Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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Another GRAND SLAM Season Strong pitching and consistant hitting were the mainstay of the Hawk’s season. Coming off a most successful baseball season placing second in state last year the team was filled with experienced vet- erans. There were nine returning varsity players including all-state player Brett Al- With all his might. Todd Templeton speeds to third base safely. vey and team captains Jeff Jensen and Troy Hymas, these players were ranked as some of the best in the state. The team was especially strong in the preseason by defeating Cottonwood 12-3 and crushing Davis 13-3. In the Davis game, catcher third baseman Kevin Bouwman smashed two grand-slam ho- meruns to spark the Hawks to victory. The highlight of the season was the team's trip to Las Vegas. For three days the Hawks played against the best teams in the West. The Hawks played four com- petitive games showing the quality of Utah baseball. Coach Gary Garcia felt that if the team as a whole stayed healthy, especially the crucial pitchers, the Hawks would have a successful season and make their pres- ence shown in the post-season tourna- ment. J.D. Keller slides into third in a 13-3 preseason victo- ry over Davis. Bat boy Kevin Bouwman receives congratulations from teammates after hitting his second grand-slam of the game. Baseball 69

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Alla 3rd baseman. Shad Alvey prepares for on- coming hits. BASEBALL TEAM: ROW 1: Chase Howcroft. Todd Dana. Will Scott. Paul Evans. Tony Overbay. Mike Bills. Shane Ivey. ROW 2: Larry Brown. Kevin Timmel. Nick Lavato. Shad Alvey. Billy Deavel. Jason Hymas. Mike Dorbidge. ROW 3: John Ely. Jeff Wart- man. Jeff Jensen. Troy Hymas. Joe Ruden, Rhett Collins. Kevin Bouwman. ROW 4 Gary Garcia — coach. Thad DeHart. Brett Alvey. J.D. Keller. J.R. Wilson. Todd Templeton. Jason Eldredge. 68 Baseball

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Runners Prove Dynamic Duos The 1986 season for cross coun- try has been one to remember. In spite of losing key runners last year, the girls’ team has done well this year. They won 5 out of 7 meets and placed 4th in state. The boys’ team had an undefeat- ed season and placed 2nd in state. Kregg Chidester. winning the award as the state’s top runner, was the first in Alta’s history to win a state title for the boys’ team. “Even though we finished second in state. I personally have no re- grets. I did my best, and I feel the team did too,’’ commented Rob Blair. At State Both teams also did well in the Provo Invitational, girls placing third, and boys placing first. Team leaders were LaDee Jensen and Gregg Ol- sen. Cross country is a sport that re- quires strength, endurance, and an abillity to achieve set goals through hard practice and dedication. “We set goals so we can try a little bit harder and gradually build ourselves up to our potential, said Shelly Hill. Though this season is over, the team has definitely made its mark. At the Region 2 meet. David Smith strives to reach the finish line. Row 1: Mike Ashby. Eric Smolenski. Joe Kutka. Doni Wilde. Rob Blair. Gregg Olsen. Kregg Chidester. Lance Eddington. Wayne Lew- is. Row 2: Marc Smith. Dave Smith. Mike Miller. Rod Wells. Brian Tolman. Trent Levesque. Scott Ferre. Andy Stephenson. Tate Jen- sen. John Usher Row 3: Jason Thompson. Brian Cowan. Neil Lund- berg. Garrick Hunsaker. Shawn Thompson. Ron Glair. Paul Ander- son. Dale Ballard. Troy Davis. Brian Mellenthm. Row 4: Cody Ko- foed. Malcolm Usher. Charlie Marwedel. Shane Jones. Row 5: Ray Jensen — coach. Lee Mitchell — coach. 70 Cross Country