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

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eeping the winning tradition alive Under the direction of the varsity Eoach and junior varsity coach Dan 'Dell, the I.V. softball had a 6-4 ecord at press time, Coach Dan O'Dell stated, I elieve my girls have come a long ay since the beginning of the I eason, and I was proud of each and very one of them. Their goals were o have a successful season, and most importantly to have gained an ,experience in the sport of softball. bi Their only problem was the lack fin experience and leadership, ac- icording to Coach O'Dell. The team consisted mostly of sophomores and hree freshmen. The team's top- ' layers were Shannon Steck, 1Christie Fudge, and Denise Reda. 1 ft f- 't1f'T'AfT. X F' '.-J - ' 'A ,T 'fit ' Mfplpuv- , .. V-..-,- ,.gg.f'-5' .A 5-1' V ' ' , . ' Q 'gli ,nl st, Q , , , , - 1- 'f'an.A,. ,'f is' ' f 'vfm i'-,-- he, wsu, ,,- . ,n zjj' Ls'i'f3'5 .. 'Q whiff! V ' -Q3f.'.'c. . ' Thersa Zalewaski, a member of the I.V.-team explained, This year was my first year on the team, and I've gained so much. I planned on trying out for the next season's team, that will be some serious competition. This year was quite strong and will really surprise us, as a varsity team. Denise Reda joked about it, It was quite the season. I thought for sure we'd be just terrible in the last game with Walnut, but surprisingly, we showed them. I plan to try out for varsity, Who knows what we have in store for us next? The accomplishments achieved by these girls prepared the junior varsity girls for the real thing, varsity status. It meant a whole lot knowing that Coach O'Dell was teaching the same techniques to his I.V. softball team that he focused on with the varsity team. 6 in ,, , I ,, ..-vb -V f Bassuk ,if ,, ,W H, H.. e.wL '7'r9W1Iff7fk...f, K , ., ., . , ' ' '- ' ' ' 'kt 7- 11 - -, . A . 9 , 'I 523-' 1 ' Y 'f ' ' , ., H f, f gy'-7:-'14-. :-- ,- ' 'sf-'-5 1' '.F'f'vYc'v,t Y- 'Qi' T M ? t'4r4F . ,,q,' 1 12 ,.'.- ' ,f 9 , 7ffLf7+2 af' 1--fb 1 4' 2 if 'n iwn.-I . ii 'fffsfr 4 'i tt' I' , 4, - I ' ,'Q. '-- lr' f f. 't ' iyvu.,.'L f5ir:12f. LQM- ' 7xl'f:'2J?,-ikmmdu .1.em,.f..'a. 4:44 ,LM 35 A A . - . fs ff.. ' Q I had a good time this . year being on the I.V. ,I teamg I just hope I am I able to participate next year, too, said sophomore Christie Fudge. ms., 'L' T ' COMING HOME - Sophomore Christie Fudge races into home with the bases loaded. This was Fudge's second year as a member of the junior var- sity team. IN DEEP CONCENTRATION - Sophomore, Christie Fudge concentrates on the position of the ball. Fudge was the season's top batter, according to coach O'Dell. COME ON IN - Denise Reda catches the third strike against Wilson. Diamond Bar lost the game to Wilson. junior VorsityfSports WC

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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.

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racticing for s ccess ofthe team Practice . . . the key ingredient in making a varsity track team so successful. According to head coach lack Malloy, Practice is really impor- tant because it helps the team as a whole and also strengthens each in- dividual to make him or her stronger for an event. The team usuall practiced for two to four hours a dlay. These prac- tices consisted of three important oals: lj to train each individual in Piisfher event, Zj to strengthen and train the team members' le s by running around the track, anc?3j to hel build stamina by running up andy down the stairs. I believe that practice and more practice is the on y way to create a strong successful team, said coach Steve Salmon. During practices, the team was siplit up into four groups with four ifferent coaches. Mal oy coached Sprints, long jumps, triple jumps, V. W N rv , gi ar . V , ,I ft elsif., G 2 H . 'K P V VV ,. . A' ff. : it titv rsr' - ww -x . tl 1 , 5 , ' . 2.5.1 1 . 'V M K-1 j fi j Q., , 'ag .V V , K, tk-. g,,,r5,l - w .f .1 ' N- w 1. . VV . Ili K I f M :M-itil ' , - . ' , , M., ,,,g,.l,.. .umfeujg ga if f z ' -ff, 4- Tx. fsllg gs y .,-fa K A ' 7 1 if.. L 5 4- x A 7 . ffl-' f.VLQ.i - VI ,.gg.f fJ,:.i3 5,255 L-1 ' f r,1,g ig- and hurdles. john Paine also coach- ed jumps and hurdles. Steve Salmon coached shot ut, disk, high jump, and pole vaullt. And Iohn Murphy coached distance running. We are a very strong team that is V ..- .. , 5. , ,pq . id. anu,,-by - . . ' 8 1 9 ' 'A i -4 T F!! K. f'vh-'gf ' V.- c - I M.. -'Q' Af-.F-...,f,.' AL .. A ,.Q 47--V'.x. I ., pw Y: . sw '- 0-GJFSLN: 0 . ft- digg.. - A -..Q ,N f K ,Q --A . Y Jn, . .- wqf'-' . tv- ,Q ,' ' Aa. ' ' phi? .W ' ' 'i-gif? ' f ' , F -..g '-A ' -f 'n:3,.,3 ' , 5 ua fits' .Y-1... . M' J N HQYQHY1-aff-51W' l 'ag r:i 5 ?S V V.. A, WHAT A IUMP - teammates Rick Lin, Michael Lin, Betsie Trisler, and Keishala Iones watch Kevin Bruner practice for the long jump event. Hard work with determination helped the team's success. 9, ,,v-W... well rounded in all our events, and what makes this possible is the hard work and effort we display during our practices, explained coach Malloy. Each day that we practice, I feel much stronger than the day before, said Sabrina jordan. Even though practice was rigorous, it helped the team. Practice seemed to make the team stronger, stated sophomore Rick Lin. The team had a real dedication which helped the runners push for both individual and team success. The success of our team comes from the willingness to work hard and ive everythin we've got to be the iest we can ie, said coach Paine. WAIT FOR ME - is sojihomore jason Adams trying to catch up with 7 , Y Y freshman Eddie Padilla. T e team had only one home meet this year. I 1 WARMING UP - is freshman Crystal Anderson. Although this was j ' J K . Anderson's first year, she showed much promise according to coach ri .,, ' 1, , ..-. ..,,,. .. Malloy. A fi,2,3 are W e . . . , . , j-. ,Haag :.,,5,.,Q3...,,':j.fp.1.'g'.,-453 . . - .. 130 SportsfTrack