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THE METEOR
Friday, April29, 1981
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J.V.
By
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Faces Tough Season
again fought hard but lost a·close 3-0 game. As is usually character- istic early · in the season · the
offense has not quite caught up to the defense, but the outlook is very optimistic for the rest of the season.
Coaches Andy Spencer and Bob Bowden have been especial- ly pleased with the play of Fen Rascoe, Joel Williams, Chris Merritt, Ned Tyree, and Hal Rollins. As the season progresses and they get some more experi-
ence, the J.V. Lax team should improve a great deal.
Academics And Athletics: A
Definite Pair
By Chris Kelly Athletes who have or are go-
ing to retire don't have much hope·to find jobs. Athletes such as Joe Frazier or Roger Stau- bach were just lucky enough to get that "million dollar payday." Thousands of other athletes like Takamichi Yamaga (flyweight boxer), Mac Lowry (1972 American Bowling Congress Champion) and Max Carey (Na- tional Hall of Fame, baseball outfielder) are relatively un- known to most of you and did not
achieve that "big payday." Some athletes like Merlin Olsen. get breaks in other business. Merlin Olsen is a com- mentator with ABC now and is also an actor. Not everybody gets the big break, in fact only 3 percent of all collegiate athletes
really make it big.
So, before you put down school
and grades and think "I'll just be an athlete;" and when you get that 57 on a test or quiz, try to better yourself and your grade on the next test. Teachers usual- ly give breaks to people who real- ly try. Although sports are good for exercise, don't think you'll make it big being a ·superjock. Those "wimps" that you laughed at for making good grades and ac- cused of brownnosing will have the last laugh on you!
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The Junior Varsity Lacrosse team bas gotten off to a disap- pointing start dropping their first two games of the season. In the first game against Char-
lottesville High School, they were on the short end of a hard fought 6-4 game. Scoring for the Baby Bishops were Chris Mer- ritt, Evan Clark, Joel Williams, and Joey Gallagher. Fen Rascoe stood out on defense and Hal Rollins was impressive in his first game in the goal, collecting 14 saves.
Against Woodberry, they
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J.V. Tennis Very Strong
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J.V. Bll8eball Seeks Perfection
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The VES J.V. tennis team leveled Blue Ridge and butted Linkh'lrne in their first two matches of the season.
The Bishops bombed Blue Ridge's Barons by a brand of tennis that combined consistency and cleverness. Playing on three different surfaces - clay, pave- ment and styrofoam, the J.V.'s adapted quickly to the conditions
and methodically mangled their
opponents. George Wilmer, John
Byrne, and Tim HeUeweU were particularly impressive in their
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victories, and overall the team won 13-0.
The "Mighty Munchkins" of Linkhorne met a similar fate. VES was surprised by the size of their opponents, but put them away in short order. Rick Gayle,
Ed Hettrick, and Rob McDaniel
won convincingly, John Bauk- night and George ¥iller ran over their opponents in doubles and John Byrne and Kirk Gilleland beat a tough Linkhorne double team led by young John Foster.
With returning players and three new additions, the J.V. tennis team is experienced and confident.
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