Arlington High School - Simba Kali Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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■ PREPARING FOR AN OUTSTAND- ING CATCH, Jawanna Jones keeps an eye on the ball coming towards her. Girls on the team had to be alert at all times. SOFTBALL Front row: Jawanna Jones. Marrisa Kats, Kristy Jones; 2nd row: Patty Poppa. Kelly Boozel. Anita Roybal. Vicki Scully. Lisa Pearson: Back row: Kinn Fritts. Valerie Huish. Susanne Campbell. Lacrestia Mackey. and Lori Nelson. JV SOFTBALL Front row: Julie Giddens. Carrie Humptireys, Kelly Wilcuts. Mictielle Gainer. Linda Simboff; 2nd row: Nichol Wells. Nichol Hudgens, Danette Alfaro, Yvette Cid. Tina Gottlieb; Back row: Ann Jotinson. Darleen Edwards. Christina Pence. Vanessa Cornell, Karen Lynaugh. and Sandi Giles. JU T WE PACK Opponent Rubidoux Perris Poly Palm Springs La Sierra North Norco Ramona Corona Hemet North Ramona Corona Hemet Perris AHS Var. AHS JV 5 4 14 10 9 0 23 14 0 2 18 21 1 4 10 27 5 6 27 17 5 1 17 13 10 2 7 15 2 1 8 21 4 3 8 20 2 1 3 12 13 0 21 7 0 4 9 19 1 0 20 31 3 1 14 12 12 4 6 11 SPORTS

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aROm BENCH BACKC NIORS: Overcoming senioritis leaves the rest of the season for learning, perfecting, and enjoying. , ball one two Ball one . strike strike two . . . ball three, ttie count is full ' crack ' — ' whoosh ' and the ball goes flying — After most students and teachers were on their way home, Coach Gary Rungo, Coach Jack Harrison, Coach Tim Gorman, and thirty-four JV and varsity baseball play- ers were at practice learning and perfecting their tech- ' ' I . I . I n III, . niques. There were a lot of good athletes on this year ' s squad, with a good bench to replace a starter for any rea- son, confided Coach Gary Rungo. The one obvious problem that existed this year ' s hard working team was the infamous Seniori- tis. Coach Rungo contin- ued, The team faced the end-of-year action due to the good amount of seniors that are to graduate. Mark Pratt, senior, commented, We had a really enjoyable season after we overcame the thought of graduation, and concentrated on playing good baseball. When Senioritis was overcome, it was back to learning techniques. Mo Hammar, sophomore, con- cluded, All of us learned a lot during the season due to our great coaching staff! by Trent Secktnger ■ RUNNING FROM FIRST BASE, Layne Lambert goes for a triple against LaSierra. Layne was in- volved in baseball all four years of high school. ■ GIVING A HIGH FIVE . Coach Rungo congratulates Nathan Miller on his base hit. Coach Rungo and Nathan were not only involved in baseball, but football also. BASEBALL Y

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GOm PDR Tf E GRAND SLAM The return of Crisucci and first year coach, Laudermilk, represent challenge, experience, and a love for the sport. I ' ve played girls ' softball for six years. I ' ve had three years of hardball and three years of softball. I feel that Softball is more competitive than hardball, and I really enjoy it. explained Vicki Scully. I was on the varsity team last year, and it was a real challenge for me. Jawanna Jones continued, We usually had practices Mondays through Fridays from 3:00 to 4:00, and that was even before the season started. But it was good ex- ercise. This schedule was a chal- lenging one for the girls that were on the softball team this year. Sandi Giles stated, It was fairly easy for me to keep up with my grades and be on the team. I just had to make sure that I finished all of my homework and that I was caught up in all of my classes. To remain on the softball team, you had to achieve a grade point average of 2.0. To some girls on the team, this was a difficult task. In order to keep up in school and remain on the team, girls would put in extra time to study for school. I decided to try out for the softball team because I thought it would be a good experience for me. Then to- wards the end of the year, I definitely made plans to try out again for next year. re- plied Carrie Humphreys. Another player, Christina Pence, said she ' s been inter- ested in softball for a long time. I love softball, and be- ing on the team at Arlington really makes me feel good. Coach Laudermilk is a great coach. by Stephanie Gordon ■ STRIVING FOR AN EXCELLENT THROW, Marrisa Kats throws the ball to one of her teammates. Be- fore practices and games, girls would warm up their throwing arm so they wouldn ' t injure themselves. ■ PRACTICING UP ON HER SWING- ING RANGE, Susanne Campbell steps up to bat. Practices were held every day after school to perfect softball techniques. SOFTBALL 99