Ernest Seaholm High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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hHj This team had Its highs m and lows. but th ey always B played up to th eir poten- ]m tial. COACH GARY f 1 CHAMBERLAIN VARSITY SOFTBALL OPPONENT SHS OPP Troy 24-15 9-8 W. Bloomfield 22-11 4-6 Hazel Park 18-4 8-2 Andover 2-9 11-12 Farmington 1-6 12-6 Kimball 4-2 1-2 Berkley 3-2 7-4 Groves 3-4 2-9 Ferndale 5-10 3-4 Harrison 11-1 11-9 Southfield 11-10 18-1 Berkley 13-2 Mumford 7-0 Ferndale 14-17 Seaholm Sluggers Hit Em Home Power hitter Jackie Loomis gets another hit to pull the Maples ahead for their second win against Hazel Park- Loomis added strength to the line up photo by Mike Rafferty Sophomore sensation Mara Simich demonstrates her outstanding pitching technique. Simich ' s con- sistent pitching made her one of varsity ' s starting pitchers. photo by Mike Raflerty Saturday afternoons were spent at the ballfield, prom night created conflicts, homework often times was neglected and the pressure never seem- ed to end, but still Softball always came first. For the first time in three years. Mother Nature decided to cooperate with the Varsity Girls ' Softball Team. The three hour practices Monday through Friday not only enhanced the team ' s skills, but it deepened their tans as well. With six players returning from the previous year, the Maples ' exper- ience paid off. Both offensive and defensive plays were executed with greater precision than in preceding years. Not only did the team have veterans to show the newcomers a good example, the rookies themselves added a lot of needed fresh, new talent. Despite the team ' s many assets, the SMA proved to be a tough league. According to their coach, Gary Cham- berlain, the team ' s greatest challenge was to be defensively sound. After getting off to a promising start by easily winning their first three games, the Maples suffered from a short slump before their efforts started paying off again. The girls ' league record of 9-5 proved good enough to earn them a second place in the league. A tough loss to Ferndale in the bottom of the seventh inning by only one run, and another to Andover, again only by one run, hinder- ed their chances of capturing the cov- eted SMA title. The team ' s toughest defeat, howev- er, came in the semi-final round of district play. After jumping out to an early 10-1 lead and hanging on to a 10- 3 lead after four innings, the Maples let the game slip away. The final score of Ferndale 17 and Seaholm 14 knocked them out of the tournament and sent them packing up the bats and balls until the next year ' s season. Although they ' ve lost many key players, the returning players hope that, with the players moving up from the J.V. team, along with a lot of hard work, they can do just as well next year. by Stacey Springer 242 GIRLS ' VARSITY SOFTBALL

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With accurate aim and touch, sophomore Ann Holland concentrates on sinking a marathon putt for a birdie on the hole, bringing personal and team triumphs one step closer. photo by Muffy Hayes As junior Mary Beth Eppel writes down the total, Jennifer Smith, a junior, and sophomore Kathy Schmidt double check on sophomore Ann Holland ' s score. photo by MuHy Hav . s FRONT ROW: Jennifer Smith, Laura Byington, Muffy Hayes. SECOND ROW: Don Wadsten. Jenny Feiste, Mary Beth Eppel, Kathy Schmidt. Jill Boro- day, Ann Holland, Alisa Troelse. ' ,• ?. Jenny York. NOT PICTURED: Coach Lois Owen. GIRLS ' VARSITY GOLF 241

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Senior Laurie Michelson shows off her batting stance in the game against Hazel Park. Michelson added more than just power to the team with her never ending team spirit. photo by M.ke Raflerty Listening to the advice of her coach. Junior Karen Marshall displays her get ready position. Marshall pays close attention to the next batter, the star from Troy. pholo by Mike Rallerly • « .1 . jAt 1 FRONT ROW- Jenny Buesser. Lauren Mirro. Chris Laurie Michelson, Cindy Hunter. THIRD ROW: ff f ' 7 1 ' ;; ,7 W drnan Kelly Hayes, Jackie Loomis. SECOND Coach Gary Chamberlain, Karen Marshall, Sarah inmng Hayes oustand.ngsk.ll brought her up to ROW Sarah Holslngton Mara Simich, Julie Marshall Yntema, Beth W.tt. Sarah York. the vars.ty as only a sophomor. GIRLS ' VARSITY SOFTBALL 243