Wichita Heights High School - Talon Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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50 f Baseball-Softball Softball Team Snares Regionals, Three Players Named All-City Having lost only three games throughout the season, the girls Varsity softball team took second place in City League and captured the regional title. They were ranked in the top eight teams in the state by the end of the year. Three players were named to the All- City First Team: Carolyn Johnson, '79 utility fielder, Shawn Myrtle, '79, short- stop, and Debbie Ellison, '80, outfield- er. 9 Ewa, 'rr rrter Sim lm, Q, r ,V 'Q 'W rzf ' 'f'i'f3f4-new pf , fy-2 ,W 1 'fr 1 lii ,W 1, 1'Q ' my , ,,, my ,,,,,, 5' , fill ggt, QQ 1 rr.' The boys baseball team fared less well, The team won their first two games against Winfield early in the sea- son in below freezing weather, but er- rors and inexperience finally led to the downfall of the team. Bright spots for the squad were Kenny Fisher, '79, who ended the season batting .454 and Mike Corn, '79, who consistently batted over .300 throughout the year.

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Q 1. BOYS' GOLF SQUAD First Row:S. Hill, D. Yarbrough. Second Row: D. Norris, Coach Rich- ard Siegrist, C. Cochran, J. Himebaugh, M. Yar- brough. 2. Mitch Yarbrough, '81, takes his time on a short pun. 3. Checking out the green before her shot is Syndi Scott, '80. 4. Jerry Himebaugh, '78, steadies himself before a shot from the rough. 5. GIRLS' GOLF SQUAD: T. Taylor, E. Vala- dez, S. Scott. 6. Elena Valadez, '80, hopes for the best as the ball rolls toward the cup. 49 fGolf

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.LL . ,M Pr I 51 f Baseball-Softball l. Coach Neal watches and waits as Heights takes the field. 2. Mark Nickel, '80, prepares to bunt. 3. VARSITY SOFTBALL First Row.'V. Zeigler, S. Hayes, C. Johnson, N. Talbert, M. Schick, D. Willie. Second Row: Coach Cheryl Neal, M. Johnson, D. Ellison, B. Ballengee, L. Lusk, B. Logan, R. Larkin, J. Mathews. 4. JUNIOR VARSITY SOFTBALL First Row: S. Scott, T. Winegarner, B. Banks, R. Jones, V. Meyers, L. Isbell. Second Row:Coach Steve Car- michael, C. Wells, J. Terflinger, C. Tibbs, M. Brady, L. Ellison, A. Antoine, C. Johnson, S. Elmore. 5. VARSITY BASEBALL First Row: J. Wine- garner, G. Allen, S. Henley, T. Duncan, K. Banks, A. Franklin, D. Matson, M. Corns. Sec- ond Row: Coach Houston Haynes, C. Robinson, M. Nickel, E. May, K. Fisher, T. Holloway, C. Shirley, T. Mahan, A. Martin, B. Mathis, Coach Scott Pearson. 6. J-V BASEBALL First Row: Batgirls - A. Alexander, L. Saunders. Second Row: S. Lies, S. Smith, S. Kester, T. Bonner, J. Turner. Third Row: Coach Jim Paul, J. Gallen, D. Edwards, J. Cowley, M. Bassett, M. Huebert, R. Rail, S. Scott. 7. Lisa Lusk, '79, throws home. 8. Scott Kester, '80, slides into second.