Apache Junction High School - Prospector Yearbook (Apache Junction, AZ)

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Midyearf sports collide Coach Leon Trotter stated The girls on the team are very hard workers. ROW I: Licia Graffa, Tracie Tomazin, Bonna Cummings, Gloria Perez, and Dareth Barwick. ROW 2: Patty Peck, Ann Schroo- ten, Coach Trotter, April Graffa, and Darlene Lipovic. Boys' wrestling headed by Coach Glenn McMinn, included: ROW l: Dean Specker, Richard Newman, Dean Hunter, Bob Bilotti, and Ken Franklin. ROW 2: Jerry Drazinski, Rod Bedell, Randy Cor- many, Scotty Wiers, Tom Liver- sedge, Howard Velentine, and Rodger Harrison. ROW 3: Vince Cherryholmes, Tracy Purtee, Dale Specker, Doug Pinotti, Coach McMinn, Willy Marquez, Hugo Huerta, Don O'Keefe, and Art McColgan.

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C0-ed cagers bounce season With a record of three out of six AJHS Girls' JV Basketball Team included: ROW l: Karen Price, Laurie Karkos, Jackie Craigg, Joan Sambaluk, and Roxanne Ritter. ROW 2: April Graffa, Joy Hayes, Wendy Bates, Joan Burnap, and Mary Beth Hanes await anxiously for their Jan. 31 game against Aio. We really should go to state, said Coach Cy Henry of the Varsity Basket- ball Team which includes: ROW l: Chris Barwick, Steve Gifford, Sam Mar- quez, Pat Marquez, and Bob Mayes. ROW 2: Jeff Hayes, Victor Huerta, John Doerfler, Coach Cy Henry, Pat Boyd, Kevin Lockard, and Ron Sowers. We've been playing very well, we've had a good season. ROW l: Charlie Hunt, Jeff Graffa, Jim Gifford, Dennis Doerfler, Randy Hayes, and Tom Tolness. ROW 2: John Brown, Tim Holder, Steve Trotter, 'and Danny Ful- cher. Row 3: Larry Karkos, Roland Guz- man, Aaron Kuntze, Keith Petticrew, and Mike McEuen. The new Freshman Team took off to a good start by using the fast break and man to man defense. Members include: ROW l: Coach Chris Beatty, Ron Bennet, Steve McDonald, and Alan Reynolds. ROW 2: Johnny Ellis, Paul Gruner, and Chuck Celis. ROW 3: David Santistevan, Rene Huerta, and Jeff Bracken. c 5 f QQA Q I x s 4 1 g -R . sslf .:i.lt issss S ,,:. is xr sf x-VW? .lwlcnuu sVW f' vitliffe ,thrift .nmcrmx Mum, MESH i yYkClf4. JUNCTIUR

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Baseball slides into View The Girls' Softball Team was headed by Mrs. Sonya Riggs, a reading teacher at the iunior high school. This was Mrs. Riggs' first year of coach- ing and her only plans were to do her best. The softball season lasted two months ending April 28. Mrs. Riggs said she had no idea how many girls would go out for the sport, but she hoped there would be enough. Coach Riggs played softball all through her years as a high school student. With eleven lettermen returning from last year's Class B State Championship squad, Apache Junction High's Varsity Baseball team prepared for action in the Class A Central Division. The Prospectors have loads of talent returning from the championship squad, said Coach Jeff Mason. Returning are: All- Conference, All-State Pitcher Pat Mar- quez, All-Conference, All-State Third Base- man Larry Karkos: All-Conference, All- State Honorable Mention Dale Diulus, 2nd Team All-Conference Sam Marquez, and others returning were Pat Boyd, Rich Dis- muke, John Doefler, Victor Huerta, and Bob Mayes. Included in the Varsity Team are: Row l: Jose Perez, Rich Dismuke, Gilbert Ramirez, Larry Karkos, and Sammy Marquez. Raw 2: Dale Diulus, Pat Marquez, Bob Mayes, Hugo Huerta, Billy Santistevan, and Wade Nelson. JV Baseball: Row l: Willy Marquez, Randy Cormany, Jeff Bracken, Mr. Chris Ber- chezchuk. Row 2: Kerby Von Meter, Greg O'Keefe, Rene Huerta, Lonnie Johnson. Row 3: Tom Toll'-ess, David Santistevan, Paul Gruner, Mike Euliss, Tim Bel- low, David Grabner, Coach Terry Blitz, and Dwayne Vlhlkes. Girls' Softball Team includes: Row l. Lynn Hatch, Laurie Karkos, Jaan Sambuluk, and Teresa Mayes. Row 2: Julie Felts, Tami Smith, Joan Burnap, Lori Stacher, Tracy Tomazin, and Coach Miss Sonya Riggs. Row: Belinda Bonillas, April Graffa, Jackie Cragg, Connie Vaughn, Jodi Smith. Q , 1 --.,Nf-4 L! 'sz ,Q l i 2 I J old 3?