Dobson High School - Equus Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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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

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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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Starting out strong, the JV softball team put the 'T' in teamwork and grew into a team to be reckoned with. What did working togeth- er and two to three hours of practice per day make? It made a winning softball team. According to Coach Campos, the junior varsity softball team's big success was due to the fact that everyne got along with one another. Team unity helped us, and everyone contribut- ed. The girls'overall attitudes PLUGGING IN SPIRIT SPARKS. Coling out some positive words to her teammates. Denise Nlcolson knows that a little encouragement, positive attitudes and teamwork can give the junior varsity team an extra edge and see them through. helped them, and Coach Campos said that their atti- tudes made them a plea- sure to work with. Always pulling for each other and trying for perfection, the girls helped one another work on offense and took turns at the new batting machine. On game days, team members were aware of what had to be done. They joked with one another to improve their morale, and to draw themselves closer to- gether as a team. Their abili- ty to have fun helped to keep them from getting too serious when they were in- tent on doing their best. Campos believed that, Dedication made a strong team. I tried to instill the 'Three D's: dedication, disci- pline and desire. That is my philosophy, and when we re- membered this, our perfor- mance took care of itself. Playing as a team, pulling for each other, going the ex- tra mile and having fun was what made the junior varsity softball team strong as the members strove to make their team the best. Design by Tomi Clark and Wendy Roberts. Photos by Jeff Darbut. TEAM PROFILE FRIENDSHIP BONDS FORM. Lisa Fisher, Kerry Jobbott and Kelly Curtin take time to work on some of their skfls so they w» be poished for the game. The girls pun for one an- other and enjoy being together. J. V. Softbot. Front Row Jill Plttslnger. Denise Nicolson. Kristen Stabile. Kerry Jobbett. Second Row: Dawn Kendros. Amy Nelson, Lori Larsen, Julie Good. Christy Rzepeckl. Top Row Coach Frank Campos. Jackie Felch, Lisa Fisher. Kelly Curtin. Shannon Mauck, Kristy Koepke, Melanie Lensch. The girls were aware of what had to be done, yet they were always able to joke with one an- other to lift their morale. I think that the ability to have fun helped them mentally. I tried to coach that way to—just have fun. -Frank Campos, coach Number of wins: 13 Number of losses: 4 Game of the year: Tempe Team records: Pitching-Christy Rze- peki Most consistent - Kel- ly Curtin, Lisa Fisher Defense - Julie Good, Kristin Stabile, Shannon Mauck SOFTBALL Westwood 14-4 Chandler 12-0 Mesa High 8-1 J.V. Corona 10-6 Gilbert 14-6 McClintock 9-14 Jv Softball 131