Braintree High School - Wampatuck Yearbook (Braintree, MA)

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TOURNEY TIME T alent was rhe name of rhe game for rhe 1987 varsiry sofrball reom We hod so much ralenr on our ream, enrhused coach Maureen Connolly Even rhough rhe Droinrree sofrball ream was clearly one of rhe besr in five years rhe ream had ir ' s close games They losr four games by one run mar gins In describing anorher close game rhe coach recalled. We were all ned up wirh Dedham going inro rhe sevenrh inning, rhen we rallied rogerher ro win rhe game 3 2. There was so much rolenr on rhe young ream, rhar ir was ofren rough ro ser one player aporr from rhe rest Col leen Needle, Kelly ftonan, and Mary Ellen Gunn did conrribure in special ways Their spirit was overwhelming as ir inspired rhe reom ro victory, and CHEERING SECTION From rhe bench, Tara Coyle, Marianne Gilberr and Andrea Olson cheered on rhe Wamp barrer as Droinrree starred off rhe borrom of rhe inning helped rhem deal berrer wirh defear Even rhe besr reams connor escape injury. Aside from rhe normal bumps and bruises, there were more serious injuries rhar somerimes resulted in key players missing imporranr games. One such injury wos Maureen Murphy ' s knee injury which cur her season short, and benched one of Drainrree ' s most promising players for rhe remainder of rhe season Droinrree finished 12 6 in rhe league and qualified for rhe rourney for rhe first rime since 1983 Afrer a grear season in rhe rough DSL, Droinrree drew rhe Third seed. New Dedford in rhe Eastern Mass division 1 rournomenr. Despire leading mosr of rhe game, Droinrree endured one bad inning and ended up losing 4- 2. The first round rournomenr loss end ' ed Drainrree ' s hopes of progressing fur- ther, bur left rhe ream wirh grear memories of a fine spring effort and seasoned players who would return nexr yeor i READY Watching rhe barrer so she could adjust ro rhe play was infielder Mary Dono- hoe As rhe season wenr on, rhe solid play of rhe mfielders contin ued ro im- prove. PLATE Janer Sheehan was a rock behind rhe plare as she stabilized rhe Wamp pirch mg arrack I Varsity Softball 27

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n Team Catches Tourney Action On my team I want q player who is a team player, who is willing to work hard ond enjoys what she VARSITY SOFTBALL Fronr row. Janer Sheehan. Krisrin Pow- ers, Mary Ellen Gunn (co-coproin), Irene Murphy (co-coproin), Marianne Gilberr, Andrea Olsson Dock row Mory Dono hoe. Kelly Ronan, Lourie Lozzari, Toro Coyle, Charlene Zomagni, Priscilla Riley, Colleen Needle, Coach Moureen Con- nolly. Nor shown: Moureen Murphy. is doing. I hod a team full of these players ' this year. Coach Connolly This was a fine of- fensive team with many good hitters and excellent atti- tudes. CoachConnol- ly OUTFIELD Krisrin Powers mode rhe long ross in from rhe ourfield Brainrree outfielders devel- oped confidence ond experience as rhe season went on. INFIELD Kelly Ronan reared back ro moke rhe shorter ross across rhe infield Good fielding was one of rhe strengths of rhe Oroinrree srraregy. Bits and Pieces VARSITY SOFTBALL Framingham South 11-3; B-3 Needham 12-4; 3-2 Norwood 4-5; 2-3 Framingham North 10-5; 19-6 Wellesley 0-3; 0-2 Walpole 9-5; 14-4 Natick 20-4; 12-2 Dedham 4-2; 14-5 Milton 3-4; 8-9 SMOKE Throwing smoke from rhe mound was Andreo Olson. One of rhe Brainrree re- gulars, Andrea rook her turn in rhe pitching rororion. BATTER S BOX Ready ro odjusr ro rhe pitch was caprain Mary Ellen Gunn The offensive abilities of rhe ream mode ir possible for rhe Wamps ro execute new strategies THIRD On rhe edge of rhe infield grass or rhird base, Marianne Gilbert waited on rhe pirch 26 Varsity Softball

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FOLLOW THROUGH Powering his woy Through rhe swing in classic form, Craig DiGiacomo looked ro head roword firsr base MOUND On rhe hill, Tony Cosro looked Through rhe glare of rhe sun or his corcher for rhe sign CATCH Behind rhe plore, Bob Hunr worched Coach Loneou for rhe signs ro pass on ro rhe pircher JV BASEBALL Fronr row Mike Connor, Craig DiGia- como, Tony Cosra, Bob Hunr, Dave Carey, Bruce Mollar. Middle row Joe Francoeur, Joe Tosone, Gerry Furness, Chad Mullin, Joe Leone, Luke Baiungo Back row Kurr Moffer, Chris Gilberr, Paul Brennan, Rich Kracunas, Dave Goodwin, Coach Laneau, TALENT ON THE WAY UP F reshman can be awesome when rhey are on a roll and rhe baseball ream was. They opened rhe season wirh rwo losses and rhen pur rogerher and eighr game winning srreak behind rhe pirching of Tom Mulloy and Dove Houlihan Nor only did rhey esroblish a srreak bur rhey did ir primarily away from home. The improvement of Sean Kelley and Rich Daiute plus rhe leadership of Bill Hess. Roy Zomagni ond Tom Mulloy al- lowed rhe Womps ro dommore rheir opponents on rhe woy ro a 12-4 finish. Coach Armstrong added. The besr moments of rhe season come wirh our winning srreak including one run or ex rra inning wins over strong opponents like Brockton, Natick, Walpole and Wellesley Playing on rhe JV ream con be rough because a player is only one step from rhe varsiry Although rhe one step con be a big one, rhe players have ro consis- tently give rheir all ro be successful while rhey are woiring for rheir rurn ro move up. While rhey wair rhey learn. Said Rich Kracunas, Teaching comes norurally ro Mr Loneou which helps rhe players ro understand whar he means He also understands rhar kids are human too ” Parr of whar rhe ream learned was how rough ir can be ro lose Forrunare ly, rhe Womps didn ' t lose often. When rhey did though ir was by a slim margin. Their worsr defeat was by four runs The JV ream pur rogerher rwo big games They defeated Natick ar Natick for rhe firsr rime in five years rhen rhey wenr on ro defeat Norwood in Nor- wood for rhe firsr rime in ren years. These rwo significant victories made up for a difficult loss ro Dedham by o single run. The JV record of 13 5 was a grear indication of how well rhey did learn and prosper under rhe coaching of Mr Laneau JV BASEBALL Framingham South 5-1: 6-0 Framingham North 11-1; 11-5 Needham 6-2: 14-0 Norwood 4-6; 11-4 Wellesley 5-9; 3-1 Dedham 6-2; 6-7 Walpole 5-8; 5-6 Natick 4-3; 21-3 Milton 18-0; 6-2 Dirs and Pieces FRESHMAN BASEBALL Stoughton 2-7; 9-5 Brockton 2-8; 5-4 Dedham 21-4; 8-2 Framingham North 15-7 Wellesley 11-9 Natick 7-6 Walpole 5-4 Framingham South 6-1; 9-0 Needham 4-8: 10-6 Milton 9-2 Norwood 0-3 I FO Ox sec 28 JV ond Freshman Baseball if