The first speakers were Taj McWilliams and Deena Evans from the Richmond Rage. Both are college graduates with English majors and pioneers in the field of professional female sports. The second speaker was David Leong, the head of the theater department at VCU . He is one of eight fight masters in the country and has choreographed fight scenes for many fi lms and plays. The last speaker was Dr. Martha Mahey, the head of the Montessori School, a former art gallery owner, and mystery writer. H er presentation on writing mys teries tied in with the Middle School Alternate Program theme .
eason. George Cauble sank 15 three point hots, wh ile also leading the team i as ists . Junior Mike Schirick was the team's fourth leading scorer, averaging 9 .2 point per ga me. Statistics are impres ive, but the unde rl ying RIchmond Rage leam members faJ McWilliams (/) and Deena Evan (middle) IVllh Coach RIce, Sandy haw, and Rage public relal lons manager. ucce s for th is team was their and in the last two seasons, t his ability to wo rk together with an team totaled a 26-8 record( a .7 64 attitude. Whether it was un elfish winning percentage) . The tea m capt ured the Tri-Cilies Ind epe ndent
ATHLETICS UPDATE /If COlch JIIII'RICI
Varsity BoyS' Basketball TeamTournament Finalist The 1996-97 varsity boys ' basketball team ended the seaso n with a 15 -4 win-loss record , the best ever for this boys' team. (See cover photo) . Under the guidance of Coach Stan Pepeliaev for the last four yea rs, the team has developed into a championship squad . Stan inherited a yo ung, but excited , group when he arrived at Steward and molded them into team pl aye rs who patiently executed their offense and defensively exas perated their opponents. I n hi s first yea r, Stan led the team to a 7- 10 record , bu t the next season that record fell to 218 . Determined to create a winning squad , Coach Stan worked with some playe rs over the summer,
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Schools(T I L) tourn ament championship in 1996, and gained the tourn ament final this year. Goi ng into the 1997 tourn ame nt, the team wa riding a I O-game winning streak with 10 ses only t Amelia Academy and eventual TC I L Tournament ham pions Heri tage Christian . Of the te n team member , five are enior who began their high school caree rs with Coach tan . These pl aye rs led the team in many catego ries t hroughout t heir high school yea rs. In grades 9-1 2, the fo llowing enio rs amassed these point total : hawn Lewi
73 point
Brian McGehee
629 point
Geo rge Cauble
397 points
am Proffitt
157 point
Paul Dougla
34 pint
During this eason, the scoring was led by Brian McGehee with a 12 point per ga me average followed by junior Stephen Harler (9 .9 ppg) and Shawn Lewis (9.4 ppg) who also directed the team from his position as point guard . Harler, a newcomer to teward thi s year, oftentimes ignited a scoring streak by si nking three point h ts. He totaled 42 three pointers t hi
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coring opportuni ty r defensive pOSitioning that led to teals and rebounds, thi group wa prepared . Coach Stan guided them well from the bench , but the guys howed tenacious defen ive pre sure which ften led to sco ring opportunities. enior Shawn Lewis and George Cauble created many offensive opportunities for t he team through their defensive pres ure. Control of the board was al 0 important fo r the succes of the team and the rebo unding leaders were Brian McGehee, Sam Proffitt, and Mike Schirick. llvo pia er were named to the T IL Al I- Star team for thei r play througho ut the enti re ea onShawn Lewis and Mike Schirick. ongratu lat ion to all of the team and to Coach Stan who i leavi ng teward after compi ling an impressive reco rd . We expect to see all of the eniors baek for next year's alumni game.
Winter Sports Wrap-Up The girl ' varsit I ba ketba ll team ended t he eason with a disappointing record of 2- 12 , but the very yo ung squad hopes to