9th grade girls compile 4rl mark The Hoke High Ninth Grade Girls' Softball Team now stands with a record of 4-1, but Coach Spencer Sampson says the girls still need work. "Our defense is improving but we need more consistency," Samp son said. "We play well for a few innings then we play bad. Our pitching has to keep improving and hitting is spotty, but we are getting better," the coach said. Last Wednesday, the girls defended their record against a team from East Lee. The ninth grade girls won that game 14-8. The day before, on April 2, the girls sent a well defeated E.E. Smith team home to tell of a score ' of 32-10. "It was a fine hitting perfor mance by the team," Sampson said. "Better defense will be one of our main areas of improvement," said the coach. Winning season The Hoke County High School Girls Ninth Grade Softball Team is having a winning season. Defeating teams by 20 points or more, the girls now stand at 4-1. Shown is the team. They are: (Bottom row) S. Holland, -R. Oxendine, V. Headen, S. Bullard, T. Stephenson, B. Doby and R. Harden. (Top row) Coach Spencer Sampson, J. Locklear, M. Bailey, C. Jones, C. Parker, J. Coins and T. Havis. In that game, Mary Bailey, Janie Locklear, Bonita Doby, Jackie Goins and Claudette Jones con tributed fine hitting statistics to pace the team's 32 run scoring spree, said Sampson. The Varsity Softball Team was not as successful as their younger Merchants Bowling League TOP BOWLERS Larry McDonald - 172 James Nixon - 170 Ron Pickett - 169 Ardell Leggett - 166 George McKoy - 166 Lenon Ransom - 164 Marion Hollingsworth - 164 Zeke Wiggins - 161 Glenn Thompkins - 161 James Singletary - 159 200+ AND HIGH SERIES Tony Gore - 214 Ron Pickett - 201 Larry McDonald - 204 J times Nixon - 209 ? 583 Series Lenon Ransom - 213 George McKoy - 206 RESULTS Towne Barber Shop 1 Strikers 3 NEEDED: Part-tim# help each Tuwdoy. Must havt High School Education. Mat* and Female. Contact - Allen Simmon* at 112 North Main N.C. ?75-2348 Foursome 2 Hollingsworth Bus Co. 2 Medicine Shoppe 4 Crazy Four 0 SCHEDULE FOR APRIL 11 Hollingsworth Bus Co. vs. Raeford No. l's Medicine Shoppe vs. Strikers Foursome vs. T.J.B.'s Towne Barber Shop vs. Crazy Four STANDINGS W L Medicine Shoppe 90 '/i 33 Vi Strikers 75 49 Towne Barber Shop 72 52 Hollingsworth Bus 70 54 WANTED: Tobacco Poundage To Rent For 1985 Call Billy Datton After 6 p.m. - 875-3336 Raeford No. l's 4 T.J.B.'sO Co. Raeford No. l's T.J.B.'s Foursome ? Crazy Four 69 55 46 78 45 79 29 Vi 94Vi DID YOU KNOW 7 *6.00 A Month Will Buy *20,000. OF N A TIONWIDE UFE INSURANCE If Age 21 Or Younger fOnty a um Mo/* HOvr2i) Vardell Hedgpeth, Agent 875-4187 SAVE ON WEATHERTRON* HEAT PUMPS NOW, THEN SAVE ALL YEAR LONG. Now's the time to save . . . during Irene Comfort Days. WaT ve got rock-bottom pre-eeason prices on Itane Elite Woathertron* heat pumpe. So you save money Then keep saving al y*er. Because the Elite coots your home ?H summer. No Down Payment With heats it al winter.. .with super energy sevinas. rVBBiTwfTrOCr n6IT pump... Americas #1 seWnabrendl Cai ue now, and save on the brand SO m Won people take comfort in... 'frane. But hurry ? Comfort Days and soon! (18% APR) CAPE FEAR HEATING & AIR CON 1139 Robeson St.! 483-8790 > * tjf-'gA'-- ? v lie, NX. ntrr i fttmtTiT counterparts last week and they lost one last Tuesday to Pinecrest 19-2 and another last Friday to West Robeson 15-14. Of last Tuesday's game. Coach Cheryl Farmer said: "Pinecrest has a well-rounded team with a lot of experienced athletes. We won't begin to win more games until I And the 10 girls who want to ex ecute softball fundamentals and plays and reduce the number of er rors. In this game alone we had 1 1 errors. You can't expect to win games like this. Also, the girls must start hitting the ball and get ting baserunners into scoring posi tion." The varsity girls now hold a record of 2-8 overall and 2-3 in the conference. The Hoke High Bucks lost their game with Pinecrest last Tuesday 1-0. Pitcher Brian Norris gave up on ly two hits in that game according to Coach Roger Edwards. The Hoke County Girls Track Team placed three ladies on the winning platform in a track meet at Richmond County last Wednes day. Tony Rheames placed first in the 100 meter dash and the 200 meter dash. Rheames also placed second in the long jump and third in the 400 meters. Rose Stevens placed second in the 300 meter low hurdles and Mable Oxendine placed fifth in the discus and in the shot put. According to Coach Audrey Long, the team is very young. There are 20 freshmen, 10 sophomores, seven juniors and two seniors on the team, Long said. "This year is building. We have a lot of good talent. They work hard and with more time should develop into a good team," Long said. 0?Vt, ?P