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

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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

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lr - Above: Receiving instruc- tions, Keri Littlefield, jun- ior, prepares for the first meet ofthe year. Right: Practicing a layout squat routine, Tracy Stubble- field, sophomore, flies over the vault with ease. Below: Floor exercises are prac- ticed by Cathy Howard, sophomore. n E . M up 1 124 Getting in shape at compulsory meet, Helen Jernigan, sophomore, jumps off the tramp to gain height for a toe touch. Poise, confidence, and expression-these parts all combine to make a talented gym- nast. The members of Southside's gymnastics team practiced daily throughout the school year to develop these qualities for competi- tion. The team, coached by Mr. Clara Alverson and Mrs. Patricia Hof- fius, started competi- tion March 6 and trav- eled to the District Meet in April. The coaches felt confident of the team's success in preseason practice. HI feel we have the ability to become one of the top teams in the state,', Mrs. Hof- fius said, while Mrs. Alverson replied. Mrs. Alverson felt the hardest part of competition was pre- paring for a meet. 'tYou have to psyche yourself upf' she said. If you canlt get yourself psyched for a meet, it's no use competing.