JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================lK" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?nH.dg?7j,ۘzjsg.mSz9o$o缛o<#crhFL4Yj6HDKgqB{p? H٭}դKG7s1UvFJՔM UFF_:ڶ$v!n=NGӎ+_We]}Ȁҽy49:,NזxQ<|Ts/6#ON-E$%d?*Mݤ+-W)ޥ:pfS\]C_.W=N^FxVKXo=+#}iL@ۤ(dU3*ϴuyeݵbH֩C17͜' 3 H<#b@rIQ?\?Ox]W cԞ+oSK|2ŴNqL=6K(nVTfE0f ;GmmCq )E;KD ?:u*AwF &.gv9NWLZ+W X0ŔLFEW24.mI J"¢˨$^D5-c7, Coach Bob Schmidt's softball team sang their song as they defeated a talented 27-4 Valrico Bloomingdale High School team 2-0 in the Florida State High School 6A Championship game in Kissimmee, Florida.&nbsp; I would like to congratulate Coach Schmidt, his staff and team for this accomplishment and for him receiving the <U>Miami Herald's</U> Coach of the Year Award.&nbsp; I feel that it was an honor as a strength coach to work with you and your players.&nbsp; My gratitude goes to assistant coach Edith Velazquez for her dedication and coaching in the strength room from August 28, 1996 to January 22, 1997.&nbsp; She helped the girls understand that when hard, correct work becomes fun, success will follow.</P> <P>It is great to see young ladies work together; to help each other strengthen their minds, bodies and spirits.&nbsp; At Southridge we believe Character, Desire, Experience and lastly Athletic Ability are the determining factors in building a championship team.&nbsp; Coach Schmidt's team worked extremely hard to develop these elements in the proper order.&nbsp; I am thankful to three very special ladies for their unselfish senior leadership.&nbsp; They are: Bonnie Charter, Cindi Perantoni and Denise Pressey.&nbsp; They are true Spartans.&nbsp; Through their example of always finding a way to get in the strength room, they made sure the younger girls got their w