Dobson High School - Equus Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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Girls varsity softball wound up the season hitting n j right and took home second place in divisionals. Girls Varsity Softball. Al- ways a great team. Always dependable. So what was so great about the 1987-88 season? What made it bet- ter than all the rest? Angie Baxter summed it up: We're hitting!” she said. The team got off to a slow start, ranked just number six at the beginning of the sea- son, but improved with ev- ery game. Within the first month of play, the team had reached second place. EH ... BATTER BATTER BATTER ... EH. in the gam© against Chandler High, second year varsity player Chris McBride concentrates on making a great hit. The team's outstanding batting abilities piay an important part r their winning offensive strat- egy during their record breaking season. ARE STUDENTS ALLOWED? Taking a quick time-out. the umpire. Coach Ellis ana Holdi Sparks discuss the last pitch. Heidi's pitches con- fuse the experts. It is ruled legal and she is aSowed to continue her pitch- ing aame. THREE STRIKES. YOU'RE OUT. Pitcher Heldl Sparks wnds up the pitch, hoping to strfce out her lost opponent. Her four years of varsity exper ence helps to give her the confidence. We've got some young players in some real crucial positions. That's why we had such a slow start—and that is also why we get better and better with every game,” Coach Nancy Ellis said. Ellis also said that the team's goal for the season was to win the divisional championship and go to state. While striving for this goal, many of the girls saw the best performances of their high school careers. Early in the season Wendy “Flash” Johnson broke the school's triple record (pre- viously three triples). Angie “BroHam” Baxter was bat- ting 400 and could be de- pended on for at least two or three good hits per game. Jennifer “Bogey” Bogart im- proved on making those seemingly impossible-to- make outs by catching overthrown balls to third base, throwing and making the out at third. And Christa “Baby Luey” Lewis became known as the player who stole hits away from play- ers”; that is, catching fly balls to far left field and prevent- ing the expected base hit. All in all, the entire team had a great season. From batter to pitcher and from catcher to the outfield, girls Varsity softball had an unfor- gettable season marked by improved technique and career-best performances. SHE'S HOMEWARD BOUND. Amy Grau quickly stops at third base before heading on to home plate. Positive thinking keeps Amy and the rest of the team going and always performing up to the best of her ob ties with the encourage- ment of each other. Varsity Softball 129

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 We know each other really well and we'ro all really good friends. It helps us when we play because we all havo confidence in each other. It helps to know that you have the rest of them behind you. Heidi Sparks, senior TEAM PROFILE of losses: 6 “We had a great sea- son. You know you did great when you go to state. The only bad thing about it is that I lost 11 seniors.” Nancy Ellis, Coach THAT'S THE WAY ... NOW GIVE ME FIVEI After an exploding trip around the bases. Jennifer Bogart is congratulated by her team- mates Heidi Sparks and Angie Baxter. A family-lfce relationship between the players makes playing fun. The final score against Chandler: 2 to T. Varsity Softball. Front Row: Ruthy Sarnlckl. Chris McBride. Jennifer Bogart, Amy Day. Middle Row: Barb Banno, Monica Thayer, Dana DePodesta, Angle Baxter, Kim Steely, Christa Lewis, Usa Tomsk). Back Row: Coach Ellis, Kristi Williams, held! Sparks, Amy Grau, Wen- dy Johnson, Nancy Johnson, Cynthia Dean, Kelly Dan. VARSITY SOFTBALL Greenway 2-0 Mt. View 5-4 Westwood 3-1 Chandler 8-11 Mesa 0-11 Corona 18-3 Gilbert 5-3 McCIIntock 13-4 Marcos 8-0 Mt. View 1-0 Chandler 2-1 Mesa 0-7 Corona 8-0 Gilbert 6-8 McCIIntock 18-5 Marcos 10-5 Tempe 11-1 Tempe 2-3 Tempe 13-3 ports

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 To excel, a tema needs lo always think positive. The members must never give only 50%. always 100% or more. Ono reason our team did well was that we remembered this.” -Kristen Stabile, sophomore. INTO THE SWING OF IT ALL. Intent on doing her best. Lori Larsen waits for the ball to fly toward her so she wfl have a chonce to show her teammates and the spectators how much her practice and hard work have pad off 130 Sports