Aragon High School - El Tesoro Yearbook (San Mateo, CA)

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Running speed is a critical part of the game. Patience is an important element, too. The Dons play all their home games at Central Park. VARSITY BASEBALL: FRONT ROW: Jim Wilkinson, Chris Gallego, Norm Pol- lack, John DiMatteo, Jim Reed, Marc Friedman, Brian Schularg BACK ROW: Coach Lou Murgo, Mike Giacomino, John Stiles, Joe Heath, Mike DeI.oia, Doug Andrews, Randy Kaminsky, Kevin Henderson, Tony McMahon, Jason King.

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CATCH THE ACTl0Nl Dons Baseball Taking Bases Silence spreads throughout the stands, the ball is thrown, the Don batter cracks the bat, ho- merunlf' announces the commen- tator at an Aragon Baseball game. Popcorn flew all over as the crowd roared with excitement and the Don's marked up another win in the league. So went typical plays during Aragon's baseball season, which lead them to success. The begin- nings were rough, however, as they faced hard times getting back into the swing of things. Once they started, though, the teams were on fire, and no one could A masked man's place is at home. The view from behind FROSH-SOPH BASEBALL fnot pic- turedl: Juan Flores, T.J. Ewing, David Lamb, Ryan Manero, Erik Larsen, Ron Capra, Phil Hall, Malik Shakoor, Dan Ortner, Steve Stanovack, Mike Corby, Rich DeWood, Ken Turner, Crystal Ew- ing lscorerl, Ron Bolin lcoachl. 64 Baseball stop them. With great enthusiasm and great strength the Dons were ready to get dirty or get hit by a few balls in order to win the game. And win games they did, as the Dons quickly redeemed from their beginning losses, and struck back into a pattern of invincibility. Noth- ing seemed to stop these boys, as it became clear that their eyes were out for the number one spot in the P.A.L. However, every great team re- flects hard work, and here, too, the Dons endured. Practices were long and required various exer- cises to sharpen base and bat tech- niques. Often enough, also, were practices held on dusty fields, and in glaring heat. To help, the team- mates created many sayings that they shouted, unifying the players and motivating everyone to consis- tently try their best. Having the best team spirit and intensity in the league, with great skills to match, the Aragon Dons left the crowds standing at all times and leaving them infatuated with all-American baseball . . , Aragon style.

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Devotion, Spirit, Talent WINNING WAYS Cheerleaders? No. A band? No. Devotion, spirit, and talent? Yes! Even without the frills, the Varsity softball team turned many heads. Crowds were never disappointed because their play always proved to be excellent. Despite sand-filled eyes, cleats, and uniforms, they braved the ter- ritory and left opponents with gap- ing mouths. Both their pitches and hits whizzed by opponents, barely I V , .,1pf.r rw- 3 .1,.-we f .W-1 ,, ,refine - f ls. ' IL- w if V ,' , :.1 4 ww ' mama f f mf Did he say he wanted me to hit it all the way to the El Camino? VARSITY SOFTBALL: FRONT ROW: Elizabeth O' Conneer, Missy Raffo, Bar- bara Bertagna, Erica Cauchi, Julie John- son, Catherine Kinney, MIDDLE ROW: Jenny Long, Tiffany Kyle, Lisa Cummins, Karen Roady, Diane Bertagna, Coach Chris Staveg BACK ROW: Kelly Jorgen- sen, Shawna Pulley, Carrie Kremers, Jan- elle Frye, Jenni Beck, Erica Jensen. I think I missed that signal! 66 f Varsity Softball leaving them a chance to blink. With such talent, the PAL cham- pionships were clearly within their reach. The remaining step was up to their desire to win. To progress toward their ultimate goal, strenu- ous practice was held several hours a day where they sharpened their skills such as batting and catching. In the end, their dedica- tion showed and left them with their winning ways. However, their success could not have been accomplished with- out the guidance of coach, Chris Stave who had been with the team for five previous years. He helped the team progress toward excel- lence with his insights and softball knowledge. With everything work- ing together, the team rose above all others to glow despite the ab- sence of frills. .