Pacifica High School - Spartan Yearbook (Pittsburg, CA)

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VARSITY Starting the season with only three experienced ball players, the Spartans had to work hard to Held their first varsity team. They faced a tough 16-game schedule. ln league play the Sparts played each of these teams twice: Pittsburg, Antioch, Pleasant Hill, Mt. Diablo, Acalanes, and Las Lomas. Top pitchers for the Spartans throughout the '56 season were right-hander .lim Raber and left-handers Al Burton and Larry Kent. FIRST ROW, left to right: B. LaPointe, J. Reber, R. Andrews, A. Burton, D. Powell, I. Perkins. E. Wright. SECOND ROW: C. Miller, J. Hatch, J. Anderson, D. Haro, W. Coffman, S. Stevenson, J. Beauchamp, L. Kent, Coach J. Donovan. .IUNIIOR VARSITY Starting the season with a game against Pitts- burg. the Pacifica jayvee nine had a tough grind ahead of them. Their baseball schedule included games with Pittsburg, Mt. Diablo, Pleasant Hill, Las Lomas, Pittsburg. Mt, Diablo, Pleasant Hill, and Las Lomas. in that order. Mr. Bob Carter coached the jayvees. FIRST ROW, left to right: L. Maxwell, J. Lewis, B. Mouzalris, G. Maxwell, J. Lucero. SECOND ROW: R. Edgmond, K. Shepard, A. Burton, D. Powell, D. Haro, T. Joyce. Larry Kent slides into third during a game with Pittsburg. I'lmlu 4- rh-sv Piltslnurg I'osl-llispal- It Baseball

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Frosh Five The freshmen highlighted their season this year with a win over Mt. Diablo, the only win in six games. The score in the victory was a convincing 51-33. A close loss to Alhambra resulted in a 30-27 score. All the effort the freshmen put into this seas0n,s games will show profit next year when they come back with one year of experience under their belts. The freshmen practiced with the B's under the in- struction of Coach C. Carter. If nothing unexpected happens and all the fresh- men return, fans can expect to see them holster both the B and varsity squads. This year's freshman play- ers were: Gail Umble, lvan Perkins, Ken Shepard, ,Ioe Mc- Alpin, Darrell Lackey, Tommy Coodson. and Law- rence Plummer. LEFT TO RIGHT: K. Shepard, J. McAlpin, L. Howard, I. Perkins, T. Goodson, L. Plummer, G. Umble. B Basketeers The Navy and Blue B's had a tough season this first year at Pacifica. They had a sixteen-game schedule and lost every game due to inexperience. Throughout the year, however, the team showed ini- provement. Perhaps their best game was with Pleas- ant Hill, with a nine-point loss resulting after a hard struggle. The score was 35-26 in favor of Pleasant Hill, The leading scorer this season was Wally Coffman. who is an excellent prospective varsity member. Leading rebounders were Coffman and Ben West- brook, who sat out much of the season with an infected foot. Captain of the Bis was Jay Hatch. All team mem- bers plan to be back next year with the exception of Ben Westbrook. who will he too heavy for the His. FIRST ROW, left to right: Coach C. Carter, R. Andrews, E. Wright, D. Haro, R. Jones. SECOND ROW: D. Lopez, M. Gamble, J. Beau- champ, W. Coffman, B. Westbrook, B. Nelson, J. Hatch.

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A Truck The first Spartan A track team consisted of approximately 15 boys. Coaches Joe Hipple and Charles Carter guided the team through the first season. Through the season the team met with such schools as Pittsburg, Liberty, Antioch, Mt. Diablo, and also ran in the El Cerrito Relays. The team as a whole did not show outstanding performance, but made up for it in their spirit. Athletes such as Bill Brown and Tom Alfaro are prospects for better performance in the 1957 season. A TEAM FIRST ROW, Irft to r'qhl: D Vfatson, .I Aspland, L. Emory, L. Santa Maria, M lein, . R bb, I.. E11f.S COND ROW T. Rovlelle Coach C. Carler, B. Brown M. McC,wll':m. J. Felix, B. Westbrook B Jones, J, Burget. B Track Pacifica High School's first B track team num- bered approximately 30 boys. The team was coached by Mr. ,loe Hippie and Mr. Charles Carter. In the team,s first meet at Liberty High School their total points were 51 to Libertyis 56. ln their next meet, they won over the Mt. Diablo Reserves, 64 points to 4-9 points. Although the teams's record was not spectacular, such tracksters as Davis Anderson, Dwayne Bacon and Roger Lein showed promise of better performance in the future. B TEAM FIRST ROW, left to right: B. Nelson, E. Keyes, P. Rosales, E. Coleman, R. Peter- son, G. Vreonis, D. Parker. SECOND ROW: L. Odiorne, G. Gonzaga, K. Green, D. Morris, L. Howard, B. Chris- tofferson, J. Maxim, R. Shaver, J. Jimi- nez, R. Kunsial. THIRD ROW: Coach Hippie, C. Hoff, A. Miller, B. Ander- son, L. Alfaro, B. Diefz, D. Bacon, G. Hill, T. Perry, K. Boyer, B. Lane, Coach C. Carter. FOURTH ROW: J. Manry, B. Jones, V. Masfracci, M. Gamble, R. Lein, D. Morris, D. Bryant, L. Wesl. 't wuUlYf.w21rwm4i Hmm-mvams