Diamond Bar High School - Taurus Yearbook (Diamond Bar, CA)

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GO FOR THIRD? - Iunior Iulie Hensel decides to hold at second after her teammate gets a single against Los Altos. The Brahrnas played each league team three times. MLN? ffl' vw ,Ia . .. k ..T, sg 4, 43 in WAITING FOR THE PITCH.- Catcher, senior Laurie Gratz crouches to catch the pitch from sophomore Pam Barr. Gratz played softball among other sports for all four years of high school. iQ! , :nge 1. WYQ .2 A' ,Q vmvqw 1' ,z ,jk IV - K fflrlf-1-5' -. ' A ze .Y-f . , .. - M .iw ,r NL..- w-..,,. f f:'iv1'1x ' . . 'M' - . 'gi'-.. 1' , ' ' awkcl V N . R ' -...fo-1 .4 kv.. ww ..., ,,, gk ..i,. F . .- W, -,,,,, 0 ,V V t -1-A ..-e-,, A L --Q- A-wav... . vnu-.-N 4 ,- Varsity SoftballfSports 1 2 7

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oftball team swings for CIF Starting out with a 3-2 record, the Lady Brahmas entered the season. We started out weak, but we got better, commented sophomore Amy Iohnson. I'm just excited that we beat Charter Oak 4-1. They were 10 and O, added johnson later. To pre are for their first Sierra League season, tlle Lady Brahmas played in the Chino Tournament at Ayala Park during the week of March 10-12. They finished with a 2-1 record in the eight team tournament. They came in fifth place as consolation champs. Head coach Dan O'Dell said he had high hopes for the team's first season in the new and more competitive league. According to O'Dell, the team's goals for the season were to win the league, make it to CIF, and to win the 3A CIF softball Championship. Hopefully we will end up as Sierra League Champions in our first year in this league, said O,Dell early in the season, The pitchers for the Lady Brahmas, Bonnie Ebenkamp and Pam Barr, had years of ex- perience according to O'Dell. Man of last year's players returned to be on the team again. According to Amy johnson, The team lost only one senior to graduation last year which was an asset to the team. I think one reason that we play so well is teamwork, said co-captain Michelle Haines. Another thin that was really important was the fact tliat we were dedicated and ,3-gf Eff' 5 s ,....- .5- ga. f determined to win, Haines later com- mented. Haines was one of only three seniors on the Lady Brahmas. The other two were Buffy Nemeth and Laurie Cratz. The team consisted of mainly sophomores, and there were only two participating juniors on the team. They were Darlene Ferrari and Holly Fransisco. After a loss their first game of the season, the team recovered. In the middle of the season. the Lady Brahmas were tied with Charter Oak's team for first place inthe Sierra League, I hope that we either stay tied for most of the season or get ahead of Charter Oak. Preferably, we'll beat them and win the cham ionship, said Coach O'Dell' in the middle of the season. Our team isn't very serious all the time, but when it comes down to it, we get the job done, concluded johnson. I 1 I Nw X Xli 1, X ..,. , if f 1759.7 'W 'I' 4 2. . . k ff . I if rf ll vi Expectations for the team to do well again this year are high. Our -4 oal is to make it to the CIF playoffs and win, but we always try our ,X ardest, no matter what happens, said Pam Barr, sophomore. hu 126 Sportsflforsity Softball WAY TO GO - Sophomore Elizabeth Sirchia congratulates junior Iuliie I-lensel for her score. The Varsity girls went on to win this game against Los Altos. IT'S OUT THERE! - Senior Buffy Nemeth attacks the ball and sends in a run. Nemeth was a player that the team could rely on for a needed hit, according to her teammates. NU gi

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GETTING INTO THE SWING - Sophomore Shannon Steck pitches a fastball to a Los Altos op- ponent. Steck was the pit- Cher for the past two years. -Y 3 'n ff' 128 Sportsflunior Varsity Softball fs-if -9-. ., If 2 wl:a.r,,,,f:f? -ff, 'if4.ifW f'! .V ,'i.v 7 .nzwinv ' ,,, . ,Q 4, ,.. .0- ..,.w,h in 4 . ,f M' Mft -sf V- , .A SL LAYING DOWN THE BUNT - So homore Christie Fudge lays down the ,bunt to score the runner home. Fu ge was one of the major scorers on the team.