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THE METEOR
December 16, 19!3
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George Miller grabs a rebound in scrimmage. '
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Max Stephens recently joined the team and will be running the two mile. Overall, th team will be good in aprinta and lon1r dia·
tanre, but weak In th middl diatanfel and hurdle•. Charu
teri1.ed by a lot of t.ai nt and apirit the team ahould excel.
PEARSON'S
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Chria Gardner prepare• for a layup.
sity primp squad has every hair in place. Under the leadership of senior tri -captains Scooter
again this year as th y pur1ue another year of skipped
and missed practice in 113-N.
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The Winter Booters are open- ing up the season against a strong EHS team. Returning from fall are both starting strik- ers and mid-fielders. Look for Joey Gallagher and George Rags- dale to pull up the rear. Fen Rascoe and "Goalie" Manoli will be protecting the net.
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Leadership has played a key role in the success of the begin- ning of the season. Mr. Selinger
noted, "If the season is to be very successful, leadership will have to continue." The team is characterized by a lot of desire to win. Mr. Stancill has added a new
dimension to this year's team. Chris Gardner and Scooter Har- ris have played well so far. George Miller and Chad O'Neill have .shown great progress which should continue. The Var- sity Bishops won the LCA Tip- Off Tournament with two very
impressive victories. *****
The 1983-84 Varsity Wrestling team plan to carry-on its long- standing the leadership of coaches O'Brian and Armstrong and tri-captains W arren Stephens, Billy Hunter, and Ed
McNally, the team hopes to be in top wre;dling form in a m11tter of
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Ced:ain roadblocks seem to hinder the "grapplers" from utilizing their total potential. More people are needed to fill the weight classes missing on the team, especially in the J.V. area,
and if V.E.S. wishes to continue its winning wrestling program, something will have to be done.
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- - If you have any interest in wrestling at all, it is not too late to give it a try. Come on out and
Varsity Track - The two new
captains for this year's squad are
Billy Barne~ and Josh Shep-· (swivel-hips) Harris, Kevin
herd. Billy Barnes should be very successful in sprints and triple jump.
Kevin Wideman do very well in sprint• and long
(sweet Baggies) Wideman, and
Chris (golden-boy) Leach the team has a well-groomed chance at a Prep·Primp Title. Sweet
new boys on the aquad include Mark Phelps, Banka Tally, and T. C. Palmer who ahould primp
their way to prominence in yeara to com .
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VareltJ Ceaputer - Re· turning letterman and thiiJ &rl
captain Bud Walker feela hla var- •lty c-omputer •quad Ia r~adJ for a tourh year of aoftware at! tivltlea. Bud hal alot of fal~h In du...-.,.a~aU&t
and ona of the ~••t '
jump. Chuck Frank is already '
throwing the hot put over forty feet in pre·seaaon.
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This year
ball team, under new coach Jeff
Ross, promises to have a Nery. good season. With the outside shooting of George Phillips and Robert Workman and the power moves of Trig Brody and Jamie
Sligh, the scoreboard is expecteli - to jump. The speed and ball- handling capabilities of others should help on both offense and defense. The Deacons first game was on Thursday the 15th
against LCA.
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On Tuesday, Dec. 6th, the J.V. basketball team opened the sea- son with a 38-26 victory over the
Barons of Blue Ridge. The star- ting five, consisting of sopho- mores Bill Rice, Tripp Anderson,
Mac Caddell, Brian Williams, and Junior Alex Turner, are ex-
pected to be major contributors in a hopefully successful season. Coaches Jim Sullivan and Les Boney feel they have a strong bench and will do well this year.
New Varsity Sports
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thresholds are low and fevers are Varslty Primp - This years var- high for the infirmary quad
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Poker -
V arsity
plagued by the graduation of key players such as Chip Smith and
Pup Jackson, the varsity poker team should have another strong season. This years captain
·Walter(aslongasIwin)Jonesin- .sists better health is the motiye for their playing and the only stakes are vitamins. Jones' late-
night teammates include Harris (hit me on some more vitamins)
Brown, George (sweaty Mexican) Ragsdale, T. 0. (smiling bluffer) Williams, and, until he was banned for bad attitude, David (do-wrong Raleigh rag-man) Reynolds. Jones is confident about this'year's team but feels a week-long early poker camp would help future teams prepare for the rigors of late hours and the pressures of high stake vitamin betting.
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V arsity Infirmary - Ex- perience is the key to this years varsity infirmary squad. The all-
senior squad is led by three- year starter 'and unanimous all- prep ailer Shawn Morton. Mor-
ton, this years captain, share
the limelight with such ac-
complished afflicted as Howie
Bowman, Donny Brown, George
Myers, and Matt Black. Pain
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