Deming High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Deming, NM)

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Gutierrez named Most Valuable Player With 5 returning letterman. the varsity team towered above their opponents tho- rughout the season. The first home stand when the Wildcats split with Cathedral 5-8 and 3-2 opened the season of double headers. Against Silver, the Wildcats won 7-2 and lost 14-1. After that they swept past Silver 28-10; 15-5. When the Wildcats met Tularosa they won the first 18-4 and the second game on the ten-run rule 13-3. After defeating Cobre 8- 0; 14-5, DHS baseball players beat Hot Springs 13-6: 8-3. The first district game was played against Tularosa and the ' Cats lost 6-5. Then the Wildcats turned around and defeated them 8-3. The Wildcats won the next two games against Hot Springs 21- 3: 7-6 and Cobre 8-3; 8-3. The last game of the season Deming split with Silver 6-5; 7-3, ending their season with an 18-4 record. Despite the high number of rookies and lack of varsity experience, the Wildcats still proved to be the number one team in their district. Head Coach Carlos Viramontes managed his players well and as a result they returned to state in Roswell to defend their title. In the first round of play, the ' Cats fell to Portales. It was because of errors and lack of experience that the ' Cats ' were beaten 6- 4. Although they returned from state with- out a victory, they definitely gained some experience needed for next year ' s season. Salvador Gutierrez was named most val- uable player after making all-district team, all-tournament team, all-state team and breaking 8 high school records, one of which was the batting average record. Guti- errez ' s average was .686. Gilbert Holguin, David Edwards, and Lou Krejci also made the all-district team. n ' --tir— ' t ' ' ' ' ' ' ' it Vi m I ■ 111--- 4 WW 1. DHS baseball players: standing are: Coach Carlos Viramontes, Manager Ruben Torres, Rick Krejci, T. J. Rodriguez, Jesus Monies. Mike Branco, Javier Quintero, Gilbert Holguin, Paul Sanchez and Mike Jaime. Kneeling are: Lou Krejci, Victor Valenzuela, Martin Cardona, Sal- vador Gutierrez, David Edwards, Tim Kleinerl and Manny Marquez, and sitting are: Alex Almanza, Mark Warren, bat-girls Olivia Leyba, Michelle Valverde and Manna Marquez and Richard Cowles. 2. Coach Carlos Viramontes sig- nals players dunng home baseball game. 3. Gil- bert Holguin gets a hit as T. J. Rodriguez sprints for home. 109

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Sponsorless Matmaids support wrestlers Whenever there was a wrestling match going on. the matmaids were sure to be there helping out. They ran the matches on their own and dedi- cated plenty of time and work to sup- port the wrestlers in every way they could. Returning matmaids were Alice Viramontes, Missy Marquez, Patty Cortez, and Gloriana Arzate. The new matmaids were Sandra Almanza, Tani Coussons, and Teresa Gifford. Their jobs included keeping score, running the clocks, and keeping statis- tics. They also wrote press releasers and made posters for the wrestlers. They did not have a sponsor, so it was difficult for them to do anything. They had to decide everything on their own. They traveled with the wrestlers most of the time. il V:± r ► ' stsnir4G rouRNA I. Matmaids Patty Cortez and Gloriana Arzate keep score during the Deming Invitational. 2. Matmaids are Tani Coussons, Patty Cortez, Alice Viramontes, Teresa Gifford, Gloriana Arzate, Sandra Almanza and Missy Marquez. 3. Missy Marquez keeps score while Bobby Martinez and Sandra Almanza watch closely at a wrestling match during the Deming Invitational. 4. Bobby Martinez poses with the championship bracket and medal that he received after he placed first in the 1 12-pount weight division dunng the Deming Invitational. 108 I

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Viramontes ' baseballers end with 18-4 record I 1. Salvador Gutierrez, mosi valuable player, practices batting in the student lounge. 2. Alex Almanza heads home to score another run for Deming. 3. Varsity baseball players gather around Coach Viramontes to learn about the practice session that day. 4. Jesus Montes con- nects with the ball in a game behind the audito- rium. 5. Mike Branco gets ready to swing at the ball as Salvador Gutierrez is prepared to run home.