Heritage High School - Eyrie Yearbook (Littleton, CO)

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Freshmen Begin With Vigor As the late winter snows melted from the baseball diamond, Heritage fresh- men got into the swing of things. After a strong win over Smoky Hill, the first al Fr. baseball player Steve Griffith warms up on deck in the late afternoon sun. bl Benny Gutierrez, fr., sets up for an out from a pop fly. cl Fr. Mark Thompson kicks up dust rounding third base heading home. dl On a deep punt return, Fr. Joe Jenkins makes tracks for the opposition's goalline. el Surrounded by Cherry Creek red, Fr. Carroll Cole exhibits good broken field running with fel- low teammates clearing a path to the left. 94 Baseball game, the taste of victory was sweet. Yet, victory was to come to Heritage but once again during the season with a George Washington shutout. GIG

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Sophomores Learn rt of Baseball Coach Randy Campbell's Sopho- more baseball team with a 4-8 season learned the fine art of this sport. The strong pitching staff, headed by Fr. Tim Thiessen and John Lennon, and backed by experienced basemen, provided early season wins over Cherry Creek and Smoky Hill, proving the power of the young team. 9 . was w5,553z.i5-5.3rfszvisgxf-ifiz- 4gi.g.i5qggf,g32.4 Y-rwilfgggiggwsg .gg153w.,g1rg1,gq3gzyfq if 'f W1 1' -, -' S ' 1 dA al Jr. Jack Oppenneer runs in for an Eagle score Douglas County. with Soph. Bill Todd close behind. dl Mark Wertz, soph., warms up on deck before bl Jr. Bill Day slides in for an Eagle victory over the game with Arapahoe. Douglas County. el Soph. Craig Stewart loses his hat as he cl Catcher Jr. Doug Newcomer and Baseman charges home for the winning run against Little- Soph. Kevin-Wall watch teammates put away ton. x 1 GL Baseball 93

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