Catalina High School - Torch Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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JUNIOR VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM-Front Row: Blaine Om- burg, Paul Alcorn, Dennis Kessler, Pete Snell, George Canoung, Cary Whelply, Mike Williams . . . Second Row: Robinson, Tom Old, Jim Clister, Pete Roll, David Palmer, Bob Ziss, Randy n-.aazggg-.fl f V A14 Retrum, Paul Masimer, Bill Brown . . . Back Row: Preston j'ones,, Doug Meux, john Holstrom, Craig Colborm, Ken Kaufman, john Mouer, jack Riggi, Tom Darcy, Sam Wild, Coach Everett Nicholson. Early Season Results Mixed for Jayvee Diamondmen With a squad composed of twenty-five players, this year's team started the season off with mixed results. After trouncing the Nogales Apaches 14-3 in the sea- son's opener, the team Went on to defeat the tough Salpointe team 10-7. In the third game on March 13, the junior Varsity Trojans were defeated by the home team, Nogales 4-1. The remainder of the season was greatly improved as the team practiced on all phases of the skills needed for baseball in hopes of bettering last year's record. In his fifth year as base- ball coach is Eoerett Nich- olson who coaches j.V. and frosh baseball on al- ternate years and varsity football in the fall, besides teaching P.E. W , I- l i. ll l This season,s team played a thirteen-game sched- ule with other city teams and clubs around the state, but due to a school board ruling that only varsity may enter, wasn't allowed to participate in any tournaments. Next year's varsity team will be greatly aided by the excellent players from this year's team, who were trained by Coach Everett Nicholson, one of the 'cop I.V. coaches in the state. Sliding safely back to second base is jim Robinson after Pete Snell made an unsuccessful attempt to tag him out. ,ma ,nu N.,

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-75554. -avr' 47 .-- 'r' W VARSITY BASEBALL SQUAD-Front Row: Frances Klensin, Ken Fox, Richard Crennel, Tom Grissom, Danny Alcorn, Jack Lester Heilman, Iohn Donaldson, Ken Spiegel, Steve Owens, Larry Catlin, Bob Iameson, Coach Cliff Myrick. Dent, Don Gabriel . . . Back Row: Howard Meek, John Walker, A total of eighteen games were played this year by Catalina. Of the games, half were played on the home field. Two of the most important games this year were, as last year, the two Rincon encounters. Last season the Rangers split one and one with the boys from Troy. This year the Catalina boys also hoped to revenge themselves against Pueblo who de- feated them twice last season. In 1960, although picked to end up in the leagueis cellar, they finished in the upper part. In 1961 they compiled a 13-6 record with wins over the U. of A. frosh and Tucson. The C.H.S. baseball team wound up third in the city. This year the boys in blue had hopes to win the championship for the second time. Prospects for next year appear to be excellent, as many of the season's varsity will return along with a host of talent from the IV,s. 'NJ , 1 - ' , 1 f 1 .nf Senior Danny Alcorn is The Trojan's top relief the ace pitcher for CHS, pitcher is senior Larry and pitched an average Dent. Besides baseball, of ten strike outs for the Larly is also active in first two games, Hi-Y and Service Coun- cil. E Mn First string outfielder for his second year is junior Don Gabriel who is also one of Catalina's great- est football halfbacks. Y in ,J Starting for the third straight year as catcher is senior Bob Jameson who is also a starting forward on the basket- ball team. ' r . 1 Second baseman Kenny Spiegel is in his third year of varsity baseball, and is also a top guard on the basketball team.

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Strong Frosh Baseballers Faced Thirteen Qpponents In his first year at Catalina as freshman coach, Coach Jack Geary looked for a Winning season. With a squad of forty-one boys, Coach Geary had no trouble in getting together what might be one of the best teams in the city. He divided the boys into an Av squad and a Bw squad. The AU squad played the other city teams while the B squad played practice games against the Av squad and Junior high school teams. . 5 3 - V as-Q. , n - , i 1 B V -.j'.A'p'ff1. j ' ' ' rv- ., --,- . . -- , M. , . A' Di?---. Y- ln their first game, Raymond Romero pitched a two hitter against Salpointe and the team Went on to Win 6-l. Coach Geary commented that the team as a Whole was excellent on hitting. This year's frosh played a thirteen game schedule against other teams from the city schools. Next yearis junior varsity Will be helped immensely from the players who are trained and taught on this year,s team. Teaching social studies takes up most of Coach jack Gearyis time, but he still finds enough time to coach the frosh baseball squad. Coach Geary, a gra- duate of the University of W Michigan where he majored in P.E. and social studies, has made himself at home in his first year at C.H.S. J Next ear Coach Gea will be colchmg the junid-il var- Q P sity. .f -' ' Y FRESHMAN BASEBALL SQUAD-Front Row: Johnnie DeLong, Jeff Short, Steve Marshall, Curtis Normen, Ernie Masirner, Oscer Barrios, Hugo Riggi, Raymond Romero, Johnny Kessler, John Hess, Richard Cornelius . . . Second Row: Bruce Bausano, Paul Smith, Bryan Terrell, Mark Maklin, Blaine Gaul, Charles Lamb, David Q J , .2 4 1713 Q!! IJ j 'f ,L Bausano, Kerry Knapp, Dean Short, David Grossdale, Steve Gadz- sek, Terry Ahrendt, Bill Lynch, Mgr. Jim Johnson . . . Back Row: Jeff Gainey, Ricky Mellen, Bill Milliron, Bob Ryan, Jack lVebb, Chris Upham, Richard Pearson, Mike 'NVeinzapfel, John Harper, John Harbour, Bob Teglund, Mike Johnson, Mgr. Jerry XVright.