Hoke Students Earn Ribbons At Junior Olympics Meet
Twenty-eight athletes from Hoke
High, South Hoke, and Upchurch
Schools took ribbons in Saturday's
Junior Olympics Track Meet at
Pinecrest High School.
Boys and girls aged 8-17 from
several counties participated in the day
long program. The top three finishers
in each event qualified to compete in
the sectional meet scheduled this
Saturday in Raleigh.
Hoke High junior Kathy McMillan
captured first place honors in three
events. Several South Hoke 11 year
olds earned first places.
First Place Winners
South Hoke girls 440 relay leapn
(Jennifer Leak, Sheila Washington,
Sylvia Kershaw and Rose Parish) 10-11
years, 1.00.
Jerry Walker, Upchurch, 14-15, long
jump, 15-534.
Kathy McMillan, Hoke High, 16-17,
longjump, 20-4V4.
Alfreds Bratcher, South Hoke, 10-11,
100 yard dash, 13.3.
Kathy McMillan, Hoke High, 16-17,
100 yard dash, 12.1.
Glenda Blue, Hoke High, 14-15, shot
put, 34-5.
Angela Davis, Hoke High, 14-15,
discus, 101-5.
Lula Beatty, Hoke High, 14-15, 100
meter hurdles, 16.9.
Jennifer Leak, South Hoke, 10-11,
220 dash, 31.1.
Kathy McMillan, Hoke High, 16-17,
FLYING LOW - Sharon McMillan
gives her big sister, Kathy's specialty,
the long jump, a try. Sharon took a
fourth in the event. (Photo by
Margaret Wright)
220 dash, 13.1.
Gertrude McNeill, Hoke High, 14-15,
220 dash, 27.7.
Camell Andrews, Hoke High, 14-15,2
mile run, 10:29.0.
Lee Andrews, South Hoke, 9 and
under, mile run ,6:25.
Reginald McRae, Hoke High, 16-17,
220 dash, 24.3.
David Blue, Upchurch, 12-13, 220
dash, 28.0.
Second Place Winners
Reginald McRae of Hoke High, 16-17
age, 100 yard dash, 10.2.
Lee Andrews, South Hoke, 9 and
under, 880 run, 3:02.1.
David Blue, Upchurch, 12-13, 100
yard dash, 11.1.
Reginald McRae, Hoke High, 16-17,
440 run, 52.5.
South Hoke boys team (not
identified), 440 relay, 56.0.
Hoke High boys team, 440 relay,
(McNeill, McDuffie, Jordon, Morris,)
48.6.
Sheila Holt, Hoke High, 16-17, 220
dash, 32.1. A
Sharon McMillan, Upchurch, 12-13,
high jump, 4-2.
Angela Davis, Hoke High, 14-15, shot
put,31-3H.
Sheila Holt, Hoke High, 16-17, 100
yard dash, time not given.
Elizabeth Campbell, Hoke High,
14-15, 100 yard dash, 12.1.
Rose Parrish, South Hoke, 10-11, 100
dash, 13.6.
Gertrude McNeill, Hoke High, 14-15,
longjump, 15-4.
Brenda Blue, South Hoke, 10-11,long
jump, 11-8.
Third Place W inners
Elizabeth Campbell, Hoke High,
14-15, longjump, 15-0.
Brenda Blue, South Hoke, 10-11, 100
yard dash, 13.8.
Gertrude McNeill, Hoke High, 14-15,
100yard dash, 12.2.
Betty Monroe, Hoke High, 14-15,880
run, 2:44.6.
Ervin Jones, Upchurch, 12-13, 100
yard dash, 11.5.
Elgin Blue, South Hoke, 9 and under,
100 dash, 14.9.
Anthony Ferguson, Hoke High, 14-15,
triple jump, 33-S.
Franklin Jordan, Hoke High, 16-17,
pole vault, 11-0.
Fourth Place Winners
Upchurch 440 boys relay (William
Blue, David Blue, Tendwood Browjr,
fourth runner not listed) 12-13, 50.4. ;
Archie Purcell, South Hoke, 10-11,
880 run, 3:23.8.
Franklin Jordan, Hoke High, 16-17,
longjump, 19-3V4.
Ervin Jones, South Hoke, 12-13,440
run, 67.9.
Lual Bealty, Hoke High, 14-15, 220
dash, 29.4.
Sheila Holt, Hoke High, 16-17, discus,
61-11.
Sharon McMillan, Upchurch, 12-13,
longjump, 14-0.
South Hoke girls 440 relay, 12-13
(Tucker, Bullock, Singletary, fourth
runner not identified); 1:01.3.
GOING UP - Franklin Jordan pushes off for the pole vault ? and tops 11 feet to take a third place, qualifying for the
sectional meet Saturday. (Photo by Margaret Wright)
COMING HOME - Betty Monroe holds a solid third in the 880 run. IPhoto by
Margaret Wright)
. ayi i li I ??
OA* r//? MARK - Jerry Walker is set for a leap that took her to first place in her
age group in the long jump. (Photo by Margaret Wright I
TAKE OFF - George McNeill of South Hoke jumps the long jump in the firft
rung of the Junior Olympic qualifying meet held last Saturday. (Photo by
Margaret Wright)
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BLUE RIBBON RUNNER - Lee Andrews of South Hoke took a first in the mile
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Jaycees Lead Ladies League
By Pal Scott
In Ladies League Softball action
May 21, Hollingsworth defeated
Burlington 13-3. The Jaycees were
victorious over B & J Funeral Home
12-1, after 4V4 innings. Doby's didn't
have it quite so easy over Pig 'n
Chicken, but they took the win, 11-7.
In Monday night games, B & J
gained a 10 run advantage after five
innings to win 19-9. Jaycees also like a
short game, so after Five innings, they
captured a 12-run lead to win 15-3
over Burlington. Hollingsworth
defeated Doby's, after a see-saw battle,
11 -8.
Standings
W
L
Jaycees
4
1
Hollingsworth
4
1
Doby's
3
2
B&J
3
2
Burlington
1
4b
Pig 'n Chicken
0
5