Dobson High School - Equus Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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Catching the Winning Fever Girls Softball Makes It Happen The pitcher studies the ap- proaching batter. The batter steps to the plate, takes a practice swing and then looks up. The pitcher pitches the soft- ball. Keeping her eye on the ball, the batter swings. Her bat makes contact with the softbaB with a dull thud. This is the excit- ing game of girls softball. The girls on the varsity softball team combined friendship, teamwork and a positive ap- proach to make an above- average team. Sunny Carrillo said, We loved each other. Coach Ellis was the coach of the girls varsity softball team. She was confident of them. She coached her girls to victories against tough opponents. One of the victories was game. At the bottom of the sixth inning, with no outs, and two runners on base. Mesa was at bat. They hit the ball to Lisa Paufi, who dove for it and caught it for the first out. She threw it to Amy Coyle for out two. Amy then threw it to Shannon Vin- cent for Dobson's first triple play. This triple did not come easily since every day the team strove for per- fection. They practiced until sunset, endured cold Saturday mornings, and kept their strength up with bags of sunflower seeds. (continued on p. 81) During the practice for divisionals, Shan- non Vincent perfects her defensive tech- niques. achieved during the Mesa High Coach Ellis, varsity softball coach, prepares third base for play. Catcher Maria Cuzzocreo patiently waits for the pitch during a game against Coronado. yQ Softball Sports

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Tad Cannon (51) and Darren Tewes (21), JV players, readily await the air- borne ball after a Marcos free throw. DHS Freshmen Opponent 58 Corona 48 59 Kino 48 54 Mesa Jr. 56 55 Taylor 43 64 Saguaro 52 67 Fremont 58 43 Carson 42 77 Chandler 50 51 Poston 43 54 Coronado 42 60 Taylor 59 73 Fremont 61 56 Marcos 55 71 Kino 63 59 Powell 46 74 Poston 48 Bouncing Back .. (continued from p. 74) Swish! This was the sound en- joyed not only by the JV and varsi- ty teams, but by the freshman team as well. Butch McLaren, freshman player, put it this way, I like to work hard, and I l e to see the results of that even more. Racking up the points and trying to achieve a goal record of 15 wins and 1 loss, the freshman squad practiced the basic funda- mentals of basketball, showing off their highly-rated defense. Work- ing in a man to man situation in- stead of a zone defense, the bet- ter players were picked for their ability. Design by Gretchen Askew, Ja- nice McConnell, and Jennifer McConnell. Photos by Jerome Moore and Andy Phelps.

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Varslly JV Softball DHS Opponent 5 Mountain View 0 10 15 Corona del Sol 1 3 3 15 Kofa 0 2 11 13 Saguaro 0 10 17 18 Chandler 0 12 10 8 Tempe 0 24 13 14 Marcos de Niza 3 4 22 8 Coronado 0 0 16 Westwood 6 10 10 Westwood 4 0 3 12 Saguaro 1 5 14 St. Mary's 3 5 Mesa 2 0 Shadow Mountain 5 14 16 Marcos de Niza 4 5 8 17 Coronado 3 7 3 17 Mesa 1 6 1 4 McClintock 0 6 Front Row: Monica Jimenez, Lisa Pauli, Jenny Wiley. Carla Gargiulo. Second Row: Maria Cuzzocreo, Amy Coyle. Sunny Carrillo. Lynette Briggs. Jenny Bates. Back Row: Kim Robinson, Shannon Vincent, Tricia Anglada, Heidi Sparks, Shirley Lewis, Kim Wilson. Softball -,n Sport T