Esperanza High School - Quetzal Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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Hammett shows versatility Senior Charissa Hammett is about as well rounded an athlete as can be found. Be- sides playing on the Varsity Softball team she plays Varsity Basketball and Varsity Volleyball as well. This season, however, she was sidelined for much of the volleyball season due to surgery on both feet. Hammett has played on the varsity level since her sophomore year and has played on local Bobette teams since she was in the fourth grade. She plans to continue play- ing at UC San Diego. Hammett has played well at the three pivotal positions, pitcher, catcher and first base. She has the highest batting average and was selected the team's lVlost Valu- able Player. wi. i . Senior Charissa Hammett watches as a Pacifica Mariners ball is hit to the outfield. 1 1. Varsity Softball - front, Dvanin, N. Stone, Latta, M. Crisanti, L. Ludwig. Row 2, J. Ovanin, G. Pachiano, K. Cahill, S. Loveland, S. Dangleis, T. Wright. Row 3, M. Dangleis, L. Kimberly, C. Grey, C. Hammett. 2. Senior jennifer Latta watches as the ball crosses the plate at lcnee level. Latta, in addition to playing third base, plays on the Varsity tennis and basketball teams. 82 - varsity softball ....AL.....3

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JV ends with Io-Io record Winning as many games as they lost, the IV Baseball team, coached by Gary Meek and assisted by Fred Brown, ended the season with a Io-Io record. Their wins were overshadowed by the excellent season being experienced by the varsity this year, but nevertheless, the JV team did have some impressive wins. In a double header the Aztecs defeated Loara twice, I4-3 and I0-2, and then beat them again later in the season 6-5. They also defeated El Dorado 5-3 early in the season but lost badly, 2-13, later. Greg Haskell and Paul Good were given 1 IOZJ awards at the banquet. The FroshfSoph team was coached this year by walk-on coach Dan Arton. Two froshfsoph players who earned awards for the I IOZ effort they expended were John Ledezma and Pete Morris. 1. Eric Cox swings at a pitch from the opposing pitcher. Cox is a threat to many high school pitchers because he is left-handed. 2. FroshfSoph Baseball - front, P. Thomas, S. Halwig, M. Johnson, C. Eccleston, T. Hitchcock, E. Cohick. Row 2, Donston, M. Kistler, B. jewett, D. Cusiter, VonRehder, P. Morris. Row 3, D. Arton, Philblad, A. Escobar, R. Smith, Darby, T. McNeal, Ledezma. llll T ' 4 .IW ta.-:M I0 I0 3 ggi 6 3 'wt . 1. 'fi '--' Katella P A tifil 1 llsoara l X we Cypress ' Lostfaiamitosr Pacifica Elj.Dorado 2 Katella Kennedy' 9 Loara Cypress it Los Alamitos T .r 2 Trying to get his opponent out, Pat Crisp throws the ball to first base. Crisp's throw was in time and the man was called out. 2. Milce Sims leaps to catch the ball to get an opponent out. The runner was too fast and was declared safe. ' -ft? , . 81

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