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Saint Mary's Bounces
into Basketball
by Melissa Sutton
Sports Editor
Improvement is evident if you
have recently watched Saint Mary's
Varsity basketball team. With eight
spots held on the team, seven guards
and one forward, the girls work
together with tremendous effort.
The team does not have a winning
record, however they have had
several creditable games. For
instance, there was a huge blow out
against Salem, a game that
displayed a great defensive effort
from the players. With two weeks
left in the season Coach Dillon
acknowledges that the improvement
will continue in the mind set of the
players and the outcome of the
games.
Saint Mary's basketball has greatly improved throughout the season.
Varsity soccer will begin with intensive practices, as they look toward a successful season.
Swimming and Gabele are a Dynamic Combination!
Coach Kim Gabele anticipates
by Melissa Sutton
Sports Editor
The Varsity Swim Team is a
young team, yet they have remained
strong throughout competition. The
girls take part in daily strenuous
practices and conditioning.
Nine girls participate in the team
effort. They are juniors: Tracy
Harris, Kristin Jinks, Laura Knox,
Ashley Tompson and Ashley
^'^iggs; Sophomore: Megan
Costello; Freshmen: Keri Booker,
Hrica Lind and Missy Lund. Tyler
Harris, a senior, serves as the team
•Manager.
the team to finish strong in the last
two meets . Improvement will
continue as the girls head towards
the Conference and State meets.
The team is expected to finish the
season with a 2-6 record.
Coach Gabele has enjoyed this
season, which is her second at Saint
Mary's. She also teaches swimming
classes , aerobics, and body
conditioning classes. This spring
she will assist the softball team with
their weight training program.
Clearly she is an integral part of the
athletic department at Saint Mary s.
Spring Sports
Preview!
by Melissa Sutton
Sports Editor
Spring is rolling around the
corner and with warmer weather
comes spring sports. The Varsity
Soccer team kicked off their season
on January 31 with an orientation.
Open tryouts are scheduled to begin
February 19 at 3:00 on the field. If
you are not interested in a Varsity
team, a recreational team is offered
to all students. Tryouts will start at
4:00 on February 29. Pre - season
training, which lasts until spring
break, is expected to be intense. The
Varsity team finished third in the
state last year among independent
schools, tying with Charlotte Latin
School. This was an impressive
accomplishment. .
In conclusion expectations are set
high for this ambitious team and we
wish them an enjoyable and
successful season!
A new addition to Saint Mary's
athletics is softball - to be coached
by Ken George. Mr. George is the
Campus Technology Coordinator,
who this semester will be doubling
up as a coach. Many students have
expressed interest in this sport and
are excited to have it offered here at
Saint Mary's. Mr. George believes
that from the turn out of the
orientation meeting, held on
February 1, there will be enough
players to start two team s. One will
be a Varsity team, while the other,
an intramural team. The intramural
and Varsity teams will frequently
scrimmage each other. It is
wonderful to see the involvement as
this new team begins to flourish.
Junior. Ashley Twiggs gets prepared for
her next meet.
Editor's Note:
In a previous issue of The Belles,
it was regrettably reported that
Reggie De Mattais was a new
assistant coach for the Saint Mary's
Varsity Soccer team... Mr. Mattais,
formerly the head coach at
Ravenscroft, was never employed
by Saint Mary's at any time.
Please accept the formal apology
of The Belles for any confusion
that resulted due to this
publication.