior, travels down the court to score two. Battling it out, Cindy Hol- land, senior, and a Waldron player are prepared to fight to the finish. 122 ,? . Jean Hamilton reaches for Debbie Rush, senior, dribb Confederettes were victorio the action as a Greenwood player tries to secure a les down the court with a Rogers player close behind. us over Rogers making this their first win of the season. Closing out their second season with a 5-15 record, the Con- federettes started with a loss to West Fork, November 28. We've improved a lot since the first of the year,'l Stacy Wells commented. f'The games We lost, We lost because of turnovers and general mistakesf' Among the highlights of the season were vic- tories over Northside and Rogers. Coach James Lem- ley had this to say about the team. Even though our record wasnlt a winning one, it was a pleasure coaching this team be- cause in every game whether We were Win- ning or losing all the girls gave tremendous effort. Lead players for the team included Cin- dy Holland, Jean Ham- ilton and Mitzi Gibson, seniors. SHS-31 SHS-28 SHS-23 SHS-58 SHS-23 SHS-43 SHS-45 SHS-22 SHS-57 SHS-36 . West Fork-60 SHS-39 . Van Buren-55 SHS-41 . Greenwood48 SHS-39 . Coal Hill-42 SHS-52 . Paris-41 SHS-35 . Northside-32 SHS-51 . Waldron-69 SHS-45 . County Line-58 SHS-54 . Hartman-51 SHS-30 vs. Mountain- SHS-60 burg-44 SHS-40 DHBIIS Conway-53 ' 5 e Spun North Russef Charl Van B Conway-42 Rogers-4 1 Spring 1 l