Charles Page High School - Sandite Yearbook (Sand Springs, OK)

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t. if -if , .,.,. ' , .W . H K' ' .mem YZ as 1 H . , if STEP ONE - Rusty Shuler covers second in practice. STEP TWO - Shuler throws to make a play at first base. New Season Gpens At the opening of the 1979 baseball season, Coach jerry Ballard reported the intention of having fifteen members on the varsity and fifteen members on the junior varsity, stating, We do not really have what we call our starters yet but we do have Terry Woods, Rusty Shuler, and Mike Crook returning from last year's state finalists. Since the baseball program lost just about all of its team from the past season, this team could have been thought of as a rebuilding team, but, according to Ballard, That is actually all in one's mind. We can do exactly what we think we can do as a team. Naturally, when asked about goals for the season, the Sandite ball club suggested var- ierr t,' E t a , ' H , - ,,, ,V A , ,, L 1 K aa, ,Am ,im-,.f . luv H. ,, VN y

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,A x ea, s . , ,,., we - ' , 4. ' .72 7 M .V Wa f 'r - 4 g.,,,f,..... ,W ,wr 2f1w rsfwf!MQM -iff' t K , ,. SOLE SURVIVOR- Senior Lisa Wofford pitches to an opponent as Sheila Lancaster anticipates a hit. 'rf i BA'l'l'ER UP- Sophomore Lisa Lewis gets ready to catch the next pitch, while the opponent takes a warm-up swing and the umpire prepares to put his strike counter into use. The second-year softball team was a young team. In a sport usually dominated by seniors, there was an unusual twist, as this team was dominated by sophomores. Only one senior, a returning starter, pitcher Lisa Wofford, came out for the team. I feel because I was the only senior playing, that a lot of pressure was put upon me to be a leader. This made it tough on me, but I still enjoyed doing it, Lisa said. More teams were added to the schedule. Berryhill, Tulsa Kelly, Collinsville Skiatook, and Sperry were some of the new teams encountered. The team also gained a new coach, Mrs. Marla Williams. In her first year at Page she seemed pleased with the way the season ended. Although we lacked a lot of experience, Iefeel we did well. We were district runnerup, and that's quite an accomplishment. I loved working with the girls-win or lose, ' concluded Mrs. Williams. Berryhill Union Hommy Kelly Collinsville Berryhill Union Jenks Skiatook Owasso Jenks WON-6 LOST 7 1 Team S.S. Jenks 3 OPP Porfeit 4 District Tourney at Owasso ' 1 4 ' 11 10 1 16 ' ' 5 6 ' 8 12 ' 10 7 3 6 ' 6 4 Sperry 10 7 11 5 2 - 4 District Runners-up

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. sq , Vic, ss. ,S T , . ,,,..? ks, I , Q., i, - W: STEP THREE - Wendall Snodgrass stops the ball preparing to make the out at first. rrrr, 'F ira rarrrra Errr S rar aa 1 EVEE - Qrr S L Q WARMING UP - L Mike Crook rrr ., I- V. practices his side- M .Y arm curve ball i, ,.,. his A BASEBALL - First Row: Jack Taylor, Duwayne King, Mike Moore, Rusty Schuler, Rusty Lay, john Benge, Paul Bruner, Mike Cook, Kevin Deshields, Jimmy Moore. Second Row: jeff Shaffer, Wendell Snodgrass, David Mothershed, Robert Guinn, Vic Basley, Richard Larue, jimmy STEP FOUR - Mike Crook tags the runner for the out in a spring practice. ious high points of success and worked hard to attain them. Ballard continued that, he has, always loved base- ball, but it is another sport in which the best qualities of a person can be displayed on a field of competition. As far as coaching baseball, that depends on the nature of the team. Not necessarily their talent, but their will to achieve the best that they can possibly do. The Sandite squad started workouts February second and practiced ev- ery school day from 2:30 to approximately 5:30 daily. Fortunately, an indoor batting cage was available for the team's use in bad weather and a lot of infield practice was gained on the field house parking lot when the base- ball field was wet or covered with snow. Williams, Mark Jordon, Billy Neeley, Mike Crook, Micky Burris. Third Row: Coach Ballard, Larry Yates, Tim Fisher, Mark McCoullugh, Ben Shelton, Terry Woods, James Breshears, Jeff Miller, jeff Billington, Ron Hale, Coach Stanford. waits' Dm 'Www