Capistrano Valley High School - El Gato Yearbook (Mission Viejo, CA)

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Jl geS defmkb ahoiil fifildiMq very afternoon during v spring, under the blaz- es ' ing warmth of the sun, out in the far, distant back fields of Capo ' s stretching green, a group of fresh, en- ergized Softball players and their coach spend nearly three hours practicing on the Softball diamond. Like other sports, their practice involves non-stop drilling of the fundamentals and much repetition. How - ever, softball to them is not just bats, mitts, balls, gloves, catching, throwing and bat- ting. To play the sport at their very best, they incor- porate teamwork and smart situation plays into their practices. With a closer look at the team, one would have seen mostly new players with the exception of five returnees, Caroline Bayles, Devon Beach, Laurie Ramsey, Christy Shone, and Lavender Whitacre. When asked to compare this season ' s team to the pre- vious, sophomore Caroline Bayles responds, We ' re a lot better this year. Indeed, according to sophomore Laurie Ramsey, this team has high hopes in the league. Much of their success is attributed to their fielding, at which the girls are im- proving greatly. With ex- tremely good fielding, adds freshman Lucy Jacobs, we ' ve kept down the num- ber of runs from the oppo- nents. Aside from the field coaching which the girls re- ceive from Coach Stan De- Maggio, Jacobs says, The coach knows how to moti- vate us, and he treats us as people, which is very impor- tant. True, remarks Coach DeMaggio, Our goal is to have fun and to win the games at the same time. In addition to a fun and understanding coach, the team enjoys support from one another. Says freshman Alison Whitacre, It ' s excit- ing to play when all the team is behind you. As for fresh- man Alisa Farr, Friendship in this team is what makes it so rewarding. Whether it be fielding, coaching, friendships, or all three, this team is holding on strong. With our potential, states sophomore Andrea Lillie, we can win the league. A DETERMINATION BEHIND THE MASK - Independent and aggres- sive, freshman Lucy Jacobs allows no more than three passed balls per game. - - - 3iiS !i GIRLS IV SOFTBALL — Top row: Coach Stan DeMaggio, Andrea Lillie, lacquie Scanlan, Lavender Whitacre, Alison Whitacre, Devon Beach, Caro- line Bayles, Lisa Shulga. Front row: Lucy )acobs, Danette Morris, Christy Shone, Renee Taylor, Alisa Farr SOFTBALL SOFTBALL SOFTBALL S 190 JV Softball

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£(ji)iM(mm (iji C; Mc, IMjUu uiit icm oach Jim Lyie, the girls ' swim team has won CIF the last two V years! What are you and your team going to do next? Go to Dis- neyland? ... hardly. We have some promising new comers, and some strong returners. I think we ' ve got a pretty good shot at a third title, re- plied Coach LyIe. With many new faces, and their third head coach in just over two years, the girls have quite a way to go. But they ' re not new to this. Many of the girls are club swim- mers, so they ' ve got experience in competition situations, LyIe said. Whether or not grace under pres- sure is enough remains to be seen. In addition to his varsity aspira- tions, LyIe has welcomed the talent of his Frosh Soph and Junior Varsity swimmers. He stated, We have many novice swimmers who ' s efforts may not pay off in a Frosh Soph league championship, but will reap greater benefits further down the line. LyIe also said that a good per- centage of his Varsity girls are fresh- men and sophomores, thus weaken- ing the Frosh Soph team just a little bit more. As far as varsity goes, LyIe was hesi- tant in making any predictions, un- derstandably enough. He did, how- ever, say of the CIF Championship, Barring any injuries, and if every- one swims up to their potential, it ' s possible. Although talent and abili- ty are the focus of the Varsity team, LyIe realizes that much more is needed to win a championship, con- cluding with I ' m continually blessed with a plethora of talented swimmers, and with dedication and team unity we can go as far as we want. Please see supplement for final re- sults. % • ' ' W V?