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

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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?

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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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' 7 5 I, . yi I px X111 Vuff x, vx1..17'K ,ljjy-fsisfk-JQ,,1i f 'bDg , rr . s,,s.f-T-V'-X-M'i e 4.1 5 l fuf Tracks ters hurdle up Digging out pits, laying runways, and picking up rocks off the track Sat- urdays and after practice, and what some of the more dedicated Track Team athletes are doing to improve their facility, according to administra- tive assistant Joe Landavazo. These volunteer athletes, under the sponsorship of Track Coach Robert Short, are also improving the high iump by putting in new runways, and are helping the pole vault facility by pres- enting it with a new runway and vault- ing box. This volunteer improvement proiect was not done last year, but was intro- duced recently by Mr. Short and Mr. Landavazo. In fact the track is shaping up so nicely that it looks like all they need now is new landing pits for the high lumps and pole vault, said Mr. Short. Coach Short also added that, Mr, Lan- davazo has helped us greatly in improving our track facility. By taking second in State with 48 points last year, the Girls' Track Team struggles with encouragement. Row l: Dareth Barwick, Kim Graham, Tara Jen- kins, Ann Pickard, Janet Laval- ette, and Alanta Lucas. Row 2: Roxanne Ritter, Sally Roberts, Janet Bennett, Barb Barnett, and Julie Wright. Row 3: Coach Rich- ard Short, Karen Price, Joy Hayes, Darlene Lipovic, Jodi Seeman, and Coach Cy Henry. The Boys' Track Team works hard with hopes of being able to place in all their events at State. Row l: Randy Tabor, Tom Allan, Fernando Quintana, Henry Lan- davazo, Gary Cook, and Gerald Mullender. Row 2: Pat Erickson, Don O'Keefe, Doug Johnson, Ken Franklin, Jimmy Cox, and Fred Hasty. Row 3: Steve Ber- gey, Tracy Purtee, Lance thomas, Matt Landavazo, Jeff Cassidy, and Rusty McKlouth. Row 4: Coaches Roger Short and Cy Henry.