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

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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.

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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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-afar-ff: BETWEEN THE LINES UP IN SMOKE It was a clinically proven fact that smoking caused cancer, shortened endurance, and lengthened common colds. Despite the facts some athletes continued to smoke. It's killing me, I know that, but it's impossible to quit, explained one smoker-athlete. Smoking itself was not allowed on campus, and was against CIF rules. Thus, athletes were forced to smoke on their own time, and hide it and its effects from coaches. Whether they played to their full ability or not was questionable, but the decision to smoke or not to smoke was the athletes choice only. Coach Gilliland tells the harm of smoking. 'Tun moke. Getting in a little warm-up before an inning, sophomore Mike Johnson gets ready to do battle with the other team. 'm ready Poised for action, Henry Fernandez dreams of making the big play and winning the game. Coach Canfield stressed defense all season long. JV Baseball I0