Braintree High School - Wampatuck Yearbook (Braintree, MA)

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Slugging Ir Our JV SOFTBALL Fronr row: Kim Wilson, Eleanor Norrh, Corolyn Thomson, Lisa Delgiocco. Trocy Flonders, Pom Murphy. Back row Cooch Goldman, Irene O ' Goro, Mi- chelle Williams, Anne Chisam, Karie Long, Dona Chrisrion, Jen Schloger. My players did it all. They had to put up with me. Coach Goldman FRESHMAN SOFTBALL Fronr row: Sue Flynn, Morlo Manning, Sue Hurley, Danielle Cheverie, Hearher McLeon, Jen McMorrow. Bock row- Jone Hickey, Mane Lenane (captain), Jay Carle (coprain), Amy Trainor, Lori Pizzi, Michelle Delgiocco, Ann Wolsh. Nor shown: Carolyn Son, Kris Conrad, Kerin Sampson, Kerri Wuesrefeld, Coach McDonough. JV SOFTBALL Framingham South 15-5; 12-6 Needham 17-9: 19-5 Norwood 6-14; 10-25 Framingham North 10-9; 0-6 Wellesley 18-14; 17-10 Walpole 4-7; 10-10 Natick 16-11; 27-12 Dedham 17-18; 12-8 Milton 2-9; 8-9 Bits and Pieces FRESHMAN SOFTBALL Framingham South Win,- Win Dedham Win; Win Norwood Win Natick Win Framingham North Win Rockland Win; Win Wellesley Win; Win Walpole Loss Needham Win; Win Milton Win BUNT Awaiting rhe bunt Jen Schloger ployed shallow on rhe infield or third base Jen also ployed effectively for rhe Wamps os one of rhe three freshman pitchers. CONCENTRATION With a look of determination Kim Wilson concentrates on rhe first pitch. Braintree barters pulverized opposition pitchers os they piled up huge winning margins. DISMAY The ream looks in disbelief after rhe um- pire calls a strike on o disputed pitch 24 Junior Varsity and Freshman Softball 4k

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BRAND NEW hey were rhe new kids on rhe floor. Nobody knew much obour ir or DHS. The girls hod been ploying for years, bur even wirh rhe league rules rhere hod never been enough inreresr ro ger o ream going. This year Though was differ- enr They hod rhe players. They found a willing coach in Mr. Crook. And rhey pur rogerher a schedule of comperirion wirh orher reams in rhe DSL. They were off and bumping, diving, spiking and serving. Boys volley- ball hod come ro Droinrree High The players had diverse backgrounds and skills. They SET In rhe middle of rhings was John Curley who hod ro decide wherher ro direcr rhe ser ro Joe Anderson or Bernie Mur- phy weren ' r rhe ones you usually sow on rhe procrice fields in rhe spring. These were orhleres who were commirred ro volley- boll ond ro molding a good ream from o group of inexperi- ence players. The saga began in rhe foil when several players worked our in rhe gym sharing rime and space wirh rhe girls volleyball ream. Inreresr and skills devel- oped and by springrime a ream was formed. In on obbreviared schedule, rhe firsr DSL comperirion in boys volley boll began. Droinrree shor our ro a 5-0 mark and finished 5-1 losing a hearrbreaker ro Fra- mingham Norrh when rhey were o pomr away from vicro- ry. Soid Vinnie DiDusso, “Veil be bock nexr year and we won ' r fall shorn Doys volleyball was or DHS ro sroy. SPIKE Ready ro score rhe nexr pomr was Dan Parker who was ser ro spike rhe ball 23 L Volleyball

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PURSUIT Lisa Delgiacco posirions herself ro rry ro rhrow our rhe runner arremprmg ro sreal second. Liso successfully rhrew our ren opposing runners during rhe season SCORING Trocy Flanders crosses rhe plare afrer o hir by her reammare ON THE WA Y UP T hejv sofrball season had irs ups and downs The season of comperirion helped ro expose rhe ralenrs of new players, as well os ro re-emphasize rhe shills of rerurning players One of rhe besr aspecrs of o somewhor dlsappoinr- ing 10 8 year was rhe oursranding chemisrry enjoyed by rhe ployers and rhe coach. A posirive qualiry exhibired by rhe ream was rhe obiliry ro come from be- hind In difficulr siruanons In a game againsr Narick wirh rwo our in rhe lasr inning, rhe girls unired ro score eighr runs and won rhe game ' ' If wasnT rhe besr year as for os records go, admirred Mr Goldman Bur it was rhe mosr fun. The promis- ing futures ar rhe varsiry level for rhe ream, which included rhree freshmen (Gmny Purcell, Dana Chrisrion, and Jen Schloger), four sophomores, and six ju- niors helped ro make ir o great year. The freshman sofrball ream enjoyed anorher grear season wirh Coach McDonough wirh o record of twelve wins ond one loss Mosr of rhe victories were blowouts wirh rhe Wamps win- ning by wide margins. In a season of easy victories rhe highlights were many The ream ' s skill was evident in a come from behind victory over rival Mil- ton 15-14 in on offensive barrle The only disappomring aspecr of rhe season wos a loss ro Walpole towards rhe end of rhe season Once again rhe freshman ream has proven ro be more rhan a march for rhe other ninrh grade reams in rhe BSL. i ! I C HOMERUN Congratulations are in order os Carolyn Thomson is surrounded by reammores afrer a homerun I « DUNT Demonstrating rhe fine arr of bunring is freshman Dana Chrisrion Junior Varsity and Freshman Softball