Stone High School - Echo Yearbook (Wiggins, MS)

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Baseball We Deal In Diamonds The 1978 Stone Hlgh Baseball Team, under the leadershlp of their new coach, Cooper Farris, a four year college letterman - two at Mlsslsslppl Gulf Coast Junior College and two at Delta State Unlverslty - complled an lmpresslve record of thirteen wlns and nlne losses, defeating such teams as Big Elght Conference Gulfport and Pascagoula. During the season, the 'Cats won four games by a spread of ten or more polnts and batted .325 as a team. Although they had a fine season, the 'Cats were edged out ln a tle breaklng game agalnst Oak Grove In the Dlstrlct 8-A Champlonshlp. Though they have lost four starters, lncludlng two pitchers, the 1979 team hopes to have an even better season this year and to go as far as state. Before baseball practice, these v X 'tt players do the exercise, choppln' ' V wood. ,, 310- I Barry Brooks concentrates on a good swlng whlle taklng hls turn at I' -1 battlng practice. 1' Y .., as O 'O ' ' in Sl! ' ,- ' . ' H T M. +G- fs-AL Vi' wk- t t ' :'f5 'f A' 51' 4 iv w' 'ydf' fwsl, 3.5 S' kgf'13,5f.':.l ' .:: - fp 'fn 2-5,3 195.7 , -' ff- - ,m...,,., -, 5 'ifffl -- gf-'f ' T'--' 'ff :1':?'Zf:'L' Whlle playing pepper, Charles Galloway gets set to fllp the ball as Af?-g'f'E4 g ' . 1'7 Don Davls and Joey Rouse stand by to catch lt .g,f,q.,-igyf-g.1.f,s,Ly f'-j ' ' , ' 106 SportslBasebalI

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Tennis Look Out Wimbiedon Starting tennis practice early this year, Sharon Hickman and Angie Batson get as much practice as they can. Golf Front Row: Lynda LeBlanc, Candy Reynolds, Coach Georgian, Angela LeBlanc, Holly Cox, Debbie Freche, Randall Anderson. 2nd Row: Anita Dedeaux, Kelvin Sherman, Paul Clinton, Steve Buckley, Kitty Parrish, Patty Baker, Cindy Nations. Back Row: Vincent Pachel, Terry Parsons, Joel Vernon and Sharon Hickman. Look out Wimbledon! For a young team, the Stone High Tennis Team, is a suprising group of competitors. Last year our team visually impressed teams from Long Beach, Moss Point, Ocean Springs, Harrison Central and Bay St. Louis with their good sportsmanship and athletic ability. We expect another good showing this year since there is a good deal of new talent on the team. As our singles player, Holly Cox needs to keep her swingin arm in shape. All Teed Off Are you teed off? Is your life filled with traps and pitfalls? Do you feel you spend most of your time chasing insignificant objects, only to have them fall into a hole somewhere? If that what's troubling you, then maybe the Stone High Golf Team is for you. The golf team, organized last spring, is already making a name for itself. The team came in fourth in its first tournament, but captured both second and third places in the second tournament, the A team placing third and B team, second. This year members are planning to host a tournament at Pine Burr.Front Burr. Front Row: Terry Parsons, Don Scarborough, Tim Purvis. Back Row: Paul Dorsett and Vernon Bunch. SportslTennis 84 Golf 105

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Track Fairley Sets State Record Front Row: Betty Wllson, Rosemary Jackson, Allce Anderson, Cynthia Bolden. 2nd Row: Shedee Williams, Marilyn James, Anltha DeJarnett. Back Row: Sandy Parker, Phyllis L. Breland, Mary Sprlng, Lorese Taylor, and Phylisa Stubbs. S-Club jj The S-Club ls a club for Iettermen. Any student who has lettered ln varsity football, basketball, track, baseball, tennis, golf, cheerleading or managing ls eligible to join. ' Front Row: Steve Grady, Eddie Ramey, Russeil Jarvis Back Row: Roger Taylor, Steve Johnson, and Kevin Vanderbilt. Track ls not just running, it's hurdling, pole- vaultlng, shot putting, dlscus throwlng, broad jumping, hlgh jumping and relays. Last year's track teams did very well. At the South State meet, the boys captured second place In the high jump, and George Redeemer placed thlrd ln the 220, whlle Cookie Fairley took first place in the broad jump. The girls were the Gulf Coast Champions and took flrst place at the district meet. Cookie Falrley broke the state broad jumping record with a jump of 20 feet, 3M inches. Thls was the flrst time that anyone from Stone Hlgh has ever broken a state record. Cookle also brought home second place ln both the 75 and 50 yard dashes. Front Row: Edwin Cowart, Kim Hester, Ronny Meadows, Missy Buckley, Billy Stone, Wendy Waits, Mary Sprlng, Troy Cobb, Rita Davis, Todd Davis, Lorese Taylor, Jerry Miller. 2nd Row: Donna Graves, Vonda Wllllams, Ina Moore, Darlene Campbell, Tammy Lott, Tammy Overstreet, Bob Weathers, Simon Wilson, Ricky Stone, Kevin Preston. 3rd Row: Donnie 0'Neal, Stewart Smlth, Angela LeBlanc, Marty Dravls, Cindy Scarborough. 4th Row: Paige Baucum, Kitty Parrish, Howard Danzey, Debbie Coker, Sandy Parker, Cookie Fairley, Steve Johnson. Sth Row: Roger Taylor, Joel Vernon, Jonathan Nall, Brian Coole, Don Davis, Mark Baxter, Kenny Morris, Zela Johnson, Tony Whlte. 6th Row: Holly Cox, Lisa Alexander, Leslie Baucum, Vince Pachel, Lisa Johnson, Roberta Turmon. Back Row: Kevln Vanderbilt, Angela Evans, Coach Smith, Sponsor, Mike Breland, Harvey Harris, Nathan Jones, Daniel Harris, and Mitchell Hart. SportslTrack 8. S-Club 107