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THE METEOR
Varsity Basketball BY PRESTON BELCHER
New basketball head coach
Fletcher Gregory will be
entering his first season as a high
school basketball coach. Fresh
out of the University of North Carolina, Mr. Gregory explains
that the varsity basketball team "has a lot to do" before their first contest agamst the alumni
December 3.
"A lack of practice time (8 practices before the first game), and my lack of experience as a
November 23, 1
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Winter Track BY RODNEY T A YLOR
Varsity Soccer BY jA Y IRONS
This year's soccer team is looking forward to a productive season. Coaches John Foster and B. K. Mundy are hoping for a Prep League championship this year. Both coaches are anticipating a win in the opener, Blue Ridge School, on December 9. Coach Foster said his team will have a strong offense. He also commented that the defense will be going through a rebuilding season.
This coming season Mr. Hornor will be in the difficult position of coaching a team
graced by only three returning lettermen. Hopes and dreams set aside, Mr. Hornor is forced to face the reality that this will have to be a rebuilding year. Preston Belcher, a senior, is expected to be the primary bright spot, after his team's leading performance last year. Preston broke the old VES pole-vault record, even though he was hampered by an injured wrist. He is looking forward to a strong season and the possibility of All-Prep standing. Doug Dickey, another returning letterman, also had an outstanding season last year. He repeatedly led the team in the 500 yard run, the 60 yard, hurdles and various other races. In recognition of his many fine performances Doug received the
Most Improved Player A ward. Robert Cook is the other returning letterman who should
add needed strength to the distance squad.
The team has quite a few head coac h will be a returning lettermen which will disadvantage in getting the
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Last year's squad gathers be£ore a match
Varsity Wresding
Wherley and Tommy "Future Fish" Brockman.
greatly upon team work because
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give the team backbone. There
will be support from the rising
J.V.'s. Some of these rising J.V .'s
will be Eric Boyer, Charles views all positions as "wide Munford, and Mike Young. The open", but will be looking for
team will have depth in some of the three returning lettermen, the new prospects such as Sandy Trent, Brother Fountain Coalter Paxton, Paul Blake and and Jim "Stick" Evans as the Robert Brailsford. Also helping
the Varsity will be little John
Foster who expects to get some playing time in practice. John and Cando££ Armstrong have
"nucleus" of the team.
Mr. Gregory plans to work
BY PRESTON BELCHER
Mr. Frank Kiefer prepares for his second season as wrestling coach hoping to match last year's 17-3-1 record. "Last year's record
will be very difficult to match
since we have probably the
toughest schedule of any VES
team. It's certainly tougher than
last year. Wrestling in most Prep
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