Topsail High School - Pirate Yearbook (Hampstead, NC)

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From: W Fieicher, S. Sorrerfieid, L Lewis, J Eliis, M. rom, K Sie-phens. Horreii. Bock: M, Gunter, L. Piver, R. Rich, M, Cos' i eg , 4 , M,4M,,,, The gome officiols go over rhe ruies wirh reom Coproihs Mom I-iorreil, loyo Eiiis, ohd rheir cooch, Ed Gibson The foci rhor Loeiiyh Piver is o sophomore doe-sh'r srop her from being oh imporrohr member of rhe reom, Here she bumps ihe ooii os Melisso Cosroh worches. Vorsiiy Voileyboil 95

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North Drunswicls W Pender L Pender L West Carteret L Laney W Laney W Haggard New Hanover Jones Dixon Richlands Acme-Delco Swansbara Southwest New Hanaver loclssanville Jones Southwest Lqeune Swansbara Psichlands Dixon Susan Sarterfield returns a serve as other Lady Pirates await their chance ra ga for the paint With big smies and positive arritudes, Robin this game against Laney Melissa, Luellyn, and Kit cheer an the team in VQLMEYBALL Nat content ta talse the usual ap proach ta season preparations the 87 Varsity Volleyball team warlsed aut ev ery Tuesday and Thursday during the summer and began rigorous practices in early August ta prepare themselves mentally as well as physically for the tough competition ahead The payoff? These young wamen wan all their matches against the AA New Hanover County teams and tied with Southwest Onslow for second place inthe conference However because af twa losses ta Southwest during the sea san it was Southwest rather than Tapsail that made it ta the playoffs In analyzing QA Varsity Volleyball the situation team members realized that perhaps they could have more ef fectively used their time during practices This team drew the largest crowds in Tapsail volleyball history due ta their record and their willingness ta ga far it an element which excited the crowds Plagued by injuries and illnesses the team still came through with a winning season and the promise af more ta came The seniors on the team included Su san Satterfield Wendy Fletcher Jaya El lis Lisa Lewis and Marti Harrell Three of these made all conference Susan Wendy and Jaya

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Good News The '87 Pirore foorboll feom josr couldn'r seem ro ger fheir ocr fogerher os rhey srroggled rhroogh o seoson of ups ond downs. Cooches, porenfs, ond ployers olilse felr lilse rhey were on on emorionol roller coosfer doe ro rhe reom's onpredicfoble performonce. The reom hoped rhor rhey coold overcome rhe doldrums during fhis good newsfbod news sorr of yeor. Firsr rhe good news. All olong, fhe reom hod fhe porenriol ro become on inrimidoring reom in rhe Coosrol 1A Conf ference. One of fheir srrong poinrs wos rheir lsicl-:ing gome. A mojor high for rhe reom occurred when rhey won over Princeron, rhe besr reom Topsoil hos hod rhe opporroniry ro ploy in rhree yeors. Topsoil's defensive reom wos no slouch eirher in rheir gome ogoinsr Jones. Ace cording ro Cooch Frozier, rhe few guys Q1..-u Bod News rhor dedicored rhemselves reolly im- proved os rhey goined needed experi- ence for rheir rerorn in '88, Now for rhe bod news: Becoose of inconsisrency on rhe field ond poor orrendonce or procrice, The reom never ielled. Cooch Frozier, in his rhird yeor or Topsoil, soid rhor rhe reom jusr couldn'f gef o consisrenr gome going. One rime down rhe Held our defense would do greorg ond rhe nexr rime rhey wouldn 'r. Wejusr couldn 'r ger on O roll, lomenred rhe cooch. Tough fhough if my be, fhe feom fried ro Ieeep chins up ond o posirive ofrirude. Everyone involved ogreed rhof fons con ofrenrimes molse fhe differ- ence. Spirir wos boosred or rhe beginning of fhe seoson when fhe home crowd showed up in lorge numbers, Pirore fons, rolse nore! 7 is '87 Foomwii srms 'TT T , '- fi: . ss 5.2512 i c ' . N is Pender Acodemy L ' Q K , T T f f ', f T1 Torheel L . R. 1: 4 ,... wk ..c:. K ,e, - f:2s K 5 -sfeer N. Bronswicls L : 1 I 305 ., na ii. niipiii L sss 23,1-x ' 1 - 4 2, 'f Princeron W We V if ' ' ,EB x W. Bronswicle I- . - ,T 'T -. aj Tm Dim L iis A Sowfhwe-Sf OnSIOW l- be 'T 'i'ii. T .i.-. T fvff T TTTT f TTTT 1sT TTTT T' P Isfs 9 Qfll r'iii t r,- I ---..i', SWOTTSTJOVO L N 4 f . N T d TT ii Leieune L llichlonds L All Conference - Robbie Gunrer Oo Vorsiry Foorboll Fronr. W. Gorrison, D, Kelly, Seniors - R. Gun- rer, C. Sullivan, J. Sondlin, A. Smith, K. Wolron, M. Shorpless, B. Porlser. Middle: C. Doniel, mon- oger, S. Surgenor, D. Hossell, R. Sourherlond, C. Conner, E. Rodgers, I4. Alsins, J. Parker, M. London, M. Hervey. Bock: T. Lomb, Pi, Jacobs, M. Sholor Assr. Coaches - C. Bishop, R. Terry, l-leod Cooch - T. Frozier, Assisronrs -- B. King, G. Wolron, D. Duncan, K. Henry, L. Corden,