Sprayberry High School - Echo Yearbook (Marietta, GA)

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VARSITY NETTERS GO T0 REGION The varsity girls tennis team had one of their best seasons this year with a 7-3 record. Most of their strength came from number twc doubles, Kathy Hathcoat and Becky Srok who were undefeated, and freshman Kristen Metcalf. The girls beat Cherokee 6 to 3 to capture the North sub-region champion- ship. To go to the region championship doubles Stephanie Busby and Loreen OBrien defeated Wheelerg Kathy Hathcoat and Becky Srok defeated McEarchern, and Pam Adams and Julie Srok defeated Wills in three sets. The team lost to Walton in the region championship to place second. All three sets of doubles went to the county tournament along with Kristen Metcalf. Below: First row from left: Melissa McCombs, Becky Srok, Pam Adams, Kathy Hathcoat, Macrae Adair, Crystal Burchlield, Second row from left: Lisa Picklesimer, Kristen Metcalf, Lorien O'Brien, Stephanie Busby, Julie Srok, Laura Manner, Coach Sue Camp, Left: BECKY SROK was half of an undefeated double team that lost their last game to Walton in the region, Above: LAURA MANNEFl, who had ,one of the best serves of the team, played a huge role in getting the team to the region. Top: STEPHANIE BUSBY, who teamed with Lorien O'Brien help defeat Wheeler on their Conquest towards the region. Flight: PAM ADAMS shows thedetermination and spirit of all the girls who played the best season of any girls tennis team. . Ig I n .Ltd-N g Q J i 'T . QM. . . .tar 'mama eh-gsm riuqg-'wg' 1 - . fosutx, .. ,it 1.-t 'I -V 'ii' .li-1-ht -1. j-'txfl'-'e -..z '.'.fz, uf v-M'--bv-J . P Lt ...,.'.ga.ja., , .I , , 1, . , . l 5 yi ' t i i i at ' H t- f vu . . -' T r' 'Wg' 8 xH.2 Q W., l l l l v 4 i l 8 l l vit it ,V ,,,,,......, ' 171711--v-'av -1 .. i'.1Q'.-ikli -'A . ' Nlfli ilfllfflfi LCJXDPWQBS tty'-.5,..t.:,, -,.--,-,,'AM----i.-Q- C-:swat riff do-vi' 'W' .H .L.-,HIV n lilllliliillllilittflfti ' 'fzf',f.f.-','f.-'x.-Lf, if , i Pebblebrook 3 SHS 4 McEarchern 3 SHS 4 Campbell 4 SHS 3 Douglas Co. 3 SHS 4 North Cobb 4 SHS 3 Wills 2 SHS 5 Wheeler 3 SHS 4 Osborne 2 SHS 5 Cherokee 2 SHS 5 ,, ,-1' 'L 'A if W l

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f f . .I g . ' . 7 15,1 Kuff Hell SWINGING ACTION A very successful season was enjoyed by the Boys Tennis Team this year. Three members competed in the Cobb County Tournament. David Towery placed third in the singles semifinals. Tracy and Scott Cook placed second in doubles. Much new talent was tried this year. Gary Klein moved up to take the number one singles position and did very well. Two freshmen, Mike Knipfer and Blake Frye, had no competitive experience but won four straight before losing to Cherokee. They became the second place number three doubles in the county after beating Walton. Overall, the Sprayberry team was rated third in the county. Coach Bradford commented that because of the coaching problems in the past the team had a hard time learning the philosophy of the game. Despite this, Sprayberry came out on top. Pebblebrook Fort SHSI- Douglas County SHS 5 Campbell SHS 5 McEachern SHS 5 North Cobb SHS 2 Wills SHS 5 Wheeler SHS 2 Osborne SHS 5 Cherokee SHS 1 Left: JACK HARMAN WAS ONE HALF of a doubles team that was Sprayberry's number two doubles group. Sharing the court with Curt Gray, their double team placed a record of four wins and two losses by the mld-season. Bottom Left: COMING UP THROUGH THE RANKS to take over the number one singles was Gary Klein. Gary dld very well and helped lead the team to a mld-season 5-3 record. Mlddie: FEELING VERY SATISFIED with this year, Coach Bradford commented I enjoy the sport. This was a good group of young men and I enjoyed associating with them. Bottom Right: SCOTT COOK AND TRACY RAY made up the number one doubles. Scott and Tracy claimed an undefeated record which they gained by winning every match in only two sets. Scott and Tracy were also ranked number two In Cobb County. Below: THE VARSITY BOYS TENNIS TEAM bottom row: Scott Cook, Mark Knipfer, Blake Frye, Tracy Ray, top row: Gary Klein, Tracy Bonner, Jack Harmon, Curt Gray, Davld Towery, Wade Hunton. fall

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BREAKING THE TAPE V - A I Z 0N W , sf 1.4 -ia . , . ,I . C fe ? fg, i ,L - 39, .asf .1we1i,'fzf:s.a.f,as-sae.:as:aasK?.5...f:.e1 Top left: ANTHONY BURTON was the number one long jumper for the junior Jackets. He came on strong towards the end of the season. Above: SETTING THE 1981 season record, was sophomore Kenny Setzekorn with a put of forty-one feet. Walton 80 SHS 56 Osborne 63 SHS 73 Campbell 51 SHS 80 North Cobb 20 SHS 110 South Cobb 45 SHS 87 Left: PLACING THIRD in the County meet, Mark Lowrance ran the 120 yard high hurdles. Mark was a sophomore this season. THE 1931 JUNIOR VARSITY TRACK SQUAD 1st row: T. Batchelor, S. Siegel, S. Hand, R. Odle, M. Lowrance, 3, Harmon, M. Owens, D. Baird, 2nd row: Coach Hutcherson, J. Rogero, J. Edwards, D. Holliday, W. -lollingshed, D. Cochran, T. Wells, R. Nix, E. Boyd,f A. Burton, C. Thomas, E. Wallis, Coach Jenkins. The junior Jackets swept the region as they topped four out of five schools. However, Coach Hutcherson commented, l don't like dual meets . . . the best are the multi-school meetsf' Thus, the J.V. squad viewed the dual meets as practice sessions for the big tournaments. The junior Jackets started the season against the Region's toughest team, as the team took on Walton and lost by only thirty-six points. Coach Hutcherson said, When you go over and compete against Walton, while the other schools are getting tromped on, and come away like we did, I was very pleased. The rest of the season saw the Jackets sprinting past their competition and leaving them in the dust. They did a great job at the multi- school meets, too. The team finished ninth of fifteen competing schools at Carrollton, Georgia. Of the nine high schools challenging each other at the Cobb County Invitational, Sprayberry came in second. The biggest challenge in a sport like track is motivation not big trophies and awards, said the coach, The discipline is so much different than other sports. This season's team seemed to be composed of different groups that had their own level of motivation and dedication. The distance runners were definitely a hard working group. Because of the team's success, Sprayberry gained a reputation that could break the tape at any tournament. Below: A CONSISTENT point-scorer for the J.V. team was Terrell Morris. As a freshman, he competed and had a long jump of eighteen feet, ten and three-quarter inches. 2 i 1 at .,,,. g t