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

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L - I iBy the time the ,5 bell rings, tennis dents in Miss Judy les' sixth period ten- w class were off and ning to the various lrts in the city to ctice their strokes l polish their fore- ids and backhands. 'Tennis students :ticed year round. The tennis team li matches against i ,eu Wd AE ai Jr' oeslimif sv - S 155 ,. as Northside, Subiaco, Fayetteville, Spring- dale, and Rogers in the spring. The ,77 girls team finished the season un- defeated in match play and tied for third in the state tournament. The boys' team man- aged to qualify two players for state com- petition. T o m Garrison, Larry Lowery, Trey Rogers and Mark T. Baker were the only returning lettermen to the Southside golf team this spring. According to Coach Norris Byers, about 30 students tried out for the team. The team consis- ted of an HA and HBV squad with four mem- bers each. vt, A, 393, I, lp M flf??f'rM' '-s4-- I think that we had a pretty Well- balanced team this year and Itve enjoyed playing on the team this year, commented Mark T. Baker. Trey Rogers, sen- ior, felt, prior to the season, that this yearis team had a good chance of Winning the confer- ence because of the returning lettermen. During pre-game activities, Tom Garrison, junior, pre- pares to tee-off fLeftj Liz Baxley, senior, gets ready for the up-coming tennis season. fTopJ Tennis team members practice their singles game fabovej and senior, Liz Baxley fbelowj tries to improve her serve during the 6th period individual sports class. a gg fl mgl, la I a M-is at - .r 4 I a I -,' A - 'Xi f 'lm .7 'L-i1'.'a'f,?..QTt ', .funk 532, QVQWBFW 'I 1 1 1 1 l 1 I 1 I I 1 I I 1

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Hours of work must be put into practicing tennis. labouej Ready to start the game, Lisa McCutchen, sophomore, tees off flower rightj Strengthening her forehand, senior Liz Baxley, hits the ball across the court. lrightj and experienced veteran golfer, senior Mark T. Baker, shows his skills lbelowj. E d 1 K L4-...ah 28 .'R...7IJ'f i With a steady hand, Trey Rogers, senior, aims for hole as he practices his chip shot labouej. First team member, Bob Brooks, sophomore, keeps his on the ball as he backhands a shot back to his oppon fleftj and sophomore Kim Hill drives the ball down course lupper leftj. Clubs-racket

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130 Hours of practice in off-season prove worthwhile in keeping in shape fleftj. Mike Wakefield, senior, is at work on strengthening back and stomach muscles lbe- lowj and building up arms frightj in sixth period ath- letics in preparation for the coming season. Leg exercises help Drew Linder, junior, with leg strength frightj. Sweat is a noticeable part of off season for Jim Phillips, senior lbottomj. Tracksters brave the cold to get in shape fbelowj and bench presser Drew Linder, junior, strains to complete a lift fleftj. 1 i I l 1 I I 1