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Learning through teamwork

~ractice made golf fun.

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g r by Michelle Lee
Getting ready
Preparing to
in getting so far were th e
While other stu- the new golfers," sophomore attitudes of th e girl s and th e -
to blow the ball
dents were sitting through Kristin Kucera said. take a swi ng away at a
at a meet is
meet is
first quarter classes, the Although they did teamwork they shared. They freshman freshman
girl s's golf team was experi- not do well enough in these always helped each other out Karla Woods. Stephanie
Since the
Martin. The
encing the fruits of th eir la- tournaments to qualify for and kept working togeth er games were team ended
bors through State as a team (Kucera did on their game to get better played du ring with a record
c ompeti- qualify individuall y and ti ed throughout the season," the day , of 4 wins , 3
losses, and a
golfers had to
miss several
"They always helped each tion. for 22nd), they worked hard coach Mark Pilkington days of school fourth place
finish at
Sin ce and improved throughout
said.
Districts.
first quarter.
other out and kept working c ourses the season, whi ch culmi- M oti vati on was photo by Linda photo by Linda
were not lit nated in a fourth pl ace Dis- also a big factor in th e girl s' Carey Carey
together Of! their game to for ni ght- trict ranking. improving game. "In one
time play, "There were not meet, I was six inches away
get better. " eight days many turning points for us. from getting a hole in one!
were- spent Since most of us were new, The fact th at I was so close
golfing out- we started off from the be- to a perfect pl ay moti vated
side of school. "My favorite g inning and improved me to try harder so I could
thing about golf was mi ss- steadily throughout the sea- do it again ," junior Amanda
ing school for tournaments. son," Hinckl ey said. Willis said.
Not onl y was it fun travel- However, an indi- Since the team is
ing in our bi g mustard-col- vidual turning point was young with no graduating
ored van, the 'Mother Ship,' experi enced by sophomore seni ors, tryin g again will be
getting to know people from State qualifier Ku cera. "I a reality forthe pl ayers. "We
other schools was great," started out the season as a have a reall y good team, and
sophomore Becca Hinckley not- very-good pl ayer. But it will improve. This year,
said. when I pl ayed in State, the most of us were new and
Team bonding was experi ence improved my had to learn the ropes from
another reason to look for- game," she said. th e beginning. However,
ward to practice. "It was There were many the team's newness will al-
great getting. to know and reasons for this improve- low for future improve-
-
becoming friends with all of ment. "The biggest factors ment," Ku cera said .•

Coach Mark
Pilkington
offers word s of
encouragmewn t
to freshman
Karla Woods.
Frie ndships
wi thi n the team
developed
th ro ugh
support,
teamwork, and
fun. photo by
Linda Carey

- Taking a break between swings to stretch out her shoulders is
junior Am anda Willis. For golfers , limber arm and shoulder muscles were
essential. photo by Linda Carey

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