Whitehall High School - Whitehall Yearbook (Whitehall, PA)

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Flooded with talent, the junior varsity retained Whitehall's baseball image by taking the Lehigh Valley League championship with a clean 7-0 league and 8-3 overall records. First year coach Bill Kunkel admitted to making a few mistakes but none so large as to tarnish the Zephs. Curve bailer John Percival, 4-0, preserved a close 5-4 victory over Catasauqua with Rick Fetherolf, John Domitrovits, and Willie Roman rapping out two hits each. Chief rival Northampton became the victims of an overpowering offensive attack led by Steve Panik, Matt Millen, and Fetherolf in an 11-8 triumph by the diamond boys. Rick Coombe pitched a two-hit shutout for six innings before he was replaced by freshman Bill Hobson. Coombe pitched his second shutout against Stroudsburg, winning 8-0. Panik kept his 10-game hitting streak alive by blasting a home run and Millen singling twice for the Zephyr mittmen. In the final contest of the season, Whitehall needed 15 runs to tie the all-time jay vee scoring record, but the team's futile efforts fell one run short as the Zephs put on the pressure and clobbered the Slatington Bulldogs 14-3. DO CO m DO Making a bee line back to the bag is Bill Marks as he knocks over a Northampton player. Right: John Domitrovits throws the ball to first base. Below: Cary Schlaffer moves in to make a assist. JUNIOR VARSITY BASEBALL — Front Row: Guy Schwenk, Rick Coombe, Jim Mizgerd, Andy Millen, Gary Schlaffer, Sieve Wenzel, Malt Monds-chein. Second Row: Rick Baranchak, manager, Tony Vlahovic, John Domitrovits, Bill Hobson, Bill Marks, Mike Fischer, Mike Humanick, Willie Roman, Bob Reitz, manager. Third Row: Rick Fetherolf, Don Wetherhold, Terry Cramsey, Ron Snyder, Bruce Rarig, Eric Chrales, Steven Prazenka. 21

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BASEBALL 20 In his first year as coach of Whitehall's )V team. Bill Kunkel led his team to an easy season of victories. Mr. Kunkel concentrated on using the large amount of talent to the team's advantage. Open handed and waiting for the ball is first baseman Rick Fetherolf who tries to make the out with a Northampton runner coming down the line dead-set on making it to first base safely. WHITEHALL Season Results OPPONENTS 19 Southern Lehigh 1 11 Northwestern 12 24 Palmerton 3 3 Parkland 6 10 Emmaus 4 8 Stroudsburg 0 6 Lehighton 0 2 Parkland 3 11 Northampton 8 5 Catasauqua 4 4 Slatington Won 8 Lost 3 3

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Under stress at an important game, coach Joe Steiner tries to decide strategy in the next inning. Hoping to repeat the league championship, Mr. Steiner was disappointed with the record.