Page 92 - PINE CREST 1980

Girls’ Basketball Team Bounces Back

STEP FOR STEP with her opponent, Karen
Gilbert aims for the basket in the first half of
the team's first victory against Gulliver.

The girls' basketball team, which had
no seniors, began the season with a
lack of experience. The team lost its
first five games by a combined total
of 246 to 100. During the season Coach
Jane Zwalich was hired to assist in the
coaching of the girls. Her knowledge
of the game gave the girls both help
and inspiration. The head coach, Mrs.
Anne Rousseau, stated, “This team
was a new group of players, novices
in the game. By season’s end,
however, the team finished second in
the GAC conference.”

Mrs. Rousseau felt that the strong
point of the team was dedication. She
commented, “All thirteen girls prac­
ticed from 5:30 until 7:30 nightly, and
they did not become discouraged
during those first ‘big’ losses.”

The girls finished the season with five
wins and advanced to the district
playoffs against Gulliver. However,
the team lost to Gulliver, 46-37.
“Sheryl Donaldson and Karen Gilbert
were instrumental in our late season
successes,” remarked Mrs. Rousseau.
“However, the credit should go to all
the girls who gained so much in skill
and knowledge during the season.
Each contributed to the overall
growth of the team.”

GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM: FRONT ROW: Smith, Diana Heileman, Sheryl Donaldson,
Peggy Fitzgerald, Karen Gilbert, Kyle Sud- Melinda Smith, Nancy Sanderson, Pam
brink, Sue Folkerson, Cindy Jo Spiers. McNab. BACK ROW: Charmaine Barclay.
SECOND ROW: Mrs. Anne Rousseau, Nickie

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