Spring Woods High School - Safari Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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70 On the road to state With first place at stake James Derkowski Rose to the occasion by posting a 5-3 Victory over state champ Aldine. The Tigers came out on the short end of an l l-7 slugfest with Conroe which Slowed the Tiger machine. Derkowski snapped the team back against Westchester with a sweet 4-2 victory Which put the Tigers in first place to stay. Keeping up the pace, the Tigers rolled over Cy-Fair 6-O and Memorial 5-0. SW eliminated Spring Branch 5-2 and won District as Gene DeWitt pulled out a Squeaker past MacArthur 5-4. This ran their district record to l l-3 and Their season record to I7-'I l . Cleburne was the Tigers' bi-district opponent. The Yellow Jackets gave the Tigers little Resistance as Derkowski Pitched 5-l and 4-l victories. SW thus started their trek toward state. James Derkowski foils Cleburne bunt att Derkowski beats out bunt to first and is later batted around for go-ahea

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Mg ,V .. - W'-5. .ws c 'bn X ' Ivvw -f , .V ..-. ,Wh , . . , .r- . .. A' ,W , . ., M.. .iitit s . 1 shows his winning style. Sluggers recover quioklg District started disastrously as the Tigers were Upended in the last inning by Aldine 7-4. Tiger misfortunes continued as David Clyde of Westchester threw goose eggs at Them and the Wildcats coasted to a 2-O victory. James Derkowski righted the Tigers with a Brilliant l4 inning 2-0 victory over Conroe. Gene DeWitt continued the shutout streak by Pitching a 5-0 game against Cy-Fair. Derkowski blasted two homeruns against Memorial, But in the end two squeeze bunts by Tommy Boni and Gary Dial proved to be the margin. This made the final score 7-5. Defending champion Spring Branch was next, But the Tigers proved to be too much to handle. Taking advantage of an lncompetent Bear defense, The Tigers put all six runs together in One inning to coast to a 6-4 win. The first half of district ended with SW sneaking by MacArthur In 8 innings 5-4. ito to bl Coach John Kohlmeier, G. DeWitt, R. Smitheal, R. Parrott, J. Derkowski, D. Cunningham, S. Riley, Coach Charley xna, K. Ahrens, M. Moore, R. Oprea, F. Lucas, R. Hailand, B. Reid, L. Lavergne, J. Hoke, G. Dial, B. Foster, J. Brock, A. Nor- Boni, and P. Vetrano. 16

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iurch shows best form in setting up. Expectations fall short Attempting to continue their Domineering ways in volleyball, The Tigers waded into the season. Led by Marita Brown, Gail Burch, Missy Soisson, Emily Collins, and Bev Whitnel the Tigers had the Material to continue Their championship status. The future of the Tigers was apparent when They failed to win Their own tournament. -an T ' 'G -'11 l l sy ' LJ f f , 1 w if, dr 1 It 11, ,. ifpyy.: ...J V .:,n..r 95. .' 1' . ,M 'rf . 3' 2. H , swf' 151 ef! ,Q-f .Af ,,. ' 15,,,,,f f'1faLv .f.f'i -1i',,',f Q .. - t to bl B. Whitnel, M. Ault, M. Brown, G. Burch, C. Elsbury, J, Bohac, R. Botson, E. Collins, M. Soisson, and C. Truehart.