Northview High School - Viking Yearbook (Covina, CA)

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In Batting, Fielding With the ball in her hand. Carolyn Kirby tries to tag an opponent for the third out. Sandy Cain watches an opponent on sec- ond base to mal e sure she doesn ' t steal. Vickie Salazar intently watches her oppo- nents while preparing herself for any balls. .€ .. - .4--»,ji Ji 107

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Varsity Softball Shows Positive Abilities Full of skill and experience, is how Ms. Robison described the 1984 varsity softball team. Seventeen nnembers (which is quite a few players for a softball team) made up their team. Northview ' s toughest opponents were Workman and South Hills. Workman was 1 in C.I.F. in ' 83 and South Hills was 1 in ' 82. The top 3 C.I.F. teams are in the Covina dis- trict. The main reason the teams are so good is because of their pitching (which can ac- count for 60%-90% of the game, depending on the pitcher). Some of the pitchers from these and other close schools go to special pitching schools, which are very expensive. Ms. Robison stated. Hitting was our wea- kest point, but our need to build our self- confidence was a deep blemish on our team ' s abilities. They also had to learn how to win in order to discontinue blaming each other for failure. After receiving the ball. Donna Harriman jumps up to get a better view of her oppo nents ' positions. Stefanie Chamberlain swings with all her strength in hope for a run. (•wJU f « ' 4a A FRONT ROW: Lori Brown, Jody Richards. Jeanne ro a. Pam Leftrict. Ilene Zuder BACK ROW; Stefanie Gerard. Stefanie Levis. Cfieryl Berry. Tonya Merrick. Chamberlain. Carolyn Kirby. Sandy Cain. Karen Ska- i Coach Truiane Robison SECOND ROW Yvette varil. Vicky Salazar. Chico. Donna Harriman, Patrice Douglas. Mary Figue- r-.

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J.V. Softball, Varsity Baseball Develop As the new season arrived for the 1 984 J.V. Softball team so did their new coach, a gra- duate of rSorthview, Miss Janna Swanson. The t eam, with Miss Swanson ' s help, prac- ticed their softball skills 3 times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, leaving Tuesdays and Thursdays game days. Games usually started at 3:15 and ended at 5:15, and practices lasted from 2:00-4:00. Starting with their very first practice on January 30, the team, after several weeks, was cut down to 15 players. The seven start- ers were llleen Szuder, Tina Tan, Cindy Lock- wood, Debbie McDavid, Lisa Tazza, Nancy Green and Cici Morris. Being a new coach. Miss Swanson felt she should continue the program outlined here at Northview and hopefully be as successful as baseball. When asked what her team ' s strong points were she commented, The team worked hard on fielding and managed to be very suc- cessful, but we needed more work on our hitting. She also prepared the team before each game by having them mentally go over what they would be doing on defense and what it would take for them as individuals to win their games. In practice Coach Swanson put more effort on the physical side of the game and the team practiced fundamental skills. These included having drills on infield defense. During a game against the Workman Lo bos. Cindy Lockwood steps into position to bat. ■ ' % J V SOFTBALL FRONT ROW: Laurie Brady. Tina Tan. Josle Camil- Ian. Lori Rodeheaver. Julie Daniels SECOND ROW Cindy Lockwood, CIci Morris. Debbie McDavid. Lisa Tazza, Kelly McDavid, THIRD ROW: Diana Walker. Yvonne Villa. Kim Rogers. Tina Counter, Cecilia Saa vedra. Nancy Green, Vicky Navarro, Becky Flores. 108 J.V. Softball