Crescenta Valley High School - Yearbook (La Crescenta, CA)

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unning him down. Fielding the grounder, senior Louis Dominguez makes the throw to first base, Through the season the infield de- veloped a rhythm in getting out base runners. f ou're outta there. Making the great catch, senior Erik Anderson insures that the runner is out by a mile. The first baseman also had the responsibility of holding on the runner. 'M BETWEEN THE LINES JOCK-TALK To completely understand a sport, one must know the language that was used in it. Each sport had its own array of colorful expressions and sayings that were unique. throwing heat - baseball, pitching extremely fast. pac man, he's eating 'em up - basketball, outplaying the opponent. a man down - water polo, a six-on- five play due to a penalty. hook and curl - football, a receiver catching the ball and maneuvering around the defense. a mulligan - golf, in a friendly game, a shot that is taken over. D. Q. 'ed - swim, disqualified due to a false start. painting the lines - tennis, hitting the ball right on the sidelines. The high-five was popular in all sports. Varsity Baseball

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00 BASE ALLT ww 1 ost teams only dreamed of tne talent that the Varsity Baseball team had. Their strength and well- rounded ability assured them of a great season. Their main source of talent sprung from the pitcher's mound. Returning all-league senior Trey Pogue led the barrage of fastballs, with transfer student senior Dominic Gonzales, also an all-league selection, splitting the starting rotation. We've got the best pitching staff in league. lt should be the deciding factor, commented Coach Randy Siebert about his men on the mound. lf the team was ever in need of relief, it looked to the bullpen for sophomore Shane Cowsill or senior Sean Mercer. Both were returning from last year's team. Behind the mound stood a tough defense. Cowsill started at first base, with junior Scott Gleason and senior Louis Dominguez at second and shortstop, respectively. Gonzales and junior Dan Sanchez handled the hot corner. Covering the shots to the outfield were junior Dave Bayles in right, junior Victor Ramirez in center, and senior Erik Anderson in left. Hyok Chang and Derek Podrebarac called the pitches from behind the plate. Both were juniors and expected to be back next year. At the designated hitter spot was senior David Nelson. His power was relied upon throughout the season. Juniors Mike Starkey, a designated hitter, and Chris Barnard also added to the effort this year. Junior Scott Gleason had one idea about the season, We've got so much talent this year we don't know what to do with it all, besides maybe win league. by Todd Kummer Varsity Baseball l l arsity Baseball: Front: Dan Sanchez, Louis Dominguez, Chris Barnard, Mike Starkey, Victor Ramirez. 2nd: Derek Podrebarac, Hyok Chang, Trey Pogue, Scott Gleason, David Nelson, Sean Mercer. 3rd: Coach Vasquez, Erik Anderson, Dominic Gonzales, Shane Cowsill, David Bayles, Eric Shmidt, Coach Siebert. ean as can be . . . Showing his be senior Dominic Gonzales prepares tter side to fire in another strike. Dominic relied on his fastball to do his dirty work all season long. ff -1 sf' gi I Q, xg, ,img Q is r '- ,.. ,K . W 1 ,. ,,. i Mil -it li, .wil ll .likizi VARSITY vs. Glendale vs. Arcadia vs. Hoover vs. Muir vs. Pasadena vs. Glendale vs. Arcadia vs. Hoover vs. Muir vs. Pasadena vs. Glendale vs. Arcadia vs. Hoover vs. Muir BASEBALL 2-3 6-5 8-5 1 1-8 2-5 7-9 7-8 4-1 1 6-7 1-5 1-3 3-16 9-7 5-2 5-2 Wi'-1Wlllwlvillwwlllll ' 'Wi W ll 1101 'llll1'v'NtllWlx it M

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f youth and inexperience is what junior varsity sports are all about, then next to it in the dictionary there must be a picture of the 1988 Junior Varsity Baseball team. Although the team was a young one, they were still title contenders, and they hoped to do well in league with their pitching and hitting. The pitching duties were handled by sophomores Mike Johnson, James Nelson and Eric Berger. Catching their fastballs were sophomores Mike Parker and Aaron Erickson. One reason for the lack of experience was the low number of returning players. Juniors Scott Sellers and Glenn Grab and sophomores Ryan Kadletz and Damon Martin were among the returning players. The foursome made up the infield for part of the season. First year sophomores Henry Fernandez, Jeff Phillips, Scott Anderson, Bryan Morey, and Jeff Bozigian also helped the defensive effort. A good majority of the team was made up of freshmen, and with this in mind, Coach Bob Canfield explained, Because they were young they really wanted to learn. l think the attitude of the team was excellent. Definitely one of our strengths. Two of the top ninth graders were Ernie Diaz and Andy Saltsman. Diaz played some second base for the team and Saltsman was a versatile player, doing a little of everything. The future of the team looked good in freshman prospects John Brekow, Scott Von Lossberg, Mark Gaspare, and Aaron Rhodes. Although they were not experienced, the team was counting on athletic ability to carry them through the season, and planned on a successful year. by Todd Kummer JV Baseball V Baseball: Top row: John Brekow, Andy Saltsman, Ryan Cadletz, Jeff Bozigian, Mike Johnson, Eric Berger, Jeff Phillips, Aaron Erickson, Bryan McBride, Rob Roy, Coach Canfield. Middle row: Glen Grab, John Cusada, Henry Fernandez, James Nelson, Mike Parker, Damon Martin, Scott Anderson. Bottom row: Scott Sellers, Ernie Diaz, Bryan Morey, Aaron Rhodes, Scott Von Lossberg, Mark Gaspare. Q'i?g1.,,,r.i:rizm-Mr,tli.iiQ,,,. X JV - vs. Pasadena 4-3 vs. Glendale 4-3 vs. Arcadia 3-6 vs. Hoover 9-8 vs. Muir 9-1 vs. Pasadena 3-1 vs. Glendale 6-5 vs. Arcadia 2-9 vs. Hoover 5-4 vs. Muir 5-4 vs. Pasadena 2-0 vs. Glendale 7-3 vs. Arcadia 3-8 vs. Hoover 9-6 vs. Muir 4-11 Overall record: 11 wins, 4 losses BASEBALL 514 15-:eg 3-MTW'Xx-i l,l2t'll-illlr-H'il W'l''WllllrN -1 NV tt' W it li - 1 li-.we it oo easy . . . Watching it all the way, sophomore Damon Martin hits a single up the middle Single after single helped the team to chip away at opponents.