Willis Middle School - Phoenix Yearbook (Chandler, AZ)

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The 7Th grade baseball Team was expecTed To do well during 4988 season. The mosT valuable players were Jason Harris, Bruce G-ooley and Randy Jones, ac- cording To coach MarTin Bell. The 8Th grade Team also had a good Team, coach Paul Bellard said. They're a greaT group of young men. l'm looking forward To The sea- son. The 9Th grade Team had done well early coach Jim Flannery said. Willie BurTon is a sTrong shorTsTop. The piTchers are Paul Layvas and Brian Simons. They are going To have a loT of fun This season, Mr. Flannery said. This was Mr. Flannery's firsT year back as The freshman ach afTer noT coaching baseball for The pasT Two years. Jason Speer and ofher members of The QTh grade baseball Team warm up before The opening game of The season. 2 l l , if s, STanding ready for acfion game againsf Taylor is Third Mike Marfinez of The 9Th grade Team 8Th Baseball-FronT row: Randy Carrasco, Jamie Billingsley, James Vega, Joe Gar- cia, Junior Perez, Rudy Espinoza, Kevin Reeves, Cory WesT, Greg LunT, Wayne Glashagel, James AbeyTa. Back row: Tony BusTamanTe, Paul WelTer, Tim Walsh, Cody HurlburT, Armando Hinojosa NavareTTe, Simon Munoz, Deke T Jesse Ruiz David STobhen FlinT Hales row: Jake Jones Coach Paul Amos Brown QTh Baseball-Fronf row: DusTin Coombs, Angel Alvarado, David Torres, Ivan Car- rera, Willie BurTon, Mike MarTlnez, Back S row: Landis Owens, Kendall Rodman, bert MonTano, FleTcher WesT, Hauck, Jason Speer, Brian Simons.

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leading for a new school record of 0257.3 in The 3200 meTer run is 9Th grader Ehris Canfu in The meeT aT GilberT. ProspecTs for The Track Teams were a liTTle uncerTain based on early season performances, ac- cording To The coaches. Joining The coaching sfaff was coach ScoTT Wilkins. ReTurning coaches were Sue VanT Hof, Gary WinchesTer and Larry Riggs. The besT early efforTs for The girls were Turned in by Kim Fullmer in The high jump and 300 meTer hurdles, Shelly Kirkwood in The 75 meTer hurdles, Ginger Nichols in The A00 meTer dash, Brandi Bailey in The shoT puT and discus, and Vicky Thrasher in The disTance races. T DisTance runner Chris CanTu was The Top boy. He seT a school record in The 3200 meTer run in The opening meeT of The year. OThers performing well were Johnny Nicholson in The shoT and 'Th and 8Th Grade Boys and Girls Track- 'ronT row: Jennifer O'Connell, Michelle imiTh, Cafhy GuTierrez, Marcy Norris, lecky Lucas, Joyce Valdez. Second row: Xlicia Grismer, Heidi Durn, Diana Sumsion, Barrie Rolf, ScoTT Sfressman, A. K. Williams, 3.T. Lunsford. Back row: Andy CanTu, Jason Fullmer, April Harwood, Jon Jospeh- son, AleThia CuTlip, Trinell Myers, Teresa Williams. NoT picTured: KaThy Nabor, Nikki Mullins, Leslie Brown, Berry Melfy, Lori MiT- TelsTaedT, Marcy Paz Soldan, Jackie Isaacson, Paul Welfer, Rooself Malone, and John Skelly. discus, Fernando Valdez in The 4600 and 3200 and Josh Day in The sprinTs. The TurnouT for The 7Th and 8Th grade girls Team was The mosT girls ever. according To coach Larry Riggs. The Team had good disTance runners in Jennifer O'Connell, AleThia CuTlip, April Harwood and Joyce Valdez. Leading sprinfers were Diana Sumsion, Trinell Myers and KaThy Nabor. Alicia Grismer was a Top prospecT in The discus and shoT puT, coach Gary WinchesTer said A.K. Williams of The 7Th and 8Th grade boys Teams was sTrong in The sprinTs as well as The long jump and high jump, The coaches said. DisTance runner Kyle Frankel and shoT puTTer Josh Turner also showed a loT of poTenTial. They said. Sprinfing for a second place finish in The T600 meTer run againsf Kyrene is 7Th grad- er Kyle Frankel.

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th Baseball-Arthur Lopez, Brandon foods, Tim Wilson, Johnny Smith, Patrick irtiz, Justin Jones, Matt Stevens, Chris Unt, coach Martin Bell. Back row: Gerald ilson, Mark Ortiz, Jeff Eisenstein, Jason avis, Bryan Johnson, Angel Rios, Martin vm - f i gd W my Hernandez, Manuel Gonzales, Eddie Jones, Joey Muna. BELOW: Members of the Oth grade team head for their posi- tions after getting last minute instructions from coach Flannery. . ' gl ,II r