Santa Rita High School - Eyrie Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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j.V. Softball-Front Row: -Ieanne Tellez, Monica Lopez, Anna Fernandez, Leticia Castillo, Heather LeMere, Susan Bemer, Lisa Cech, Tricia Tracy, Back Row: Wendy Woodcock, Patricia Fernandez, Betsy Bowles, Yvette Redondo, Coach Chuk, Amy McKissick, Vicki DeLa Trinidad, Linda Lujan, Lillian Calderon. Team repares for Varsity Q Q t's real rewarding, you see them from the first day of practice to the last, and you feel like you've helped them out, not only in the fun- damentals of the game, but also in their maturity, explainedj.V. Softball Coach Debbie Chuk, about coaching. Chuk, who was in her second coaching season at Santa Rita, had many goals for the team and herself, I wanted to provide an opportunity for all of the players to compete, excel, and do their best when playing and practicing, she said. Other goals of hers were to better the team's l Team members watch intently from the bench as another inning comes to an end. record from the year before, to prepare the girls for varsity softball, and to help the players develop positive attitudes and responsibility to themselves and their teammates. Freshman team member Betsy Bowles had been playing softball for three years, before she joined the S.R. team last year. Although she felt the team had high spirits, she stated that it's biggest problem was we lost when we were down, and when we got down, we didn't get back up. Like her coach, Bowles thought the team deserved more recognition at games and at school. She joined the team because she enjoyed the sport and liked to meet new people. Bowles said that being on the team had taught her how to get along with other people and how to work with them as a team. She said that one of the team's strong points was the way we all wanted to work and win. Yvette Redondo, a freshman player, had played softball in a city league in Tucson for six years before high school. She commented that fielding seemed to be a weak point for the team, while hit- ting was a strong one. Redondo looked forward to trying out for varsity softball and possibly playing in college after graduating from S.R. Design Cheryl Weir Copy john Richard 2 4 2 Photosi Tony Olivero, Tom Richard

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A ga-.-fl. ,uf jp -'J-.K f ess Experience, More Skill Q Q would like to see each one of my individual players become the best ballplayer she can become, said Varsity Softball Coach Cherrie Brinlee, about her goals for the team. She continued, I want them to mature in their skills and emotions in connection with the things that they have to experience out on the ball field. I'd also like to see my seniors, who are interested in going to school and conti- nuing to play, work very hard to see that they get scholarships. Brinlee, in her second year of coaching at Santa Rita, had the seniors on the team work together as team cap- tains. Two such team captains were Monica Razo and Cassie Lemere. Mostly, we just let the other people know what they have to do on the field and give them pep talks every now and then when we're really far down, ex- plained Lemere. Razo and Lemere had both been play- ing softball for eight years on city leagues and at school. When you've been playing for eight years, it becomes more of a habit than just something to do, stated Lemere. Both players felt the team's strongest point was defense, and that their weakest point was hitting. We have a better team this year, except our record doesn't show it too well. It's just that we're a younger team and we don't have as much experience, said Lemere, who had the same feelings as Coach Brinlee. Several members of the team ap- preciated their coach's interests. Razo commented, She's more interested in bettering the players skills than she is in bettering the school's record. I like her for that. Y i M .N -'f'i. .- N ,xx S t E .3 4. , I 4 A4 by-4' A Against Cholla, Cassie LeMere hits a homerun in the bottom of the 7th. V Freshman Buffy Sanchez shows good form in her batting stance. Girls' Varsity Softball S.R. Opp. S.R. Opp. 2 Rincon 1 7 Sunnyside O 8 Amphi 1 1 Cholla 5 0 Sahuaro 2 4 rRucson 5 5 Cholla 4 3 Palo Verde 1 4 Tucson 1 3 Sabino 0 1 Buena -0' 6 Palo Verde 5 07 Salpointe 1 9 Buena 0 7 Pueblo. 1 7 Sunnyside 0 3 CDO 2 A2 Pueblo 1 wg 142. .., 6- ...av- . .3 K. GIRLS' VARSITY SOFTBALL 241

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