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

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New coach, strong pitching, hits Softball Team I coach softball because of my enjoyment of the sport, said Mr. Rick Donnelly, first year coach of the Girls' Softball Team. He has been playing softball since he was in the third grade. In high school Mr. Donnelly made all-conference for two consecutive years playing third base. He also was on all-conference in football as an end. His experience in the game itself should help Coach Donnelly with his coach- ing, My coaching technique will put a great emphasis on the basic condition- ing. I Coach Donnelly is enthusiastic about his team, and hopes to go to State. He does need, however, more people to go out for softball. His only requirement is that the players have to be females. ' Lack of experience will be the team's main weakness, but a strong pitching staff is expected from a few key play- ers. Mr. Donnelly likes his players to be aggressive, give 100 percent every day, and show a desire to win. There are two restrictions which the players must obey. That is, to be at every practice whenever possible and absolutely no smoking or drinking. Team members included: Jackie Cragg, Marion Price, Tina Welsh, Karla Bing, Pearl Staples, Carmen Fre- derico, Lynn Mayle, Lori Stachar, Terri Mazzoli, Karen Mazzoli, Mau- reen McGuckin, Laurie Karkos, Theresa Mayle, and Denise Cox. Pearl Staples said her best strength in softball was playing short stop. Laurie Karkos did not find herself playing differently according to the Take I 10 Stop action game at stake. If our team was losing by a lot of points, I'd play hard even though we were losing. If we were win- ning, by a wide margin of points I'd still play hard because I'm a competitor when it comes to sports. If we were in the playoffs, I'd try a little harder, but I would still play the same as I would in any other game, said Laurie. Karla Bing feels her personal softball victory is summed up whenshe said, It makes me feel good when we win. If we do lose, I still feel good if I feel I played my best? Tina Webb said she enjoys making two home runs, one right after another. Besides the fact that softball is fun, I love to win concluded Maureen McGuckin ly COACH DONNELLYS SOFTBALL team warming up before practice. 25 SOPHOMORE MARGIE PASKEL when asked What inspired you to play softball? replied. physical fitness for our school. and for avoiding getting obese 33 SOPHOMORE LAURIE KARKOS eyes straight ahead to glove open. waiting to catch a POP fly AQ I 1383 S' Y

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QPKCAII-J Qkfip Q? RCIY5' QQKCH5- I7 VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM: FRONT ROW: Willy Marquez..leff Karkos. Chuck Celis. Randy Cormany. and Robert Perez. SECOND ROW:. Kirby Von Meter. David Santistevan. Sam Marquez. Larry Karkos. Keith Petticrew. and Hugo Huerta. BACK ROW: Tom Tolness. Charlie Hunt. Coach Jeff Mason. Steve Tewilliger, DavidGrabner. and Tim Bellew. +-,He JW 55.-v i my 55551 llis I W .a : 3551'f535i17.: ' .aff-W ., -- I . fr wt' . 'wir ' -ex, 1-W . L. Q?i?.,, ae 22lrf::4lf 49 Qwaeffgf FQ bmw' SF 21 WELL, I WOULD say one of the most important things to have is the ability to play the sport. because if you don't have the ability there's really no use at all to go out for the sport. said Steve Tewilliger. senior. 41 Every sport I play helps me out, but I feel Baseball helps me more because that is the sport I'll probably play after I get out of school. said Sammy Marquez. senior. A 53 JV BASEBALL TEAM: FRONT ROW: Lonnie Johnson. Rick Sawyer. Maren Ells. Mike Hutto, Kelly Barwick. Raymond Marti- nez, and Harry Elrod. SECOND ROW: Don Dismuke. Rene Huerta, Mike Uliss, Philip Roland. LawrenceCrarn. Kevin Eddy. and Jeff Bracken. BACK ROW: Coach Leon Trotter, Joe Williams, Pat O'Keefe. Greg Kri- koran. Milo Blanchard. Steve McDonald. Dennis Snell, Ron Bennett. and Joel Hays. Take I09 Stop action

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ll SOFTBALL TEAM - FRONT ROW: Laurie Karkos. Belinda Haines. Theresa Mayes. Karla Bing. and Lori Stacher. SEC- OND ROW: Karen Mazzoli. Lynn Mayers. Tina Webb Denise Cox. Ma-ureen McGuckin. BACK ROW: Pearl Staples. Coach Rick Donnelly. Terry Mazzoli. and Margie Paskel. Z .,y g W 5 L ! 't if H. 1 1 4 21 I LIKE MY GIRLS to be aggressive and have the desire to work, said Rick Donnelly, Girls' Softball coach. 33 KAREN MAZZOLI, SOPHOMORE. gets ready to catch a ball at Girls' Softball practice after school. 43 KARLA BING, SOPHOMORE, said, I enjoy softball. and I've played it for a long time. lt's fantastic. 57 MY BEST STRENGTH in softball is throwing. catching and playing outfield, said Maureen McGuckin,junior. ' . Take l l l Stop action